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Study Shows Walnuts May Improve Cardiovascular Health
According to a new study by the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center and just published in the February issue of Diabetes Care, eating 2 ounces of walnuts per day as part of a normal diet may improve cardiovascular health in people with type 2 diabetes.
Glycemion Strategies Announces Free Program Membership
Glycemion Strategies, Inc., an Illinois-based company that develops strategic initiatives for diabetic consumers and their professional healthcare providers, announced today a new Emergency Medical Data Retrieval Program to benefit the 30,000 US Diabetes Educators and the more than 4 million diabetic clients they serve.
Artificial Pancreas Trials Show Benefits for Kids
In a landmark study in children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes, JDRF-funded researchers at the University of Cambridge showed that using a first-generation artificial pancreas system overnight can lower the risk of low blood sugar emergencies while sleeping, and at the same time improve diabetes control.
Dreamfields Pasta Wants to Know: Who's Your 'DFF'?
Many of us have a "BFF" (Best Friend Forever), but people with diabetes or pre-diabetes need a BFF who understands the importance of maintaining a healthy diabetic lifestyle -- a "DFF" (Diabetes Friend Forever). To honor these unsung heroes, Dreamfields Pasta is launching a first-of-its-kind contest to pay tribute to the special people who help make living with diabetes a manageable experience.
AACE Approves New Diagnosis for Diabetes
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) today has approved the use of A1c as an additional diagnostic criterion for type 2 diabetes. An A1c of 6.5 or greater is now considered an alternate criterion for the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.
Improve Your Health -- For Free?
In an age of soaring health care costs and staggering diabetes prevalence, the American Diabetes Association announced today its 2010 schedule for free community health events throughout the country -- the American Diabetes Association EXPO. By attending EXPO, people will be able to join the Association's new movement Stop Diabetes(SM) and learn how to live healthy, be active, and change the future of the disease.
Get Annual Diabetic Eye Exam
In recognition of Black History Month, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn is urging African Americans with diabetes to get an annual diabetic eye exam during February. The message, released in a new public service announcement produced in conjunction with the American Academy of Ophthalmology's (AAO) EyeSmart campaign and the Stop Diabetes(SM) movement of the American Diabetes Association reminds the African American population of the dangers of diabetes and the importance of protecting your vision through regular dilated eye exams.
Diabetes Forecast Interviews Ballerina Zippora Karz
Having diabetes can feel like a balancing act among blood glucose (sugar) levels, food, exercise and the ways in which each of these elements affects day-to-day life. Add to this more than 12 hours of dancing each day in pointe shoes, late-night performances and flip-flopping diagnoses, and it's no wonder that ballerina Zippora Karz "felt like a human yo-yo." Diabetes Forecast, the consumer magazine of the American Diabetes Association, interviews Karz about her experience in the New York City Ballet with type 1 diabetes.
The Joe Toucan Diabetes Project Welcomes Adam Morrison
The Joe Toucan Diabetes Project, a 501(c)(3) organization focused on researching, producing, and developing empowering projects, supplies and accessories for children and young adults living with diabetes, announces that Los Angeles Lakers forward Adam Morrison will be joining its advisory board.
Skipping Insulin Injections - What Are the Risk Factors?
More than half of people with diabetes who take insulin injections to control their diabetes say they have intentionally skipped an injection, with one-fifth of them reporting that they do so "sometimes" or "often," according to a study being published this month in Diabetes Care.