Diabetes is a serious disease. Every day in America: · 230 people with diabetes undergo amputation; · 120 people enter end-stage kidney disease programs; and · 55 people go blind from diabetes.But, research studies have shown that people with diabetes can greatly reduce their risk of complications. For example, new cases of adult blindness are up to 90 percent preventable with regular doctor visits and proper screening and care. The future is a daunting place for anyone. For children with diabetes, it promises complications their peers have never considered. These children already know the day-to-day challenges of living with a chronic disease.Diabetes affects every organ system in the body. It is a leading cause of kidney failure, adult blindness, nontraumatic amputations, nerve damage, stroke and heart attack.Diabetes kills one American every three minutes

New ways of treating diabetes can reduce the risk of severe complications, officials of the American Diabetes Association said.`Implementing the new standards should enable many more people with diabetes to lower their blood sugar levels closer to normal and reduce their risk of potentially life-threatening complications.

A noninvasive tool that measures the skin’s autofluorescence could help doctors determine whether people with diabetes are beginning to develop serious complications, according to a study published in the November issue of Diabetes Care. Researchers in the Netherlands found that illuminating a patient’s lower arm with a fluorescent tube accurately reflects vascular damage caused by the accumulation of advanced glycosylation end products

People with a common type of diabetes can significantly delay the onset or progression of serious complications by increasing insulin injections and tightly controlling their blood sugar level, diet and exercise, a new report indicates.Doctors called it the most important discovery for diabetics since insulin.”Until a cure for diabetes is eventually developed, it will, in fact, revolutionize treatment recommended for all patients with diabetes.People with the most severe form of diabetes can significantly delay serious complications through unusually intense control of their blood sugar levels, according to a landmark study released Sunday.Intensive treatment appeared to delay the onset of complications and slow their progression when compared with a more standard regimen for controlling blood sugar, said Dr. Phillip Gorden, director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease.

SPECTER OF DIABETES RESEARCHERS SEEK KEY TO PREVENTING POTENTIALLY DISFIGURING DISEASE The telltale sugar levels the test revealed in Vicente Serrano’s blood brought back a ghastly memory for him: His grandmother lost both legs to diabetes. “My mother had diabetes, ” says Serrano. “My older brother has diabetes. My youngest brother is insulin-dependent. But my grandmother. . . ” He shudders. “I got suspicious about my condition. ” Serrano, 65, doesn’t have diabetes.

SINGER JOINS FIGHT AGAINST DIABETES Gladys Knight has a story she wants the country to hear. It’s about a disease called Type 2 diabetes that runs in her family. “This is a serious disease, ” said Knight, singer, actress and author. “There’s so much more people can do. If people are aware, they can keep this under control. ” Best known for legendary hits such as “Midnight Train to Georgia,

KNIGHT’S FOE DIABETES SINGER SPREADS GOSPEL OF DIET AND EXERCISE IN BATTLING CRIPPLING DISEASE THAT STRUCK HER MOTHER, BROTHER, COUSIN Gladys Knight has a story she wants the country to hear. It’s about family, a disease called Type 2 diabetes that runs in families, and her own advice after living with the impact of the disease on her mother, brother and cousin. Saturday, she described that story to a Detroit-area conference at the Ramada-Southfield Convention Center. It was the second in a national series of town meetings she is hosting about the disease.

TO CONTROL DIABETES, GIVE DIET, FITNESS EQUAL TIME Controlling or preventing diabetes is a balancing act, and America is losing its balance. We eat too many unhealthy foods. We don’t exercise enough. We are obese, aging and stressed _ all factors that have contributed to a sixfold increase in diabetes since 1958. There are two types of diabetes _ Type I (insulin-dependent or juvenile diabetes) and Type II (adult-onset diabetes). Diet is a key in controlling both, but it can only help prevent Type II.

Earlier shots could cut diabetes cases Stacie Byram is hopeful that a discovery by an LDS Hospital researcher might cut the rate of childhood-onset diabetes, a disease that afflicts her and her two brothers. The finding by Dr. David C. Classen is that a tactic new to American medicine-inoculating babies at two weeks instead of two months-just might prevent up to a quarter of the common form of childhood diabetes, as well as other autoimmune illnesses. “

WARM-HEARTED WALKERS BRAVE COLD FOR DIABETES, Hundreds take part to raise money for American Diabetes Association For Maria Salinas, Saturday’s fund-raising walk for the American Diabetes Association was more of a crusade than a stroll from the South Texas Institute for the Arts to Cole Park. Winds gusted to 35 mph under gray skies.

Widespread diabetes cases prompt serious study Sep. 1 Two years ago, when researchers first recruited Margarita Pena for a study on diabetes prevalence in the Rio Grande Valley, she was at risk but hadn’t developed the disease. So she kept up her regular consumption of pan dulce, candy and tortillas as researchers monitored her insulin levels. A year later, Pena, 58, became a statistic. She developed type II diabetes, which forced her to make changes. “Now, I take good care of myself, ” Pena, ……   .

Family takes case for diabetes funding to Washington Ainsley Basham, 4, is not at all shy when it comes to telling people about her diabetes. Her parents, Greg and Scottie Basham, of Halls, say their little girl has gotten all too familiar with the disorder since she was diagnosed with Type I, or juvenile-onset, diabetes at age 2. “She tells everyone about her diabetes, ” Ainsley’s mom said.

Americans appear to be handling diabetes better, U. S. says For years, public health officials have urged people to do simple things to manage their diabetes: Watch blood sugar levels, eat a healthy diet and exercise. Their message, it turns out, appears to be working. Figures released by the government Saturday show that far fewer Americans with diabetes are ending up in the hospital or developing kidney failure–a sign that diabetes care has improved. “W

CU TEAM DISCOVERS CRUCIAL CLUE TO DIABETES, HEALTH SCIENCES SCIENTISTS FIND PROOF OF TRIGGER IN TYPE 1 Denver researchers have identified a crucial target in the immune-system attack that leads to Type 1 diabetes, which afflicts more than 1. 3 million Americans. In Type 1 diabetes the body turns against itself and destroys insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. For years, researchers have tried to determine what prompts this autoimmune assault. Disrupting the first steps could lead to therapies that block the disease, formerly known as juvenile-onset diabetes.

DIABETES CARE GAP WIDENS IN U. S. At a time when fast-growing diabetes and obesity rates are eroding the nation’s health, doctors who specialize in those problems are in short supply–and becoming scarcer. A shortage of endocrinologists in South Florida and around the nation is forcing some people with metabolic disorders to wait months for appointments and may discourage family doctors from sending patients to specialists, say physicians and patient advocates. “You have an aging population……

Brooklyn, a community ravaged by the surge in diabetes and its harrowing complications, Mr. Bloomberg called the effort, aimed at……   .

Diabetes Study Verifies Lifesaving Tactic A 17-year federal study has finally answered one of the most pressing questions about diabetes: Can tight control of blood sugar prevent heart attacks and strokes? The answer, reported today in The New England Journal of Medicine, is yes. Intense control can reduce the risk by nearly half. Rigorous 17-year federal study finds that tight control of blood sugar in Type 1 diabetics can cut risk of heart attack and stroke by nearly half, even if patient has only brief period of intense……   .

Diet a key part of diabetes management, Eating right food, exercising helps manage diabetes Poor lifestyle can increase risk of getting disease It’s been almost three years since Gary O’Connor was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The 49-year-old Mississauga man has taken control of his health through proper medication, regular exercise and managing his diet. He still vividly remembers the day he was diagnosed. “My blood sugars were out of control, ” says O’Connor, who works for the Canadian Diabetes Association as the area executive director for GTA central south. ……   .

Children’s diabetes on rise along border Obesity puts young Latinos at risk, could cost state billions RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas-”Why me?” asked Miriam Cantu when the doctor relayed the news that she has diabetes and will have to check her blood sugar twice a day for the rest of her life. “Poking needles into myself is no way to live. “Miriam is 12 years old. Her mother, Oralia Cantu, 50, has lived with the disease for nearly three decades. Mother and daughter are a microcosm of a health problem in this largely Hispanic border town.

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Loosening diabetes’ hold: Prevention, treatment options broaden; following advice remains a challenge . Sometimes, prevention takes not just a nudge, but a firm push. When one of Jackie Rogers’ diabetes clients told her he still was drinking regular Coca-Cola, she handed him part of her personal stash of sugar-free, flavored drink powders to mix with water. On his next visit, he admitted he gave away the mix and would stick with Coke. Ms. Rogers, a diabetes educator at the Memorial Hospital Diabetes Education Center, said she was furious. With her client seated in front……   .

BITTER SWEET Having been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes this year, the Preds’ Jimmy Fryzel is just happy to still be playing arena football. Jimmy Fryzel sees no practical purpose fretting about life’s uncertainties. He knows diabetes is an insidious disease. With a quiet resolve, Fryzel plays football every weekend, understanding that the challenges can be overcome with medication, self-discipline and, in some instances, a bag of Skittles. “I just have to deal with it right now, ” he said after a recent Orlando Predators practice. “I know I can still play.

Time to act on diabetes scourge, say experts NSW has recorded a 300 per cent increase in the number of people with diabetes over the past 10 years, and experts have warned both the health system and the economy will soon be crippled by its impact. Already 1. 4 million Australians have diabetes, and if trends continue, 2 million will develop the disease-mostly caused by diet and lifestyle factors-by 2010. Calling for urgent and co-ordinated action, 200 diabetes experts, health professionals and government representatives are……   .

Living with diabetes IOWA CITY-Twelve-year-old Kasey Walsh of Cedar Rapids has lived with Type 1 juvenile diabetes since being diagnosed at age 4. This is the type of diabetes generally diagnosed in children, teenagers or young adults, not the more common type 2 diabetes, which is often in the news these days because of its link to sedentary lifestyles and obesity. Kasey is anything but sedentary, participating in sports such as volleyball. Her mother, AnnElise Walsh, said having the chronic condition has……   .

New York  City to Warn New Mothers of Diabetes Risk In an effort to improve outcomes for the rising number of women who get temporary diabetes during pregnancy, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced yesterday that the city would routinely send information packets about the condition to all women who get the disorder. Speaking at the health department’s district officein Bedford-Stuyvesant,