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Diabetes During Pregnancy Skyrockets Posted: Friday, February 27, 2004

Researchers at Kaiser Permanente have uncovered still more evidence that the nation is gaining weight: a staggering 35 percent increase in the number of women who develop diabetes while pregnant. The condition, known as gestational diabetes, usually goes away after the baby is born.

Diabetes Leads to Early Aging of the Auditory System Posted: Friday, February 27, 2004

Preliminary findings of a new study have determined that diabetes, approaching epidemic proportions, may lead to premature aging of the body’s auditory or hearing system. Significant findings to date include: increased hearing loss in diabetic veterans aged 60 and younger compared to those of the same age without diabetes, a lack of effect on the cochlear amplifier system as shown by otoacoustic emissions testing, and delays in central auditory processing revealed in the auditory brainstem response (ABR) tests.

Diabetes Patients Not Reducing Risk Factors for Vascular Disease Posted: Friday, February 27, 2004

Only 7.3% of those at risk for vascular disease are reducing their risk by controlling blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) calls for greater awareness of healthy target standards

Diabetic Patients Who Smoke Are Different Posted: Friday, February 27, 2004

Diabetic patients who smoke are more likely to report often feeling depressed and are less likely to be active in self-care or to comply with diabetes care recommendations.

Insulin-Producing Cells Found In Fat, Liver & Bone Marrow Posted: Friday, February 27, 2004

Researchers at Houston's Baylor College of Medicine have found insulin-producing cells in the fat, liver and bone marrow of diabetic mice.The source of the insulin-producing cells to be bone marrow, which has been identified as the origin of many different kinds of tissues in recent years. Only a brief three-day period of high blood glucose was sufficient to nudge the cells outside the pancreas to produce insulin.

Kidney Transplant Patients Who Develop Diabetes Show Poor Short-Term Outcomes Posted: Friday, February 27, 2004

"Because patients with diabetes often pose many medical challenges due to the complications of the disease, it was surprising to see that these patients who'd been dealing with diabetes for years, ended up better off than the patients who only developed diabetes after their transplants," said Robert Gabbay, M.D., Ph.D."Overall, patients who developed post-transplant diabetes were most vulnerable to kidney rejection, infection and additional hospitalization."

Possible Mechanism For Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease Discovered Posted: Friday, February 27, 2004

For some time, researchers have known that people with diabetes have a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia than those without diabetes, but the exact cause of this link has not been known. A new study suggests that insulin resistance in brain cells can affect how they function, causing some of the biochemical changes typically seen in Alzheimer's disease.

States Take on Fighting Childhood Obesity Posted: Friday, February 27, 2004

The school vending machine - a source of money for schools and unhealthy calories for kids - is under heavy attack by state lawmakers across the country. About two dozen states are considering total bans or limits on vending machine products. About 20 states already restrict students' access to junk food until after lunch.

Storing Too Much Iron May Put Healthy Women at Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Friday, February 27, 2004

Higher amounts of iron stores in the blood are associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in healthy women who have no known diabetes risk factors.Excessive iron stores can cause type 2 diabetes among patients with hemochromatosis, a genetic defect in the regulation of iron absorption.

Storing Too Much Iron May Put Healthy Women at Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Friday, February 27, 2004

Higher amounts of iron stores in the blood are associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in healthy women who have no known diabetes risk factors. Excessive iron stores can cause type 2 diabetes among patients with hemochromatosis, a genetic defect in the regulation of iron absorption

 

 

 

 

 

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