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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Defective gene behind arthritis, diabetes: Study (Canada)
TORONTO - Scientists at Mount Sinai Hospital identified a defective gene which can spur the development of rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, lupus and other autoimmune diseases.
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/08/15/defective-gene-behind-arthritis-diabetes-study
Watching TV 'as hazardous as smoking' (Scotland)
WATCHING television for an average of six hours a day could reduce your life expectancy more than smoking. Researchers in Australia say people who watch too much TV and do not move around enough could shorten their lives by almost five years.
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/Watching-TV-39as-hazardous-as.6819398.jp
Program helps diabetic kids transition to insulin pumps (USA)
Cortland Hawks, 15, was happy to find out his new insulin pump will give him more freedom, like eating at a friend's house on a whim.
"I didn't really want to do it at first but, after getting into the program, it seems pretty easy, and seems much easier than the program I was on," the Gardiner, N.Y., boy said.
http://www.lohud.com/article/201108...n-insulin-pumps?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|News
Diabetic marathoner pumped about running again (USA)
Being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes would be a hard adjustment for anyone. But in addition to learning how to handle her diet and having to take insulin injections, diabetes also took away one of Lindsay Gossack's favorite hobbies.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20110816/LIFESTYLE/108160313
TORONTO - Scientists at Mount Sinai Hospital identified a defective gene which can spur the development of rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, lupus and other autoimmune diseases.
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/08/15/defective-gene-behind-arthritis-diabetes-study
Watching TV 'as hazardous as smoking' (Scotland)
WATCHING television for an average of six hours a day could reduce your life expectancy more than smoking. Researchers in Australia say people who watch too much TV and do not move around enough could shorten their lives by almost five years.
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/Watching-TV-39as-hazardous-as.6819398.jp
Program helps diabetic kids transition to insulin pumps (USA)
Cortland Hawks, 15, was happy to find out his new insulin pump will give him more freedom, like eating at a friend's house on a whim.
"I didn't really want to do it at first but, after getting into the program, it seems pretty easy, and seems much easier than the program I was on," the Gardiner, N.Y., boy said.
http://www.lohud.com/article/201108...n-insulin-pumps?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|News
Diabetic marathoner pumped about running again (USA)
Being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes would be a hard adjustment for anyone. But in addition to learning how to handle her diet and having to take insulin injections, diabetes also took away one of Lindsay Gossack's favorite hobbies.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20110816/LIFESTYLE/108160313