BOSTON (Reuters) - Gene tests may be no better for predicting diabetes risk than having a doctor ask some old-fashioned questions about weight, smoking status and family history, according to two studies published on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Depression may make it harder for people with diabetes to keep their blood sugar levels in check, researchers have found.

Review of weight-loss agents and their effect on glycaemic parameters and progression to diabetes

The October issue of Dr Roger Gadsby's "interesting new papers" series is now available.

Report from Diabetes UK looking at support for children with diabetes in schools and whether it is effective.

Guidance from Diabetes UK on effective transition from child-centred to adult-orientated health care systems

Guidance from Diabetes UK addressing the risks associated with Diabetes and these Jewish fasts

Diabetes UK Guidance for pharmacists involved in providing early identification of diabetes, published 2006

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Category: Health News
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Title: Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes
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Created: 11/19/2008 8:54:00 AM
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The rise of serious heart risks in drugs that treat chronic conditions has become one of the U.S.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drugs used to control diabetes may lower the risk of prostate cancer, investigators at the University of Tampere in Finland report.

TRENTON, N.J. - As diabetes is rapidly becoming one of the world's most common diseases, its financial cost is mounting, too, to well over $200 billion a year in the U.S.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Medicare, the U.S. government's largest payer of health care, said on Monday it does not plan to cover weight-loss surgery in diabetic patients who are not dangerously overweight, saying there is not enough evidence to s...

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Category: Diseases and Conditions
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ALEXANDRIA, VA, Nov 17, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is extremely disappointed with the recent California Superior Court ruling striking down a provision of an agreement between the ADA and the...

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Created: 11/15/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Nov. 15--A Sacramento Superior Court ruling Friday marks a major shift in the treatment of nearly 14,000 California schoolchildren with diabetes.