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Scientists Solve Critical Part Of Insulin Puzzle Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2007

Scientists are now one step closer to improved treatment of Type 2 diabetes following significant findings made by scientists at Australia's Garvan Institute of Medical Research

Researchers Uncover Potential Role of Leptin in Diabetes Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2007

A new Joslin-led study has shown that leptin, a hormone known mainly for regulating appetite control and energy metabolism, plays a major role in islet cell growth and insulin secretion. This finding opens up new avenues for studying leptin and its role in islet cell biology, which may lead to new treatments for diabetes

Elevated Blood Sugars Raises the Risk of Death From Pneumonia Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2007

A new study shows that people with type 2 diabetes or elevated blood sugar are at increased risk of dying after being hospitalized for pneumonia.

Hypertension Triples Women's Risk for Diabetes Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2007

Study finds that it does this outside of the normal risk factors for diabetes, such as obesity.

Omega-3 Cuts Risk for Type 1 Diabetes In Half Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2007

A diet rich in the fatty acids protects against later onset of the disease.

Bitter Melon Can Improve Insulin Production. Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2007

Momordica Charantia is a vegetable which grows in tropical areas like East Africa, Asia, South Africa, and the Caribbean. This vegetable is rich in iron, beta carotene, calcium, potassium, phosphorus and other dietary fibers.

Actos Showed Improvement in Diabetes and Macrovascular Disease Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2007

Long-term therapy with pioglitazone in patients with cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes not only reduces risk of death, myocardial infarction, or stroke, but it also has favourable effects on lipid markers in patients on statin therapy.

New Blood Test Predicts Future Chance of Diabetes Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2007

Type 2 diabetes is caused by poor eating habits, hereditary, and lack of exercise. But now, researchers at UCLA say there is another risk factor that doesn't have to do with weight, diet and genes that can help predict who's likely to develop diabetes.

Advantages Seen With Next New Inhaled Insulin Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2007

New inhaled insulin shows less glucose excursions after meals then injected insulin.

Better Glycemic Control Prevents Infertility Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2007

A Swedish study indicates that the fertility of women with type 1 diabetes was reduced prior to 1985, but since then is its begun to normalize, if diabetic complications were avoided

 

 

 

 

 

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