Current news and research articles about diabetes
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Could Higher Levels of Vitamin D cut the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes?
MedicalNewsToday.com
18 February 2010
People who get plenty of vitamin D can cut their chance of developing Type 2 diabetes by 55 per cent. Researchers from the Warwick Medical School reviewed 28 existing studies on almost 100,000 people looking at vitamin D levels among middle-aged and elderly people.
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America’s Biopharmaceutical Companies Studying 183 New Medicines to Counter Diabetes Growth
MedicalNewsToday.com
20 February 2010
A Stratton Spotlight article recently highlighted a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey that showed a dramatic rise in the number of diabetes cases during the last 10 years and noted that pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies are working on nearly 200 new medicines to treat this debilitating disease.
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Is Weight Loss Surgery a “Cure” for Type 2 Diabetes?
MedicalNewsToday.com
23 February 2010
More and more reports have been surfacing about weight-loss surgery "curing" type 2 diabetes. At the same time, more and more questions are being asked about this process, how it works, who it works for, and how long it may continue to work.
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Intense Sports for Diabetics
The Wall Street Journal Online
23 February 2010
WHISTLER, British Columbia -- Nearly halfway through Saturday's 30-kilometer race at the 2010 Winter Olympics here, Kris Freeman was trailing the front-runner by only six seconds and dreaming of making history. Not since 1976 had an American won a medal in cross-country skiing. Suddenly, though, his energy faltered, and he collapsed.
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Last updated: 3 March 2010