NEW YORK - Pfizer's stab at giving diabetics insulin without needles is getting more praise than prescriptions so far.

NEW YORK - Pfizer’s stab at giving diabetics insulin without needles is getting more praise than prescriptions so far. Exubera, a powdered form inhaled through a special device, was introduced last year in a targeted launch to specialists, a debut analysts deemed disappointing.

Insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes and obesity (diabesity) are global epidemics with major health consequences. Nearly two thirds of Americans are now medically classified as overweight or obese. What's crazy is that 30 percent of overweight individuals believe they're at a healthy weight, and 70 percent of obese individuals feel they're simply overweight. This excess weight costs our nation $93 billion in annual medical bills.

Insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes and obesity (diabesity) are global epidemics with major health consequences. Nearly two thirds of Americans are now medically classified as overweight or obese. What's crazy is that 30 percent of overweight individuals believe they're at a healthy weight, and 70 percent of obese individuals feel they're simply overweight. This excess weight costs our nation $93 billion in annual medical bills.

Insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes and obesity (diabesity) are global epidemics with major health consequences. Type 2 diabetes is commonly associated with poor diet and inactivity. However, there is now evidence of autoimmunity in Type 2 diabetes.

Question: My 7-year-old grandson was diagnosed with diabetes and has to take insulin shots. Why can't he take pills like I do for my diabetes?

Insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes and obesity (diabesity) are global epidemics that continue to rise and come with major health consequences. Type 2 diabetes is commonly associated with poor diet and inactivity. However, there is now evidence of autoimmunity in Type 2 diabetes.

I find the opposition to Obamacare a gross, contradictory, and hypocritical position held by certain elected officials who represent the citizens of this great country.

PHOENIX - Gov. Janet Napolitano has signed a bill that allows Arizona public schools to permit diabetic students to give themselves insulin.

Patients coming to my office need only glance around to notice my intense interest in the history of medicine and nursing and the many mid-19th century and Victorian medical and nursing artifacts and textbooks.

Patients coming to my office need only glance around to notice my intense interest in the history of medicine and nursing and the many mid-19th century and Victorian medical and nursing artifacts and textbooks.

By some industry estimates, within five years a third of Americans could be connected to an electronic medical device that operates with wireless technology.

Ahwatukee Foothills residents Shawn and Todd Shoemaker do their best to keep their kids active. As avid cyclers themselves they made sure to feed their kids right and take them on plenty of family bike rides. So it was a shock when their 4-year-old son, Levi, was diagnosed with diabetes.

Ahwatukee Foothills residents Shawn and Todd Shoemaker do their best to keep their kids active. As avid cyclers themselves they made sure to feed their kids right and take them on plenty of family bike rides. So it was a shock when their 4-year-old son, Levi, was diagnosed with diabetes.

October 28, 2004

Those with type 1 diabetes historically faced a shortened life expectancy. But those diagnosed since 1965 can expect a near normal lifespan,.a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study concludes.

When Bill Branson was diagnosed with diabetes in 1994, his physician advised him to avoid eating sugar and begin exercising.

December 28, 2004

WASHINGTON - Scientists have found clusters of new gene variants that raise the risk of Type 2 diabetes - and how the researchers did it is as important as what they found.

If your goal is to lose weight or prevent weight gain, one thing you must do is stabilize your insulin, the fat-storing hormone. Insulin is the one hormone we have control over. You can prevent insulin spikes by what you choose to put in your mouth. The following are my top pick foods and beverages to include in your diet if you want to lose weight.

If your goal is to lose weight or prevent weight gain, one thing you must do is stabilize your insulin, the fat-storing hormone. Insulin is the one hormone we have control over. You can prevent insulin spikes by what you choose to put in your mouth. The following are my top pick foods and beverages to include in your diet if you want to lose weight.