More than 25,000 diabetic patients are being tracked in a Greater Cleveland study in Ohio. This is a rather large undertaking on a local level to track diabetes and accompanying managed care.

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute funded a 20-year study on the affects of aerobic fitness on diabetes potential. The findings indicate ‘fitness for life’ is a worthy mantra.

Have you ever heard of docosahexaenoic acid or DHA? If not, you’re probably not alone. If you’re pregnant, however, this supplement could reduce or even prevent gestational diabetes.

It stares at me from the deep recesses of the pit and mocks me. I am surprised by how quickly I agree that I want what’s being offered; yet I hesitate.

President Obama has both ardent supporters as well as equally ardent detractors from plans he has expressed to alter health care on the United States. Republican Senator Mike Enzi from Wyoming recently said, "We see that as a slippery slope to having the government run everything."

Physician representatives for the makers of drugs Qnexa, Lorcaserin and Contrave all believe that the next stage in the battle against Type 2 diabetes will be in the area of managed weight loss.

Staying up late and getting up early are normal events in many American homes. Sometimes that is by choice and sometimes stress related factors make it difficult at best to move past regular bouts of insomnia.

A recent UK study suggests it may be possible to predict up to five years in advance whether an individual will develop diabetes. However this answer only satisfies part of a complex question.

One of the things we were always used to when watching “Leave it to Beaver” was the trouble ‘Beav’ got into and the perfect answers his parents always had. Wally and Eddie provided their own unique textures, but most had to admit life with the Cleavers seemed about as perfect as possible.

A recent report by Phillips Electronics indicates 61% of those surveyed say sleep deprivation has had a negative impact on job performance. The report also indicates nearly 7 workdays a year are lost to sleep deprivation issues among employees. The financial impact of this seemingly universal loss of sleep runs in the billions.