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Hemoglobin Levels Predict Diabetic Retinopathy

Posted: Monday, November 23, 2009

An already routine blood test may identify juvenile-onset diabetic patients at heightened risk for proliferative retinopathy, researchers said.

Warning: Inaccurate Dosing after Insulin withdrawn from Pen Cartridge

Posted: Monday, November 16, 2009

Patients or medical professionals who withdraw insulin from pen cartridges are at risk for dangerous errors.

Growth Hormone in Elderly: Bad Insulin Effects, Good Lipid Effects

Posted: Monday, November 16, 2009

Growth hormone increases insulin resistance and modestly improves lipid profiles in healthy older men and women, according to a new report.

Vegetables Protect Unborn Child Against Diabetes

Posted: Monday, November 09, 2009

New evidence is emerging for how important it is for pregnant women to eat good, nutritious food. Expecting mothers who eat vegetables every day seem to have children who are less likely to develop Type 1 diabetes, according to a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Diabetic Episodes Affect Kids' Memory

Posted: Monday, November 02, 2009

Children who have had an episode of diabetic ketoacidosis, a common complication of diabetes, may have persistent memory problems, according to a new study.

Diabetes History

Posted: Saturday, September 26, 2009

Diabetes treatments are sure much better today than they were hundreds of years of even several years ago. I would have hated to have had diabetes back even several years before, when meters where big and hard to use, and insulin needles were huge sources of pain when injecting. I'd like to take a look back at what diabetes was like many years ago, and tell you just how far diabetes treatments have come!

Diabetic Retinopathy Linked to Inflammatory Markers

Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2009

In patients with Type 1 diabetes and kidney disease, several serum markers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction are associated with increasing prevalence and severity of diabetic retinopathy, investigators report.

New Buccal Insulin Approved by the FDA but with Conditions

Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Generex Biotechnology Corporation, an innovator for drug delivery for metabolic diseases through the inner lining of the mouth, announced that the U.S. FDA has granted approval for the treatment use of Oral-lyn™ under the FDA’s Treatment Investigational New Drug (IND) program.

New Pump CGMS Combo Detects Hypo’s and Turns Off Automatically

Posted: Wednesday, September 09, 2009

This new device, now available in more than 50 countries outside of the United States, can automatically suspend insulin delivery when the device senses that glucose levels have fallen to or below a user-selected threshold.

New Target for Preventing Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, September 09, 2009

The study of the role of an enzyme called 12-Lipoxygenase (12-LO), may find the answer to preventing the destruction of the beta-cells and could be a vital step in preventing Type 1 diabetes.