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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Mitochondrial damage causes people with type 2 diabetes to lose insulin-producing cells, a finding that could lead to new treatments, U.S. researchers say.
Over time, patients with type 2 diabetes lose insulin-producing cells, a difficulty that aggravates their disease. Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center now have identified a mechanism that triggers the problem, giving a chance to find targets for drugs to protect these crucial cells.
Teachers, administrators, students and alumni of New Canaan Country School came together at the American Diabetes Associations’ Diabetes Walk October 4, raising more than $2,000 with their team, the “Cougars.”
CHESTER – When the time comes, and it does so 10 to 12 times a day, 5-year-old Spencer Hyde has to take a moment away from his toys and his games so his mom, Kelly, can lift his hand to prick his finger for a blood glucose reading.
(ARA) - Americans are taking a closer look at their own personal health and assessing changes they can make, as the topic of health care remains front and center.
Roughly 27 million Americans are struggling with diabetes and millions don`t even know they have it. Trinity Health is raising awareness of this disease by expanding their services.
CHICAGO, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- One in five of those with type 2 diabetes is about 100 pounds overweight, U.S. researchers found.
Medtronic, based in Fridley, opened a Diabetes Therapy Management and Education Center in San Antonio.
Save-A-Lot food stores is helping change the future of diabetes by joining the American Diabetes Association® in their Stop Diabetes movement for 2010-2012.
Amy Maggard is director of the CoxHealth Diabetes Center
(ARA) - November is American Diabetes Month, a time to recognize the deadly disease that nearly 24 million children and adults live with today. Another 57 million people have pre-diabetes or are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
