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Accu-Check Aviva Glucometer - New for Diabetes Testing
New! ACCU-CHEK® Aviva System Now you can help make every test strip count as you can test right the very first time. The wide-mouth strip quickly sucks on the tiny blood drop, helping 97% of diabetes fill the strip on the very first try. Since you only need a small drop of blood, you won't have to keep retesting. The system also has over 150...

7 Ways To Cross Diabetes Awareness Month Off The Calendar
November is National Diabetes Awareness month. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death (fifth leading cause of death by disease) in America. According to the American Diabetes Association Diabetes affects over 20 million Americans, that's 7% of the population! Another 41 million Americans have pre-diabetes. That means out of every 5...

Exercise and Diabetes
There are two main types of diabetes, type I and type II. Type I diabetes is characterized by the pancreas making too little or no insulin. An individual with diabetes type I will have to inject insulin throughout the day in order to control glucose levels. Type II diabetes, also known as adult onset diabetes, is characterized by the pancreas not...



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Data: Arsenic, Water, Diabetes Linked (Time Magazine)
A new analysis of government data is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure, possibly from drinking water, with Type 2 diabetes

Study: Possible diabetes link to arsenic in water (CNN.com)
CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- A new analysis of government data is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure, possibly from drinking water, with type 2 diabetes, researchers say.

Arsenic in Drinking Water Raises Diabetes Risk (US News & World Report)
TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- High levels of arsenic in urine may be linked with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers report.