WARSAW — The Kosciusko Community YMCA will be launching the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program, a national program to help those at risk for type 2 diabetes make healthy changes to prevent the onset of this epidemic disease.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 29 million adults in the United States have diabetes. …read more.

WARSAW —The Kosciusko Community YMCA will be launching the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program, a national program to help those at risk for type 2 diabetes make healthy changes to prevent the onset of this epidemic disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 29 million adults in the United States have diabetes. …read more.

INDIANA — More than 29 million Americans currently have diabetes and another 86 million are at risk, making support and supplies for this potentially life-threatening blood sugar disease critical. In raising awareness for American Diabetes Month this November, Shopko is hoping to ensure its communities stay healthy by offering free wellness screenings and stocking its shelves …read more.

GOSHEN — IU Health Goshen will host a seminar titled, “A Look at the Big Three.” The event will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, at the IU Health Goshen Heart and Vascular Center in the wellness classroom located on the second floor. The seminar will discuss healthy eating, staying active and healthy weight. This free …read more.

GOSHEN — IU Health Goshen will host a free adult diabetes prevention class from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at the Goshen Heart and Vascular Center. The class covers risk factors, nutrition, weight loss and stress management. This class is free and open to the public. For more information and to register please call, (574) 364-2931.

NEW YORK — For years you’ve been told to go for skim over full-fat dairy. Even the latest dietary guidelines for Americans urge people to avoid the full fat, and following this lead, school lunch programs provide only low-fat milk and no whole milk at all, even though they do allow chocolate skim milk with its added sugars.

NORTH WEBSTER — Camp John Warvel offers traditional camp activities as well as constant medical assistance for children living with diabetes. It is for children ages 7-15 with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Older teens with previous diabetes camp experience may participate as counselors-in-training. This year’s camp will run from June 5-11. Registration is …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Food gatherings at Thanksgiving and Christmas require rigorous management by people affected by diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, is the result of the breakdown of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. Type 2 diabetes can be the result of a combination of obesity, high caloric intake and a sedentary lifestyle.

WARSAW — There will be a presentation on diabetes management for individuals with or without cancer from 2-3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22 at K21 Health Service Pavilion, 1515 Provident Drive, Warsaw, in conference room A. The presentation will focus on how the food you eat affects your blood sugar levels and ways to manage the disease through meal planning. Recipes and samples will be provided.

CHICAGO — Based on a study done involving in-home exams and questionnaires, new research has indicated that almost half of U.S. adults either have diabetes, or pre-diabetes.

By ANDY OBER InsideINdianaBusiness INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. says the diabetes treatment Jardiance met its primary endpoint in a latest clinical trial. The company says the treatment lowered cardiovascular risk in adults with type 2 diabetes. Lilly says the long-term trial involved more than 7,000 patients from 42 countries. at high risk …read more.

Warsaw Community Public Library, 310 E. Main St., Warsaw, will host Diabetes Academy, a free class by Novo Nordisk Diabetes Educator, Cindy Smith, RD, CDE. This class will cover basic diabetes information and terminology with tips for eating healthy and staying active. No registration is required. The class is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, July …read more.

Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health has once again been named among U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” for 2015-16. Riley is the only nationally ranked children’s hospital in Indiana. The rankings were based on ten pediatric specialties including cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and GI surgery, …read more.

Companion Medical, Inc, San Diego-based medical device company developing advanced systems for delivery of insulin and other drugs, has announced the completion of a series B financing, led by an investment from Eli Lilly and Company. “We are very excited to have Lilly as the lead investor in our series B financing,” said Sean Saint, …read more.

By BETH GRANT Manager of Marketing and Communications, American Diabetes Association Camp John Warvel offers traditional camp activities as well as constant medical assistance for children living with diabetes. It is for children ages 7 to 17 with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Older teens with previous diabetes camp experience may participate as counselors-in-training. This year’s …read more.

By SUMMER ZIMMER Director of Communications and Social Responsibility, Kosciusko Community YMCA From 6 a.m. until 10 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 26, Parkview Health will be conducting A1C blood sugar testing at the Parkview Center for Healthy Living in the Parkview Warsaw YMCA at no cost. Contact (260) 672-6500 to register. The A1C test is a …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – In a move that will strengthen their alliance by enhancing efficiencies and enabling greater focus on product launches, Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) are changing the operational and financial structure of their diabetes alliance in certain countries. Under the revised agreement, 17 countries representing more than 90 percent of …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – An international team of diabetes researchers led by Indiana University scientists has been awarded a $2.4 million research grant to discover and develop biomarkers meant to provide early prediction and diagnosis of type 1 diabetes.Nearly 2 million people in the U.S., most of them children, are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes each year, …read more.

Parkview Health will be conducting A1C blood sugar testing and bone density screens at no cost from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Friday, Oct. 3, at the Kosciusko Community YMCA, 1491 E. Smith St., Warsaw. The bone density screening for Osteoporosis requires participants to place a foot in an ultrasound device which measures the bone mineral …read more.

In yet another sign of changing perceptions about the YMCA as a leading organization in chronic disease prevention, the CEO of the American Medical Association has lauded the YMCA as a “model community asset.” Speaking to the AMA’s House of Delegates during that policy-making body’s Interim Meeting in November, Dr. James Madara recognized the YMCA …read more.

GOSHEN, Ind. – IU Health Goshen offers an Adult Diabetes Prevention Class for individuals who may be at risk for diabetes but have not yet been diagnosed with the disease. It will focus on lifestyle changes in nutrition, exercise, weight loss and stress management. The class — held from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, …read more.