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Rimonabant Effective For Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Friday, October 07, 2005

About 50% of those with Pre Diabetes prevented from becoming diabetic. Since two key drivers behind the development of type 2 diabetes are abdominal obesity and insulin resistance, and rimonabant improves both of these, this investigational drug could have an important role in therapy for the prevention of both type 2 diabetes and indeed cardiovascular disease,"

Best to Turn off Insulin Pump During Exercise in Young Diabetics Posted: Monday, October 03, 2005

Exercising with an insulin pump on among children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes has no benefit, and may increase the risk of late hypoglycemia

Diabetes Deaths Worldwide on the Rise Posted: Monday, October 03, 2005

Diabetes goes from 7th leading cause of death to 5th leading cause of death

Diabetes Linked to Bowel Cancer Posted: Monday, October 03, 2005

New study suggests that people with diabetes could be up to three times more likely to get bowel cancer.

First Link Found Between Obesity, Inflammation And Vascular Disease Posted: Monday, October 03, 2005

Human fat cells produce a protein that is linked to both inflammation and an increased risk of heart disease and stroke. Researchers found that aspirin and statin drugs, reduce production of CRP from fat cells.

Human Beta-Cell Line Offers Hope for Type 1 Diabetes Breakthrough Posted: Monday, October 03, 2005

Scientists at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, succeed in creating reversibly immortalized human beta cells, with eye toward establishing universal cells for treatment of type 1 diabetes. Possible unlimited supply of beta cells for transplantation

Lowering Blood Sugars Reduces Risk Heart Disease Posted: Monday, October 03, 2005

Each 1-percentage-point increase in HbA1c level was associated with a 14 percent increase in heart disease risk

New Blood Pressure Drugs Are Superior in Reducing Risk of Stroke and Diabetes Posted: Monday, October 03, 2005

In the LIFE substudy it was found that losartan compared with atenolol reduces the risk of stroke, new-onset diabetes, and new-onset atrial fibrillation in the low and high risk population more effectively.

New Target Found for Treating Diabetes and Obesity Posted: Monday, October 03, 2005

The new target, a molecule called hVps34, is activated by amino acids (nutrients) entering the cell. This molecule triggers the activation of an enzyme, S6 Kinase 1 (S6K1), whose function is linked to obesity and insulin resistance.

Study Clarifies Insulin's Role In Type II Diabetes Posted: Monday, October 03, 2005

Chronically high levels of insulin, as is found in people with Type II diabetes, may block a specific hormone that is a trigger for releasing energy into the body.

 

 

 

 

 

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