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According to an article in the journal ACS Nano , injectable nanoparticles developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may someday eliminate the need for patients with type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulin.

According to the American Diabetes Association, over 25 million people in the US alone have diabetes and the numbers keep on growing.

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"If you had told me a few years ago that I'd be liking kale, I'd have laughed you out of the room," said the actress and co-host of The View in an extensive interview with US News and World Report .

Avid cyclist Paul Dadak has taken many long training and recreational bike rides in his life, but none have borne more personal meaning for him than the annual 100-kilometer, or 62-mile, "Tour de Cure: North Shore," which starts and finishes Sunday morning at the Topsfield Fairgrounds.

In the Sunday Nation of May 12 we read that nutritionist Tara Conrad will advise parents on healthy eating for children.

An extended insulin-release system comprising an injectable gel of nanoparticles may one day help patients with type 1 diabetes manage their condition without having constantly to test their blood-sugar and inject themselves with insulin.

A DNA variant near a digestive enzyme does not only affect risk of developing diabetes but also affects the response to treatment, an international consortium of researchers including the University of Dundee has found.

RIVERSIDE COUNTY Monitoring glucose levels in the blood to ensure they are at an acceptable level is a vital task in a diabetic's life.

The West Virginia Branch of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will have its annual Walk for a Cure at the state Capitol in Charleston at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. , a developer of oral drug delivery systems, announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Company's Investigational New Drug application for ORMD-0801, its oral insulin capsule.

Dale Benzine played football in high school and college. He says he steadily gained "five pounds a year for 30 years" after graduation because of inactivity and bad eating habits.

Regular marijuana use is associated with favorable indices related to diabetic control, say investigators.

The number of people under 40 with type 2 diabetes in the UK has risen sharply in the past 20 years, research shows.

Prevent Blindness America and its affiliate, Prevent Blindness Texas , held a briefing at the Legislative Conference Center here this week to present data from a new Texas University of Medicine study depicting the dangers of diabetic macular edema, specifically applied to commercial drivers.

There's an unexpected link between marijuana use and factors related to Type 2 diabetes that has medical researchers intrigued.

Smoking marijuana has "remarkable" effect on diabetic problems and may lower risk of getting the disease, a study published on Wednesday states.

According to a May 16 article on Yahoo!News , a study at the University of Arizona has shown that marijuana seems to impact Type 2 diabetes in a positive way.

Injectable nanoparticles developed at MIT may someday eliminate the need for patients with Type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulin.

A hormone called betatrophin prompts cells in the pancreas to multiply and produce more insulin.