January 26, 2017 Sweet-tooth nation: US can't kick soda habit Soda habits among kids and adults in the U.S. are still going strong: About two-thirds of children and half of adults report drinking at one least one sugar-sweetened beverage a day, two new reports find.
January 24, 2017 Language may impact diabetes care for Latinos with limited English Latino patients with limited English skills may be less likely to take prescribed diabetes medications than other diabetics in the U.S. even when they see Spanish-speaking doctors, a recent study suggests.
January 22, 2017 New technology lets diabetics skip multiple finger pricks One of the biggest complaints for diabetics is that they hate having to prick their fingers multiple times to test sugar levels throughout the day.
January 20, 2017 Technology means fewer finger pricks for diabetics Fewer finger pricks for diabetics
January 13, 2017 Gastric bypass may offer teens lasting weight loss Extremely obese teens who get surgery to help shed excess pounds may achieve long-term weight loss, but some may also face additional operations and vitamin deficiency, two new studies suggest.
January 12, 2017 How do higher deductibles impact care for chronic disease? Out-of-pocket costs with high deductible health plans may discourage some poor and chronically ill patients from getting needed care, a U.S. study of diabetics suggests.
January 10, 2017 200 percent increase in kids' use of artificial sweeteners concerns scientists An increasing number of American adults and children are consuming artificial sweeteners, which are marketed as low calorie but whose health consequences are still not yet fully known, according to a study released Tuesday.
January 9, 2017 Few black diabetes patients in US drug trials Even though diabetes rates are almost twice as high in black people as in whites, black patients may be far less likely to be included in drug safety trials, a recent study suggests.
January 5, 2017 Rising cost of diabetes care concerns patients and doctors Edith Prentiss has Type 1 diabetes and needs to take insulin several times a day.
