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Soy Protein Beneficial In Type 2's
Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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A new report in Diabetes Care shows that a diet rich in soy protein appears to have a lasting beneficial effect on the heart, blood vessels and kidneys of people with type 2 diabetes and kidney disease.
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Blood Pressure in Diabetic Children Predicts Level Later in Life
Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Higher blood pressures in childhood correlated with higher levels in young adulthood, European researchers reported In a study of nearly 900 type 1 diabetics.
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Low Glycemic Index Diet Yields Improvements in Diabetic Youth
Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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In children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, consumption of a low glycemic index diet may reduce glucose excursions and improve overall glycemic control, according to results of a National Institutes of Health-sponsored study.
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Diabetes Doubling Before Motherhood
Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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The number of pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes has more than doubled in seven years, a California study found, a troubling trend that means health risks for both mothers and newborns. And the number of diabetic teenagers giving birth grew fivefold during the same period, according to the study, the largest of its kind. This comes from a new study published in Diabetes Care.
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Aspirin Increases Production of Insulin?
Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Obesity is strongly connected to insulin resistance and the eventual development of type 2 diabetes, but taking aspirin might help limit this progression. A new study has found that for "healthy" obese people, "aspirin-like compounds" can increase the production of insulin, reducing the risk of developing insulin resistance.
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Diabetic Child Dies While Parents Pray
Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Madeleine Neumann, an 11 year old type 1 diabetic, died March 23rd due to lack of treatment for her condition. Her parents, Dale and Leilani Neumann, viewed their daughters worsening condition as "a test of faith," and instead of getting her medical help, let her die while they prayed. The parents have been charged with second-degree reckless homicide and face up to 25 years in prison.
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Immune Cell Produces Glucose Controlling Proteins
Posted: Sunday, April 27, 2008
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A characteristic of type 2 diabetes is decreased production of proteins that are connected to glucose levels. A specific type of immune system cell that produces these proteins has recently been found to "suppress glucose production in the liver - without targeting insulin," a result that could have major implications on alternative diabetic treatments, in addition to immune system understandings.
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Life Expectancies Declining for Poor, Rising for Rich
Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2008
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Between 1961 and 1999 life expectancies in the United States increased by between six and seven years for both men and women. A recent Harvard Medical study has found that these are unfortunately just general trends, and in certain parts of the country, most notably poorer areas, life expectancies actually declined or remained constant in these "counties".
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Diabetic Retinopathy May Predict Heart Failure
Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
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Diabetic retinopathy appears to be an independent risk factor for heart failure, new research suggests, which supports the belief that microvascular disease plays a role in the development of heart failure in diabetics.
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Vitamin D An Effective Analgesic for Type 2's With Neuropathic Pain
Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
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Vitamin D insufficiency is under recognized and may be a significant contributor to neuropathic pain in type 2 diabetes. Vitamin D supplementation may be an effective "analgesic" in relieving neuropathic pain.
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