Diabetes

Fight Childhood Obesity to Help Prevent Diabetes, Say WHO & IDF
Nov 14 04

Worldwide, it is estimated that more than 22 million children under five years old are obese or overweight, and more than 17… Fight Childhood Obesity to Help Prevent Diabetes, Say WHO & IDF   

 

Calendar may influence diagnosis of kids’ diabetes
Nov 11 04

Some seasonal patterns in when a diagnosis of type I insulin- dependent diabetes is made in school-age children may reflect the parents’ response… Calendar may influence diagnosis of kids’ diabetes   

 

Diabetes care ‘failing targets’
Nov 11 04

Diabetes patients in Derbyshire are being let down by the health service, according to a report.
The charity Diabetes UK claims some… Diabetes care ‘failing targets’   

 

Newer beta-blocker seen safer for diabetics
Nov 09 04

A beta-blocker blood pressure medicine proved significantly better in keeping blood sugar levels from rising in diabetics than another widely used member of the… Newer beta-blocker seen safer for diabetics   

 

Red, processed meats up diabetes risk
Nov 08 04

Red meats and processed meats such as hot dogs appear to increase the risk of diabetes, as does a heavily “Western” diet, according to… Red, processed meats up diabetes risk   

 

Poor footwear ups diabetes-related amputation risk
Nov 08 04

Among people with diabetes, wearing inadequate footwear triples the risk of lower-leg amputation, according to a report from Barbados.

Prompted by anecdotal reports of… Poor footwear ups diabetes-related amputation risk   

 

Exercise curbs diabetes more for some than others
Nov 08 04

Despite similar levels of physical activity, white women appear to have a greater reduction in their risk of developing diabetes than women of… Exercise curbs diabetes more for some than others   

 

Gene linked to type 2 diabetes
Nov 04 04

Variants of a gene called PTPN1 are associated with differing responses to insulin and control of blood sugar levels, according to a report in… Gene linked to type 2 diabetes   

 

White bread, starch increases diabetes risk
Nov 04 04

Fans of white bread, hear this: it increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the illness, new research shows.

White bread, starch increases diabetes risk   
 

Drug may prevent heart disease in diabetics
Nov 03 04

Diabetics can prevent heart disease and live longer by taking the anti-cholesterol drug Atorvastatin, even if they do not have particularly high cholesterol levels,… Drug may prevent heart disease in diabetics   

 

Checking foot temperature may curb diabetic sores
Nov 03 04

Patients with diabetes who are high risk for developing leg and foot ulcers - and the infection and amputation that can result -… Checking foot temperature may curb diabetic sores   

 

New drug helps control type 2 diabetes
Oct 28 04

Long-term use of exenatide, an experimental diabetes drug derived from lizard saliva, reduces blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes who… New drug helps control type 2 diabetes   

 

Shrunken foot muscles signal diabetic nerve damage
Oct 26 04

The total volume of muscles in the foot is halved in people who have nerve damage resulting from diabetes, compared with diabetics without neuropathy,… Shrunken foot muscles signal diabetic nerve damage   

 

Drug for diabetes nerve damage ‘on the horizon’
Oct 25 04

An experimental drug has been shown to combat the underlying cause of nerve damage that occurs in people with diabetes.

“An effective disease-modifying treatment… Drug for diabetes nerve damage ‘on the horizon’   

 

Intranasal insulin may protect against diabetes
Oct 18 04

Insulin nasal spray may prevent the development of type 1 diabetes in high risk patients, according to a new study.

Research published this month… Intranasal insulin may protect against diabetes   

 

Prevalence of Diabetes Among Hispanics, US
Oct 18 04

Diabetes disproportionately affects Hispanics in the United States (1). However, the Hispanic population is composed of culturally distinct subpopulations that tend to be regionally… Prevalence of Diabetes Among Hispanics, US   

 

Blood glucose spikes impair mental function
Oct 14 04

People with type 2 diabetes experience a decline in mental function and mood during episodes of hyperglycemia - an excessive rise in blood… Blood glucose spikes impair mental function   

 

Insulin pump OK for preschoolers with diabetes
Oct 13 04

Young children with diabetes can be treated as effectively with a portable insulin pump as with multiple daily insulin injections, researchers report

Dr. Linda… Insulin pump OK for preschoolers with diabetes   

 

Long-term insulin use may raise colon cancer risk
Oct 08 04

Long-term insulin use by patients with type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of colon cancer, according to research reported in the… Long-term insulin use may raise colon cancer risk   

 

Diabetes often leads to disability in old age
Oct 05 04

Diabetes is linked to the development of disability, researchers reported here this week at the meeting of the American Neurological Association.

“Diabetes is common… Diabetes often leads to disability in old age   

 

Botox may relieve diabetic GI complication
Oct 04 04

An injection of botulinum toxin (Botox) into the stomach is a safe method of relieving the nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain that occurs with… Botox may relieve diabetic GI complication   

 

Insulin-Colon Cancer Link?
Oct 02 04

People with type 2 diabetes who require insulin injections to control their disease may be at increased risk for colorectal cancer, according to findings… Insulin-Colon Cancer Link?   

 

Diabetes may speed worsening of movement problems
Oct 01 04

Diabetes seems to accelerate the progression of rigidity and walking disturbances in older persons, according to a report in the journal Neurology. In contrast,… Diabetes may speed worsening of movement problems   

 

Family trend seen with diabetic kidney disease
Sep 28 04

Type 1 diabetics who have a sibling with diabetic kidney disease have twice the risk of also developing this complication, according to a new… Family trend seen with diabetic kidney disease   

 

Psychosocial factors may affect diabetes risk
Sep 27 04

Social position appears to affect the risk of developing diabetes in middle-age, white-collar workers in the UK, according to the results of a study… Psychosocial factors may affect diabetes risk   

 
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