(BPT) - Did you know at least one out of every three people in the United States will develop type 2 diabetes in their lifetime? Approximately 27 million people across the country are living with this ...
—Nearly 21 million Americans have diabetes (7 percent of the U.S. population). —More than 6 million of those people don’t know they have diabetes. (These numbers represent an increase of 2.6 million ...
You have probably heard the old wives’ tale, “Do not let your child eat sugar, or they will get diabetes.” Is this true? Is it true that there is a cure for diabetes? Access to the Internet has ...
Once the diagnosis of diabetes is made, the PCP should provide the patient with initial MNT guidelines for use until he or she is able to meet with an RD or attend a diabetes-education class. These ...
With the excitement of the holiday season around the corner, it can be easy to put your health on the back burner. Family gatherings, large meals and football season are just a few of the things that ...
Dr. Bianca Hemmingsen is Technical Lead – Diabetes, Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, World Health Organization (WHO); Ms. Sanjana Marpadga is a Technical Officer – Diabetes, ...
It’s estimated that more than 100 million U.S. adults have diabetes or prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But despite the number of people living with ...
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Nov. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of World Diabetes Day, Abbott has created an interactive infographic to help raise awareness about what life can be like for an insulin-using ...