The number of people living with diabetes has risen dramatically over the last four decades. According to the World Health Organization, between 1980 and 2014, the number of people with diabetes rose ...

Have you been told you have prediabetes or diabetes? This program is an excellent update for people with prediabetes or diabetes and essential for anyone with a new diagnosis. In this 4-week program, ...

In two major studies published in Nature Genetics today, researchers use biological understanding to dissect the genetics of diabetes. An international team comprising researchers from more than 100 ...

Millions of Americans with diabetes inject themselves with insulin every day, or multiple times a day, to manage their disease. While that’s hard enough the soaring price of the drug has made things ...

Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a disease of the brain and spinal cord. Your immune system attacks the nerve fibers and myelin sheathing around them, which interferes with electrical signals in the ...

At its core, diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Glucose is our ...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, UF Health Type 1 diabetes researchers and their colleagues have tapped into an encyclopedia, revealing new insights into how young people cope with the disease.

ALEXANDER — Jacquelin Deatcher NP, CDE. will be offering a free Diabetes Basic Class, Part I, from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 6 at Alexander United Methodist Church, Route 98. This two-hour class ...

Whether you’re going to see a doctor for a routine checkup or you’re admitted to the hospital, a basic metabolic panel is a combination of tests that can help a doctor assess important functions in ...

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In the United States, an estimated 23.6 million people -- or 7.8% of the population -- have diabetes, federal statistics show. Of those, 5.7 million are undiagnosed. Symptoms may seem benign -- ...