Diabetes update – GP data reveals soaring diabetes
The number of people diagnosed with diabetes has increased by over 100,000 in the past year, GP figures show.
Don Walser, 72, Passes Away Wednesday
Longtime Austin musician Don Walser died Wednesday. Walser had been very sick for the last week and died as a result of his diabetes. Walser is best known for his yodeling and picking in the Austin music scene.
Diabetes pill works but at what cost?
A pill to prevent a horrible disease before it strikes it seems like marvelous idea for both public health and drug company profit. But a big diabetes trial with extremely positive results generated more argument than action. Why? By NBC’s Robert Bazell