Monthly Archives: May 2009

New research has found that even women with mild abnormalities in their blood sugar during pregnancy, are 2.5 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.

a new study finds that sleep apnea is widely undiagnosed among obese individuals with type 2 diabetes - nearly 87 percent of participants reported symptoms, but were never diagnosed.

A new study soon to be published in the Journal of Pediatrics explores the effectiveness of telemedicine in helping school nurses and children manage diabetes care.

Approximately 95,898 pounds of ground beef products may be contaminated with E. coli.

Suggests monitors help maintain tight control and reduce long-term risks of diabetes, while lowering incidence of dangerous low blood sugar events.

The tablets are being recalled because they may differ in size and therefore could have more or less of the active ingredient, digoxin. This recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to immediately stop using Hydroxycut products by Iovate Health Sciences.

People with diabetes who maintain intensive, low blood sugar levels are significantly less likely to suffer heart attacks and coronary heart disease.

A common blood test for triglycerides may also for the first time allow doctors to predict which patients with diabetes are more likely to develop the serious, common complication of neuropathy.

The drug most commonly used in type 2 diabetics who don't need insulin works on a much more basic level than once thought.

A drug widely used to treat Type 2 diabetes may have unintended effects on the pancreas that could lead to a form of low-grade pancreatitis in some patients and a greater risk of pancreatic cancer in long-term users.

According to new research, patients with diabetes who have retinopathy should also be screened for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Completion of human clinical study on DiaMetrix, a natural product designed to assist the body maintain healthy blood sugar levels.

Recall applies to all ACCU-CHEK Spirit insulin pumps with serial numbers from SN02119552 through SN10006093 (range of SN shipped to the US).