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A 'paradigm shift' in the diagnosis of diabetes: study

ScientistsonFridayunveiledarevisedclassificationfordiabetes,onetheysaidcouldleadtobettertreatmentsandhelpdoctorsmoreaccuratelypredictlife-threateningcomplicatio

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Study finds team-based online game helps patients manage diabetes

Ateam-basedonlinegamedesignedtoimprovediabetesself-managementappearstobeeffectiveinhelpingpatientslowertheirhemoglobinA1c(HbA1c),akeymeasureofdiabetescontrol,ac

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Refraining from drinking sugary drinks prevents type 2 diabetes: study

Cutting sugary drinks out of diet would significantly reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to the results of an Australian-led international study published on Friday.

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Anti-diabetes drug also 'lessens kidney, heart disease' risk

Ananti-diabeticdrugthatlowersbloodsugarlevelsfortype2diabetessufferersalsosignificantlycutstheriskofcardiovascularandkidneydisease,accordingtoastudypublishedMon

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Fasting diet 'regenerates diabetic pancreas'

The pancreas can be triggered to regenerate itself through a type of fasting diet, say US researchers.

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Australia's diabetes crisis looms as disease claims 4,400 amputations each year

Australia is facing a national emergency in its fight against diabetes after new data revealed more than 4,400 amputations related to the disease were carried out each year.

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Weight loss surgery reduces diabetes risk

Weight loss surgery could reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by around 80 percent in obese people, according to a new research published Monday in the British medical journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

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New Zealand scientists confident of diabetes cure after research breakthrough

New Zealand scientists said Monday they could be closer to a cure for diabetes after identifying a hormone that causes the disease.

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Sedentary lifestyle exposes Kenyan youth to diabetes

Maureen Wanjiku was among dozens of Kenya youngsters who defied the sweltering mid morning sun on Thursday to have a test on their blood sugar levels at a makeshift tent in a public university.

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One in nine adult New Yorkers diagnosed with diabetes

Nearly one in nine adult New Yorkers have now been diagnosed with diabetes, an all-time high, according to data released Thursday by the city's Health Department.