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Preeclampsia, Gestational Diabetes in Pregnant Women With Hypertension or Obesity to be Examined

The National Institutes of Health provided a research grant of $2.4 million to Sean Blackwell, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, to study the link between obesity and high-risk pregnancies caused by preeclampsia and diabetes.

Kris Freeman Interview: A Type 1 Cross Country Skier in the 2010 Olympics

I was crushed when I was first diagnosed and told that my Olympic aspirations were over. I immediately started studying the disease and the history of its treatment.

Diabetes UK: More than 3,000 emergency hospital admissions a year for children with diabetes

Diabetes UK reports more than 3,000 emergency hospital admissions a year for children with diabetes. The latest figures show that last year there were more than 3,300 cases of children in England admitted to accident and emergency departments with Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)....

Mechanism Leading to Diabetic Blindness Identified

Diabetic retinopathy is a common side effect of diabetes and the leading cause of blindness in young adults in the United States. Scientists have long known that high blood sugar levels damage blood vessels in the eye, but they didn't know why or how this happens. Now a Michigan State University scientist has...

Type 1 Cross Country Skier, Kris Freeman, to Compete at Winter Olympics

According to a press release published by PR Newswire, Kris Freeman was picked for the US Olympic Ski Team, and is expected to compete in up to five events at the 2010 Olympic Games taking place this February in Vancouver Canada...

Diabetes May Create A Chasm Between Patient, Doctor

People with diabetes of all ages, from all walks of life, are regularly reprimanded, shamed and degraded by healthcare professionals when they don't meet medical standards for normal blood glucose levels...

Review of START FITNESS NOW with Kim Lyons

After completing the entire routine, I can say that I think it’s just right for someone like me. Kim’s positively cheery attitude is infectious and definitely made me want to keep going through all the levels.

Diabetes Rising: An Interview With Author Dan Hurley

Nobody blames women for getting breast cancer. Why should we blame diabetics for living in the midst of an epidemic that is on track to affecting one in three people born in the year 2000?

Interview With Dr. Mark Petrash, Leading Aldose Reductase Researcher

In India there are certain plants that seem to have properties that provide protection from diabetes and diabetic complications. One of these plants is called amla or gooseberry...

Good Cholesterol Not As Protective in Type 2 Diabetics

According to a report by The American Heart Association, a small European study shows high-density lipoprotein (HDL), known as “good” cholesterol, isn’t as protective for people with type 2 diabetes. HDL carries cholesterol out of the arteries, and high levels are associated with a lower risk of heart disease...