Diabetes News Hound

This guest column was submitted to Diabetes News Hound by reader Doris Dickson.  (more…)

Researchers say a recently completed study suggests that a genetic mutation that causes dwarfism may also one day help people of normal stature fight diabetes and cancer (more…)

Police in Louisville say that 47-year Old David Bennett tried to claim he was having a hypoglycemic event to avoid getting a DUI (more…)

Doctors treating patients with diabetes in medical or surgical intensive care units should not attempt to achieve tight blood sugar control (more…)

School-age children with diabetes face unique challenges and sometimes dangerous situations tied to their oftentimes unpredictable glucose levels. To help teachers, principals and others ensure the safety of youngsters with diabetes during the school day, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Diabetes Education Program has updated its manual, Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel. (more…)

The American Diabetes Association said recently that a scammer has been using the organization’s name to solicit personal information from several potential victims, promising free diabetes supplies in return, (more…)

Mannkind’s push to bring its long-delayed insulin inhaler, Afrezza, to the market has taken yet another hit (more…)

New research suggests that chronic illness (diabetes, cancer, heart disease and epilepsy) early in life can lead to less education, increased joblessness and lower wages (more…)