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Diabetes Treatments Becoming Costly

Posted: Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Over the past decade, not only have the number of type 2 diabetes cases been on the rise, but treating the disease has become more expensive. A recent study has revealed that type 2 diabetes treatments are becoming more complicated and more costly for the average patient.

Aspirin and Antioxidants Might Not Help Prevent Heart Disease for Diabetics

Posted: Friday, October 17, 2008

The long-established belief that aspirin helps prevent heart attacks, especially in high risk groups like diabetics, has been strongly challenged in a recent study. Aspirin, as well as antioxidant supplements, were found to have no effect on preventing heart attacks in diabetics.

Honey a Possible Alternative Burn Treatment

Posted: Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Mild to moderate burns may benefit from the administrations of honey. Honey was shown in a recent study to compare favorably to traditional burn treatments, such as gauze and film "dressings."

Oily Fish Can Reduce Risk of Developing Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Posted: Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Eating oily fish containing docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid at least once a week appears to decrease the risk of developing wet age-related macular degeneration by half, according to a large population-based study.

Alcohol Intake Inversely Linked With Risk for Type 2

Posted: Wednesday, October 08, 2008

In a study sample of women, alcohol consumption was inversely associated with risk for type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a nested case-control study from the Nurses' Health Study.

Alzheimer's Plaques Reduced by Diabetes Therapy

Posted: Wednesday, October 08, 2008

In a postmortem study of patients who had Alzheimer's disease, those who also had diabetes and were treated with insulin and oral hypoglycemic drugs had lower densities of neural plaques in the brain, a hallmark of this dementia, than did other diabetics or those without diabetes, new research shows.

ARB Drug Fights Diabetic Eye Disease

Posted: Wednesday, October 01, 2008

New studies provide further evidence that candesartan, a blood pressure medicine, can cut the risk and severity of retinopathy in people who have diabetes, by as much as 18%, as well as blood pressure.

Scientists Turn Human Skin Cells Into Insulin-producing Cells

Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have transformed cells from human skin into cells that produce insulin, the same hormone used to treat diabetes.

Exercise Reduces Fat In Livers of Diabetics: Study

Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Regular moderate exercise helps people with diabetes to reduce fat in their livers, in turn potentially preventing liver failure and heart disease, said U.S. researchers.

Pre-Meal Blood Glucose Values Best Gauge of True HbA1c

Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2008

For patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, pre-prandial glucose levels are generally more closely associated with long-term HbA1c levels than post-prandial glucose levels, according to a new study.