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Edmonton Islet Transplants Fall Short

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

The hope for a cure fails: Two years after receiving transplants of insulin-producing beta islet cells, only five of 36 patients with type 1 diabetes remained free of the need for insulin injections.

Diabetes, Not Obesity, Raises Risk of Organ Failure and Death

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

Findings from a new study suggest that obesity per se is not a risk factor for acute organ failure or death. However, diabetes, which often develops in obese individuals, does increase the risk.

Physicians Often Do Not Communicate Important Medication Information

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

Physicians prescribing new medication often do not communicate to patients important details, such as potential side effects, how long or how often to take the drug or the specific name of the medication.

Breast-Feeding Lowers Mom's Risk of Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

Breast-feeding your baby can cut your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 15% a year and reduce the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

Abbott’s Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor Approval Soon

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

The expected 1 Billion dollar market for CGMS (Continuious Blood Glucose Monitor), will soon have another competitor to compete with MiniMed and DexCom, it’s the Navigator from Abbott Diabetes Care.

Many Patients wth Diabetes and Heart Disease Quit Medicine Too Early

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

Two new studies show that nonadherence to medication is common among recent MI patients and in those with diabetes, resulting in higher mortality.

Big Waist, Heavy Weight Both Raise Diabetes Risk

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

Having either a large waistline or being overweight raises a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but the combination of the two is most dangerous, a study shows.

How to Screen a Community for PreDiabetes & Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

Evaluation of a campaign that screened a community of 95,000 via 530 pharmacies.

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.

New Diabetes Guidelines Target Foot Complications, Amputations

Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006

New guidelines for health care professionals could lead to significantly fewer foot complications and amputations by changing the way doctors treat the feet of diabetes patients.