Diabetes introduces people to a whole new life complete with different rituals, a new language, and metrics that can be confusing. According to a recent story from a Las Vegas television station, many people do not know how to interpret their blood sugar measures.

During ongoing research to pinpoint genes that may contribute to the risk of developing diabetes, researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and McGill University in Montreal have identified a gene variant that raises a child's risk for type 1 diabetes. The research team uncovered new type 1 diabetes instigators on chromosome 16, occupied by a gene called KIAA0350As. Investigators have their eyes on providing a scientific basis for designing better treatments and preventive measures for the disease.

ROCHESTER, Minn. &mdash Sometimes doctors have to surgically remove a portion, or a person's entire pancreas. Infections and inflammation can shut down the pancreas. The natural result when the pancreas fails is diabetes &mdash often called pancreatogenic diabetes. The Mayo Clinic has been experimenting with pancreatic islets in select patients undergoing partial pancreas removal. Its most recent report on the progress of the procedure has found that the procedure shows promise for reducing the effects of diabetes related to pancreatogenic diabetes.

All right, it's all over the news today, so men all over the world are wondering if they should father children if they have diabetes. So, let's break this down and interpret it. Scientists have found that sperm from type 1 diabetic men have greater levels of DNA damage than sperm from men who do not have the disease. They warn that such DNA damage might affect a man's fertility.