Diabetes News Hound

Ex-British Royal Air Force pilot Douglas Cairns, 47, is likely the first pilot to fly a light, twin-engine piston aircraft to the North Pole and land it there (more…)

Doctors from Hackensack University Medical are the first to try a new type islet-transplant procedure on humans. If successful, it could yield the cure diabetics have long waited for (more…)

The vast majority of Americans assume that people with diabetes – both Type 1 and Type 2 – did something to bring the disease upon themselves (more…)

My fingers hurt from too many finger sticks. I have to take too many shots every day. Having diabetes is unfair. These are all common complaints most diabetics think to themselves or out loud at one time or another. However, after reading a recent story (PDF) on DLife, I cant help but gain perspetive on how much more difficult managing the disease could be. (more…)

While there are millions of diabetics all over the world, when tragedy strikes, the community seems very small.

News that a 15-year old girl with Type 1 diabetes died in her sleep while at Santa Maria College, a Catholic boarding school in Australia (more…)

Diabetes may cause you to grow old before your time, according to U.S. researchers (more…)

Sam Fuld, an outfielder with the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team, is one of the latest athletes with Type 1 diabetes being profiled in the mass media for rising to the top level of competition in his sport. (more…)

A recent study found that children born prematurely have a slightly elevated risk of developing diabetes later in life when compared to those born full-term (more…)

As the number of Americans living with diabetes – both Type 1 and 2 – increases, so does the number of celebrities battling the disease.    (more…)

Despite public perception and unfounded stereotypes, many think sugar is the cause of diabetes. It is not (more…)