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Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 11:11 PM EST

Tour de Cure kickoff to be held Thursday Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 08:04 PM PST The American Diabetes Association is hosting the celebration from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Harro East Ballroom, 155 N. Chestnut St. Trudi Pratt: Monitor your lifestyle, diet to ward off diabetes npc-news.redding.com Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 08:00 PM PST There are certain numbers that you should know, like your phone number, your address and Social Security number. Another important number is your fasting blood sugar. Sitting less and moving about more could be more important than vigorous exercise to reduce risk of type 2 diabetes Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 06:30 PM PST New research reveals that individuals at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes would benefit from being told to sit less and move around more often -- rather than simply exercising regularly. The experts suggest that reducing sitting time by 90 minutes in total per day could lead to important health benefits. Availability of sugar influences rate of diabetes, study says Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 06:09 PM PST Researchers studying 175 countries find that a 150-calorie daily increase in the availability of sugar raises the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes by 1.1%. In a finding certain to put new pressure on the purveyors of sugary foods and drinks, a worldwide analysis shows that regardless of its effect on obesity, the ebb and flow of sugar in a country's diet strongly influences the diabetes rate there. Artificial Pancreas Limits Diabetes Blood-Sugar Swings in Study Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 05:17 PM PST An artificial pancreas device can help control the level of blood-sugar in young diabetics at night, when the most severe declines tend to occur, better than a standard method, a study shows. Quantity of sugar in food supply linked to diabetes rates, researcher says Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 04:44 PM PST Does eating too much sugar cause diabetes? For years, scientists have said "not exactly." Eating too much of any food, including sugar, can cause you to gain weight; it's the resulting obesity that predisposes people to diabetes, according to the prevailing theory. Aging faster with diabetes Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 04:39 PM PST Diabetics need to be part of a good educational program so they know how to prevent premature aging. ‘Diabetes danger’ in just a can of fizzy drink a day Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 04:31 PM PST DRINKING even a single can of fizzy pop a day could give you life-threatening Type 2 diabetes, scientists claim. 1 Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 04:12 PM PST It is rare to find a data-rich review of the diagnosis of only one disorder that spans over a hundred years. But, in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology , Sebastian Gidlöf and colleagues describe the known cases of congenital adrenal hyperplasia in Sweden between 1910 and 2011, a period that encompasses the discovery and implementation of effective treatment in 1950, the gradual development of ...

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