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More common than most of us realise, and also more deadly, diabetes can be a debilitating and costly disease. It also has no cure. Characterised by high blood sugar levels, diabetes mellitus is believed to be caused by insulin deficiency; a condition...
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the Bermuda Diabetes Association. With results to be presented at next year's Diabetes Conference and published in medical journals worldwide, conclusions drawn from the epidemiology project are expected to serve as a blueprint for those countries un...
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according to worldwide research. In Bermuda, the Diabetes Association is working to protect those persons from the many life threatening complications which can arise from undiagnosed diabetes -- blindness, kidney failure and heart problems, to name ...
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in medical history, with diagnosis no longer sounding the death knell for patients. According to local expert Herbert Hope-Gill, before insulin was discovered, thousands of diabetics withered away without anyone knowing why.
It was not until Frederic...
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Tempo Drum School holds its annual recital. More than 30 students will show off their newfound talents in all manner of musical style, and a few special guests are scheduled to help school chief Kevin Maybury display his percussive prowess. The progr...
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Government slip as he campaigns for "fair treatment'' for his constituents.
Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby has entered the argument between the giant US McDonald Group and Telco over the structure and control of Bermuda Cablevision.
Last night it emerge...
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In general the complications of diabetes can be divided into emergency conditions and long-term disorders. The patient with severe diabetes who is taking insulin is particularly susceptible to serious emergency situations of diabetic coma and insulin...
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diagnosed with diabetes despite the healthy regime he follows. "I've been studying martial arts for about 20-odd years and I've never been sick,'' he said. "All of a sudden, I started getting tired, feeling run-down and I had a pain in my legs. But I...
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Hospital has helped make life a lot easier, and more understandable, for local diabetics. Established in 1990, the Diabetes Education and Counselling Centre operates on a referral basis, offering expert advice and counselling on every aspect of the d...
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*** It's not often I argue with my elders and betters.
But when Royal Gazette critic Patricia Calnan said of last year's Broadway in Bermuda: "It can't get much better than this,'' she was wrong.
I didn't see last year's show, but I find it hard to ...
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