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Checking Foot Temperature Curbs Diabetic Sores

Posted: Monday, November 15, 2004

Type 2 patients who monitor their foot temperatures at home may be able to ward off developing leg and foot ulcers -- and the infections and amputations that can result.

Diabetes Increases Risk For Liver, Pancreatic Cancers

Posted: Monday, November 15, 2004

People with type 2 diabetes have three to four times the risk of developing liver cancer, and more than twice the risk of developing pancreatic cancer than non-diabetic individuals

Gene Linked To Greater Risk Of Heart Disease In Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Monday, November 15, 2004

Joslin Diabetes scientist have found variations in a gene that helps explain why people with type2 diabetes are at miuch greater risk for coronary artery disease, the leading cause of death for this group.

New Diabetes-Related Hormone Found – Possible New Treatment for Type 2

Posted: Monday, November 15, 2004

Canadian researcher believes he may have found the next best thing to a cure for for the most common type of diabetes. The theory is right now we can stop the progression of the disease,"

White Bread Increases Diabetes Risk

Posted: Monday, November 15, 2004

Eating white bread with each meal increased the risk for diabetes more than 30 percent. Fans of white bread, hear this: it increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the illness, new research shows.

FDA Approves Labeling That Xenical (Orlistat) Resulted in 42% Reduction in Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Monday, November 08, 2004

The first weight loss medication to show a reduction in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.The label change is based on results from the XENDOS (Xenical in the Prevention of Diabetes in Obese Subjects) study, the largest and longest study to date of a weight loss medication

Blood Glucose Spikes Impair Mental Function

Posted: Thursday, October 21, 2004

Among patients with type 2 diabetes, cognitive function is impaired and mood state deteriorates during acute hyperglycemia.

COPD A Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, October 21, 2004

"Inflammation plays a key role in COPD and asthma."

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but not asthma, may be a risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes.

Glycemic Control in US Adult Type 2 Diabetics Is Getting Worse?

Posted: Thursday, October 21, 2004

Current data is showing that there is a 20% decrease of patients in good glycemic control

UK (United Kingdom) Facing An Increase Of Diabetes From 1.8 to 3 million in 5 Years

Posted: Thursday, October 21, 2004

The report - Diabetes in the UK 2004 - revealed that 1.8 million people in the UK now had either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes - three per cent of the population. Almost 250,000 were said to have Type 1 diabetes, while more than 1.5 million had Type 2. Experts also estimate that there are up to a million people who have Type 2 diabetes but have not yet been diagnosed.