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Diabetic News Archive (2002-2008)


Millions of Americans in Early Stages of Kidney Disease Need Stroke Monitoring
12-Aug-2010
Millions of Americans in the early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at an increased risk of having atrial fibrillation (AF).


Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes Have Diminished Cognitive Performance and Brain Abnormalities
12-Aug-2010
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).


Molecular Link Between Diabetes and Schizophrenia Connects Food and Mood
12-Aug-2010
Defects in insulin function - which occur in diabetes and obesity - could directly contribute to psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia.


Researchers Develop Way to Measure Blood Glucose Levels by Shining Light on the Skin
12-Aug-2010
To minimize that pain and inconvenience, researchers at MIT's Spectroscopy Laboratory have developed a noninvasive way to measure blood glucose levels using light.


Popular Diabetes Drugs Associated with Fractures in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
12-Aug-2010
Postmenopausal women with diabetes taking thiazolidinediones (TZDS), including rosiglitazone and pioglitazone, may be at increased risk for fractures according to a new study.


Ikaria Recalls INOMAX DS Drug-Delivery System
12-Aug-2010
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.


FDA Statement on Avandia TIDE Trial
28-Jul-2010
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.


Implanted Glucose Sensor Works for More Than 1 Year
28-Jul-2010
Bioengineers have developed an implantable glucose sensor and wireless telemetry system that continuously monitors tissue glucose and transmits the information to an external receiver.


New Treatment for Crippling Diabetic Charcot Foot
28-Jul-2010
The alarming increase of morbidly obese diabetics is causing more new cases of a debilitating foot deformity called Charcot foot.


ACCORD Eye Study Finds 2 Therapies Slow Diabetic Eye Disease Progression
28-Jul-2010
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.


Cashew Seed Extract an Effective Anti-Diabetic
28-Jul-2010
Cashew seed extract shows promise as an effective anti-diabetic, according to a new study.


Embryonic Cell and Adult Pig Islet Transplants Cure Diabetes Without Need for Immune Suppression Drugs
8-Jul-2010
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.


Type 2 Diabetes Medication Rosiglitazone Associated with Increased Cardiovascular Risks and Death
8-Jul-2010
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.


Aggressive Control of Cardiac Risk Factors Might Not Benefit All Patients with Diabetes
8-Jul-2010
Report suggests that aggressively pursuing low blood pressure and cholesterol levels may not benefit, and could even harm, some patients with diabetes.


Near-Normal Blood Sugar Target Did Not Delay Risk of Organ Damage in People with Diabetes
8-Jul-2010
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.


Eye Study Finds 2 Therapies Slow Diabetic Eye Disease Progression
8-Jul-2010
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.


Diabetes May Double Cancer Risk in Women
16-Jun-2010
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.


Aspirin Recommendations Changed for Many Diabetic Patients
16-Jun-2010
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.


Replacing White Rice with Brown Rice or Other Whole Grains May Reduce Diabetes Risk
16-Jun-2010
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.


Diabetic Potential to Create Own Insulin
16-Jun-2010
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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