Health News: [diabetes ]: FDA probes new pancreas risks with diabetes drugs

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Health News : diabetes - News from other sources.   FDA probes new pancreas risks with diabetes drugs Thu, 14 Mar, 2013 04:55 PM PDT The Food and Drug Administration is looking into new evidence that suggests a group of recently approved diabetes drugs can increase the risk of pancreatitis and other problems. Continue reading Organ donation provides diabetes patients with sudden, life-changing cure Thu, 14 Mar, 2013 04:05 PM PDT Three diabetes patients were cured overnight this month after they received a new pancreas, showing how organ donations can help save lives. Health reporter Erin Billups filed the following report. Continue reading Gainesville-Hall healthcare study results released Thu, 14 Mar, 2013 03:26 PM PDT GAINESVILLE - A recent healthcare study conducted over three years by a group of healthcare leaders in Hall County found high rates of obesity and diabetes among the adult population of Gainesville and Hall County. Continue reading FDA looking into risks of diabetes drugs Thu, 14 Mar, 2013 02:51 PM PDT The Food and Drug Administration is looking into new evidence that suggests a group of recently approved diabetes drugs can increase the risk of pancreatitis and other problems. Continue reading $1M grant will help researchers develop "smart insulin" as a safer option for type 1 diabetes Thu, 14 Mar, 2013 02:41 PM PDT Thanks to a new three-year, $1 million grant, a group of researchers at Case Western Reserve University are continuing to develop and test a form of glucose-responsive insulin that may someday be able to reduce the risk of dangerous hypoglycemic episodes in people with type 1 diabetes. The insulin is b... Continue reading Living Healthy With Diabetes Thu, 14 Mar, 2013 02:30 PM PDT It's no secret Alabama has a high number of people living with diabetes. That's why two organizations in the wiregrass decided to hold a seminar to teach diabetics how to live a healthier lifestyle. Continue reading US agency investigates new evidence of pancreas problems with diabetes drugs Thu, 14 Mar, 2013 01:55 PM PDT WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is looking into new evidence that suggests a group of recently approved diabetes drugs can increase the risk of pancreatitis and other problems. The agency said Thursday samples of pancreas tissue taken from a small number of patients showed Continue reading FDA investigating new evidence of pancreas problems with recently approved diabetes drugs Thu, 14 Mar, 2013 01:34 PM PDT WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration is looking into evidence that a group of new diabetes drugs can increase the risk of pancreatitis and other problems. The agency says samples of pancreas tissue taken from a small number of patients showed inflammation of the pancreas and cellular changes t... Continue reading Diabetes Education classes Thu, 14 Mar, 2013 01:11 PM PDT Diabetes Education will have class on Mar. 12. The topic is "Long Term Complications" with Gary Wright, RPH, CDE. Classes will be held at Heflin Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m. Classes are sponsored by Wright Drug Co. Continue reading

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