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Postchallenge Glucose Rises with Age Even When Glucose Tolerance is Normal Posted: Thursday, November 02, 2006

One-hour OGTT glucose concentrations rise significantly with age even in subjects with NGT.

Can Providing Free Strips to Self-Monitor Type 2 Diabetes Improve Control? Posted: Thursday, November 02, 2006

According to one study it does not. But the study was flawed in that they did not educate the patient as what to do with the information.

FDA Issues Nationwide Alert on Counterfeit One Touch Basic/Profile and One Touch Ultra Blood Glucose Test Strips Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2006

The counterfeit test strips potentially could give incorrect blood glucose values--either too high or too low--which might result in a patient taking either too much or too little insulin and lead to serious injury or death. No injuries have been reported to FDA to date.

Pomegranate Juice Can Protect Diabetics from Heart Disease Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Drinking 6 ounces of pomegranate juice daily may protect diabetics from developing heart disease, according to a new study.

Preoperative Hyperglycemia Imperils Orthopedic Surgery Outcome Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Study finds a sixfold higher threat of pulmonary embolism after hip or knee replacements.

Breast-Feeding Protects Against Obesity in Children of Diabetic, Overweight Mothers Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Breast-feeding is inversely associated with the risk of childhood obesity regardless of maternal diabetes status or weight status.

Unlimited Supply of Beta Cells Found Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Diabetes in Control interviewed Novocells’ Chief Scientific Officer, Emmanual Baetge and he told us that they have determined the necessary conditions for turning human embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing cells, a finding that moves the prospect of using these cells to treat diabetes closer to the clinic.

Importance of Fasting Hyperglycemia Varies, Depending on HbA1c Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Treating fasting blood sugars when the A1c is elevated, has a greater impact on the resulting A1c.

FDA Approves Januvia for Diabetes Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2006

The FDA announced the approval of Januvia (sitagliptin phosphate) Tablets, the first diabetes treatment approved in a new class of drugs known as DDP-4 inhibitors that enhances the body's own ability to lower elevated blood sugar.

Diabetes Drugs Could Stop Deadly Sepsis Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2006

A new class of diabetes drugs appears to hold promise against sepsis, a severe and often fatal reaction of the immune system to infection.

 

 

 

 

 

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