Health News : diabetes - News from other sources. | | | | | | | Major hurdle cleared to diabetes transplants Thu, 13 Jun, 2013 12:48 PM PDT Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a way to trigger reproduction in the laboratory of clusters of human cells that make insulin, potentially removing a significant obstacle to transplanting the cells as a treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes. Continue reading | | | Mary E. Mormann, homemaker Thu, 13 Jun, 2013 11:45 AM PDT She had worked in her husband's antiques business Mary E. Mormann, a homemaker who worked in her husband's antiques business, died Sunday of complications from heart disease and diabetes at St. Joachim House in Southwest Baltimore. She was 88. Continue reading | | | | | | Reverse habits that may lead to diabetes Thu, 13 Jun, 2013 11:23 AM PDT Henry County Health Center's Diabetes Education Center will offer a pre-diabetes class on Thursday, June 20, from noon to 1 p.m. The class will be conducted in the new Diabetes Education Center, located in Suite 24 at HCHC. Directions will be given when you call Laura Williams, RN, CDE, C... Continue reading | | Your diabetes ABCs from the HCHC Diabetes Education Center Thu, 13 Jun, 2013 11:23 AM PDT A is for A1c A1c, short for HbA1c, or hemoglobin A1c, measures your average blood glucose over the past three months. Suggested target range is below 7 percent, which corresponds with an average blood glucose level of 150 mg/dl. This test should be performed at least twice a year, as ordered by your primary p... Continue reading | | |
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