April 2003 Articles

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• Report: Diabetes Plagues California Hispanics (04/30/03) California's large and rapidly growing Hispanic population is developing diabetes at an alarming rate, a problem that poses new threats to a strained public health system. Nearly a quarter of retirement-age Hispanics have been diagnosed with the incurable disease — twice the percentage of whites and significantly more than Asians. Hispanics are more likely than other populations to be uninsured, making treatment of the disease that much more challenging.
• Enormous Burden of Diabetes in Latin America and the Caribbean (04/30/03) Every year, more than 330,000 people die in the region of the Americas due to causes related to diabetes. Diabetes affects approximately 28 million people in the region. One of the most serious problems in Latin America and the Caribbean, both in terms of public health and economic burden, is diabetes. Estimates indicate that permanent disability resulting from the disease causes expenditures above $50 billion per year. Related temporary disabilities result in another $700 million in costs.
• Sugar Intake Does Not Influence Diabetes Risk (04/30/03) In women, the risk of developing type 2 diabetes seems to be unaffected by their consumption of sugar, according to a report in the April issue of Diabetes Care.
• E-Counseling Helps Pre-Diabetes Adults Lose Weight (04/30/03) Individuals who received e-counseling lost 4.8% of their original body weight after participating in the Internet program, almost double the weight loss experienced by individuals who were not counseled. Weekly e-mail counseling helped adults at risk for type 2 diabetes lose more weight in a year than similar adults who followed an Internet weight loss program without e-counseling.
• Prolonged TV Watching Increases Obesity and Diabetes Risk (04/30/03) Each two hours a day increment of TV watching was linked with a 23 per cent increase in obesity, and 14 per cent increase in diabetes. Of all sedentary activities, TV watching for many hours a week is especially associated with health risks.
• Do Low-Carb Diets Work? (04/30/03) Low-carb diets work because of calorie restriction, not carb restriction. It was found that the low-carb diet had no adverse effects on cholesterol, glucose, insulin or blood pressure. Researchers conclude that there is inadequate evidence to either support or refute the claims that low-carb diets are good for you.
• New Drug, the Magic Bullet for Obesity? (04/30/03) Half the patients lost 5 percent of their body weight and one-quarter lost 10 percent of their body weight. Although Axokine is still under investigation and is probably a few years from the marketplace, it would offer a new approach to treating obesity. Overall, everyone appears to benefit for a few months. But thereafter, some people continue to benefit and others don't.
• Sugar May Hold the Key to Memory Problems (04/30/03) Exercise and weight loss, which help control blood sugar levels, may be able to reverse some of the memory loss that accompanies aging. People with an inability to quickly bring down high blood sugar levels--a pre-diabetic condition--are more likely to suffer from memory loss. This may help explain why memory loss occurs as we age.
• Location of Ulcerations in Diabetic Patients May Be Explained (04/30/03) Sixty percent of hospital admissions of patients with diabetes are caused by complications of foot ulcers. More than 70 percent of these admissions require surgical intervention with 40 percent resulting in amputations. It is estimated that at least half of the amputations are preventable through improved foot care programs.
• Study Questions Claim That Diabetics Are Less Likely to Recognize Signs of Heart Attack (04/30/03) Many physicians think and act as if patients with Type II diabetes have a blunted ability to perceive chest discomfort as the warning sign of a heart attack. This study reveals that to be probably a myth. In fact, 25 percent of all patients, with or without diabetes, seem unable to feel chest pain when one of their coronary arteries closes during a heart attack.
• Green Tea Improves Lipids, Glucose Metabolism and Syndrome X (04/25/03) Green tea intervention can significantly decrease visceral fat depot and increase the insulin's sensitivity. This study revealed that oral administration of green tea is capable of improving glucose and lipid metabolisms in an obese rat model induced by a high-calorie diet.
• Anemia Common Among Diabetics (04/25/03) Anemia is common in diabetes, potentially contributing to the pathogenesis of diabetes complications. Anemia is common in patients with diabetes, especially in those with albuminuria or reduced renal function, (23%) had unrecognized anemia.
• Quality of Care, Not Availability Key To Avoiding Diabetic Hospitalizations (04/25/03) The findings conflict with those of some previous studies suggesting that various measures of primary care access are associated with hospitalization rates in such “ambulatory care sensitive patients.
• Direct Cost Of Diabetes Has Doubled Since 1997 (04/25/03) Total costs, which factor in lost productivity, were $132 billion in 2002, up from $98 billion in 1997. "This study reveals the staggering burden of diabetes upon our society,” Tommy Thompson said, noting that nearly 17 million Americans—or 1 in 20—now have type 2 diabetes. And at least 16 million more have “prediabetes." “Even more frightening, about one-third of the 17 million don't know they have diabetes, so the true cost is probably much higher than the $132 billion,” he said.
• Magnesium Supplement Helpful in Diabetes Control (04/25/03) Oral magnesium supplementation improves insulin sensitivity and metabolic control in certain type 2 diabetics.
• Different Aspects of Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Fasting Glucose (04/25/03) People with isolated IFG were more resistant to insulin than people with IGT, and that people with isolated IGT showed a greater deficiency in the early and late stages of insulin secretion.
• Glucose Concentrations at Alternative Sites are Similar Except For……. (04/25/03) Blood glucose monitoring at alternative sites is consistent with fingertip results in the fasting state and 120 minutes after eating but not at 60 minutes after eating or after exercise.
• Treatment for Diabetes Could Have Devastating Side Effects (04/25/03) 86% of the diabetic mice they treated with peptide immunotherapy died. The idea of this immunotherapy is to trick the body into tolerating the cells that it would otherwise attack by "training" the immune system to ignore the insulin producing cells instead of killing them.
• Diabetes? Check Your Mouth for Clues (04/28/03) Consumer surveys show 75 percent of the general population - including 71 percent of baby boomers - don't know bad breath and bleeding gums are often a strong indicator of diabetes. Also, diabetics are more susceptible to oral infections and periodontal disease than those who do not have diabetes.
• Obesity Epidemic Alarms Doctors (04/21/03) New Zealand is facing an obesity epidemic, with one in seven of pre-teen children grossly overweight. Over-protective and inactive parents can take some of the blame and need to stop the problem getting worse, experts say. Childhood obesity leads to serious health problems, including Type 2 diabetes - previously seen only in adults - high blood pressure, and hip and joint problems. Some parents knew their children were not getting enough exercise because they were afraid to send them outside to play.
• Baylor Researchers Show Way To Diabetes Cure With Gene Therapy (04/21/03) A gene therapy developed by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has apparently cured diabetes in mice by inducing cells in the liver to become beta cells that produce insulin and three other hormones. The treatment has advantages over transplant of islet cells, the insulin producers in the pancreas, because it avoids the lifelong use of powerful immunosuppressive drugs and eliminates the need to find a compatible donor.
• Type II Diabetes Becoming A Kids' Epidemic (04/21/03) Once a true medical oddity, children with adult diabetes are becoming commonplace. Doctors blame inactivity and overeating. Virtually all children with Type 2 are overweight. Since the problem is so new, no one knows exactly what will befall those who start the disease in their teens. But many fear the complications will emerge in early adulthood.
• Blood Pressure Rises Decades Before Diabetes Develops (04/16/03) Elevations in blood pressure precede the development of type 2 diabetes in middle age by 20 to 25 years. After adjustment for body mass index and other risk factors for diabetes, systolic and diastolic blood pressures at age 30 years remained significantly higher in men who developed diabetes than in those who did not. 
• eTechnology Increases Eye Exams and Prevents Blindness (04/16/03) Digital imaging at centralized locations transmitted via the internet to technicians, who look for evidence of retinopathy. In separate efforts, Inoveon and Vanderbilt are expanding their operations that make use of the Internet to transmit digital photographs of patients' eyes to centralized evaluation centers, where technicians look for evidence of disease.
• Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) Improves Neuropathy (04/16/03) Mayo clinic study finds alpha lipoic acid decreases burning pain and numbness of neuropathy. Although regulating patients' blood-sugar levels is the ideal way to prevent diabetic neuropathy, physicians have recognized that not all patients can or will control their blood sugars to the needed degree. ALA produced no unfavorable side effects in the patients taking this substance.
• Diabetes Linked to Development of Alzheimer's Disease (04/16/03) People with diabetes are at increased risk of going on to develop Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Arvanitakis presented these findings here April 3^rd at the 55^th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology.  "We found that diabetes is associated both with a higher likelihood of Alzheimer's disease and a greater rate of decline in perceptual speed."
• Glitazones and Insulin: A Combination with Known Risks (04/16/03) Adding a glitazone to insulin lowers blood glucose and allows many patients to reduce their insulin dose. The drawback is that using a glitazone with insulin might increase the risk of heart failure. Glitazones can cause edema and lead to or worsen heart failure, especially when used with insulin.
• Enteric-Coated Aspirin and Stroke Prevention – Does it Work? (04/16/03) Enteric-coated aspirin doesn't inhibit platelets as well as plain aspirin and may not work for preventing cardiovascular disease. EC aspirin does not have as rapid an effect on platelet function as immediate-release tablets. It is too soon to suggest that patients stop using EC aspirin.
• Association Between Autoimmune Thyroid Dysfunction And Type 1 Diabetes Confirmed (04/16/03) The investigators suggest that patients with type 1 diabetes, particularly those positive for thyroid peroxidase antibodies, should undergo annual thyroid-stimulating hormone measurements to detect asymptomatic thyroid dysfunction.  
• HbA1c Detects Diabetes (04/16/03) This is the first study reporting on the role of HbA_1c level for diabetes case finding in hospitalized patients with hyperglycemia. This situation may provide a golden opportunity to locate, educate, and begin treating the large number of undiagnosed patients with diabetes.
• Diabetes Linked to Menstrual Problems (04/16/03) Women younger than 30 with type 1 diabetes may be more likely than others to have problems with menstruation, including longer and heavier periods. Compared with their nondiabetic sisters and unrelated women, women with type 1 diabetes reported that they also tended to begin menstruating at a later age and went through menopause relatively early. However, once women turned 30, the rate of menstrual problems among nondiabetic women roughly matched that of diabetic women.
• Mortality Higher in Diabetic Women Than Diabetic Men (04/16/03) Diabetic women and patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) are at greater risk of cardiac death than other diabetic patients. For any degree of summed stress score abnormality, patients with diabetes had a higher event rate than nondiabetics, and those with IDDM were at higher risk than those with NIDDM. This study is the first to show an increased risk of death for any MPS (myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography) scan result in insulin dependent patients and that female diabetes are a higher risk than diabetic men in each category of scan finding.
• Fasting BG (Blood Glucose) Levels Linked With Smoking (04/16/03) Researchers found that both the diagnosis of diabetes, and a higher level of fasting blood glucose, were associated with lower than predicted levels of pulmonary function. The adverse effect of diabetes and glycemic level on pulmonary function was stronger among patients who had ever smoked in their lives compared with those who had never smoked.
• Protein in Wheat Plays A Role in Promoting Type 1 Diabetes (04/16/03) Researchers investigating type 1 diabetes agree that the disease develops through the interaction of genes and one or more environment triggers. Although many theories have been proposed suggesting that exposure to dietary proteins may trigger the immune system attack leading to type 1 diabetes, studies attempting to establish such links until now have produced negative or contradictory results. Researchers have identified a protein in wheat called Glb1 which may play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes.
• Diabetes Among Siblings, Obesity: Risk Factors For Heart Disease (04/16/03) Studies have suggested that the "metabolic syndrome" -- a cluster of health problems that includes high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar, and obesity – increases the risk of heart disease. Now, research delves in a little deeper, finding that two important risk factors for the syndrome, family history of Type 2 diabetes and obesity, are independent predictors of heart disease.
• Contact Lens Measures Glucose Levels (04/16/03) Diabetics and anyone else concerned about their blood sugar levels could soon use contact lenses and mirrors rather than pinpricks to measure it. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a thin plastic sensor that changes color based on the concentrations of glucose in bodily fluids. The researchers believe a working product is a year from being tested in humans, and that the technology can easily be incorporated into existing contact lenses that are replaced weekly.
• New Blood Glucose Monitor (04/16/03) Diabetic children can now check their blood sugar without pricking their fingers. GlucoWatch, a new automated noninvasive device to monitor blood glucose, significantly improved glucose control in children with type 1 diabetes.
• Tea Leaves for Metabolic Syndrome? (04/14/03) Doctors routinely prescribe weight loss, exercise and a healthy diet to fight Metabolic Syndrome X. Metabolic Syndrome X is the term used to describe a group of heart disease risk factors, including high levels of abdominal fat, bad cholesterol, high blood pressure, and abnormal glucose metabolism, also known as Insulin Resistance Syndrome. Chinese researchers found Tegreen, a tea product, improves glucose and lipid metabolism, enhances insulin sensitivity and balances the metabolic rate of fat deposit and fat burning in obese rats.
• Scientists Release Final Human Genome Sequence (04/14/03) The International Human Genome Consortium announced on 14 April that they have successfully sequenced the human genome more than two years earlier than expected.  Just one part of this work - the sequencing of chromosome 20 - has already accelerated the search for genes involved in diabetes, leukaemia and childhood eczema.
• FDA OKs High-Dose Form Of Bristol Diabetes Drug (04/14/03) U.S. regulators approved a higher-dose form of Glucophage XR, the company's long-acting treatment for Type II diabetes. The New York-based drugmaker said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved a 750-milligram version of the medicine. A 500-milligram tablet is already approved for use together with diet and exercise as initial drug therapy for patients aged 17 years and older. Industry analysts expect patents on Glucophage XR, which lasts longer in the bloodstream than basic Glucophage, to expire in October.
• Multivitamins Appear Helpful For Diabetics (04/14/03) A multivitamin a day might help some people keep colds and other bugs at bay, according to a year-long study. The big benefit, though, went to nearly one-third of the study group, all of whom had type 2 diabetes. For that group, 93 per cent of the placebo-takers reported an infection during the study year, compared to only 17 per cent of the multivitamin-takers. Also, 89 per cent of the diabetics taking a placebo reported missing work because of an infection; none of the diabetics taking a multivitamin reported that.
• New “GOT” Study to Help 6000 Type 2’s Achieve Glycemic Control (04/09/03) GOT (Glycemia Optimization Treatment), will examine whether varying dosing regimens of insulin in combination with oral agents will help patients with type 2 diabetes meet the AACE goal of an A1c of less than 6.5%. The GOT trial is an important step in improving physician understanding of how intensive treatment strategies are possible and can achieve tight control while at the same time observing the circumstances that lead to hypoglycemic events. Despite the availability of effective treatments today, achieving tight control without inducing hypoglycemia remains a somewhat elusive goal in primary care. 
• Simple But Effective Diabetes Team Approach Successful (04/09/03) Helping people set their own goals. Giving them a call when they're due for a lab test or physical exam. Coaching them on how to manage their health. These seem like simple enough steps, but they can make a significant difference in the health of people with diabetes.
• FDA Approves Avandia For Use In Combination With Insulin (04/09/03) Avandia now can be used in four therapeutic regimens: as monotherapy or as combination therapy with metformin, sulfonylureas or insulin to improve glycemic control in patients with Type 2 diabetes. New combination can help to reduce the amount of insulin required to control blood glucose therefore, possibly allowing for easier weight loss for Type 2’s.
• Long-Term Pharmacotherapy for Obesity Brings Small Overall Weight Loss (04/09/03) Long-term treatment with orlistat or sibutramine results in weight loss averaging less than 5% of body weight.
• Chromium Supplementation Enhances Insulin Action (04/09/03) Human studies of supplemental chromium (as chromium picolinate) up to 1000 micrograms (mcg) per day showed no adverse effects and should be considered safe. Recent research suggests that chromium enhances insulin action which may help lower some risk factors for diseases associated with insulin resistance, such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and atypical depression.
• Morning and Evening Dialysis Sessions Linked to Improved Survival (04/09/03) Patients who undergo hemodialysis in the morning or evening have better survival rates than those who undergo dialysis in the afternoon. The researchers found that the effect of dialysis time on survival was limited to patients who were 60 years of age or older.
• Alcohol Use Associated With Arterial Stiffness In Type 2 Diabetes (04/09/03) The increased arterial stiffness may be a mediating factor in the association between type 2 diabetes and the increased risk of atherothrombotic disease.
• Inhaled Insulin Not As Effective for Asthmatics (04/09/03) Results of a study using an experimental aerosol insulin device suggest that diabetic patients with asthma may need to inhale more insulin to achieve similar glycemic control as their nonasthmatic counterparts. Compared with nonasthmatics, asthmatic subjects absorbed significantly less inhaled insulin and, as a result, had less reduction in their blood glucose.
• Nurses Vs. Endos in Diabetes Management (04/09/03) Two studies support the role of nurse-based management of diabetes. One study shows that compared with endocrinologist-based management, nurse-based management of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) had the same outcomes. In the second study, patients with complicated diabetes had better glycemic control with nurse-based care than with usual care.
• New Physician Guidelines Emphasize Blood Pressure Control in Managing Diabetes (04/09/03) Aggressive blood pressure control may be the most important factor in preventing adverse outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes. Because hypertension, a common problem in patients with type 2 diabetes, is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, aggressive treatment should be a priority. Specifically, clinicians treating such patients should aim for blood pressures no greater than 135/80 mm Hg.
• Rosiglitazone Shown to Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk (04/09/03) New data shown to increase good cholesterol levels up to 25 percent and a  one percent increase in HDL cholesterol is associated with a one percent lower risk of cardiovascular disease.
• Female Couch Potatoes Beware (04/09/03) Doctors have studied the television habits of thousands of women and found a strong relationship between how much television they watched over six years and their risk of becoming obese and developing diabetes. Researchers found that three hours of television viewing a day led to a twofold increase in obesity and 50 percent increase in diabetes.
• It's Tough Being An Obese Kid (04/09/03) Very obese kids rate their quality of life about the same as kids with cancer do. Parents and overweight children need help. They need the support of someone or several individuals to give them encouragement and motivation. They need to have realistic expectations and to learn that small weight losses will bring them closer to a healthy weight as they continue to grow.
• Study: Weight Watchers Beats Self-Help Diets (04/09/03) People who participated in Weight Watchers kept off an average of 6 pounds after two years, while people who tried to lose weight on their own were back at their starting weights. For overweight and obese people, "there's reason to believe that any weight you don't gain and any weight you lose may involve health benefits in the long run." "This is the reality: Without structure there is no weight loss. Weight Watchers is one of the most cost-effective ways to achieve that goal."
• Low Blood Sugar Does Not Appear To Cause Learning Problems In Children (04/07/03) Low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, is more likely to occur among children who are receiving intensive therapy to control their diabetes. This has caused concern that it may also result in long-term problems with mental functions like learning and memory. The study cautioned, however, that the findings might not apply to children younger than 6. And because of its health risks, Dr. Wysocki stressed the importance of avoiding low blood sugar.
• Aspirin's Anti-Clotting Ineffective for those at Greatest Risk (04/07/03) Some people are resistant to the drug's anti-clotting effect, and they may have a threefold higher risk of death, heart attack or stroke. The researchers enrolled 326 patients between January 1997 and September 1999 who had a history of cardiovascular disease but were stable at the time they joined the study. During an average follow-up period of almost two years, aspirin-resistant patients (5.2 percent) were more than three times as likely to die or suffer a heart attack or stroke.
• Black Americans With African Roots Less Sensitive to Insulin (04/07/03) American children whose genetic roots strongly reach back to Africa are less sensitive to insulin-a factor important in the development of type 2 diabetes-than those whose ancestors hailed heavily from Europe.
• Cranberry Juice Raises HDL Cholesterol Levels (04/07/03) Free radical damage is decreased after one serving a day and overcomes the oxidant stress of fructose. Investigators are reporting that cranberry juice contains more phenol antioxidants than 20 commonly consumed fruit juices and that consumption can significantly raise HDL cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic patients.

• Lead Levels Linked to Hypertension (04/07/03) Lead at levels far below those considered safe can increase blood pressure. After adjustments for age, race, ethnicity, alcohol intake, cigarette smoking, body mass index, and kidney function, blood lead levels were significantly associated with prevalence of systolic and diastolic hypertension.
• C-Peptide Improves Sensory Nerve Function in Type 1 Diabetes (04/07/03) Intensified insulin treatment can slow the progression of various diabetic complications, but nothing has been shown to prevent the development of diabetic neuropathy. After 6 weeks of treatment, the C-peptide group showed a significant increase in sensory nerve conduction velocity, which persisted as a 5% improvement after 12 weeks.
• Patent Issued for New Implantable Glucose Biosensor (04/07/03) M-Biotech has combined microsensor technology with advanced polymer science to create a minature glucose sensor. There are two main parts to the M-Biotech system: the implantable glucose biosensor, which is a tiny sensor that is implanted near the abdomen in the subcutaneous layer of the skin and the pager like alarm monitoring device that displays glucose levels to the patient, and alerts them when the levels are not safe so corrective action can be taken.
• Dangerous Cardiovascular Complications Endanger Pregnant Diabetic Women (04/07/03) Early development of a restrictive pattern of ventricular filling in pregnant diabetics can lead to complications during delivery.
• Newest-Generation Calcium Channel Blockers Better Tolerated By Hypertension Patients (04/07/03) The latest calcium channel blockers offer the potential of fewer side effects and better patient compliance, combined with effective control of blood pressure.
• Reduced Brain Volume Found in Diabetics (04/07/03) Young adults with type 1 diabetes seem to have an average brain volume smaller than their peers without diabetes. Brain volume naturally diminishes with age, but the diabetics in the study who were mostly in their 30s seemed to experience shrinkage sooner than would be expected. However, it's not clear if the brain differences translate into learning problems or other mental difficulties.
• Alternative-Site Testing (AST) Is Consistent With Fingertip BG Results (04/07/03) AST results are consistent with fingertip BG results in both the fasting state and 2 h postmeal; no benefit from site preparation by local rubbing.
• Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure and Heart Attacks (04/07/03) Swedish researchers have linked an increase in blood sugar levels while using common blood pressure medications leads to an increased risk of heart attack in men age 60 and over. Several studies show patients with high blood pressure are more resistant to insulin than are patients without high blood pressure, and treatment with common high blood pressure medications, such as beta-blockers and diuretics, increases this insulin resistance.
• Another Reason to Eat Fish (04/07/03) Women with diabetes who eat more fish have healthier hearts. A study of more than 5,000 women taking part in the Nurses' Health Study showed as much as a 64-percent drop in the risk of heart disease in women who ate fish five or more times a week when compared to those who ate fish less than once a month.
• Liver Injury from Diabetic Medications (04/07/03) A new study links the use of diabetic medications with an increased risk of acute liver injury or failure. Since diabetes itself can cause liver problems, larger studies are needed to accurately assess the risk of medications used to treat the disease. "Acute liver failure or injury not clearly attributable to other known causes occurred on the order of 1 per 10,000 person-years among diabetic patients treated with oral hypoglycemic drugs or insulin."
• New Biological Sensors for Detecting Blood Glucose Developed (04/07/03) Research has paved the way for development of highly efficient sensors for measuring blood glucose in diabetic patients. The researchers believe that enzyme electrodes of this type are likely to serve in the future as tiny devices not only to sense glucose levels for diabetic patients, but also as implanted biofuel cells that would enable production of electrical energy from blood sugar to operate heart pacemakers, insulin pumps or prosthetic components.
• Bypass Surgery Cuts Heart Attack Deaths In Diabetics (04/07/03) Diabetics can dramatically reduce their risk of dying from a subsequent heart attack by undergoing bypass surgery, according to a study in New England Journal of Medicine. Scientists say diabetics with heart disease usually have more clogging of the arteries than non-diabetics. Bypass surgery, according to the research, is more effective long-term than angioplasty at keeping a healthy blood flow to the heart.
• Insulin Response To Some Energy Bars Is Out Of Balance (04/07/03) A new study reports that energy bars with low or moderate levels of carbohydrates may actually not help dieters lose weight as they promise to do. If you’re on one of these diets and eat the right amount of calories necessary for weight loss, your insulin levels might be lowered. But someone following a diet high in carbohydrate and low in fat can lose weight, too.

• APOE Genotype Identified As Risk Factor for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (04/07/03) A cross-sectional study has convinced some researchers that the APOE genotype is a risk factor for diabetic neuropathy severity equal to having 15 extra years of age or diabetes duration.
• Bone Marrow Stem Cells Are A Source Of Insulin-Producing Cells (04/07/03) In a finding that may open a new avenue to treating diabetes, researchers show that cells from the bone marrow give rise to insulin-producing cells in the pancreas of mice. These morphed cells actually produce the hormone insulin in response to glucose and display other characteristics demonstrating that they truly function as pancreas cells.

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