… more on search operators 111. (NM)-November 30, 2005 CHANGES KEY TO FIGHTING DIABETES Diabetes: With proper medication and dietary changes, it can be managed When most people think about diabetes, the first thing that comes to mind are insulin shots, but few realize just how deadly this disease can be. Diabetes is a serious disease that can make you blind or force you to have a limb amputated. Joe Vigil of Pecos knew he could have it–his father, mother, brother and sister all had it–but the 45-year-old heating and cooling technician didn’t want to think…… . wire (USA)-November 23, 2005 Study Shows Diabetes Hurts Local Economies, Cost of Illness Trickles Down to Reduced Local Spending PRNewswire–Diabetes, long known to be a costly disease because of high medical expenses and lost wages, can also take a big bite out of the local economy, according to a study published in the December issue of Diabetes Care. Numerous studies have analyzed the direct and indirect costs of diabetes at the national level. This study, by researchers at several universities in Texas, examined for the first time the financial impact of diabetes upon local communities. The study found…… . New Hamburg Independent (Ontario, Canada)-November 9, 2005 Living with Diabetes, November is Diabetes Awareness Month Diabetes is something Celia has lived with for pretty much as long as she can remember. Of course, all she can think about right now is her new haircut, and how she can’t wait to show it off to her friends. Celia Shantz, 15, of New Hamburg, has lived with Juvenile Diabetes since the age of six, but it hasn’t slowed her down. “I didn’t even know what Diabetes was, ” she said of the discovery of the disease in her body. …… . (CT)-November 3, 2005 Norwalk Hospital receives award for diabetes education Diabetes The American Association Education Recognition Certificate for a quality diabetes self-management education program was recently re-awarded to the Norwalk Hospital Diabetes Outpatient Self-Management Program. Association officials said the Norwalk Hospital program offers high quality diabetes selfmanagement education that is a component of effective diabetes treatment. The recognition status is verified by an official certificate from the association and is awarded for three years. …… . Reporter, The (Lansdale, PA)-March 22, 2005 American Diabetes Association sounding the alert “Diabetes is the fifth-deadliest disease in the United States‚” said Antoinette Maciolek‚ communications director for the American Diabetes Association in Plymouth Meeting. The diabetes alert began 16 years ago because many people with type 2 diabetes don’t know they have the disease‚ Maciolek said. Type 2 diabetes is often found only after a patient develops a serious condition like heart…… . -November 1, 2004 Diabetes 101 / New guide schools teachers on best way to serve children with disease Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in school-age children, yet schools often are ill-prepared to deal with kids who must forever test their blood-sugar levels and use insulin injections to control those levels. When looking at the bigger picture, the professionals in the business of treating children with diabetes are concerned that those kids may be denied access to educational opportunities because of their disease. A new guide for school personnel being developed by…… . Evening Times (Glasgow, Scotland)-October 23, 2004 Evening Times: Hidden danger of the rise in diabetes DIABETES affects more than 200, 000 people in Scotland-but almost half of them don’t even know they have got it. It’s also rising fast in the under-15 population. According to Yorkhill Children’s Diabetes Service, which cares for more than 400 children, it is becoming more common at a rate of around 2% a year, and currently affects around one in 4000 young people. The rise in obesity in recent years has been accompanied by a huge increase in the…… . Daily -September 30, 2004 OU organizes diabetes conference Diabetes is an epidemic in Oklahoma fueled by obesity and sedentary lifestyles, says a University of Oklahoma Health Science Center professor dedicated to slowing the disease. “This medical problem imposes a tremendous cost on our state” in terms of medical care, lost work days and permanent disabilities, said Dr. Timothy J. Lyons, OU Diabetes Center medical director. Nearly 10 percent of Oklahomans either have diabetes or will be diagnosed with it, according to…… . (KY)-September 21, 2004 DEALING WITH DIABETES, DISEASE’S NUMBERS GROW AT AN ALARMING RATE Diabetes could be on its way to becoming the disease of the 21st century. In the United States, the number of people with diabetes has more than doubled, rising from 5. 8 million to 13. 3 million, from 1980 to 2002. Health experts say Type 2 diabetes, which accounts for about 90 percent of all diabetes cases, is on a rampage because more Americans are overfed, underactive and overweight. Doctors are less sure why Type 1 diabetes is growing, but one theory is that exposure to viral…… . -May 18, 2004 STUDY LINKS DIABETES, ALZHEIMER’S Diabetes might significantly increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s, a study of 824 nuns, priests and Catholic brothers found, bolstering the evidence linking the two diseases. The participants in the study were 55 and older when the research began and were followed for an average of about six years. Alzheimer’s developed in 151 participants, including 31 who had diabetes. The researchers calculated that diabetics faced a 65 percent increased risk of……