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Pre-Diabetes Increases Colon Cancer Risk Posted: Friday, April 16, 2004

As people get fatter, their bodies begin to resist the effects of insulin. To compensate, their pancreases make more and more of the sugar-lowering stuff. Ma and colleagues now show that people whose bodies make the most insulin because of insulin resistance have the highest risk of colon cancer.

Voiding Difficulty Common in Diabetic Women Posted: Friday, April 16, 2004

Women with type 2 diabetes are nearly five times more likely to have unrecognized voiding difficulty compared with nondiabetic control subjects

How To Impact Your Patients Lifestyles in 20 Minutes! Part 3 Posted: Thursday, April 15, 2004

One of the first things we discussed was the A1c test and the results. Asked them if they understood what the A1c number meant? Over 98% could not answer the question.The Quality of Life Number also known as the A1c tells them how well they are controlling their diabetes. The A1c tells them their risk for getting all the complications from diabetes, and it also tells if we are more susceptible to every other disease.

Childhood Vaccines Show No Relationship with Development of Type 1 Diabetes Posted: Saturday, April 10, 2004

Using data from the Danish Civil Registration System, researchers assessed any association between childhood vaccinations and the development of type 1 diabetes among all children, those with a sibling with type 1 diabetes, and whether a clustering of diabetes cases occurred 2 to 4 years after vaccination. Analysis of all children born in Denmark between 1990 and 2000 shows no causal relation between childhood vaccinations and development of type 1 diabetes.

Diabetes Susceptibility Gene Discovered Posted: Saturday, April 10, 2004

Researchers have known for decades that diabetes runs in families and that that environmental factors, such as obesity and physical inactivity, also play a big role. Several lines of research are coming together and point to a common culprit. Many cases of type 2, or adult onset, diabetes can now be traced, at least in part, to common variations near the same gene. This gene, known as HNF4a, serves as a master switch that controls many genes that are active in both the pancreas and liver.

Family Stress Puts Kids At Diabetes Risk Posted: Saturday, April 10, 2004

This disease occurs when the immune system mistakenly destroys the beta cells in the pancreas that produce insulin a hormone that allows the body to use the sugar glucose for energy. Children of parents experiencing a high level of stress were more likely to show warning signs of diabetes

Holidays Can Be Dangerous For Diabetics Posted: Saturday, April 10, 2004

The lack of long-term control of blood sugar levels that puts diabetics at risk of complications stems largely from lapses in eating and exercise habits during the winter holiday season, new research indicates.

New Method To Reduce Insulin Resistance Posted: Saturday, April 10, 2004

A new method to reduce insulin resistance that could lead to potential treatments for diabetes accompanying obesity has been patented.Because melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) causes the pancreas to secrete glucagon, MSH must be present for type II diabetes to developThe new process, is for treatment of diabetes by administering an antagonist of MSH. melanocyte-stimulating hormone.

Relationship Between Obesity-Associated Diabetes And Heart Disease Pinpointed Posted: Saturday, April 10, 2004

A major link between obesity and insulin resistance is a high level of free fatty acids, which cause insulin resistance and seem to simultaneously set off inflammation, which can be the missing link to heart disease.

The Today Study Will Identify Best Treatment For Type 2 Diabetes In Youth Posted: Saturday, April 10, 2004

The TODAY (Treatment Options for type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth) study is the first clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Department of Health and Human Services, to focus on type 2 diabetes in youth. A clinical study comparing three treatments of type 2 diabetes in children and teens has begun in 12 medical centers and their affiliated sites around the country.

 

 

 

 

 

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