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Intensive Monitoring and Treatment Required for Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2006

The researchers concluded that, for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, optimal glycemic control required a target HbA1c level of 6.0% or lower, and that at least 10 SMBG measurements daily were necessary to accurately reflect daily fluctuations in glucose concentrations.

Low Serotonin Activity Seen in Diabetic Children

Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2006

Low brain serotonergic neurotransmission may account for mood disorders in children with type 1 diabetes

New Diabetes Drugs In the Pipeline

Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2006

Six new pharma treatment strategies in controlling diabetes.

The complexity of glucose metabolism and the number of cellular processes affected by diabetes provides ample space for new drug targets and for first-in-class molecules. Some of them have reached or are close to early clinical development in type 2 diabetes.

New Technology Detects Brain Changes In Patients With Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2006

Although people with diabetes are twice as likely as the general population to develop depression, the cause of this increased risk is not well understood. They made these observations using voxel-based morphometry (VBM), a relatively new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology that allows researchers to take very sensitive measurements of small regions in the brain. For the first time, doctors have reason to ask if the increased risk of depression could in fact be due to changes in brain.

Pollution Increases Heart Attack Risk for Diabetics and the Overweight

Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2006

Obese individuals at risk of diabetes are in danger of cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks, when exposed to pollution from diesel exhaust or power plant emissions, says a University of Alberta researcher who is sounding the alarm in a study offering the first direct proof of that relationship

Statins Cut the Risk of Serious Infection

Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2006

According to scientists: Cholesterol-lowering drugs, known as statins, can reduce the risk of severe infection in patients suffering from heart disease or stroke.

Study Confirms REGRANEX® Is Effective Treatment Of Foot Ulcers

Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2006

Diabetic neuropathic foot ulcers treated with REGRANEX® were 32 percent more likely to heal within 20 weeks than those not treated with REGRANEX®

Thirty Minutes of Exercise Helps Relieve Major Depressive Symptoms

Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2006

Compared with sitting quietly undisturbed for a half-hour, walking up to 70% of age-predicted maximum heart rate for 30 minutes significantly improved patients' vigor (P<0.01) and sense of well-being (P<0.01), reported John B. Bartholomew, Ph.D., of the exercise and sport psychology lab at the University of Texas

Type 1 Diabetes Linked With Epilepsy

Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2006

Young adults with generalized epilepsy of unknown origin have a four-fold excess risk of having type 1 diabetes.

Vibrating Insoles Improve Balance in Patients With Stroke and Neuropathy

Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2006

For the elderly, falling is the leading cause of death due to injury. Now, a biomedical engineer is studying how vibrations can help seniors keep their balance