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Diabetic News Archive (2002-2008)
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Millions of Americans in Early Stages of Kidney Disease Need Stroke Monitoring
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12-Aug-2010 |
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Millions of Americans in the early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at an increased risk of having atrial fibrillation (AF).
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Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes Have Diminished Cognitive Performance and Brain Abnormalities
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12-Aug-2010 |
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A study has found that obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes have diminished cognitive performance and subtle abnormalities in the brain as detected by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
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Molecular Link Between Diabetes and Schizophrenia Connects Food and Mood
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12-Aug-2010 |
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Defects in insulin function - which occur in diabetes and obesity - could directly contribute to psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia.
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Researchers Develop Way to Measure Blood Glucose Levels by Shining Light on the Skin
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12-Aug-2010 |
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To minimize that pain and inconvenience, researchers at MIT's Spectroscopy Laboratory have developed a noninvasive way to measure blood glucose levels using light.
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Popular Diabetes Drugs Associated with Fractures in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
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12-Aug-2010 |
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Postmenopausal women with diabetes taking thiazolidinediones (TZDS), including rosiglitazone and pioglitazone, may be at increased risk for fractures according to a new study.
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Ikaria Recalls INOMAX DS Drug-Delivery System
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12-Aug-2010 |
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INOMAX DS drug-delivery systems in the United States are being voluntarily recalled due to the potential failure of a pressure switch which may have an impact on the administration of INOMAX.
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FDA Statement on Avandia TIDE Trial
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28-Jul-2010 |
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the manufacturer of the diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone), has been informed by FDA that the postmarketing trial known as TIDE (Thiazolidinedione Intervention With Vitamin D Evaluation) has been placed on partial clinical hold.
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Implanted Glucose Sensor Works for More Than 1 Year
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28-Jul-2010 |
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Bioengineers have developed an implantable glucose sensor and wireless telemetry system that continuously monitors tissue glucose and transmits the information to an external receiver.
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New Treatment for Crippling Diabetic Charcot Foot
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28-Jul-2010 |
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The alarming increase of morbidly obese diabetics is causing more new cases of a debilitating foot deformity called Charcot foot.
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ACCORD Eye Study Finds 2 Therapies Slow Diabetic Eye Disease Progression
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28-Jul-2010 |
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In high-risk adults with type 2 diabetes, researchers have found that two therapies may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease that is the leading cause of vision loss in working-age Americans.
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Cashew Seed Extract an Effective Anti-Diabetic
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28-Jul-2010 |
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Cashew seed extract shows promise as an effective anti-diabetic, according to a new study.
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Embryonic Cell and Adult Pig Islet Transplants Cure Diabetes Without Need for Immune Suppression Drugs
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8-Jul-2010 |
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In a step toward curing diabetes, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have alleviated the disease using transplants from both embryonic and adult pigs.
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Type 2 Diabetes Medication Rosiglitazone Associated with Increased Cardiovascular Risks and Death
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8-Jul-2010 |
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A new study published by JAMA shows that among patients age 65 years and older, rosiglitazone is associated with an increased risk of stroke, heart failure, and all-cause mortality when compared with pioglitazone.
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Aggressive Control of Cardiac Risk Factors Might Not Benefit All Patients with Diabetes
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8-Jul-2010 |
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Report suggests that aggressively pursuing low blood pressure and cholesterol levels may not benefit, and could even harm, some patients with diabetes.
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Near-Normal Blood Sugar Target Did Not Delay Risk of Organ Damage in People with Diabetes
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8-Jul-2010 |
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In people with longstanding type 2 diabetes who are at high risk for heart attack and stroke, lowering blood sugar to near-normal levels did not delay the combined risk of diabetic damage to kidneys, eyes, or nerves, but did delay several other signs of diabetic damage.
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Eye Study Finds 2 Therapies Slow Diabetic Eye Disease Progression
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8-Jul-2010 |
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In high-risk adults with type 2 diabetes, researchers have found that two therapies may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease that is the leading cause of vision loss in working-age Americans.
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Diabetes May Double Cancer Risk in Women
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16-Jun-2010 |
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A new study finds that type 2 adult-onset diabetes has a surprisingly positive effect on reducing the rate of prostate cancer in men, but may double the risk of female genital and other cancers.
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Aspirin Recommendations Changed for Many Diabetic Patients
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16-Jun-2010 |
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Experts are now recommending that low-dose aspirin therapy to prevent heart attacks be used somewhat more conservatively - that men younger than 50 and women younger than 60, who have diabetes but no other major risk factors, probably not use aspirin.
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Replacing White Rice with Brown Rice or Other Whole Grains May Reduce Diabetes Risk
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16-Jun-2010 |
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Researchers have found that eating five or more servings of white rice per week was associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes -- and eating two or more servings of brown rice per week was associated with a lower risk of the disease.
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Diabetic Potential to Create Own Insulin
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16-Jun-2010 |
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The results of the research offer the hope that, in future, it might be possible to encourage a newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes patient's own beta cells to reproduce as a means of replacing those being destroyed by the disease.
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