Diabetes News Hound

A new study from Banfield Pet Hospital, a chain of pet hospitals, says that the number of dogs and cats in America with diabetes is growing. (more…)

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

The National Institutes of Health announced earlier this month a new strategic plan to guide diabetes-related research over the next decade (more…)

As the world stopped for a moment of silence on Friday to recognize the one-week anniversary of the devastating earthquake that rocked Japan and the subsequent tsunami and nuclear disasters, many diabetics in the country are trying to manage their disease in extreme conditions. (more…)

Music legend B.B. King and American Idol runner-up Crystal Bowersox are appearing together in a new OneTouch LifeFirst ad campaign aimed at providing tools and products to help encourage and inspire people living with diabetes to successfully manage their disease. OneTouch, of course, is best known for its blood sugar testing monitors and test strips. (more…)

With the earthquake, tsunami and subsequent devastation in Japan, I thought it would be a good time to revisit a pair of past posts we’ve had on Diabetes News Hound about emergency preparedness. (more…)

Alini Brito, a former Brooklyn high school Spanish teacher who was fired for an alleged lesbian sex romp with a fellow teacher in an empty classroom, has filed a wrongful termination suit. She and the other teacher involved in the incident are seeking $2 million from the city for tarnishing their reputations, (more…)