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Beware, Eye Disease In People With Diabetes Tied To Risk Of Dying

Posted: Wednesday, February 21, 2007

In adults with type 2 diabetes, retinopathy is associated with an increased risk of dying within a given period of time, independent of glucose control, a study shows.

Breakthrough In Diabetes-Related Blindness Made

Posted: Thursday, February 08, 2007

Researchers have identified a group of proteins that may play critical roles in causing blood vessel leakage in the eyes of people with two forms of diabetic retinopathy.

New Drug Shows Promise Against Diabetic Eye Condition

Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2007

A new study suggests that eye injections of the drug Lucentis (also known as ranibizumab) appear to be useful in the treatment of a potentially blinding eye condition called macular edema that can afflict people with diabetes.

Pupil Size Predicts Later Complications for Those with Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, January 04, 2007

Researchers identified a predictive relationship between small pupil size in adolescents with type 1 diabetes and the presence of microalbuminuria and retinopathy 12 years later.

Ruboxistaurin Reduces Vision Loss

Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Once daily, oral investigational therapy reduced sustained Moderate vision loss by 40% over three-year period for patients with moderate to severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Progression of Retinopathy Common Among Blacks With Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2006

Over a 6-year period, 56.1% of African Americans with type 1 diabetes and retinopathy showed progression of their eye disease.

EASD Recommends Earlier Insulin Therapy, Don’t Wait 4-6 years!

Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006

A Consensus Report launched at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, in Copenhagen, Denmark, is calling for urgent action to drastically improve the management of diabetes, particularly urging the increased acceptance of insulin. All patients with Type 2 diabetes, if they live long enough will require insulin.

Steroids Trial Beats Diabetes Blindness

Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Australian research has proven the effectiveness of a steroid treatment for a type of diabetic blindness.

Pres. Bush Veto’s Bill To Further Embryonic Stem-Cell Research

Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

Speaking in Washington, President Bush declared that the proposed law would have supported ' the taking of innocent human life in the hope of finding medical benefits for others and it crosses a real moral boundary that our society needs to respect.'

New Agent Reduces Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy

Posted: Friday, June 23, 2006

A protein kinase C-beta inhibitor reduced the risk of sustained vision loss and progression of diabetic macular edema in two phase III trials, researchers announced.