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Geri Winkler seeks a new adventure along the Silk Road
Type 1 diabetic travels through Central Asia. Fascinating spectacle of nature - the three adventurers at the top of the 5,129 meter-high Orus Molo
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"Junior Cup Diabetes" in Geneva
The second European soccer tournament for children and adolescents with diabetes was a great success. All the participants were enthusiastic about the second European soccer tournament for children and adolescents with diabetes, which was held in Geneva on August 22-24. In this tournament, the young diabetics and their parents heard new ideas on how best to deal with diabetes, exchanged experiences, and enjoyed some great sport.
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Goal achieved: First diabetic conquered Seven Summits
The Austrian Geri Winkler made his dreams come true: As the first diabetic, he crested the Seven Summits. Between 2001 and 2008, the adventurer scaled the highest summit of each of the seven continents. Mount McKinley in Alaska, 20,325 feet (6,195 meters) high, was the last on his tour.
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Diabetic drives 1200 miles (2,000 kilometers) by bike through Sahara
It wasn’t athletic ambition that had driven Geri Winkler and his girlfriend Sylvia Alfery to cross the Sahara over a distance of 2,000 kilometers. It was rather the wish to immerse in a foreign environment, at a speed that allows the traveler to savor the experience to the fullest.
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Nationwide Education and Training Initiative to Fight Diabetes in India
Diabetes and the consequences
With an estimated 40.9 million people currently living with the condition, India leads the world in the prevalence of diabetes. In India’s urban areas, approximately 12 percent of adults live with diabetes, compared to only seven percent in the United States (CDC data, 2005) and the United Kingdom.
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Diabetes – Ten Popular Misconceptions
Diabetes is a common disease – it's also a time bomb. About 350 million people worldwide will suffer from this metabolic disorder by the year 2025, according to a forecast published by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
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Quick, Reliable – and Easy-to-Use
Blood glucose measuring devices help millions of diabetics to lead an active and almost normal life. Bayer HealthCare has an almost 60-year tradition of introducing innovations for such devices. One of our latest models, Contour®, offers several highlights.
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A Wide Range of Projects in the Fight against Diabetes
Bayer HealthCare is one of the world's leading providers of blood-glucose meters. But not only that: the company also supports a wide range of diabetes programs – always with the aim of improving the quality of life of the people affected.
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Diabetics: lose weight – but do it the right way
For people with diabetes, losing weight – along with regular exercise – often is the most effective way of getting the disease under control. But not every diet is suitable – and regularly measuring your blood glucose is a must.
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Traveling with Diabetes: Tips to make sure you have a good flight
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder, but it is nevertheless possible for diabetics to live a normal life if they are well informed and know the rules they have to follow. Then there is no reason why they shouldn't fly on holiday or on business trips.
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Adult Onset Diabetes: Fat Children – Bleak Future
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 22 million children under five worldwide are already overweight. More and more children are contracting type 2 diabetes – also known as adult onset diabetes. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) fears that the spread of this dangerous metabolic disease could reach epidemic proportions. Yet each of us can do something to help avert this.
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