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Hemoglobin Levels Predict Diabetic Retinopathy

Posted: Monday, November 23, 2009

An already routine blood test may identify juvenile-onset diabetic patients at heightened risk for proliferative retinopathy, researchers said.

Discovery of Insulin Production Mechanism Can Lead to Better Treatment for Diabetes

Posted: Monday, November 23, 2009

How a specific gene within the pancreas affects secretion of insulin has been discovered by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

New Data Shows Kidney Disease Rising Due to Diabetes

Posted: Monday, November 23, 2009

New data confirms the rate of chronic kidney disease is increasing along with the rising rates of diabetes. Up to 40% of people with diabetes will experience kidney problems in their lifetime.

Moving Forward with Oral Insulin -- the Holy Grail of Diabetes Therapy

Posted: Monday, November 23, 2009

Danish drugmaker Novo, the world's biggest insulin maker, stated that it is making progress in developing a tablet form of the drug -- a holy grail of diabetes therapy.

Depression Increases Mortality for Diabetes Patients

Posted: Monday, November 23, 2009

Patients with diabetes and coexisting depression face substantially elevated mortality risks beyond cardiovascular deaths.

Genetic Biomarker for Predisposition to Type 2 Diabetes Discovered

Posted: Monday, November 23, 2009

Compugen Ltd. announced the discovery and experimental confirmation of a genetic biomarker, CGEN-40001 for predisposition to Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes.

Men Twice as Likely Not to Know They Have Diabetes

Posted: Monday, November 23, 2009

New research suggests men over 50 are nearly twice as likely to have undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes than their female counterparts.

Low Fat Intake Sweetens Dieters' Mood

Posted: Monday, November 23, 2009

Restricting fat rather than carbohydrate intake may make dieting easier on the mood, researchers found.

Short Women at Greater Risk for Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Friday, November 20, 2009

Caucasian women with GDM are shorter than pregnant women without GDM regardless of the diagnostic criteria used or the severity of glucose intolerance.

New IDF Guidelines on Diabetes Management

Posted: Monday, November 16, 2009

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) announced the release of several new guidelines related to diabetes management at the IDF 20th World Diabetes Congress. These include the first-ever international guidelines on the management of diabetes in pregnancy and guidelines on the use of self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) among Type 2 diabetic patients not being treated with insulin.