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Special Report: Curing DiabetesCBS 21Sue decided on bariatric surgery, but actually the main reason for the surgery was to get her diabetes under control. This type of surgery has an amazing impact for weight loss, but the big question is it a cure for…

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Diabetic shock may have led to crashMyFox Tampa BayFOX 13 has learned Kates is diabetic and may have gone into shock when the accident occurred. Kates, who did not want to go on camera, said he doesn't remember much about the accident. He said he t…

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SeniorJournal.comOlder Adults with Diabetes Live Long Enough to Benefit from InterventionsSeniorJournal.comMay 2, 2012 – Middle-aged and older adults with diabetes showed substantial survival rates in a new University of Michigan Health System study of…

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Diabetes On-The-GoScoopSanDiego.comNew on the market, or on the verge of being introduced, are three “firsts”: tubeless insulin pumps, a needleless blood-glucose monitoring system, and diabetic-friendly frozen foods. With the number of diabetics gr…

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Chicago TribuneType 2 Diabetes Difficult to Treat In Kids, TeensKMGH DenverType 2 diabetes, which is associated with obesity, was formerly called adult onset diabetes because it did not really occur in children. However, over the past 15 years, there h…

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Older Adults with Diabetes Live Long Enough to Benefit from Interventions and …HealthNewsDigest.comBy Staff Editor (HealthNewsDigest.com) – ANN ARBOR, Mich – Middle-aged and older adults with diabetes showed substantial survival rates in a new Univ…

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Mass High TechEU approves Biodel patent for diabetes drugMass High TechBy Don Seiffert Biodel Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOD) in Danbury, Conn. has received a notice of allowance from the European Patent Office for patent claims covering its ultra-rapid-acting ins…

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ABC NewsKids' Type 2 Diabetes Difficult to TreatWFAAType 2 diabetes was once considered an adult disease. Not so anymore. Kids are being diagnosed at an alarming rate, and now a new study says that these children are going to have a tougher time ge…

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Is there a link between mood and glucose control in diabetes?Science Daily (press release)ScienceDaily (May 2, 2012) — When blood sugar levels in diabetes are poorly controlled, patients tend to have more complications such as depression and other mo…

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Daily MailPopular diabetes drug 'could make anti-depressants more effective'Daily MailA popular diabetes drug used by almost a quarter of a million Britons could also treat depression, say scientists. Actos, the brand name for pioglitazone, boo…

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Daily MailPopular diabetes drug 'could also treat depression'Daily MailA popular diabetes drug used by almost a quarter of a million Britons could also treat depression, say scientists. Actos, the brand name for pioglitazone, boosts the effects…

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Diabetes: a way of lifeChicagoNow (blog)By Patrick O'Hara, today at 8:00 am One thing that I have come to realize over the last few months is that being diabetic becomes a large part of your life. Many decisions you made without a second thought no…

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ABC NewsStudy: Heavy teens have trouble managing diabetesThe Aurora SentinelA major study, released Sunday, tested several ways to manage blood sugar in teens newly diagnosed with diabetes and found that nearly half of them failed within a few years an…

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DRS. OZ AND ROIZEN: Three smart steps around diabetesOregonLive.comAnd now we know sipping four cups of coffee throughout the day reduces your risk for type 2 diabetes by 50 percent. How does coffee do that? Turns out, it's more than the caffeine t…

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mobihealthnewsSanofi iBGStar® Blood Glucose Monitoring System Now Available in the U.S.MarketWatch (press release)BRIDGEWATER, NJ, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Sanofi US announced today that the iBGStar® Blood Glucose Monitoring System, con…

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