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ALARM BELLS : Their studies were published last week in the European diabetes journal.

ALARM BELLS : Their studies were published last week in the European diabetes journal.

Alarm as diabetes drug throws up cancer link

A controversy raging in the medical circles about the popular diabetes treatment drug has cast a cloud of doubt over its widespread usage. India is now considered the diabetes capital of the world, with an estimated 30 million diabetes patients. Experts say that about five per cent of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are prescribed Lantus to control fasting blood sugar.

THE BITTER TRUTH: When detected, most Indians do not tend to take diabetes seriously enough.

Is India the new capital of diabetes?

According to a top medical journal, The Lancet, India has the largest number of diabetics in the world.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/is-india-the-new-capital-of-diabetes/26218-17.html

LIVING IT UP: Dealing with diabetes requires strict discipline but the returns make it worthwhile.

Dealing with diabetes | Eating tips

You can't get rid of diabetes but you can easily learn to lead a normal life despite the illness.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/dealing-with-diabetes--eating-tips/26151-17.html

BEHIND TIME: The new device could free patients from finger-prick blood tests and injections.

Diabetics get new tool to check sugar

The device uses a computer to monitor the blood sugar levels and administers insulin when levels rise too high.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/diabetics-get-new-tool-to-check-sugar/25638-17.html

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