Category Archives: Statistics
Stay on Top of Breaking Diabetes News from our 73rd Scientific Sessions!
Watch as we report “live” from Scientific Sessions, June 21-25, 2013, at http://diabetes.org/breakingnews. Continue reading
It’s Clear: It’s Important to Care for Your Eyes!
May is Healthy Vision Month! You may have heard that diabetes causes eye problems and may lead to blindness. It’s true that people with diabetes do have a higher risk of blindness than people without it, and that the disease is the leading cause of blindness in adults. Fortunately, most people with diabetes have nothing more than minor eye disorders. Continue reading
Better Health for Asian Americans — and All Moms and Babies
This Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage month, let’s all support efforts to improve the health of this and other at-risk communities! Continue reading
Our New Book with JDRF Focuses on Care for People with Type 1 Diabetes
The American Diabetes Association and JDRF have joined forces to identify what is known—and unknown—about diagnosing and treating type 1 diabetes from birth to senior years. Continue reading
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Encouraging and Embracing the Desire to Change
It is so exciting to be a part of a team with so many energetic volunteers—professionals, staff and everyday people—who are working together for a common cause: to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. Continue reading
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Scientific Sessions Update: Studies Find No Increased Cancer Risk from Insulin Glargine
BREAKING NEWS: Some very good news today for people who use long-acting insulin glargine, also known by the brand name Lantus. Anna Baker reports the latest from Philadelphia.
Scientific Sessions Update: Interview with Prediabetes Researcher
Did you know that having prediabetes is the biggest risk factor for type 2 diabetes — and that there is more than one kind of prediabetes? Anna Baker interviews Leigh Perreault, MD, recipient of an Association career development research grant, … Continue reading
