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InnoLet Injection Device Relieves Fears of Injection

Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2004

Use of a pre-filled, disposable insulin injection device -- Innolet -- reduces the fear of self-injection and brakes down barriers to effective diabetes management in elderly patients. The number of patients with signs of major distress related to the injections decreased by 53%.

Islet Transplantation Faces Serious Challenges

Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2004

Very few patients remain insulin independent beyond 4 years after transplantation

Affected Sibling Doubles Risk of Diabetic Nephropathy

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Among subjects with type 1 diabetes, having a sibling with diabetic nephropathy doubles the risk that an individual will also have this renal complication. Other risk factors for diabetic nephropathy included male gender, being diagnosed with diabetes during puberty, and having a parent with type 2 diabetes.

Aging: Sharper Minds With Bustling Feet

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Just going out regularly for an easy walk appears to help elderly people ward off a decline in their mental abilities, two new studies have found.

Anger, Hostility And Depression Linked To Higher C-RP Levels

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Otherwise healthy people who are prone to anger, hostility and depressive symptoms tend to have higher levels of a substance that's been linked to heart disease and stroke

Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) Supplementation Worsens Insulin Sensitivity And Fibrinogen Concentrations

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

There is quite a bit of publicity on the use of CLA for weight loss. This is of interest to overweight or obese type 2 patients. Some animal studies have suggested that (CLA) supplementation may have therapeutic potential with respect to insulin sensitivity and lipid metabolism

Diabetes Speeds Up The Progression Of Rigidity and Walking Disturbances

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Diabetes may be a previously unrecognized risk factor for the progression of parkinsonian-like signs in older persons.

Diabetics Benefit From More Frequent Monitoring

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

A team at Johns Hopkins University shows a link between elevated blood sugar of more than 150 milligrams per deciliter and complications. They look at previous evidence covering nearly 10,000 people with diabetes and learned that every one per cent rise in blood sugar was linked to an 18 per cent increase in heart disease complications.

Extra Pay Motivates Physicians To Better Diabetes Outcomes

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Several big employers in Cincinnati and Louisville say they might have found a novel way to control the ever-rising costs of health care: paying doctors a bonus for providing high-quality care. Employers get lower costs and patients get better care.

Extra Pay Motivates Physicians To Better Diabetes Outcomes

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Several big employers in Cincinnati and Louisville say they might have found a novel way to control the ever-rising costs of health care: paying doctors a bonus for providing high-quality care.