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• Tour de Cure puts focus on diabetes

  May 17, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 What do a professional cyclist and a unicycling third-grader have in common? In this case: Type 1 diabetes. And they are also both cycling in the American Diabetes Association’s Tour …

• No charges for deputies in crash that killed diabetic man

  September 22, 2011 in News, City Prosecutors have declined to pursue criminal charges against two Spokane County Sheriff’s deputies involved in a fatal crash with a diabetic man in June. 18

• Driver suffered from diabetes

  June 23, 2011 in City on Page A5 A driver who crashed into a log truck and died while being chased by sheriff’s deputies was a Post Falls man with severe diabetes, friends say. Authorities identified Daniel James … 3

• Driver who died in cop chase was diabetic, friends say

  June 22, 2011 in City, Idaho A driver who crashed into a log truck and died while being chased by sheriff’s deputies was a Post Falls man with severe diabetes, friends say. 23

• Devotion to family, art marked sculptor’s life

  December 16, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A5 A longtime North Idaho College art instructor and sculptor whose work adorns the Coeur d’Alene campus along with buildings in Spokane and Hayden, died last week at age 74. A …

• Sufferers of Type 1 diabetes don’t want to be lumped in with Type 2

  December 7, 2010 in Features on Page C1 As a person living with Type 1 diabetes, 34-year-old Angie Hashemi-Rad must prick her fingers and give herself insulin every day to stay alive. But nothing irritates her more than … 1

• Doctors sharpen focus on treating prediabetes

  November 16, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Blake Brown tried not to cry when his doctor told him he had prediabetes in February, the month he turned 10. “It scared me,” Blake says softly in his Mesquite, …

• Region part of federal pilot program to track diabetes

  October 3, 2010 in City on Page A1 The diabetes problem is reaching full roar in the Spokane-Coeur d’Alene region. More than 48,000 people are living with the chronic disease and another 114,000 are on the cusp as … 11

• Type 2 diabetes-cognition link studied

  September 14, 2010 in Features on Page C3 Type 2 diabetes is linked with a number of health problems, but a new study finds that older diabetics may be at higher risk for cognitive problems. Researchers looked at …

• Sleep apnea cuts oxygen supply

  August 31, 2010 in Features on Page C5 If you snore, sleep a lot during the day or experience any number of seemingly unrelated physical and emotional signs, you may need more than a warm glass of milk …

• Obesity puts kids at risk for adult problems

  August 31, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Not long ago I diagnosed type 2 diabetes, once called “adult-onset diabetes,” in an 11-year-old boy. This sounds unusual, but unfortunately it is becoming more common. As obesity increases in …

• More bad news for diabetes drug

  June 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – The diabetes drug Avandia, once the world’s top-selling diabetes medication, took two more hits Monday, with one new study linking it to an increased risk of heart …

• Grant makes services for diabetics a priority

  May 5, 2010 in City on Page A5 A $15.7 million federal grant is expected to bolster medical services for diabetics living in Eastern Washington. Spokane-based Inland Northwest Health Services will use the federal stimulus funds to work …

• INHS receives $15.7 million grant for diabetes network

  May 4, 2010 in City A $15.7 million federal grant is expected to bolster medical services for diabetics living in Eastern Washington. Spokane-based Inland Northwest Health Services is receiving the federal stimulus funds and intends … 6

• A boy’s best friend

  May 1, 2010 in City on Page B1 Like everyone who met Gia, 11-year-old Hayden Kamakaala knew right away the dog from Spokane was special. A tingle raced through his body when he first saw her. He tugged … 1

• 3 conditions plague half of U.S. adults

  April 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – Nearly half of all adult Americans have high cholesterol, high blood pressure or diabetes, all conditions that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers from the national … 2

• Smokers who quit risk diabetes, study finds

  January 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Smoking raises the risk of diabetes, but new research indicates that – at least in the short term – kicking the habit increases the risk even more. …

• Type 2 diabetes is not hopeless despite statistics

  November 24, 2009 in Features on Page C3 More than 180 million people worldwide have diabetes, according to the World Health Organization. In 2005, an estimated 1.1 million people died from the disease. “Diabetes causes more deaths than …

• For young sufferers, staying vigilant is key to diabetes

  November 17, 2009 in Features on Page C1 At least eight times a day, 15-year-old Megan Davis pricks her finger to check her blood sugar level. Each meal or even a snack becomes a math exercise as she … 5

• Diabetes rates soar in Idaho

  November 1, 2008 in City on Page A1 The number of Idahoans diagnosed with diabetes has tripled in the past decade – outpacing soaring rates of the disease in other states. The numbers are part of a national …