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Gene Found That Plays a Role in Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009

The researchers propose that the development of Type 1 diabetes may in part be due to increased levels of this new gene.

CGMS Makes Good Blood Sugars Better

Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009

For patients with good A1c levels, continuous glucose monitoring will be beneficial, according to a new report.

Parents' Skill at Carb Counting Linked to Diabetic Kids' A1c Levels

Posted: Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Parental precision at carbohydrate counting is associated with improved glycemic control in children with Type 1 diabetes, according to a paper in the June issue of Diabetes Care.

Lantus Insulin: A Possible Link with Cancer - Requires Further Investigation

Posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Just as in the Accord study and in the Avandia debacle controversy, premature release of this kind of information before all the facts are in can be devastating for the medical community and patients. They will tell patients to consult with their physicans before making any changes to their treatment. But what can their physician tell them when they have not had any time to analyze the data and the information is not conclusive and more studies are needed?

This premature release states that Sanofi-Aventis's diabetes drug Lantus may increase the risk of cancer, according to European studies involving some 300,000 insulin-treated patients, prompting a call from experts for more research.

Using Vitamin C Plus Insulin to Stop Diabetes Damage

Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Researchers have found a way to stop the damage caused by Type 1 diabetes with the combination of insulin and a common vitamin found in most medicine cabinets. This simply means that getting your glucose under control is not enough.

Inhaled Insulin AFRESA(R) Controls Post-Meal Sugar Levels with Less Weight Gain and Hypoglycemia

Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2009

The findings of two 52-week studies show that the investigational ultra rapid acting insulin AFRESA® (insulin human [rDNA origin]) Inhalation Powder combined with basal insulin is comparable to standard of care therapies in controlling post-meal blood sugar levels, and also results in significantly less weight gain and risk of hypoglycemia for adult patients with diabetes.

Vitamin C Helps Protect Against Type 1 Diabetes Damage

Posted: Friday, June 12, 2009

Poor blood glucose control can lead to blood vessel and nerve cell damage in diabetics, and the only known way to prevent this is to maintain healthy blood glucose levels, and even this doesn’t always work. A recent research team, however, has found that combining insulin with vitamin C stops blood vessel damage in type 1 diabetics.

Increase in Type 1 Diabetes Expected

Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2009

If current trends continue, cases of Type 1 diabetes among children under 15 will increase by 70 percent by the year 2020, a new study suggests. Those are among the findings by researchers who analyzed diabetes data from 20 centers in 17 European countries. Those centers registered 29,311 cases of Type 1 diabetes between 1989 and 2003.

Regular Diabetes Screening Saves on Health Care Costs

Posted: Monday, June 08, 2009

Approximately 24 million Americans are believed to have diabetes, but nearly 6 million diabetics are undiagnosed. Upwards of 60 million Americans are demonstrating signs of pre-diabetes as well, many being unaware of their condition and the associated risks. From an economic standpoint, a new study has concluded that more active screening and treatment for pre-diabetes and undiagnosed diabetes, will actually save money for health care systems overall.

Triglycerides Predict Neuropathy

Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2009

High triglyceride levels in the blood may be an indicator of risk for diabetic neuropathy. High blood-triglyceride levels were already known to greatly increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, further connecting CVD and diabetes.