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Norah Byrne, 11, holds the sign for her team at last month’s walk.

Sixth-grader Norah Byrne is fighting for a better quality of life. more

By Jill Nossa | 11/28/19

There I sat on a stool at the end of the lunch counter at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital in Patchogue, awaiting word on my grandfather, who had suffered his first or second heart attack of three. more

5/31/19

Patricia Lewis, of Rockville Centre, who had both legs amputated due to complications of undiagnosed diabetes, walked on prosthetic legs at Lynbrook Restorative Therapy and Nursing on Jan. 31, before returning home. Therapists Arielle Whitehall, left, and Tan Pilapil joined her.

Rockville Centre nurse returns home from rehabilitation center after losing both her legs

“You did it,” Dr. Paulinder Rai said as he smiled at Patricia Lewis. Lewis, 54, a nurse at Mercy Medical Center, sat in a wheelchair to Rai’s right, smiling back. After having both of her legs amputated last fall, she was set to head home to Rockville Centre from the Lynbrook Restorative Therapy and Nursing center last week after months of recovery. more

By Ben Strack | 2/7/19

A modest proposal to trim America’s fat

We don’t need the KGB, ISIS terrorists or Chinese hackers to threaten our lives. No way. We Americans are doing a pretty good job of killing ourselves. more

1/25/19

“Cooking For a Cure” committee members during an event planning meeting.

‘Cooking For a Cure’ for diabetes

The 16th annual “Cooking for a Cure” fundraising event to benefit the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation will be held on April 16 at The View Grill in Glen Cove. With the help of 15 … more

3/9/18

Nearby things to do this week in Lynbrook, East Rockaway

An expert from Northwell Health will teach guests about diabetes at the Lynbrook Public Library on Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. more

1/31/18

Diabetes and Oral Health – A Two-Way Street

Oral health is a critical component of total health. Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health has called attention to this important connection and states, that if left untreated, … more

Dr. Alina Bergan, DDS | 4/18/16

Czarissa Moreno’s entire family attended this year’s annual Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s One Walk to show support for Czarissa and other children battling Type 1 diabetes.

Diabetes can't stop 12-year-old rising star

When Bellmorite Czarissa Moreno was 17 months old, her parents, Cysette and Felix Moreno, noticed strange behavior from the toddler. Although Czarissa was teething, she seemed unusually irritable. more

By Stephany Reyes | 12/10/15

The Huertas family is ready for the Tour de Cure, an American Diabetes Association fundraiser. Malverne Building Department Superintendent Ausberto Huertas with his wife, Dena, and their sons, Gavin, standing, Nathaniel, in Dena’s arms, and Brendan.

Inspired by their child

Ausberto Huertas, better known in Malverne as Ozzie, has his hands full as superintendent of the village’s Building Department, Malverne volunteer firefighter, husband, father of three small boys and recent recipient of a master’s degree — his second — in civil engineering and transportation management, from New York University. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 6/3/15

Diabetes and Your Eyesight

Q: My primary care Doctor told me that my diabetes can affect my eye sight. How does diabetes affect the eyes? A: Millions of Americans suffer from diabetes every … more

By Dr. Fikret Kajoshaj | 4/22/15

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