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It’s a huge epidemic in the U.S. More than 17 million people are living with diabetes. Most with what used to be called “adult onset” diabetes, but now more and more kids, usually who are obese, are developing this type too. And along with diabetes comes the risk of heart attack and stroke and a shorter life. That’s type II diabetes. There’s also type I that people can develop when their pancreas fails to make insulin. Usually kids develop this and it can run in families. Research is shuttling ahead on both types and we connect you with leading researchers so you can be smarter about diabetes.

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Diabetes and You
What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes? Who is at risk? In this program Dr. Mark Molitch will discuss the importance of treating diabetes, what those...
by Patient Power | 04/12/2011
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Cancer and the treatment of cancer may put you at risk for Diabetes. M. D. Anderson’s Internal Medicine Department has specialists who see only patients with cancer and diabetes, and...
by Patient Power | 08/31/2010
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Taking Care of Diabetes and Avoiding Complications
According to the American Diabetes Association there are 23.6 million people in America with diabetes. That’s 8% of the population and, unfortunately, that number is growing. In this Patient Power...
by Patient Power | 11/02/2009