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The following highlights efforts and a grant that seek to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. diabetes: Several federal government agencies and American Indian tribal leaders and educational institutions have joined efforts to launch the diabetes Education in Tribal Schools' "Health is Life in Balance" curriculum.

November is American diabetes Month and the Journal of the American Dietetic Association takes a closer look at how family income can have an affect on a child's risk for the disease. Other studies in the issue take a closer look at children's health including the effect that counseling and increased physical activity have on children's obesity.

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) wants consumers, particularly those with diabetes, to talk to their pharmacist during November's diabetes Awareness Month. According to the American Diabetes Association, there are 23.6 million people in the United States, or 8% of the population, who have diabetes, an increase of 13.5 percent from 2005. As the prevalence of diabetes rises at an alarming rate, pharmacists are playing a critical role in helping patients manage the disease.

A diabetic patient has received a prestigious award in recognition of his valiant fight against diabetes for 50 years. Roger Westman, 69, who has been a patient at St Mary's hospital since he was diagnosed with diabetes 50 years ago has been presented with the Alan Nabarro Medal by diabetes uk. Mr Westman, of Hampstead Way, said: "I have worked very hard to look after myself over the years so I suppose receiving this medal is quite an achievement and an honour.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Medication use among children across the United States is dramatically increasing as more kids are being treated for diabetes, asthma and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), researchers report.

America's tweens* and teens more than doubled their use of type 2 diabetes medications between 2002 and 2005, with girls between 10 and 14 years of age showing a 166 percent increase. One likely cause: Obesity, which is closely associated with type 2 diabetes.

Reuters - For adults with diabetes, eating fish twice a week may help prevent kidney disease -- one of the most serious complications of diabetes, according to British researchers.

The number of children on medication for chronic illnesses in the United States went up between 2002 and 2005 across a range of diseases, with a doubling of medication for type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. The study was the work of lead author Dr Emily Cox of Express Scripts, Inc, St Louis, Missouri, and colleagues from other research centres in the US, and was published online on 31 October in the journal Pediatrics.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Eating fish twice a week may help reduce the risk of kidney disease in people with diabetes, according to a British study of more than 22,000 adults, including 517 with diabetes.

Title: health Tip: Living With an Insulin PumpCategory: health newscreated: 11/1/2008 2:00:00 amlast Editorial review: 11/3/2008