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BT today launched a campaign to try to help thousands of its people avoid developing Type 2 diabetes or manage it better if already diagnosed - by changing their lifestyle. Around 8,000 of BT's 112,000 employees suffer from the life-threatening condition, which is predicted to increase dramatically worldwide in the next 20 years, partly due to people being overweight and taking too little exercise.

A study surveying patients in more than 1,500 physician practices has found racial and ethnic disparities in patient health-care experiences, with minority patients having worse experiences than white patients. The findings suggest that while all doctors should be attentive to differences in patient experiences, Hispanic, Native American, and black patients are often visiting physician practices that are less patient-centered.

New york Times columnist Jane Brody on Tuesday examined gestational diabetes, the incidence of which has almost doubled since 1990 because of an increase in prepregnacy weight among women in the U.S. Gestational diabetes affects about 4% of pregnant women, usually in mid-pregnancy, or the 28th week of gestation.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:GERN) today announced the publication of data showing the successful engraftment of human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived pancreatic islet-like clusters (ILCs) in diabetic mice. After transplantation, the ILCs continued to express important pancreatic islet proteins, responded to high levels of glucose in the blood, and extended the survival of recipient animals.

Title: Too Few Understand diabetes' DangersCategory: health newscreated: 10/29/2008 2:00:00 amlast Editorial review: 10/29/2008

The cost of diabetes medications in the U.S. increased by 87% to $12.5 billion in 2007 from $6.7 billion in 2001, according to a study published on Monday in the Archives of Internal medicine, Bloomberg/Boston Globe reports. For the study, -- funded by the

New research from the University of Texas School of Public health Brownsville Regional Campus (UTSPH) suggest that people who have type 2 diabetes might be at greater risk for contracting...

With the arrival of November, comes National diabetes Month. 24 million people in the U.S. have diabetes. November is set aside to raise awareness of all aspects of this disease. The...

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