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Expert: Why Diabetes Caused Me to Adopt

Monday, March 8th, 2010 by A. Kelsey Metcalf

A. Kelsey Metcalf writes monthly columns about diabetes and travel as well as parenting as a diabetic. She has had type 1 diabetes for 29 years and visited four continents. To read her full ‘Experts’ bio, click here.

From the moment we met her, my daughter always had to have a drink in her hand.  Wow, if you didn’t know I was writing about a now six-year-old, that could be a very worrisome statement indeed (more…)

Georgetown Basketball Star Returns to Lineup After Diabetes Diagnosis

Monday, March 8th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

Austin Freeman, the Georgetown Hoyas college basketball star who was diagnosed with diabetes last week, returned to help him team knock off Cincinnati 74-47 in the club’s regular season finale (more…)

Georgetown Hoyas Basketball Star Diagnosed with Diabetes

Friday, March 5th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

The Georgetown Hoyas’ leading scorer, junior Austin Freeman has been diagnosed with diabetes (more…)

Strokes Increasing Among Younger People

Friday, February 26th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

A new study shows that number of young people suffering strokes is on the rise (more…)

Diabetes Costs Hitting Poorer Countries Hardest

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

Diabetes and its complications are creating stress on countries all over the world, but according to a new study the disease is placing the greatest financial strain on poorer countries. (more…)

Diabetes Vaccine Expected to Hit Shelves This Decade: Study

Friday, February 19th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

With several companies working feverishly to expand diabetes-related revenue and products, a diabetes vaccine is expected to hit shelves this decade, according to Kalorama Information, an independent research firm in the life sciences field (more…)

Bayer Launches At-Home A1C Test Kit

Friday, February 19th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

You no longer have to wait for a trip to the endocrinologist and for the lab technicians to finish your bloodwork to find out how well you have been managing your diabetes. Bayer has released its A1CNow Selfcheck, an at-home testing kit that can give you your A1C results in just five minutes (more…)

Researchers Develop Classification System for Diabetic Nephropathy

Friday, February 19th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

Medical experts have developed a classification system for diabetic nephropathy (more…)

Expert: Taking a Bite Out of Diabetes Complications

Monday, February 15th, 2010 by Tammy Galligher

Tammy Galligher is an Expert on living with diabetes long-term. To check out Tammy’s full bio, click here.

The things in life that can have affect our blood sugar and the complications that diabetes can cause sometimes amaze me, especially when they work both ways (more…)

When to Worry About Your Kids Getting Diabetes Too

Friday, February 12th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

Parents with diabetes are acutely aware of the impact the disease has on their lives and many are worried about their children developing the disease (more…)