DIABETES

Advocates are calling on Gov. Charlie Baker to add Type 1 diabetes to the list of medical conditions that qualify for vaccine priority in Massachusetts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated its guidance to include it, but Baker has yet to say if the commonwealth will follow suit. Jessica von Goeler was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes…

People with Type 1 diabetes are now recommended for a higher priority for the coronavirus vaccine, but Gov. Charlie Baker has not yet said if Massachusetts will follow suit.

At least 31 million adults in the U.S. have Type 2 diabetes.

An announcer for a live stream of an Oklahoma girls high school basketball game cursed and called one team by a racial epithet as the players kneeled during the national anthem

An existing diabetes drug is being called a game-changer for patients with obesity.

Basketball legend Ray Allen was preparing for the 2008 NBA finals when his life was turned upside down by a health crisis involving his young son Walker. In an interview with LX News, his wife Shannon describes the terrifying close call they experienced when Walker’s type 1 diabetes was nearly misdiagnosed.

People with diabetes who get COVID-19 are at a greater risk of being hospitalized and even dying. Consumer Reports explains why managing diabetes is more important than ever.

Advances in technology help all of us, but especially people with Type 1 diabetes. A newly approved device for kids gives them a little more independence.

U.S. health regulators are telling five drugmakers to recall versions of a popular diabetes drug due to contamination with an ingredient linked to cancer

Dr. Jerome Adams, U.S. Surgeon General, avoided answering a question from a reporter on Tuesday about whether individuals without diabetes should take insulin. The question came after President Trump, who does not have diabetes, jokingly asked whether he should be taking insulin. People without diabetes who take insulin are at serious risk for seizures, coma or death.

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that seniors with prescription drug coverage through Medicare will be eligible for lower insulin payments in 2021. The updated Part D Senior Savings Model caps co-pays for insulin at $35 a month.

When faced with the abundance of holiday food, managing blood sugar levels may be more of a challenge for diabetics but that doesn’t mean they have to miss out on the holiday cheer. Health experts show us how it’s possible to enjoy holiday meals while maintaining blood sugar levels.

An Atlanta couple’s dream cruise vacation took a scary turn when Tori Austin’s fiancée suffered a serious medical emergency on board the ship, NBC News reports. Austin told NBC News her fiancée, Stephen Johnson, was rushed to a private hospital in Progreso, Mexico, over a week ago in critical condition after medics aboard a cruise ship diagnosed him with pancreatitis,...

Many older American adults may inaccurately estimate their chances for developing dementia and do useless things to prevent it, new research suggests. Almost half of adults surveyed believed they were likely to develop dementia. The results suggest many didn’t understand the connection between physical health and brain health and how racial differences can affect dementia risk. Substantial numbers of people...

Ten people at an Oklahoma care facility for people with intellectual disabilities were hospitalized after they were apparently accidentally injected with what’s believed to be insulin rather than flu shots, authorities said. Emergency responders were called Wednesday afternoon to the Jacquelyn House in Bartlesville, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) north of Tulsa, on a report of an unresponsive person and...

With trick or treating over, all that candy is in your house. So now what? You can hide it from the kids, or maybe eat it yourself, but there are concerns about the amount of candy kids are consuming. “I am a really big candy fan,” says Heather Flannery. “We eat a lot of candy at our house.” The National...

The National Retail Federation says this year, Americans spent a projected $2.9 billion on candy. It’s a scary amount of sugar.

Americans’ diets are a little less sweet and a little crunchier but there’s still too much sugar, white bread and artery-clogging fat, a study suggests. Overall, the authors estimated there was a modest improvement over 16 years on the government’s healthy eating index, from estimated scores of 56 to 58. That’s hardly cause for celebration — 100 is the top...

Boston’s own Massachusetts General Hospital was named the second best hospital in the U.S. for 2019-2020, according to a ranking made by U.S. News and World Report. MGH was second in the magazine’s Honor Roll out of nearly 5,000 medical centers considered nationally by U.S. News. Only 20 facilities are named on the elite list for exceptional...

Peñafiel bottled water is being pulled from store shelves after a report found that the products contained arsenic at levels that exceeded federal standards, NBC News reports. Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., the company that makes this brand of bottled water, said Peñafiel unflavored mineral spring water products are involved in the market withdrawal. It wrote in a statement Friday that...