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Diabetes Linked to 65% Increased Risk of Alzheimer's

Posted: Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Findings from a new study indicate that patients with diabetes mellitus are 65 percent more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than are people without diabetes.

Across The Globe 1 in 10 School Children Are Overweight

Posted: Wednesday, May 19, 2004

One in ten of the world's schoolchildren is overweight, and about 45 million of them have an increased risk of developing diabetes, heart disease and other illnesses before they leave their teens, according to the first global assessment of child obesity.

Advocates Fear Obesity Strategy Blockage

Posted: Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Anti-obesity advocates said Tuesday they fear that a bloc of developing countries, led by Brazil, could derail the adoption this week of a global strategy to fight obesity and other diet- or exercise-related diseases worldwide.
Health ministers are scheduled to vote later this week on the adoption of the strategy, which sets out a range of global policy options for addressing obesity and its related diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer

Eye Care

Posted: Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Uncontrolled diabetes can cause permanent damage to your eyes (retinopathy) Have annual eye exams and report any changes in your vision. Hyperglycemia can cause blurred vision. This is usually temporary and will clear up in 4 to 6 weeks with better blood glucose control.
Check your blood glucose regularly and keep it under control.
Control your blood pressure and avoid smoking.
If you have retinopathy, you may have activity limits
n cause permanent damage to your eyes (retinopathy).

Glucose Tolerance Test & B12 Levels Best to Diagnose Sensory Neuropathy

Posted: Wednesday, May 19, 2004

"Peripheral neuropathy is a common problem that often prompts a lengthy and expensive diagnostic evaluation "A rational, evidence-based diagnostic approach to peripheral neuropathy is desirable....
Patients with sensory neuropathy should be evaluated with a glucose tolerance test and vitamin B12 levels.

New Anti-Obesity Device On Trial In Italy

Posted: Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Surgeons in Italy have started testing a novel way to combat the growing scourge of obesity -- a device implanted into patients that gives them the sensation of feeling full

Study Links Diabetes and Alzheimer's

Posted: Tuesday, May 18, 2004

Diabetes might significantly increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's, a study of 824 nuns, priests and Roman Catholic brothers found, bolstering the evidence linking the two diseases. The researchers calculated that diabetics faced a 65 percent increased risk of developing the mind-robbing disease

Diabetes Common After Pregnancy-Related Diabetes

Posted: Friday, May 14, 2004

Diabetes that develops during pregnancy normally clears up after delivery. Nowadays, however, full-blown diabetes often develops in women with previous so-called gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to a new study. This appears to be the result of a substantial increase in body weight among women with GDM.

Early Insulin May Help Diabetics Avoid It Later

Posted: Friday, May 14, 2004

A short course of insulin therapy may help people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes avoid this therapy later. Reducing blood glucose quickly pays off in long run.

Gene Disruption Can Prevent Type I Diabetes

Posted: Friday, May 14, 2004

Disrupting a gene called Stat-4 suppresses the activation of white blood cells involved in the development of Type I diabetes.

The researchers discovered it for the first time in a mouse model, revealing an important role for the Stat-4 gene in the pathogenesis of Type I, also known as auto-immune diabetes. It occurs when the body's immune system goes haywire and attacks the insulin-making beta cells of the pancreas.