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Type 1 diabetics are living longer

Posted on Wed, May 14, 2014 - 12:00am

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“I never expected to live this long.”

That's a refrain becoming increasingly common among people with Type 1 diabetes, many of whom were told as children their lives would likely be shortened due to a complication of the disease, such as kidney failure, heart attack or a stroke.

But a growing number of diabetics have defied the odds, living with the disease for 50 years or more and often remaining otherwise healthy - and a Canadian study is underway to find out why.

Sheryl Ubelacker Reports

New diabetic drugs look promising, but won’t be enough to manage the epidemic

Posted on Thu, Apr 10, 2014 - 10:00am

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‘I’m sorry, but your sugar is still too high,” I tell my anxious patient, reviewing his blood work. Sathees, a 39-year-old who has had diabetes for six years, has been dreading this moment. But he accepts my verdict, knowing I will prescribe more medication – adding to the five tablets that he’s already taking.

For diabetics, this is a typical scenario, repeated thousands of times a day in clinics across Canada. Too frequently, the medications we use to treat diabetes just fade away, losing their sugar-reducing effect.

Website brings help to chronic disease sufferers

Posted on Wed, Oct 30, 2013 - 4:40pm

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Dr. Scott Lear, chronic disease, chronic conditions, diabetes

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A new website is helping patients with two or more chronic conditions, such as diabetes, heart, kidney or lung disease, monitor their health from home.