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Growing diabetes epidemic: Patient/physician disconnect on disease management
Limited understanding of disease progression and frustration with disease management contribute to the clinical challenge of meeting the rising type 2 diabetes epidemic in America.   view more (2006-06-01)

New 4-year Study To Examine Effects Of Reducing Insulin Resistance On Cardiovascular Risk
Takeda UK Ltd (Takeda) today confirmed that 60 UK centres will participate in the PROspective pioglitAzone Clinical Trial In macroVascular Events (PROactive). PROactive will enroll 5,000 patients in 10 European countries and will last four years. Of the 5,000 patients who will be enrolled it is anticipated that 800 will be from the UK. The trial... view more... (2001-08-29)

Losing weight soon after type 2 diabetes diagnosis doubles positive outcomes
People who lose weight soon after a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes have better control of their blood pressure and blood sugar, and are more likely to maintain that control even if they regain their weight, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online in Diabetes Care, the American Diabetes Association journal.    view more (2008-08-12)

Study confirms intensive treatment of diabetic patients significantly reduces heart disease
New study results confirm, for the first time, that intensive treatment of diabetic patients results in a significantly lower risk of heart disease. In fact, it can cut the risk of cardiovascular disease nearly in half.   view more (2005-06-17)

Study suggests statins reduce cardiovascular risk for people with type 2 diabetes (p 641, 685)
Results of a randomised trial in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggest that people with type 2 diabetes could benefit from cholesterol-lowering therapy with statins to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease-even when they do not have high cholesterol concentrations. Many recent studies have shown the benefits of statin therapy to reduce the... view more... (2004-08-18)

When it comes to preventing amputation in diabetics, site, not size, matters
Researchers at Scholl College's Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research (CLEAR) at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Leiden University in the Netherlands, and Texas A&M University have presented important new information that could help physicians and their patients predict dangerous recurrent wounds that precede... view more... (2007-05-24)

New study finds PET imaging value in tracking diabetes progression
"Diabetes is the only major disease with a death rate that continues to be on the upswing," proclaimed a front-page New York Times story this week.   view more (2006-05-19)

New approach to insulin treatment improves patients` lives
Training patients with diabetes to adjust their insulin doses to match their food choices, improves diabetes control and quality of life, finds a study in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2002-10-02)

Low-carb diets prove better at controlling type 2 diabetes
In a six-month comparison of low-carb diets, one that encourages eating carbohydrates with the lowest-possible rating on the glycemic index leads to greater improvement in blood sugar control, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers.   view more (2009-01-06)

Rheumatoid arthritis is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease
The risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been found to be comparable to the risk of CVD in people with type 2 diabetes.   view more (2008-06-16)

Diabetic Episodes Affect Kids' Memory
Children who have had an episode of diabetic ketoacidosis, a common complication of diabetes, may have persistent memory problems, according to a new study from researchers at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain.   view more (2009-10-20)

Low birth weight linked to psychological distress in adulthood
Low birth weight is associated with adult psychological distress. The research found that children born full term but weighing less than 5.5 lbs had a 50% increased risk of psychological distress in later life.   view more (2005-07-01)

MU Research Adds To the Body of Evidence That Finds Exercise Pivotal in Preventing or Fighting Diabetes
One in three American children born in 2000 will develop type II diabetes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).   view more (2007-02-08)

Diabetes hits 275 Australians each day as pandemic spreads
A new national health study funded by the NH&MRC, industry and state governments released today by the International Diabetes Institute in Melbourne shows diabetes is hitting up to 275 new victims each day throughout Australia.   view more (2006-05-16)

Xantos Biomedicine AG enters the diabetes and obesity therapeutic discovery arena
Collaboration with Professor Hans Hauner provides strong research expertise Xantos Biomedicine AG, a leading functional biology and drug discovery company has announced that it has extended its research activities in metabolic diseases to include a new discovery program for diabetes and obesity. This new therapeutic focus has been further... view more... (2003-09-18)

Deficient regulators in the immune system responsible for type 1 diabetes
The main regulators of the immune system, called CD4+Treg cells, are thought to be highly involved in a large range of immune diseases.   view more (2008-01-25)

Researchers continue to find genes for type 1 diabetes
Genetics researchers have identified two novel gene locations that raise the risk of type 1 diabetes. As they continue to reveal pieces of the complicated genetic puzzle for this disease, the researchers expect to improve predictive tests and devise preventive strategies.   view more (2008-10-15)

Insufficient sleep may be linked to increased diabetes risk
Short sleep times, experienced by many individuals in Westernized societies, may contribute to the development of insulin resistance and reduced glucose tolerance, which in turn may increase the long-term risk of diabetes.   view more (2009-08-11)

Baylor researchers develop 'bubble' technique for potential treatment of Type I diabetes
Researchers at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas and the Baylor Research Institute have developed a novel technique to deliver insulin genes to the pancreas, the organ that produces the body's insulin.   view more (2006-05-22)

Mark McCarthy elected as Robert Turner Professor of Diabetes
- Research centre paves way for 'personalised medicine' in diabetes - Servier endowment will help accelerate gene research in diabetes One of the most prestigious new appointments in the field of diabetes research, the Robert Turner Professorship of Diabetic Medicine, has been announced by the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine at the... view more... (2002-05-09)
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