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Big first trimester weight gain ups diabetes risk (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Women who gain weight too quickly during the first three months of pregnancy are more prone to develop pregnancy-related diabetes, new research shows.

Breakthrough CBS News Health Report: 'High Fructose Corn Syrup - It's Just Sugar' (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

Leading Food Expert: Alleged effects from high fructose corn syrup "an urban myth"

Body's Response to Foods' Smell, Taste Could Be Diabetes Risk Factor (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A mutation that affects how the body responds when a person smells or tastes food may play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes in some people, U.S. researchers report.

Things to do in Roxbury Township and Mount Arlington (Roxbury Register)

FRIDAY, March 5 A blood drive to benefit 2 year-old Jacob Shallop will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hilton Parsippany, One Hilton Court, Parsippany. Shallop is the son of Mount Arlington Police Officer Greg Shallop. The toddler is currently battling leukemia. Walk-ins are welcome. To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-247-9580. To make a monetary donation to help the family with ...

Free health screenings today in Oak Forest (SouthtownStar)

Oak Forest Hospital is offering free comprehensive health screenings, foot checks and vision screenings today in honor of World Kidney Day.The day was created to prevent spread of the condition that affects more than 900,000 Illinoisans, according to the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois. Uncontrolled or untreated diabetes, and high blood pressure can lead to kidney disease, it said.From 10 ...

Web Watch: Diabetes Drug to Eliminate Sugar Checks? (KRBC Abilene)

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Starting Treatment Early Doubles Chance Of Success For People With Diabetes (Medical News Today)

The sooner people with diabetes start taking metformin, the longer the drug remains effective, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the March issue of Diabetes Care, a journal of the American Diabetes Association. The study found that metformin, an inexpensive, generic drug that helps patients prevent dangerously high blood sugar levels, worked nearly twice as long for people who ...

Diabetes drug effective if taken early (UPI)

PORTLAND, Ore., March 9 (UPI) -- The sooner people with diabetes take the generic drug Metformin that helps prevent high blood sugar levels, the longer it is effective, U.S. researchers said.

Blood pressure, sugar screenings at senior centers (Port Clinton News Herald)

Magruder Hospital and Ottawa County Senior Resources will offer free blood pressure and blood sugar screenings at two of the local Senior Centers.

Sugar and HFCS (BellaOnline)

Artificial sweeteners are detrimental to our health, but what about sugar? What about high fructose corn syrup? What effects do they have on our bodies?