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Eating Disturbance Common in Girls With Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2007

There is a high prevalence of eating disorders among girls with type 1 diabetes according to Canadian researchers. They also found that eating disturbances in this population are likely to persist over time.

Pathway That Increases Inflammation in Diabetic Patients Is Discovered

Posted: Thursday, December 06, 2007

Their findings suggest that, with good diabetes control, this inflammation may be reduced, possibly resulting in a reduction of cardiovascular disease as well.

Diabetics Prone To Unsafe Driving Choices

Posted: Thursday, November 29, 2007

Drivers with diabetes who have trouble telling when their blood sugar is low may get behind the wheel when they shouldn't, a small study suggests.

More Black Children Dying From Diabetes

Posted: Friday, November 23, 2007

Black children with diabetes face a death rate twice as high as that for white children, new U.S. government research shows.

Transplant Key to A Diabetes Cure, Just Days Away

Posted: Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Melbourne scientists claim they are just days from conducting a pioneering therapy that will effectively cure Type-1 diabetes.

Causes of Pregnancy Loss Differ in Women With Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Rates of pregnancy loss and neonatal deaths are similar among women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, investigators in New Zealand report, but the causes of pregnancy loss vary between the two groups.

Cross-species Transplant A Step Toward Diabetes Cure For Humans

Posted: Friday, October 26, 2007

With an eye on curing diabetes, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have successfully transplanted embryonic pig pancreatic cells destined to produce insulin into diabetic macaque monkeys -- all without the need for risky immune suppression drugs that prevent rejection.

Omega-3 Cuts Risk for Type 1 Diabetes In Half

Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2007

A diet rich in the fatty acids protects against later onset of the disease.

Better Glycemic Control Prevents Infertility

Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2007

A Swedish study indicates that the fertility of women with type 1 diabetes was reduced prior to 1985, but since then is its begun to normalize, if diabetic complications were avoided

EASD: Diabetes Vaccine Shows Strong Evidence for Lasting Immunological Effect

Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2007

Diamyd Medical announced further evidence for lasting immunologic efficacy of the Diamyd diabetes vaccine.and showed that treatment with Diamyd causes a specific immune response to GAD65 remaining even 15 months after treatment.