Title: Health Tip: Managing Gestational Diabetes Category: Health News Created: 11/20/2009 8:10:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/20/2009

Title: More Obesity, Diabetes in South, Appalachia Category: Health News Created: 11/20/2009 11:08:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/20/2009 11:08:03 AM

ABU DHABI — More than 10,000 people participated in a walkathon at the Yas Marina Circuit in the capital on Friday evening to mark World Diabetes Day.

It's OK to indulge a bit if you have diabetes, but advance preparation is key.

SAN ANGELO, Texas —Dusty Roop had a choice: change or die.He opted for change.The San Angelo resident’s lifestyle was taking a serious toll on his health. Weighing in excess of 400 pounds, he wasn’t doing anything medically about the diabetes symptoms he was experiencing.After a while the symptoms grew so intense — the dry mouth, dizziness, constant weakness — he realized he needed to stop ...

As a result of successful events organized last year, a second Joint Scientific Forum, organized by the European Society of Cardiology and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, two of the most respected professional medical organizations in Europe, will be held from Nov. 27-29 at three venues across China -- Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

November is National Diabetes Month and the prevalence of the disease is increasing, according to the American Diabetes Association.

Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects as many as 16 million Americans and most everyone knows at least one person with the disease.

Nearly 70 patients gathered recently at Lake City’s Piggly Wiggly supermarket for an annual diabetes event that provided food lessons, door prizes and holiday desserts.

In celebration of Diabetes Awareness month free blood sugar screenings were available at the Westfield Franklin Park Mall on Friday.