Health News: [diabetes ]: Brothers Bond Over Fight For Diabetes Awareness

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Health News : diabetes - News from other sources.   Brothers Bond Over Fight For Diabetes Awareness Fri, 09 Aug, 2013 12:47 PM PDT GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.,– The day after his 13th birthday, Simon Scheer will be biking 30 miles to raise money for diabetes research. Scheer has a personal connection that makes him passionate about finding a cure. His younger brother Theo was … Continue reading Daughter needs service dog Fri, 09 Aug, 2013 12:02 PM PDT Share/BookmarkMelissa Wilson, a teacher at Idyllwild Arts Academy for the past 12 years, has a daughter, Amara, 14, with Type 1 diabetes. Amara has had the disease since age 2-1/2. Mother and daughter, who live on campus, are raising funds to for a diabetes alert service dog to help keep Amara s... Continue reading Mark Kurzem obituary Fri, 09 Aug, 2013 11:43 AM PDT My partner, the writer, film-maker and academic Mark Kurzem, has died aged 52 from complications related to diabetes. His most enduring achievement was his voyage into his own and his father's past, detailed in an award-winning documentary, The Mascot (2002), which he wrote and co-produced, and a well-... Continue reading Study ties higher blood sugar to dementia risk Fri, 09 Aug, 2013 11:30 AM PDT August 07, 2013 Higher blood-sugar levels, even those well short of diabetes, seem to raise the risk of developing dementia, a major new study finds. Researchers say it suggests a novel way to try to prevent Alzheimer's disease - by keeping glucose at a healthy level. Continue reading FORGET ME NOT: Richboro teen makes sure legislators keep Type 1 Diabetes in front of their minds Fri, 09 Aug, 2013 11:28 AM PDT RICHBORO - Brett Rubin, like many other kids around the country, took a trip this summer. While his experience in Washington, DC, was certainly a good one, he wasn't there on vacation, nor was he there solely to have a good time. Continue reading Diary of a homeophobe, part five Fri, 09 Aug, 2013 11:24 AM PDT In his penultimate column about the trials of an eczema sufferer, Peter Beech describes the torture of trying to resist the itch Another month, another infection, another harebrained scheme to beat this disease without messing up the last 30 years of my life through topical steroids. They cause skin-thinning ... Continue reading Can drinking hot chocolate keep your brain young? Fri, 09 Aug, 2013 11:17 AM PDT In a small study published in Wednesday in the journal Neurology, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital found that drinking two cups of hot cocoa every day for 30 days improved blood flow to the brain in 18 seniors with vascular problems due to Type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure. Should you... Continue reading Obesity link to the generations Fri, 09 Aug, 2013 10:46 AM PDT A couple of weeks ago, a 6.1kg baby girl was born in Leipzig in Germany, a record for that nation.We do not know the details, but one possible explanation is "gestational diabetes"; an inability by the mother to control her blood-sugar... Continue reading Bucks prison guard alleges he was fired for having diabetes Fri, 09 Aug, 2013 10:36 AM PDT Bucks County faces another federal lawsuit from a prison guard alleging discrimination. Continue reading Diabetes support group to discuss foot care Tuesday Fri, 09 Aug, 2013 10:11 AM PDT MONROE, Wis. — Monroe Clinic, 515 22nd Ave, will hold its diabetes support group meeting from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Continue reading

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