diabetes

Dr. Kent Hall, the Chief Physician Executive at MVHS, is spending his final days at the newly opened Wynn Hospital. Hall will retire this Friday, January 26th.

A 9-year-old New Hartford boy's quick thinking saved his Dad from a medical emergency.

New York State and Oneida County could stand to improve its scores, according to at least two health measurements.

This Friday, September 19th, 2014, plan on enjoying a very special event. Many of our local amateur hockey players will gather at The New Hartford Rec Center at 7:30pm for the inaugural “Hockey Fights T1D” (Type 1 Diabetes) fundraiser. You are going to enjoy watching the action while helping to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation or, the (JDRF of CNY).

Perhaps you already knew that Tom Hanks has had some medical issues, well, when appearing on the "Late Show With David Letterman", Tom revealed that he has been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.

Health experts have been buzzing this week after a new study seemed to show a dramatic rise in the number of teenagers who have diabetes or are at risk for developing it. But are the research findings really cause for alarm?

Knowing your blood glucose number is important not only because of diabetes but for your heart as well. "A healthy non-diabetic adult should have a reading of less than 100 mg/dL. If your fasting blood sugar level is between 100 mg/dL and 125 mg/dL, you are said to have "pre-diabetes"...

All you ladies out there now have an excuse for getting out of working night shifts. A new study indicates women who work these hours could be increasing their risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Who knew?