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UnitedHealthcare Brings Clinically Proven Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs to Los Angeles County Employees

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:46:00 +0000

UnitedHealthcare, in partnership with the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles, and Ralphs and Vons pharmacies, is making Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance programs avail No tags for this post.

Genetic risk for obesity found in many Mexican young adults

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:26:26 +0000

As many as 35 percent of Mexican young adults may have a genetic predisposition for obesity, said a University of Illinois scientist who conducted a study at the Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosw. No tags for this post.

What Munchies? Marijuana May Guard Against Diabetes

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:09:44 +0000

What Munchies? Marijuana May Guard Against Diabetes No tags for this post.

Researchers Able To Prevent And Cure Type 1 Diabetes In Animal Models

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:00 +0000

Melbourne researchers have identified an immune protein that has the potential to stop or reverse the development of type 1 diabetes in its early stages, before insulin-producing cells have been destroyed… No tags for this post.

Diabetes 1.5: The in-between diagnosis

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:29:47 +0000

Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in Lucas County, and getting proper treatment is essential for a healthy life. Some are diagnosed as insulin-dependent type 1 and some are type 2, but others are in-between, the type 1.5 diabetics. No tags for this post.

Elcelyx Therapeutics Enrolling Phase 2b Trial of NewMet for Type 2 Diabetes

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

SAN DIEGO, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Enrollment of patients with Type 2 diabetes is underway in Elcelyx Therapeutics' Phase 2b dose-finding clinical trial of product candidate NewMet ™, a delayed-release … No tags for this post.

Injectable Nanogel Can Monitor Blood-Sugar Levels And Secrete Insulin When Needed

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:00:00 +0000

Injectable nanoparticles developed at MIT may someday eliminate the need for patients with Type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulin… No tags for this post.

Growth of diabetes cases shows no signs of abating

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:23:27 +0000

When her grandfather died in 1992 from a sudden heart attack, Joyce Malaskovitz went through the expected sadness and grief. No tags for this post.

Sunday Funnies: Ballroom Diabetes + Our D-Blog Week Faves

admin — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:23:28 +0000

We skipped yesterday’s prompt on Diabetes Blog Week for our regular weekly advice column, so today we bring you two treats: Now, there’s a reality show we in the Diabetes Community could really get into! As always, we appreciate the talent of cartoonist Terry Keelan , a fellow type 1 living in Southern California who [...]

Ask D’Mine: The $471 Billion Dollar Question

admin — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:24:01 +0000

Got questions about navigating life with diabetes? Welcome to our weekly advice column, Ask D’Mine – the place to get some colorful answers from veteran type 1, diabetes This week, Wil takes a look at the perennial question of a “diabetes conspiracy”: does Big Pharma really have our best interests in mind as it goes [...]