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Joslin Diabetes Center offers tips for living well with diabetes.

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It is time to scare away the myth that says children with diabetes can't enjoy Halloween because of their disease. The truth is they can still enjoy sweets as long as they keep their meal plan in check and follow their health provider's orders.

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Physicians monitoring patients who have undergone gastric bypass surgery should be on the alert for a new, potentially dangerous hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) complication that, while rare, may require quick treatment.

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High blood glucose levels in early pregnancy may deprive embryo of oxygen and lead to birth defects, Joslin Diabetes Center study shows.

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Back-to-school is a busy and sometimes stressful time for many families. But for the more than 210,000 US students with type 1 diabetes "” and the growing number of youngsters with type 2 diabetes "” extra planning and unique concerns are a big part of hitting the books again.

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Non-invasive imaging may help predict type 1 diabetes and response to treatment in humans: Joslin recruiting for new Imaging in Diabetes clinical trial.

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Using the newest DNA chip technology, scientists have discovered a new gene implicated in the cause of type 2 diabetes. In a new study, the investigators first identified genes that were altered in their level of expression in islets isolated from people with type 2 diabetes.

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Lloyd Paul Aiello, M.D., Ph.D., a leader in the field of academic ophthalmology, recently was named Director of Joslin Diabetes Center's Beetham Eye Institute.

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A multicenter international study brings hopeful news to the 18 million people in the United States "” and millions more worldwide "” with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

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Study showing role of PKC-beta 2 in diabetic complications to be presented at the American Diabetes Association 65th Scientific Sessions in San Diego.

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Obesity, physical inactivity, genetics and age have long been recognized as risk factors for developing high blood glucose and diabetes. But over the past few years, scientists have discovered another risk -- low birth weight.

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Joslin's new textbook is leading source for advances in diabetes care. 14th edition tailored to primary care and specialty practitioners.

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Joslin's latest news release highlights a new study by C. Ronald Kahn, M.D., and a team of investigators that one day may lead to new ways to treat obesity in humans. Yu-Hua Tseng, Ph.D., along with Atul J. Butte, M.D., Ph.D., served as first author of the study.