8-year-old cousins battle diabetes - Mankato Free Press

As boys the same age, 8-year-old first cousins Colton Berger and Jacob Tapper have a lot in common, including a fondness for soccer and video games. Now they share the diagnosis of both having juvenile diabetes. Three years ago Jacob was diagnosed ...

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In Search of a Cure for Diabetes, Young Girl Participates in Trial - Connecticut Post

Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was seven years old, Olivia Sosnoski, 12, of Westport, participated in a clinical trial to help find ways to cure diabetes through research. According to Olivia's mother, Joanne Sosnoski, they found out Olivia ...

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Growing Up With Diabetes - Medical News Today

Children and adolescents like to spend their leisure time with friends, going to the cinema, doing sport and trying out all sorts of things as they grow up. Jessica Gagnoux from Geneva was no different. But then the young girl's world was turned ...

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Olympian and diabetic, Hall closes curtain on swimming career - CNN Sports Illustrated

Though once fined for donning a boxing robe at the Olympics, Gary Hall Jr. has been lauded for his work with diabetes. Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Celebrity public appearances don't usually require much sweat and toil. Say a few words, take a few ...

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Blood glucose levels - Tiscali

The blood sugar level is the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood. It is also known as serum glucose level. It is expressed as millimoles per litre (mmol/l). Normally, blood glucose levels stay within narrow limits throughout the day: 4 to 8mmol/l ...

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N. youngster spreading awareness about diabetes - Kane County Chronicle

NORTH AURORA – Ten-year-old Emily Laughead knows she’ll have more than a tummy ache if she eats too much leftover Halloween candy. “I could go into a coma,� said the Schneider Elementary School fifth-grader. Emily has Type 1 diabetes, which ...

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The Truth Behind Type 2 Diabetes - MLive.com

CITIZEN PATRIOT | DAVE WEATHERWAX Type 2 diabetes patient Bryan Koszegi has his finger pricked in order to have his blood sugar level tested at the Allegiance Diabetes Center. While food is certainly necessary to keep the body going, it is insulin, a ...

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