Health News: [diabetes ]: NHS bill for diabetes drugs soars by £250m

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Health News : diabetes - News from other sources.   NHS bill for diabetes drugs soars by £250m Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 04:47 PM PDT BRITAIN is in the grip of a diabetes crisis with the number of prescriptions to treat the condition soaring to record levels.         Continue reading Family tackles institute over dead employee's severance benefit Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 04:39 PM PDT Five years after the death of Mrs. Theresa Nneji, a former employee of the Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research, Victoria Island, Lagos, her family is yet to be paid her severance benefit. Nneji, who worked as a cleaner for 22 years with the NIOMR, died on August 8, 2007, following complica... Continue reading Mediterranean Diet Offsets Genetic Stroke Risk Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 04:09 PM PDT Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Fad diets come and go, but they may be be doing more to our bodies than simply affecting our weight. According to a new study in the American Diabetes Association's journal Diabetes Care , the so-called Mediterranean diet of olive oil, fish, co... Continue reading Diabetes Type 2 Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 02:50 PM PDT . More than 90 percent of people with diabetes have type 2. In this disease, the body loses its ability to make efficient use of insulin to turn glucose (sugar) into energy. Sugar buildup in the blood can cause both short-term and long-term problems. Continue reading Eat a Reduced-Calorie Diet Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 02:38 PM PDT Watching your diet is one of the most important parts of diabetes care. A reduced-calorie diet lowers blood-sugar levels. This diet decreases insulin resistance. It also can improve blood pressure and cholesterol. Continue reading News Review From Harvard Medical School -- Healthy Diet May Protect Diabetics' Kidneys Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 02:38 PM PDT People with diabetes may be less likely to develop kidney disease if they eat a healthy diet and drink moderately, new research suggests. The study included more than 6,200 diabetes patients. Researchers kept track of them for more than 5 years. Continue reading United Way of Greater Lorain County unveils 'United We Sweat' initiative Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 01:34 PM PDT ELYRIA — One-third of the people in Lorain County are obese or overweight. And that leads to more heart disease, diabetes and some cancers. Continue reading

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