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Diabetes drug helps fat teens
2/2/2010A medication used to treat type 2 diabetes appears to help overweight teenagers lose weight when combined with lifestyle changes, researchers report.
Family fat explains diabetes risk
29/1/2010Having type 2 diabetes in the family more than doubles a woman's own risk of developing the disease, new research shows.
Tight blood sugar control risky
27/1/2010Very tight blood sugar control may raise the risk of premature death in people with type 2 diabetes, with the risk even higher among patients taking insulin, a new study reveals.
Skipping insulin not uncommon
27/1/2010More than half of the people who need to take insulin to control their diabetes skip an injection now and then, a new study reports.
Diabetes ups dementia risk
15/1/2010Diabetes may hasten progression to dementia in older people with mild thinking impairment, new research shows.
'New' pancreas offers hope
14/1/2010The first version of an artificial pancreas - a potentially revolutionary way to manage insulin delivery in people with type 1 diabetes - may be available in four years.
Markers predict adult diabetes
5/1/2010New research suggests that body measurements and laboratory tests may predict the likelihood that a child will develop type 2 diabetes later in life.
Job stress ups diabetes risk
4/1/2010Women reporting high levels of job strain and little work-related social support appear to be at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.
Diabetes kills Pretoria gorilla
14/12/2009A gorilla which lived at the National Zoological Gardens in Pretoria for 21 years, died following diabetes-related complications, the zoo said on Sunday.
Diabetes cases to double in 25 yrs
30/11/2009The number of people with diabetes in the United States is expected to double over the next 25 years, a new study predicts.
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