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Health News : diabetes - News from other sources.   If you have diabetes, foot care should be your top priority Tue, 03 Sep, 2013 04:46 PM PDT By Stephen J. Skokan, D.P.M. More than 26 million Americans have diabetes, and with the metabolic disease comes a host of health concerns, one of which is diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), a major health concern and a common cause of hospitalization. read more Continue reading Life without insulin is possible Tue, 03 Sep, 2013 03:55 PM PDT Several million people around the world suffer from insulin deficiencies. Insulin is a hormone, secreted by the beta cells in the pancreas, which plays a major role in the regulation of energy substrates such as glucose. This insufficiency, primarily caused by diabetes, has lethal consequences if it is... Continue reading Zapping diabetic nerve pain with electrical stimulator you can wear day and night Tue, 03 Sep, 2013 03:31 PM PDT If you have diabetes, chances are you've developed a tolerance for the prick of a needle to test your blood sugar. But if you're among the roughly 5 million Americans who suffer from painful diabetic neuropathy, you're not likely to get used to the agony.         Continue reading Diabetes rises in China, reaching 'alert' level Tue, 03 Sep, 2013 03:14 PM PDT Almost 12 per cent of adults in China had diabetes in 2010, with economic prosperity driving the disease to slightly higher proportions than in the United States, researchers said Tuesday. Continue reading Press Release Tue, 03 Sep, 2013 02:09 PM PDT MannKind Corporation (Nasdaq: MNKD) focused on discovering developing and commercializing treatments for diabetes announced today that it will present at The Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday September 10 2013 at 3:30 PM (ET) at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. Continue reading MannKind Corporation to Present at Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference Tue, 03 Sep, 2013 02:07 PM PDT VALENCIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MannKind Corporation (Nasdaq: MNKD), focused on discovering, developing and commercializing treatments for diabetes, announced today that it will present at The Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 3:30 PM (ET) at the Grand Hya... Continue reading New diabetes drugs won't raise heart attack risk - But also won't reduce risk as hoped Tue, 03 Sep, 2013 02:05 PM PDT Two studies look at dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP-4) diabetes treatments, which experts hoped may improve heart health; Studies found no heart benefits, however Continue reading Study Evaluates Prevalence of Diabetes Among Adults in China Tue, 03 Sep, 2013 01:47 PM PDT A study based on a nationally representative sample of adults in China in 2010 indicates that nearly 12 percent of Chinese adults had diabetes and the prevalence of prediabetes was about 50 percent, according to a study in the September 4 issue of JAMA. Continue reading Pedi-Flite improves outcomes and reduces costs for pediatric diabetic patients Tue, 03 Sep, 2013 01:27 PM PDT ( Le Bonheur Children's Hospital ) Providing families with diabetic children access via pager to a transport team improves outcomes and efficiency, according to a recent study performed at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center. The study, "Real-time Support of Pe... Continue reading China 'Catastrophe' Hits 114 Million as Diabetes Spreads Tue, 03 Sep, 2013 01:19 PM PDT China's diabetes epidemic is worse than previously estimated -- much worse. Continue reading

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