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New Report Focuses on Women and Diabetes

February 22, 2011 – 10:39 am

A new report Women at High Risk for Diabetes: Access and Quality of Health Care, 2003–2006 was released on February 14, 2011 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) . The full report can be downloaded or free print copies ordered HERE . Using [...]

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November is Diabetes Awareness Month

November 12, 2010 – 10:51 am

In celebration of National Diabetes Awareness Month, the Institute for Women’s Health Research focused its November 2010 e-newsletter on this topic.  It is available free at  IWHRenewsNov10-1.

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November is American Diabetes Month!

November 2, 2009 – 10:42 am

Diabetes mellitus is an endocrine disease affecting approximately 7% of the US population.  Diabetes is categorized into two classes: Type 1, or insulin dependent diabetes, and Type 2, or adult onset diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes is a condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone necessary for the metabolism of glucose.  [...]

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