Sleep deficiency may increase diabetes risk

Night workers and frequent fliers may be at increased risk of diabetes, according to a US study.

Researchers at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital said too little sleep and erratic sleep easily upset a person's circadian rhythm, or ''biological clock,'' impairing insulin secretion by the pancreas and resulting in a build-up of sugar in the blood. High blood sugar levels can trigger diabetes.

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More breast cancer diagnosed in women with diabetes

 Women with recently diagnosed diabetes may be more likely to also get a breast cancer diagnosis than those without diabetes, suggests a new study from Canada.

It's not the first time diabetes has been linked to new cases of breast or other cancers. But the findings also hint that at least part of the reason why doctors find more breast cancer in diabetics is because they're looking harder -- and not necessarily because diabetes itself raises a woman's cancer risk.

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Man celebrates 85 years of living with diabetes

When Bob Krause turned 90 last week, it was by virtue of an unflagging determination and a mentality of precision that kept his body humming after being diagnosed with diabetes as a boy.

A leading diabetes research center named the San Diego resident the first American known to live 85 years with the disease, a life that has paralleled — and benefited from — the evolution in treatment.

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