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Archimedes Model Shown To Be a Strong Predictive Tool for Diabetes

Posted: Saturday, August 23, 2008

A health tool known as the Archimedes model has recently been shown to help predict the outcome of diabetes in patients. The Archimedes in the past has only been applied to large populations, not individuals, making this a novel study. It was also shown that the Archimedes model is equally efficient in predicting diabetes in patients as other tests designed specifically for this purpose.

Diabetes Linked to Accelerated Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression

Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2008

Patients with coronary artery disease and diabetes exhibit more extensive atherosclerosis and inadequate compensatory remodeling of the arterial wall, compared to patients without diabetes, according to new published findings.

Arsenic Contaminated Drinking Water Connected to Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Exposure to arsenic increases the risk for developing type 2 diabetes, concludes a recent study. Arsenic levels in urine were seen to be significantly higher in diabetics than in individuals without the disease.

New Drug Combats Elderly Insomnia

Posted: Monday, August 18, 2008

It's estimated that nearly half of people over 55 years of age suffer from some level of insomnia. Researchers at Tel Aviv University have recently developed a drug to specifically combat this common problem in elderly individuals.

Obese Hispanic Children at Very High Risk for Pre-Diabetes

Posted: Friday, August 15, 2008

Hispanics are one of the highest risk ethnic groups for developing type 2 diabetes, and a large proportion of overweight children might be a main reason why. A recent study has shown that overweight Hispanic children are at an extremely high risk for having pre-diabetes, which leads to increased risk of adult-onset diabetes.

Prompt Weight Loss Better Controls Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Keeping body weight down is known to help manage and prevent diabetes, but a recent study has shown that losing weight soon after diabetes diagnosis greatly helps limit the progression of the disease. This positive effect was seen even if weight was regained later on.

Periodontal Disease Increases Diabetes Risk

Posted: Saturday, August 09, 2008

Periodontal disease might be a contributor to the onset of type 2 diabetes, according to recent research.

Women With Diabetes Prior to Pregnancy Linked With Birth Defects

Posted: Friday, August 08, 2008

Women diagnosed with diabetes before their pregnancy have a higher risk of giving birth to a baby with a birth defect or multiple defects than a woman who does not have diabetes before giving birth, according to a new study. "For single [birth] defects, the risk is three to four times greater, and about eightfold for multiple defects," says Adolfo Correa, MD, MPH, PhD, the study's lead author and an epidemiologist at the CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.

Doctors Urged to Address Diabetes Sleep Apnea Connection

Posted: Friday, August 08, 2008

Sleep apnea and type 2 diabetes are strongly connected. Even though most doctors are aware of this connection, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has concluded that a deficient number of doctors utilize this knowledge.

Protein In Liver Might Link Obesity to Diabetes

Posted: Saturday, August 02, 2008

Substances known as endocannabinoids have been shown to trigger a specific protein that has been linked to various prediabetic conditions. The specific part of the body where this protein, known as CB1, is activated, has been unknown until now.