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A group of children living with Type 1 diabetes were this weekend introduced to a new friend designed to help them manage their condition — Jerry the Bear. Brought to the Island by endocrinologist Annabel Fountain of the Bermuda Hospitals Board, with...

Advice about managing diabetes and caring for your heart is being offered at a free health fair. Participants will also receive free screenings and learn about looking after your vision and feet. Medical professionals will be on hand to discuss any ...

The Island’s diabetes epidemic demands swift preventive action, according to Debbie Jones, director of the Bermuda Diabetic Association, who commended St George’s Preparatory School for phasing out sugary drinks, in her Hamilton Rotary Club address y...

Wheelchairs, amputations, insulin injections ­— a special photography show opening at City Hall this month highlights the nightmare of diabetes. Local photographer Oliver Tucker, was commissioned by the Bermuda Diabetes Association to carry out a pho...

The number of patients needing dialysis treatment has tripled in the last ten years, according to the latest statistics. And the 200 percent increase in patients needing the life-saving but costly treatment means that a “disproportionately high” numb...

The average Bermudian may be consuming enough sugar to fill an industrial dumpster each year, said the Bermuda Diabetes Association, so it is critical to educate people about lifestyle induced diabetes. Tomorrow a number of organisations including Ki...

Patti Rose Smith was shocked and frightened when she was diagnosed with diabetes during a routine blood test. Now, 18 months and 63lbs later, she says she has never felt better. “When they tell you, immediately you go into shock,” she said. “You thin...

Education and awareness are the keys to eradicating diabetes, according to Community and Cultural Affairs Minister Wayne Scott. Proclaiming November as Diabetes Awareness Month yesterday, the Minister said: “The prevalence of diabetes in our commun...

A Bermudian who set her sights on walking 60 miles for cancer research joined thousands for the Susan G Komen three-day walk in Philadelphia. Shari-Lynn Pringle joined countless participants who raised the minimum $2,300 entry requirement for the wal...

Esso is donating five cents of every gallon of gas pumped at its stations to the Bermuda Diabetes Association. The funds will be donated from sales at stations across the Island through January 11. They will be used to assist the organisation’s daily...