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A tax on sugar introduced in Mexico in 2013 cut sales of sodas by 12 per cent — now the Bermuda Diabetes Association hopes a similar policy could do the same for Bermuda. It comes after the Throne Speech revealed that the Government would begin a con...

Patients’ knowledge of their prescription drugs could mean the difference between life and death in a natural disaster such as a hurricane, an expert warned. The Bermuda Diabetes Association spoke out as Bermuda’s hurricane season is in full swing an...

After struggling with type 2 diabetes for more than a decade, Irene Mello finally feels like she has her life back. The 62-year-old was one of the first Argus members to take part in the diabetes reversal programme offered by Premier Health and Well...

A diabetes specialist has urged policymakers and the wider community to examine the underlying issues that cause type 2 diabetes to protect the next generation “from developing the condition so unnecessarily”. According to David Cavan, who was speaki...

The Argus Group is offering a new programme to reverse type 2 diabetes and reduce the prevalence of the disease in Bermuda. The local insurer has partnered with diabetes specialist David Cavan and Stanley James, of Premier Health & Wellness Centre, t...

The Bermuda Diabetes Association is looking to raise the funds needed to purchase and renovate a building to enhance its community service. The charity has this week launched its “Building Hope” campaign, intended to help the organisation buy a build...

Ayesha Peets Talbot saw herself as the heroic hospital doctor, providing specialised care for the seriously ill. Instead, she became a bariatric specialist; her job is to stop people from reaching that point. The crossroads came in her final year of ...

Type 2 diabetes is a challenge, not a death sentence, according to Annabel Fountain. But Dr Fountain stressed that patients needed the right tools to succeed and education is key. The island’s only endocrinologist spoke with The Royal Gazette to shed...

Craig Simons knows first-hand how type 2 diabetes can affect the body — he has struggled with the disease for 15 years. The 48-year-old credits education with slowly helping him to get to grips with the condition where the body does not use insulin p...

Danielle Pacheco was 13 years old when she found out she had type one diabetes. The 31-year-old has now been living with the condition for more than 17 years and refuses to let it stop her from living her life to the fullest extent. “It’s a huge adju...

Debbie Jones, chairwoman of the Bermuda Diabetes Association, is to take part in a question-and-answer session following Sunday’s screening of the award-winning investigative documentary Sugar Coated at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. T...

Got any spare cash? It just might change a life. Three teenagers are asking residents to hand over any loose coins in their pockets, couches and laundry. It’s part of a school project in aid of the Bermuda Diabetes Association. The money will be used...