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Review of the OneTouch Vita blood glucose meter from Lifescan. The OneTouch Vita is aimed at people with type 2 diabetes. Watch a video guide to the OneTouch Vita. With the OneTouch Vita, you can tag mealtimes in order to see your blood glucose levels before and after mealtimes. Sue Marshall shows you how to insert a test strip into the OneTouch Vita, apply a blood sample and test your blood glucose with the Vita.

Review spotlights risk of diabetes pill
A review by U.S. health scientists reinforces potential ties between the diabetes pill Avandia and heart attack and death. The result opens the door for government action, including a possible withdrawal of the once blockbuster drug.

Avandia’s heart risks under review in U.S.
A U.S. review reinforces potential ties between the Type 2 diabetes pill Avandia and heart attack and death, opening the door for U.S. government action.

Insulin used to treat diabetes may be linked to increased cancer risk, review suggests
The benefits of using insulin to treat diabetes far outweigh the risks, but a new review suggests that people with diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes, may face an increased risk of cancer and that their cancer may be modified by treatment choices. The review showed that: diabetic patients are 30 percent more likely to develop colorectal cancer and have an 82 percent higher risk of pancreatic …