Half of diabetics in U.S. have arthritis, CDC says

CHICAGO (Reuters) - People with diabetes are twice as likely to have arthritis, putting them in a double bind as the pain in their joints keeps them from getting the exercise they need to keep both diseases at bay, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.

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Dangerous Diabetes: Affliction of the Stars

From Oscar winners to an "American Idol" judge, Celebs Manage Diabetes in many ways.

See a list of Hollywood celebs and how they manage diabetes.

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How to avoid type 2 diabetes

A film about the louche life of Dylan Thomas is also a timely warning about diabetes.

Previews of the film, The Edge of Love, an account of Dylan Thomas's life that opens in London on June 20 and nationwide on June 27. Thomas died in 1953 at the age of 39 while on a lecture tour in New York. Although he didn't survive long enough to have been affected by the end of rationing in Britain, a quick glance at photographs show that he was hardly under-nourished. But ill-health plagued his later years and he died early.

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