The Hernando County Health Department offers Diabetes Self-Management Education programs throughout the year and is currently registering patients with diabetes for their next class beginning in October. ...more

September 17, 2009

Knowing the amount of carbohydrates in food is critical for diabetics trying to control their condition. ...more

July 25, 2009

Get some useful information about diabetes from someone living with it everyday. ...more

March 25, 2009

Need some nutrition or wellness guidance? Here are some good resources to consider: ...more

January 10, 2009

Obesity surgery can reverse diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults, according to a small study. ...more

December 30, 2008

Obesity surgery can reverse diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults, according to a small study. ...more

December 29, 2008

If you don't know the raw facts, here are some: 23.6 million Americans have diabetes; diabetes is implicated, annually, in hundreds of thousands of deaths; in 2007, the economic cost of the disease was estimated at $174 billion; diabetes has three classifications - type 1, type 2 and gestational. ...more

December 10, 2008

If you don't know the raw facts, here are some: 23.6 million Americans have diabetes; diabetes is implicated, annually, in hundreds of thousands of deaths; in 2007, the economic cost of the disease was estimated at $174 billion; diabetes has three classifications - type 1, type 2 and gestational. ...more

December 10, 2008

Last month, Michael Ackerman was blind in one eye. The simple reason why: he is diabetic. ...more

November 17, 2008

Things To Do is a list of some of the most interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

September 10, 2008