Diabetes News and Research

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New study supporting the importance of aggressive cholesterol-lowering

New clinical data shows that intensive cholesterol-lowering to targets below currently recommended levels significantly reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke for people with diabetes and heart disease.

14 Jun 2005

Treating pregnancy-related diabetes helps babies and improves the mother's health-related quality of life

A major international study coordinated from Adelaide, South Australia has shown that treating pregnant women who develop mild gestational (pregnancy-related) diabetes helps their babies and improves the mother's health-related quality of life without increasing the risk of caesarean section.

14 Jun 2005

Fewer diabetics end up in hospital

According to new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Americans with diabetes are less likely than they were a decade ago, to need hospitalization for serious complications such as kidney failure.

14 Jun 2005

Teen-age boys with type 1 diabetes showed evidence of greater atherosclerosis

Youths with type 1 diabetes, especially boys, already show early signs of cardiovascular disease by their teen-age years, according to researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

13 Jun 2005

Only 12 percent of pediatricians surveyed felt effective in treating overweight children

If North Carolina reflects what is happening nationally, most pediatricians across the country lack confidence in their ability to treat obesity, which is increasingly recognized as robbing children of physical vigor now and good health in later life, a new study shows.

13 Jun 2005

New diabetes drug has a double whammy and is a potential blockbuster

There are, according to the latest statistics, more than 18 million Americans with diabetes, and each year over a million new cases are diagnosed.

13 Jun 2005

Tight glucose control lowers CVD by about 50 percent in diabetes

A significantly lower risk of heart disease can now be added to the list of proven long-term benefits of tight glucose control in people with type 1 diabetes.

12 Jun 2005

Ruboxistaurin shows favorable effects on kidney damage and function in people with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy

Eli Lilly and Company today announced encouraging results from a one-year pilot study examining the effect of ruboxistaurin mesylate in persons with type 2 diabetes and kidney disease (also known as "diabetic nephropathy").

12 Jun 2005

Rimonabant study shows significant improvements in HbA1c and cardiometabolic risk factors in people with type 2 diabetes

The reported results of a one-year phase III study in 1045 people with type 2 diabetes treated with rimonabant, the first in a new class of therapeutic agents called selective CB1 Blockers, were that rimonabant 20 mg significantly improved HbA1c (a measure of blood sugar control), dyslipidemia (abnormal levels of fat in the blood), and systolic blood pressure with a concomitant substantial reduction in abdominal obesity in people with type 2 diabetes treated with oral anti-diabetic medications and requiring further control.

12 Jun 2005

Muraglitazar lowers blood glucose and helps dyslipidemia seen in diabetes

A novel compound provides long-term lowering of blood glucose levels and improves plasma lipids (fats) that are often a problem in people with type 2 diabetes -- all in a once-daily pill, according to a report presented today at the American Diabetes Association's 65th Annual Scientific Sessions.

12 Jun 2005

Patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes should be screened for retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy has been found in nearly 8 percent of pre-diabetic participants in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), according to a report presented today at the American Diabetes Association's 65th Annual Scientific Sessions.

12 Jun 2005

Researchers describe emerging strategy for prevention, early treatment of Type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes may be significantly delayed or prevented through medication that takes the load off of the body's delicate insulin-producing cells, according to a study released today by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.

12 Jun 2005

Genetic variations predispose Mexican Americans to insulin resistance

Although numerous studies have shown that low-grade inflammation is linked to heart disease and diabetes, more recent studies have shown that inflammation plays a role in insulin resistance, a syndrome that leads to diabetes and heart disease and affects about one in four adults in the United States.

12 Jun 2005

Link between PKC enzyme and kidney disease in diabetes confirmed

Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have investigated PKC-beta - a critical enzyme implicated in the devastating complications of type 1 and type 2 diabetes - for more than two decades.

12 Jun 2005

Venom of marine cone snails may provide an improved treatment for neuropathic pain associated with diabetes

A cone snail toxin discovered by Melbourne researchers has proven to have great potential for easing pain and could provide an improved treatment for neuropathic pain associated with diabetes.

12 Jun 2005

Diabetic men at risk of sexual dysfunction

A new study has found that diabetic men over 45 years of age are more than twice as likely as non-diabetic men to have low testosterone, putting them more at risk of sexual dysfunction.

12 Jun 2005

Low birth weight - another risk factor for diabetes

Obesity, physical inactivity, genetics and age have long been recognized as risk factors for developing high blood glucose and diabetes. But over the past few years, scientists have discovered another risk - low birth weight.

10 Jun 2005

Link between hyperglycemia (high blood glucose), overexpression of PKC-beta 2 and kidney disease

Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have investigated PKC-beta -- a critical enzyme implicated in the devastating complications of type 1 and type 2 diabetes -- for more than two decades.

10 Jun 2005

US specialists call for heart patients to be screened for psychological distress

Heart patients should be screened for psychological distress and, if necessary, referred for help from mental health professionals, according to the authors of research published today (Thursday 9 June) in the European Heart Journal.

9 Jun 2005

Healthy neighborhoods for older adults subject of study

Doctors often advise their older patients to walk more to enhance their health, but what if the sidewalks are crumbling; if they don't know a neighbor who could serve as a walking partner to help them feel safe; or if there's nothing interesting to see outside of their homes?

9 Jun 2005

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

New study supporting the importance of aggressive cholesterol-lowering

Treating pregnancy-related diabetes helps babies and improves the mother's health-related quality of life

Fewer diabetics end up in hospital

Teen-age boys with type 1 diabetes showed evidence of greater atherosclerosis

Only 12 percent of pediatricians surveyed felt effective in treating overweight children

New diabetes drug has a double whammy and is a potential blockbuster

Tight glucose control lowers CVD by about 50 percent in diabetes

Ruboxistaurin shows favorable effects on kidney damage and function in people with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy

Rimonabant study shows significant improvements in HbA1c and cardiometabolic risk factors in people with type 2 diabetes

Muraglitazar lowers blood glucose and helps dyslipidemia seen in diabetes

Patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes should be screened for retinopathy

Researchers describe emerging strategy for prevention, early treatment of Type 2 diabetes

Genetic variations predispose Mexican Americans to insulin resistance

Link between PKC enzyme and kidney disease in diabetes confirmed

Venom of marine cone snails may provide an improved treatment for neuropathic pain associated with diabetes

Diabetic men at risk of sexual dysfunction

Low birth weight - another risk factor for diabetes

Link between hyperglycemia (high blood glucose), overexpression of PKC-beta 2 and kidney disease

US specialists call for heart patients to be screened for psychological distress

Healthy neighborhoods for older adults subject of study

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