Diabetes news from around the world 12th July 2011

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Cathy Freeman posts first picture of newborn (Australia)

Olympic gold medallist Cathy Freeman has released photographs of her newborn baby girl. Ruby Anne Susie Murch was born shortly after 8am AEST on Friday. The birth was a victory for Freeman, 38, who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and had to inject herself with insulin four times a day throughout the term of the pregnancy.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8271999/cathy-freeman-posts-first-picture-of-newborn

Diabetes is on the rise on the Monaro (Australia)

DIABETES is on the rise across the Monaro, growing by an alarming rate of more than 20 per cent over the past five years. A new study undertaken by the Australian Diabetes Council into the prevalence of diabetes has shown the rate is increasing across the state.

http://www.coomaexpress.com.au/news...tes-is-on-the-rise-on-the-monaro/2223616.aspx

Bay Area diabetes camps canceled, hundreds of kids out of luck (USA)

Just weeks before hundreds of children with diabetes were to set off for summer camps at Sequoia Lake and the Santa Cruz Mountains, the San Jose-based nonprofit that ran these programs for more than three decades has abruptly shut down, leaving kids like Draven Miller with packed bags and no place to go.

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_18457441?nclick_check=1

Global surge in Diabetes incidence (Philippines)

Q: I recently heard over the radio that the number of Filipinos who are diagnosed with diabetes has been increasing during the last few years? Is this true? What has caused this increase? --Jun de V., Iloilo City

A: Yes its true, the incidence of diabetes is on the upsurge not only in the Philippines but worldwide.

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/326455/global-surge-diabetes-incidence
 
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