by everydayhealth.com Health News From MedPage Today Clock Gene Mutations Tick Toward Diabetes: To make up for the body’s loss of melatonin, receptor agonists may be beneficial for Type 2 Diabetes therapy. by Crystal Phend, reviewed by Zaiman S. Agus, MD Several rare genetic mutations affecting melatonin, the key circadian rhythm hormone, substantially boost Diabetes [...]

by everydayhealth.com HealthDay News Popular Diabetes Drugs May Raise Pancreatic Cancer Risk But more studies are needed to see if this preliminary finding is accurate, researchers say. by Steven Reinberg People with Type 2 Diabetes taking the drugs Januvia or Byetta might have an increased risk of developing pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, a preliminary study [...]

by everydayhealth.com HealthDay News Popular Diabetes Drug Might Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk But, the protective effect of metformin was only seen in women. By Alan Mozes, HealthDay Reporter A new Swiss-American study indicates that long-term use of the popular Diabetes medication metformin may lower the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, at least among women. The [...]

Diabetes & More How are we, as diabetics, supposed to have a life for ourselves when we start including all these other people in our lives? Yes, I know people do it everyday and are okay with it, maybe even great or on the negative side, bad at it but do it anyway. But seriously, [...]

2012 Another year with Diabetes, unfortunately What do diabetics want? Many things of course like a lot of other people. But, if it were one thing, it might be to live without Diabetes. Then, we could have peace with ourselves and our lives. No constant worrying, checking, responsibility (of the disease), or the other harsh [...]