Diabetes cases exploding among adolescents across the U.S., risks highest in Deep South

The number of diabetes cases among adolescents has nearly doubled since 2001, according to a new study by the American Medical Society. Those numbers are expected to quadruple by 2050.

Camp targets factors spurring Type 2 diabetes among young

Amid alarming increases in Type 2 diabetes among children, evidence suggests pre-diabetic kids are falling through the cracks when it comes to prevention efforts.

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‘The WORD’: A step of faith in preventing diabetes in underserved communities

Dr. Karen Yeary brought The WORD to churches in the Arkansas Delta.

The former professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences decided to introduce a lifestyle intervention plan through places of worship — The Wholeness, Oneness, Righteousness, Deliverance, a faith-based weight loss intervention to stem the ravages of diabetes.

‘When you’re diabetic, every decision you make will keep you alive or kill you.’

Frank Henn knew something was wrong on his spring break trip to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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