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.