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Aug. 22, 2018

Learn about the new “Diabetes in America,” a preeminent resource for scientific information on diabetes and its complications.

Diabetes in America, 3rd edition resource: 42 chapter PDFs, figures, and more
Fact sheet: Key points from “Diabetes in America” (PDF, 2.2 MB)
NIH news release: New NIH reference book is one-stop resource for diabetes medical info
Blog: Diabetes Discoveries & Practice: Diabetes in America
Video clips: “Diabetes: Everything You Need to Know” (0:30s), “Progress in Managing Diabetes” (0:31s), “Surprising Facts About Diabetes” (0:48s)

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Dec. 4, 2018

This National Diabetes Month, care for your health after gestational diabetes

Nov. 1, 2018

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Gene mutation points to new way to fight diabetes, obesity, heart disease

Oct. 9, 2018

Gastric banding as effective as metformin in slowing progression of prediabetes, type 2 diabetes

Oct. 3, 2018

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2018 NIH Director’s awards for High-Risk, High-Reward Research program announced

Oct. 2, 2018

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New supplemental awards boost NIH funding for research on Down syndrome

Oct. 1, 2018

High blood sugar during pregnancy ups risk of mother’s type 2 diabetes, child’s obesity

Sept. 11, 2018

New NIH reference book is one-stop resource for diabetes medical information

Aug. 14, 2018

Intervention for first-time moms and their infants improves child weight through age 3

Aug. 7, 2018

NIH-funded researchers present preliminary clinical trial results suggesting aggressive blood pressure control may lower risk of cognitive impairment

July 25, 2018

NIH expands program that conducts large-scale clinical trials in real-world settings

July 24, 2018

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