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Skipping diabetes meds ups risk of hospitalization
• Diabetes • Sep 26 04
Type 2 diabetic patients who take their oral medications only part of the time have an increased risk of being hospitalized within a one-year…
Vitamin E may help reduce diabetes risk
• Diabetes • Sep 23 04
A daily dose of vitamin E may help delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in people at high risk of the disease, preliminary…
New blood test advised for diabetes patients
• Diabetes • Sep 21 04
A relatively new blood test for people with diabetes can predict their risk of developing heart disease, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
Two…
School-based program cuts children’s diabetes risk
• Diabetes • Sep 17 04
Among Mexican-American children at high risk for developing diabetes, a school-based prevention program led to statistically significant increases in fitness levels and reductions in…
Exercise, diet cut diabetes risk in sedentary men
• Diabetes • Sep 16 04
Vigorous exercise reduces the risk of diabetes among overweight, sedentary men, study findings suggest. And if these men reduce the amount of calories they…
Skin monitor gives frequent glucose readings
• Diabetes • Sep 15 04
Using a low-level electrical current across the skin, the GlucoWatch Biographer device can supply as many as three glucose measurements per hour.
Also, the…
Depression derails diabetics’ self-care
• Diabetes • Sep 13 04
People with diabetes who are depressed are less likely to watch what they eat, to exercise, and to take their medications, researchers report.
“Major…
Fibrate plus Avandia may lower “good” cholesterol
• Diabetes • Sep 10 04
Some people with diabetes have an unexpected decrease in HDL (“good”) cholesterol when they take fenofibrate to reduce triglyceride levels, along with an insulin…
Eating red meat ups diabetes risk in older women
• Diabetes • Sep 09 04
Middle age and elderly women whose diets include a lot of red meat appear to have an increased risk of developing diabetes, according to…
Cell transplants for diabetes 60 pct successful
• Diabetes • Sep 08 04
Just under 60 percent of diabetes patients who have received an experimental transplant of pancreatic cells are able to live without insulin injections a…
Diabetes triples risk of heart failure for women
• Diabetes • Sep 06 04
Diabetes triples the likelihood that postmenopausal women with coronary heart disease will develop heart failure, according to a study published Monday.
“For many…
Diabetes undetected in many heart patients
• Diabetes • Aug 30 04
Diabetes is an undetected and silent threat for many people who develop heart disease, according to new research reported on Monday.
Professor John…
Diabetes undetected in many heart patients
• Diabetes • Aug 30 04
Diabetes is an undetected and silent threat for many people who develop heart disease, according to new research reported on Monday.
Professor John…
Cholesterol drug prevents heart disease in diabetics
• Diabetes • Aug 20 04
Diabetics can ward off heart disease and live longer by taking the anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor (atorvastatin), even if they do not have particularly high…
New diabetes drug doesn’t increase weight
• Diabetes • Aug 20 04
Insulin, Glucotrol, and drugs like Avandia and Actos are all effective treatments for diabetes, but they can produce weight gain. In contrast, an experimental…
Test gauges sugar control in diabetics
• Diabetes • Aug 18 04
The GlycoMark test, which measures a chemical called anhydroglucitol, is useful for checking blood sugar levels in diabetics, researchers report. As senior researcher Mark…
U.S. veterans care beats managed care in diabetes
• Diabetes • Aug 17 04
Veterans with diabetes get better care under the Department of Veterans Affairs system than some patients using managed care, U.S. researchers reported on Monday…
Soy protein may benefit diabetics’ kidneys
• Diabetes • Aug 06 04
The kidney function of people with type 2 diabetes seems to be improved by dietary soy protein, with the added benefit that their levels…
Men and women differ in risk for type 1 diabetes
• Diabetes • Aug 04 04
Type 1 diabetes arises when the body erroneously attacks and damages islet cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. In a seeming paradox, researchers…
Diabetic foot ulcers linked with activity pattern
• Diabetes • Aug 03 04
Lower levels of activity, rather than higher levels, appear to precede the development of foot ulcers in people with diabetes, according to a new…
Heart enlargement appears early in type 1 diabetes
• Diabetes • Jul 30 04
Children and adolescents with insulin-dependent (type 1) diabetes, particularly girls, show early signs of changes in the heart, a research team in Belgium has…
Health benefits come from work-related activity
• Diabetes • Jul 26 04
Previous reports have linked high levels of leisure-time physical activity with a reduced risk of dying among people with diabetes. Now, new research shows…
Caffeine interferes with diabetes control
• Diabetes • Jul 26 04
Caffeine could interfere with the body’s ability to handle blood sugar, thus worsening type 2 diabetes, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
The team…
Achilles surgery may not help function in diabetes
• Diabetes • Jul 23 04
A surgical procedure sometimes offered to people with diabetes to reduce their risk of foot ulcers may have drawbacks.
Because of nerve damage…
Fading social life may signal trouble in diabetes
• Diabetes • Jul 13 04
Older diabetic patients who withdraw from their normal social activities may be showing early signs of deteriorating health, new study findings suggest.
Researchers found…