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High diabetes risk in New York's South Asians

Eric Schultz Reuters 07/07/2011
High diabetes risk in New York's South Asians

A new study from New York City finds that immigrants from the Indian subcontinent have the highest rates of diabetes in the city -- a fact that may be masked by their being grouped with other Asians in assessments of community health risks, researchers say.

Half of Americans Facing Diabetes by 2020: Report

More than half of Americans will have diabetes or be prediabetic by 2020 at a cost to the U.S. health care system of $3.35 trillion if current trends go on unabated, according to analysis of a new report released on Tuesday by health insurer UnitedHealth Group.

Curing Diabetes, Pigs Turn to Lions

Spring Point Project 06/26/2009
Women With Diabetes at Increased Risk for Irregular Heart Rhythm

Diabetes increases by 26 percent the likelihood that women will develop atrial fibrillation (AF), a potentially dangerous irregular heart rhythm that can lead to stroke, heart failure, and chronic fatigue. These are the findings of a new Kaiser Permanente study, published in the October issue of Diabetes Care, a journal of the American Diabetes Association.

Curing Diabetes, Pigs Turn to Lions

Receiving more than $80,000 from Minnesota and Wisconsin Multiple District Lions Clubs over the past years, Spring Point Project, a non profit organization developing pig donors for pancreatic islet transplantation to cure diabetes, is attending the Lions Clubs International 92nd Convention. Over 12,000 Lions delegates from more than 200 countries are expected to attend the convention July 6-10, 2009, in Minneapolis, Minn.

Mary Tyler Moore, Nick Jonas, Sugar Ray Leonard Plead for Federal Funding for Diabetes Research

Nick Jonas, Mary Tyler Moore, Sugar Ray Leonard and kids with type 1 diabetes testified this morning before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs on the need for funding for type 1 diabetes research.

Pre-Diabetes Costs Nation $25 Billion Annually in Extra Medical Care, New Data Show

One of every four American adults suffers from a silent condition known as pre-diabetes at a cost of more than $25 billion a year in increased medical costs, according to new data published today. And among the 180,000 pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes, health care costs attributed to the condition are estimated at $623 million a year, a companion study showed.

University of Miami trials give diabetics reason for hope

FRED TASKER The Miami Herald 03/27/2009
 
University of Miami trials give diabetics reason for hope

Human trials under way at the University of Miami and other hospitals in Europe, Asia and Latin America using immature adult stem cells are showing promise for people with type 2 diabetes.