Stories about diabetes
Diabetes mellitus, often simply referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced.Related stories
As Obesity Rates Rise, Cases of Kidney Stones Double: Study
Source: U.S Department Health & Human Services Healthfinder
Heart disease and stroke deaths drop significantly for people with diabetes
Apofore Founder Publishes Studies Identifying Apolipoprotein A-IV as New Potential Target for Type 2 Diabetes Therapeutics
Fever in Pregnancy Ups Risk of Developmental Delay, Autism
RUB researchers gain new insights into mechanisms of cardiovascular disease
Linagliptin safe and effective for African American patients with type 2 diabetes
Glaxo Diabetes Drug Data Revealed Amid Hostile Takeover
New Phase 3 Data for Tradjenta (Linagliptin) Tablets in Black Or African American Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Showed Significant Improvement in Blood Sugar
Flesh-Eating Bacteria No Cause for Panic, Experts Say
Sweeteners 101
Geneticist studies his own blood and discovers a link to diabetes
By Jon Cohen, Science NOW on March 20, 2012, at 8:47 a.m.
Michael Snyder has taken “know thyself” to the next level — and helped heal thyself. Over a 14-month period, the molecular geneticist at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, analyzed his blood 20 different times to pluck out a wide variety of biochemical data depicting the status of his body’s ...
HEALTH NEWS
Beacon Health News, May 19, 2011
on May 13, 2011, at 10:32 p.m.
Tick Talk CAMDEN — May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, as declared by the Maine Legislature and the Maine Center for Disease Control. The Camden Public Library will host a “Tick Talk” with Dr. Beatrice M. Szantyr at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24. Szantyr will present an illustrated talk on the ...
County hospital debuts unique needle disposal program
CARIBOU, Maine — According to state health statistics, there are about 6,000 people in Aroostook County who use needles, lancets or syringes — also known as medical sharps — to treat illnesses such as diabetes. In Maine, more than 12 million injections by sharps are completed each year. The state ...
Eat This
A few easy ways to cut sodium out of your diet
By Georgia Clark-Albert on Feb. 07, 2011, at 6:59 p.m.
The long-awaited 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans has finally arrived — only 13 months late. I’ve read and reread the recommendations and, for the life of me, I can’t figure out what took so long for these revisions to come forward. There isn’t any significant change from the 2005 Dietary ...
Island men invited for health care overhaul
STONINGTON, Maine — Boat owners regularly survey the condition of their boats, and now Island Family Medicine hopes island men will pay the same attention to their own bodies. Island Family Medicine, a family practice of Blue Hill Memorial Hospital, will offer a free “Men’s Health Overhaul” 6-9 a.m. Saturday ...
Pittsfield’s Biggest Winner contest kicks off
PITTSFIELD, Maine — Bodies of many shapes and sizes belonging to people with a range of motivations gathered Friday to begin the four-month Pittsfield’s Biggest Winner competition. Between now and April 15, the 60 or so participants will change their diets, exercise and coax each other along to see who ...
Students count their way to better health
CORINTH, Maine — Students in Ms. Chase’s fourth-grade class at Morison Memorial School in Corinth know the 5-2-1-0 Let’s Go! song by heart. They sing it every morning at their desks. Hum along — you’ll recognize the tune. If you’re healthy and you know it, go for five! (clap, clap) ...
Dialysis data, once confidential, shines light on clinic disparities
For years, the government has collected a rich store of data about the performance of individual dialysis facilities. But it has kept nearly all the information secret from those it might benefit most: Patients. Now ProPublica has obtained this data under the Freedom of Information Act. We are making a ...
Simple supportive nutrition
Wouldn’t it be great to eat a healthier diet without starving yourself, counting calories, or subscribing to a line of expensive pre-packaged meals? I call it Simple Supportive Nutrition. It’s not a new concept; it just seems to have gotten buried beneath a mountain of fad diets and weight loss ...
Belfast health center joins Bangor firm
The medical practitioners at Seaport Family Practice say they have been expanding their services to better care for the people of Waldo County …
Bangor named one of 17 'beacon communities' across the U.S.
Thousands of Bangor area residents afflicted with chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and lung disease stand to benefit from a new partnership among the area’s …
Telemedicine offers doctor’s house calls
The next time you need speech therapy, mental health counseling, a blood-pressure check or intensive hospital care, the treatment you receive may well be provided by way of the …
Doctor's orders in Maine: Eat your veggies
The Associated Press on Aug. 17, 2010, at 2:01 p.m.
Physicians fighting obesity have long told patients to eat their fruits and vegetables. Now they're writing prescriptions for it.
Person-centered care core of modern health reform
Much of the mental health service delivery system architecture was built in the last century when thinking about mental illness was much different from today.
Experts want junk taken off food stamp menu
Four billion dollars. That’s how much Americans spend in food stamp dollars each year to buy sugar-sweetened, carbonated soft drinks. In Maine, it translates to about $2 million a year.
Imagine, …
Author provides diabetic meal plan
When people hear they have diabetes, they think that the only thing they have to worry about is avoiding sugar.
Seniors to celebrate 45 years of Medicare
Senior citizens and their families, along with lawmakers and others in the Bangor area interested in the federal Medicare program, are invited to a buffet lunch and a celebration …
Prescription for health: Shop for best price
Last December, Jim Ashby racked up a bill of almost $700 for some routine bloodwork at the nonprofit Cary Medical Center. His insurance covered half; he paid the rest out of his own pocket.
Farmers market offers Double Dollars deal
Dr. Michael Lambke hears the same thing over and over again when he tells his chronically ill patients to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables: Healthful food costs too much.
Battling childhood obesity in Maine
ORONO, Maine — Girl Scout Cookies season has presented a manageable challenge this spring for 11-year-old Haley Reynolds.
Glenburn art teacher killed in Friday morning collision in Bangor
Harvard student asked to leave bar for ‘bad behavior,’ not drunkenness
LePage blasts teachers union for endorsing same-sex marriage question
Reporting crime
A people’s revolt in Bar Harbor
Old Town football coach steps down
Perakslis helps UMaine beat Albany; Binghamton next in America East tournament
Orono baseball shuts out archrival Old Town for ninth straight victory
Stony Brook knocks out UMaine to win America East tournament
Aroostook businessman expands company out of home with hit mobile app 7 Little Words
Small idea launches major project in Hampden
Former CEO of MaineToday Media Richard Connor sued over $250,000 in loans
Out of the ashes, Central Street’s garden grows
New, old methods combine to deter scrap metal thefts in Aroostook
Gary Allan talks with the BDN leading up to Bangor concert
Mid Coast Actor’s Studio provides new forum for classic plays
Signs lead artist to opportunity
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