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Bermuda Diabetes Association received more than $5,000 from the Hamilton Lions Club. The cash was raised at the 51st Annual Gas-O-Rama on February 8. A message from of Hamilton Lions Club president Lana Woods to the Association follows: Despite the r...

Diabetics will still get vital medicines even with a ban on flights and most ships because of the coronavirus pandemic. Debbie Jones, chairwoman of the Bermuda Diabetes Association, said the charity had also set up tents outside its headquarters in B...

The Portuguese-speaking population is being targeted through a new diabetes education programme. The Bermuda Diabetes Association said it is providing the service because language barriers can make it difficult to promote awareness about the disease....

Bermuda missed the chance to head off an obesity and diabetes epidemic decades ago, a former government head of physical education has claimed. John Moreby, who worked with the Department of Education for more than 20 years before he retired in 1995,...

A new option for diabetes sufferers to have a pancreas transplant in the US has been promoted in Bermuda. Jay Graham, an assistant professor and abdominal transplant surgeon at Montefiore Medical Centre in New York, said he was “very excited” about t...

A new diabetes centre will offer affordable medication and education under one roof, the Bermuda Diabetes Association said yesterday. Debbie Jones, the chairwoman, said the organisation was “acutely aware of the urgent need to improve our healthcare ...

As Valentine’s Day is upon us, there tends to be a focus on all things sweet and/or chocolate. Coincidentally, I just finished reviewing the Consultation document produced by the Government’s Ministry of Health in connection with the proposed sugar ...

The Argus Group and BF&M Limited have made a joint donation of $100,000 to the Bermuda Diabetes Association. Each company will contribute $50,000 towards the development of a new, larger facility at the BDA’s new location at 22 Princess Street. The i...

The Bermuda Heart Foundation and New York-Presbyterian Hospital are partnering to host a seminar this weekend. The seminar is intended to help local medical experts learn more about advancements in cardiology and nephrology. Simone Barton, chief exec...

An obesity expert is on a mission to get residents to own their health and recognise self-destructive behaviours. Jane DeVille-Almond will share tips on what people can do to tackle obesity and diabetes at the Ministry of Health’s Commit to Change e...

Losing weight is not easy if you hate exercise and love cake. However, members of Bermuda’s successful Diabetes Reversal Programme have discovered that anything is possible with the right guidance and encouragement. About 30 participants got together...

Amanda Paulos has struggled with type two diabetes for a decade. But the 41-year-old said she was getting to grips with the chronic condition after joining a programme designed to reverse the disease. The mother of four, from Smith’s, has lost weig...