21.   For example, diabetic patients could be transferred to a medical group that specializes in diabetic care.

22.   He cites a government decision this year to deny Medicare coverage for simple blood draws done at home, such as those routinely required by diabetic patients.

23.   His pancreas went to a diabetic patient in Perugia.

24.   In diabetic patients, insufficient amounts of the naturally occurring hormone insulin are produced.

25.   Obesity is a leading cause of diabetes and weight loss is the best way for most fat diabetic patients to get their disease under control.

26.   Obesity is a leading cause of the disease and weight loss is the best way for most fat diabetic patients to get their disease under control.

27.   Pancreatic islets that contain insulin-producing cells have been transplanted into diabetic patients and successfully engrafted to produce insulin.

28.   Prednisone is particularly troublesome for diabetic patients, she said.

29.   The company said it encourages diabetic patients using the test to discuss the results with their doctors.

30.   The drug is given by injection using a needle similar to the one diabetic patients use, she said.