Health News: [diabetes ]: Tractors to make tracks for charity challenge

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Health News : diabetes - News from other sources.   Tractors to make tracks for charity challenge Mon, 15 Apr, 2013 12:49 PM PDT The first-ever convoy of vintage tractors will cross the hazardous sands of Morecambe Bay between Cumbria and Lancashire this summer to raise cash for a diabetes charity. Continue reading Abbott Laboratories recalls blood glucose meters Mon, 15 Apr, 2013 12:14 PM PDT Abbott Laboratories recalls blood glucose meters (AP) — Abbott Laboratories is recalling its FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Meters after finding that they display and store incorrect test results for dangerously high blood sugar levels. Abbott says customers with the meter should contact its diabetes... Continue reading FDA Reviewing Heart Risks Of Glaxo Diabetes Pill Mon, 15 Apr, 2013 11:58 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration will hold a meeting in June to reassess the safety of GlaxoSmithKline's former blockbuster drug Avandia, which was severely restricted in 2010 due to concerns about its impact on the heart. Regulators announced the highly unusual move in a government notice ... Continue reading Docs: Type 2 diabetes can be reversed Mon, 15 Apr, 2013 11:25 AM PDT The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls Type 2 diabetes a growing epidemic in the U.S., as millions of people suffer from it, but the disease is preventable, and doctors said it can be reversed in some cases. Continue reading C-peptide levels linked to death and heart disease in nondiabetic adults Mon, 15 Apr, 2013 09:24 AM PDT ( Canadian Medical Association Journal ) High blood levels of the serum C-peptide are linked to heart disease and death in people without diabetes, according to a large study published in CMAJ. Continue reading

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