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Welcome to “Diabetes in the News”. This feature has links to diabetes related news stories, blogs, or websites. If you come upon a story, blog or website that I haven’t mentioned, e-mail me at jmp5329 at yahoo.com. I will check it out and if posted, give credit where credit is due.

Drinking Alcohol with Diabeites
Some people who have diabetes can safely drink moderate amounts of alcohol, but for others any amount of alcohol intake can have very negative health consequences.

There are some circumstances under which diabetics should not drink alcohol in any amount. The key for those with diabetes is to understand what conditions can be worsen if they consume alcohol.

From pigs, a cure for diabetes?
Evidence of Tom Cartier’s determination to find a cure for diabetes can be found in a farm field north of New Richmond, Wis., where a bio-secure building producing “clean” pigs for research will open next year.

The cinder-block building, part of a project financed with millions of donated dollars, won’t show much from the outside. But the promise it holds within could put New Richmond, a growing St. Croix County city of 7,500 residents, on the map as a place where major strides were made to cure one of the world’s most common and deadly diseases.

New Braille Diabetes Reference Guide Now Available
Pocket Reference Journals, a medical publisher of health journals has just published it’s first journal in braille for the newly diagnosed blind diabetic. It’s written by an endocrinologist, certified diabetes educator, and a registered dietitian.

Fountain Valley, Ca. (PRWEB) July 31, 2006 — Pocket Reference Journals, a medical publisher of pocket size health organizing journals has just finishing it’s first journal in braille The “My Pocket Doctor”, a Diabetic Reference Guide and Journal. It’s written by an Endocrinologist, a CDE, and a Registered Dietitian. It’s bound to answer any questions that a newly diagnosed diabetic would ask.

With New Software, Medical Histories Can be Kept at Home
Lewis Ballew has diabetes and is waiting for a heart transplant. He tried keeping track of his complicated 10-year medical history on computer spreadsheets and lists, but he never had all his health information in one place.

Neither did his doctors - cardiology test results, glucose levels and prescriptions could be spread across several floors of the hospital - until now.

Ballew now uses Thomas Jefferson University Hospital’s computer software to put all his health data on his home computer. The software, called Personal Health Manager, is free and available to anyone.