Dr. William R. Kirtley, a medical researcher pioneer who helped develop drugs after World War II that greatly improved the lives of diabetics, has died at the age of 96. Kirtley was part of a research team at Eli Lilly & Company in Indianapolis that conducted groundbreaking research on diabetes drugs after the war. Kirtley won...

According to a new study published in the The New England Journal of Medicine, 92.4 million Chinese adults age 20 or older (9.7 percent of the population) have diabetes and 148.2 million more (15.5 percent) have prediabetes.  Researchers from Tulane University administered an oral glucose tolerance test to 46,239 adults aged 20 or older...

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) announced that on January 15 2010, it will launch D-START (Diabetes, Supporting Translational Research and Twinning), an initiative that aims to support the development of innovative projects in low and middle- income countries. D-START will bring together world experts in diabetes and organizations...

Diabetes UK reported about a horror film called Sugar Drop, written by University of Derby lecturer Tom Craig.  Sugar Drop successfully premiered at the QUAD Centre in Derby’s Market Square last week, with all profits being donated to Diabetes UK. Sugar Drop is the first of the Bitter Sweet Trilogy of films by Craig, 35, who has taken...

November 14 is World Diabetes Day. On that day, at 14:00 hours (local time), thousands of people with diabetes will test their blood sugar, do 14 minutes of exercise, test again and share their results on TuDiabetes or on Twitter. The event is called The Big Blue Test because blue is the color associated with World Diabetes Day. It is...

An International Diabetes Federation (IDF) press release announced the opening of an International Conference on Diabetes & Associated Diseases in the Republic of Mauritius, in collaboration with the World Health Organization Afro Region and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) yesterday. Health ministers from 46 African countries...

Lars Sorensen CEO of Novo Nordisk, the world leading insulin producer, spoke at the Reuters Health Summit on Wednesday, and gave clear guidance on the impact of U.S. healthcare reform. In the short term sales may be  hit as a result of planned Medicare changes and a promise by pharma companies to help fund wider access to medicines....

Excitement is building for the upcoming World Diabetes Day on November 14.  The International Diabetes Federation reports more than 660 monuments- including the Empire State Building, London Eye, Christ the Redeemer, Burj al Arab and the Obelisque in Paris –will light up in blue this Saturday.

American Diabetes Month is a time to communicate the seriousness of diabetes and the importance of diabetes prevention and control.  This year the American Diabetes Association has launched a national movement, Stop Diabetes,  to confront diabetes, fight it, and most importantly, stop it. On the Stop Diabetes website, you’ll find...

Here is an op-ed from the New York Times that’s really worth the read.  The writer, Nicolette Hahn Niman, discusses meat’s connection to global warming. Niman concludes, “There are numerous reasonable ways to reduce our individual contributions to climate change through our food choices. Because it takes more resources...