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Diabetes During Pregnancy Skyrockets Posted: Friday, February 27, 2004

Researchers at Kaiser Permanente have uncovered still more evidence that the nation is gaining weight: a staggering 35 percent increase in the number of women who develop diabetes while pregnant. The condition, known as gestational diabetes, usually goes away after the baby is born.

Diabetes Leads to Early Aging of the Auditory System Posted: Friday, February 27, 2004

Preliminary findings of a new study have determined that diabetes, approaching epidemic proportions, may lead to premature aging of the body’s auditory or hearing system. Significant findings to date include: increased hearing loss in diabetic veterans aged 60 and younger compared to those of the same age without diabetes, a lack of effect on the cochlear amplifier system as shown by otoacoustic emissions testing, and delays in central auditory processing revealed in the auditory brainstem response (ABR) tests.

Diabetes Patients Not Reducing Risk Factors for Vascular Disease Posted: Friday, February 27, 2004

Only 7.3% of those at risk for vascular disease are reducing their risk by controlling blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) calls for greater awareness of healthy target standards

Insulin-Producing Cells Found In Fat, Liver & Bone Marrow Posted: Friday, February 27, 2004

Researchers at Houston's Baylor College of Medicine have found insulin-producing cells in the fat, liver and bone marrow of diabetic mice.The source of the insulin-producing cells to be bone marrow, which has been identified as the origin of many different kinds of tissues in recent years. Only a brief three-day period of high blood glucose was sufficient to nudge the cells outside the pancreas to produce insulin.

Possible Mechanism For Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease Discovered Posted: Friday, February 27, 2004

For some time, researchers have known that people with diabetes have a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia than those without diabetes, but the exact cause of this link has not been known. A new study suggests that insulin resistance in brain cells can affect how they function, causing some of the biochemical changes typically seen in Alzheimer's disease.

Storing Too Much Iron May Put Healthy Women at Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Friday, February 27, 2004

Higher amounts of iron stores in the blood are associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in healthy women who have no known diabetes risk factors.Excessive iron stores can cause type 2 diabetes among patients with hemochromatosis, a genetic defect in the regulation of iron absorption.

Storing Too Much Iron May Put Healthy Women at Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Friday, February 27, 2004

Higher amounts of iron stores in the blood are associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in healthy women who have no known diabetes risk factors. Excessive iron stores can cause type 2 diabetes among patients with hemochromatosis, a genetic defect in the regulation of iron absorption

Antiretroviral Therapy Raises Risk of Diabetes Posted: Thursday, February 19, 2004

Exposure to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) appears to raise the risk of diabetes among HIV-infected men, a new study shows

Depressive Symptoms Predict Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Thursday, February 19, 2004

"Depressed individuals are less likely to be compliant with dietary and weight loss recommendations and are more likely to be physically inactive and nonadherent with medications."The researchers observed a positive association at baseline between depressive symptoms and body mass index, fasting insulin, systolic blood pressure, caloric intake, physical inactivity, and current smoking.

Leptin, The Answer to America's Obese Problem?? Posted: Thursday, February 19, 2004

New study found that leptin gene therapy caused a 26% loss of body weight. Increasing leptin, a protein involved in regulating body weight, in laboratory animals transforms fat-storing cells into unique fat-burning cells, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas report. They speculate that these findings could provide "a quick and safe solution" to the obesity problem in humans.

 

 

 

 

 

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