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Ruby Vargas, 59, is one of the many U.S. Latinos living with Type 2 Diabetes. She has been living with the disease for the last 12 years; the disease taking the lives of her mother and brother back home in the Dominican Republic. For years she kept on, unchecked and clueless as to how to [...]

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Mariana Arellano likes to go to birthday parties as much as her high school pals. But when it comes to snacking, she doesn’t go anywhere near the soda, cookies or candy. She waits for the sugar-free cake. “My friends are always trying to make me feel included,” said Mariana, a 17-year-old junior at Coral Reef [...]

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Mortality and Other Important Diabetes-Related Outcomes With Insulin vs Other Antihyperglycemic Therapies in Type 2 Diabetes Study Summary This retrospective cohort study used data from the UK General Practice Research Database (GPRD) from 2000-2010 to study the risk for a first major adverse cardiac event, first cancer, or mortality among 84,622 primary care patients with [...]

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Every two years more than a hundred children with Type 1 Diabetes from around the country gather in Washington D.C. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation gives them the opportunity to help members of Congress understand why funding further research is critical. It’s called Children’s Congress. Non-profit organizations like JDRF fear they will lose the necessary [...]

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Wellness is something people try to achieve. But what is wellness exactly? Webster’s defines wellness as “the quality or state of being healthy.” People living with diabetes can achieve wellness. There are three keys to wellness, despite diabetes. The first key is the mind. Learn all you can about your diabetes. Knowledge leads to empowerment [...]

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Living in a highly polluted area could increase a child’s risk for developing insulin resistance, a precursor to type 2 diabetes, Medical Daily reported. Previous research has shown links between pollution exposure and certain health conditions, like heart disease. However, previous studies exploring the link between pollution and diabetes have produced mixed results. In this [...]

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Cases of type 2 diabetes continue to rise in the US. And while the development of the disease is more commonly associated with risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, and physical inactivity, research has shown that stress can also have a significant impact. Now Dr. Sharon Toker of Tel Aviv University’s Faculty of [...]

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Certain factors, such as weight and family history, can increase your risk of developing diabetes while pregnant. But there are ways to manage your condition so it doesn’t negatively affect your, or your baby’s, health. Getty Images About 18% of women will develop diabetes while pregnant. Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that occurs [...]

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Gastric bypass — a widely used weight-loss procedure — appears to change the hormones and amino acids produced during digestion, which could explain how the surgery eliminates symptoms of type 2 diabetes, according to a small new study. The findings could lead to new treatments for type 2 diabetes, the researchers said. Untreated, diabetes can [...]

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Come Visit Mini Pharmacy and Share in the EXPO experience! The Los Angeles EXPO is FREE and includes health screenings, cooking demonstrations, product and service exhibitors and leading experts talking about diabetes management and prevention for Seniors, Youth and all ethnic populations. Saturday, May 4, 2013 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Los Angeles Convention Center [...]

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