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Triglycerides Predict Neuropathy
Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2009
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High triglyceride levels in the blood may be an indicator of risk for diabetic neuropathy. High blood-triglyceride levels were already known to greatly increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, further connecting CVD and diabetes.
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Cardiac Abnormalities Seen in Young Females with Poor Diabetes Control
Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2009
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According to the results of a new study, adolescent girls with poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes are more likely to have structural and functional cardiac abnormalities than are their healthy peers or even girls with Type 1 diabetes.
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Why Diabetics Over-Produce Sugar in the Liver
Posted: Sunday, May 24, 2009
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Type 2 diabetics often suffer from an over-production of sugar within the liver, a response to falling blood glucose levels. This potentially dangerous mechanism was poorly understood until recently, when researchers uncovered the role that a certain "master regulator" plays in sugar production within the liver.
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Diabetes Affects Women's Sex Life
Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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According to a new study, over one-third of women with Type 1 diabetes have some form of sexual difficulty and depression is one of the key factors.
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Basal-Bolus Injection vs. Basal-Bolus Insulin Pump in Type 1s
Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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To compare injects by syringe and using an insulin pump a randomized open parallel multicenter study was done.
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GlucoStories - Join the Race With American Diabetes Wholesale & Charlie Kimball
Posted: Monday, May 18, 2009
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Diabetes company and race car driving star join forces to launch new diabetes support site and contest.
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Scientists Create Potential Preventative Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes
Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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Scientists believe they may have found a preventative therapy for Type 1 diabetes, by making the body's killer immune cells tolerate the insulin-producing cells they would normally attack and destroy, prior to disease onset.
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New Electronic Skin Patch for Quick and Painless Glucose Test
Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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A skin patch could one day provide a less-invasive alternative for diabetics who need to take regular samples of their own blood to keep glucose levels in check. When added to an insulin pump, it could become an external artificial pancreas.
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Australian Docs Discover a Type 1 Diabetes Breakthrough
Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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Australian doctors believe they have found the key to eradicating Type 1 diabetes, the kind that obliges sufferers to regulate their blood glucose levels every day of their lives.
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Simultaneous Transplant Gives Best Results in Diabetics with Kidney Disease
Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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For patients with Type 1 diabetes who need a kidney transplant, simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplantation offers a higher survival rate than other options but with some increased risks, reports a study.
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