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Diabetes Must Be Controlled Before Heart Surgery - A1c's Below 7%

Posted: Friday, August 31, 2007

Diabetic patients undergoing heart bypass surgery can markedly reduce their risk of serious complications by keeping their blood sugar levels in check before the operation.

Is Cinnamon Effective in Lowering Blood Sugars?

Posted: Friday, August 31, 2007

A review of research into the healing effects of the popular spice shows mixed health results for glucose and cholesterol.

Heart Attack Boosts Diabetes Risk and Diabetes Boosts Heart Attack Risks

Posted: Friday, August 31, 2007

Heart attack patients are up to four-and-a-half times more likely to develop diabetes compared with the general population and more than 15 times more likely to develop high blood sugar.

"We already know that diabetes predisposes one to heart attack, now we add that heart attacks predispose one to diabetes -- one nasty disease leads to another, and it's a two-way process."

Use of Insulin Pen Can Save $17,000 in Health Care Costs

Posted: Friday, August 31, 2007

Diabetics who need to switch from oral medications to insulin could reduce their annual healthcare costs up to $17,000 by using an insulin pen instead of a syringe to deliver their daily dose of medication.
A new study found that using an insulin pen may result in fewer trips to the emergency department and to the doctor's office, resulting in substantial savings to diabetics and their insurers.

Diabetes Management Within Budgets Work

Posted: Friday, August 31, 2007

A disease management program for patients with diabetes mellitus is associated with improved quality of care within existing budgets.

Consensus Statement Issued On Worldwide Standardization of HbA1c Measurement

Posted: Friday, August 31, 2007

Contrary to popular opinion, the A1C assay may not reflect average glycemia over the preceding few months. An international study is underway to document the relationship between A1C and average blood glucose, using frequent capillary measurements and continuous glucose monitoring. When results of this study are available in September 2007, they may allow creation of a more accurate conversion algorithm.

Vitamin K Helps in Regulating Insulin Activity in Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2007

The vitamin K dependant protein osteocalcin may have a positive effect on reducing obesity and diabetes, suggests a new study.

New Insulin Sensitizer (CRx-401) Improves Control Without Weight Gain

Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2007

CombinatoRx, Incorporated announced that it has dosed the first patient in a Phase 2a proof of concept clinical trial in Type 2 diabetes with CRx-401, a novel insulin sensitizer designed to provide anti-diabetic activity without promoting weight gain.

Secondary Failure of Glucose Control With Metformin, Sulfonylurea, or TZD's Monotherapy

Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2007

Which drugs are the ones to sustain good control, the longest?

Reducing Inflammation Plays Key Role in Type 1 Diabetes Therapy

Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2007

Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have found that a triple combination therapy consisting of both tolerance-inducing and anti-inflammatory properties is successful in abolishing adverse autoimmunity against insulin-producing cells in a mouse model of Type 1 diabetes.