AN ANGEL FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES, ACTRESS WILL SPEAK ABOUT HOW ADAPTING TO THE CONDITION CHANGED HER LIFE FOR THE BETTER When she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes four years ago, singer/actress/minister Della Reese knew all too well from the experiences of friends that the disease can be a death sentence. “All I knew was negative stuff, ” she said. “Ella Fitzgerald lost both of her legs and died because of diabetes. Mabel King lost both of her legs and died because of diabetes. Mahalia Jackson, my mentor, died from complications of type 2 diabetes.

DICK CLARK TAKES THE BANDSTAND TO TALK ABOUT DIABETES Dick Clark-of American Bandstand fame-has a new gig: persuading people about the dangers of diabetes and the toll it takes on your heart. Clark should know. On Tuesday, the 74-year-old TV personality told The Herald how he got the disease 10 years ago but kept quiet until late last week, when he began a campaign to raise awareness about diabetes, which affects more than 13 million Americans and is growing significantly. “Two-thirds of people with diabetes don’t even know it.   .

U. S. Surgeon General Dr. Richard M. Carmona will help kick off a diabetes initiative today that will focus on Flint and nine other communities nationwide. The Diabetes Detection Initiative: Finding the Undiagnosed, led by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, expects to reach thousands of adults at high risk for diabetes. Genesee County has the highest rate of diabetes in Michigan, with 20, 000 adults having the disease. National studies suggest easily another……   .

New Message Emerges in Treating Diabetes Eldridge Lee, a real estate broker and adjunct college professor in Fairburn, Ga. , found out that he had Type 2 diabetes more than a decade ago. But he did not take the disease seriously until two years ago, when sky-high blood pressure–a complication of diabetes–led to heart disease. “After coming out of heart surgery, I was sitting with a ventilator down my throat and had a moment of realization that the diabetes, which I had pretty much been ignoring, had led to such grave consequences.

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.

Reports of deaths and serious liver damage caused by the diabetes drug Rezulin, a panel of scientific experts today recommended that the Government place stricter limits on the use of the drug, and urged that patients take it only when other therapies have failed. In a series of votes, the committee stopped short of recommending that the drug be withdrawn from the market, as some consumer safety advocates had urged

MY UNCLE had both legs amputated by the time he was 42. At 50, he was dead from the complications of diabetes. An embolism, the doctor said. A blood clot traveled through his body, blocking the circulation to his lungs. Then, there was the brother of my daughter’s best friend, a juvenile diabetic, who at 19 went into a diabetic coma while driving his car. Doctors said he was killed instantly when he hit the telephone pole.

FUND-RAISERS HIT THE ROAD IN WALK TO CURE DIABETES WORCESTER-Ten-year-old John D. Easson was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 2 1/2 years old and has taken insulin shots three times a day ever since. John wasn’t born with diabetes, but while still a toddler developed unmistakable signs of the disease, including extreme thirst, constant urination and irritability. Tests and a five-day stay in University of Massachusetts Hospital confirmed the presence of the illness. John’s father, David D. Easson of……   .

KNIGHT RIDING MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO SPREAD WORD ON DIABETES 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. “This is a serious disease, ” says Knight, singer, actress and author. “There’s so much more people can do. If people are aware, they can keep this under control. ‘

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.

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,