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Native Americans’ Health Care Under Funded According to Novo Nordisk BlueSheet

The fourth issue of the Novo Nordisk BlueSheet examines the disparity in diabetes prevention and care in racial and ethnic communities in the US, highlighting the Native American Communities which have one of the highest rates of diabetes in the country. Featured is an interview with Dr. Donald Warne, director of the Office of Native American Health at Sanford Health...

Half of Americans Will Suffer from Diabetes or Prediabetes by 2020 at a Cost of $3.35 Trillion

A new report by UnitedHealth Group’s Center for Health Reform & Modernization estimates that more than 50 percent of Americans could have diabetes or prediabetes by 2020 at a cost of $3.35 trillion over the next decade if current trends continue. If this estimate is correct diabetes and prediabetes will account for an estimated 10 percent ...

Be Grateful

It's Diabetes Awareness Month and Thanksgiving. Many of us have spent most of the month trying to make others aware of diabetes, and perhaps being extra aware of it ourselves. Now is a good time to stop and not only be aware of diabetes, but also to be grateful - not to diabetes of course, but for all the things we have to manage this disease.

The Language of Diabetes

Diabetes will always be different in each person who has it, and because of that the way to find unity and identity all comes down to words...

Bristol-Myers Squibb Commits $100 Million to Fighting Type 2 Diabetes in the US

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation announced the Together on Diabetes initiative, the largest corporate philanthropic commitment to fighting type 2 diabetes in the United States to date. The $100 million, five year initiative aims to help patients living with type 2 diabetes better manage their disease beyond the doors of their doctor’s office. Together on Diabetes is the Foundation’s first large-scale diabetes initiative. Working with a wide variety of...

A Growing Awareness: Talking to The ADA’s Dr. Richard M. Bergenstal

The ADA shies away from the label "noncompliant," and encourages diabetes care teams to do the same. The problem isn't noncompliance, Dr. Bergenstal explains; the problem is life...

Mother, Best-Selling Author, and Fundraiser: An Interview With Brenda Novak

The school wouldn’t allow Thad to keep his tester kit with him in the classroom. It had to remain in the office, where he couldn’t even get to it when he needed it...

Diabetes UK Launches Effort to Involve Diabetes Patients in Diabetes Research

A new service has been launched on the Diabetes UK website to help people with diabetes get involved in research. By participating in a clinical study or trial, volunteers can play an important part in helping to prevent diabetes, develop new and better treatments, or even one day in finding a cure...

Be Part Of The Cure

Join the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) and be part of the “CURE" for type one diabetes by making a donation (as little as $10) and uploading a photo and personal story into a virtual mosaic that spells the word C-U-R-E. You will be able to see the collage filling up with thousands of photos and stories and can search for yourself and those who you know. Two corporations supporting this effort have agreed to match up to the first $25,000.

Watch This Video, Support the Big Blue Test

What started a year ago as a creative way to encourage people with diabetes to stay active has grown into a global campaign to raise awareness about the benefits of moderate exercise for people with diabetes and help fund two vital diabetes charities...