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Diabetes Treatment Benefits Dementia Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

Diabetes and pre-diabetic conditions appear to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, but drugs that help regulate blood sugar may help patients with dementia as well, researchers report.

New Drug Slows Diabetic Nerve Damage Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

The drug, epalrestat, delays the progression of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, as the condition is called, and ameliorates its symptoms.

Diabetes Increasingly Prevalent in Heart Failure Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increasing among older persons with heart failure, and diabetes is a significant independent risk factor for death in these patients.

Diabetes Increases Risk of Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

Renal transplant graft recipients with diabetes, whether long-standing or newly diagnosed, are at heightened risk of developing infections requiring hospitalization in the posttransplant period.

Gene Variant "Powerful Predictor" of Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

But lifestyle changes, such as exercise, counteract effects of this gene, study suggests.

Gastric Bypass Superior to Banding for Super Obese Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

For super morbidly obese patients, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is a better approach than gastric banding, according to researchers.

Pres. Bush Veto’s Bill To Further Embryonic Stem-Cell Research Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

Speaking in Washington, President Bush declared that the proposed law would have supported ' the taking of innocent human life in the hope of finding medical benefits for others and it crosses a real moral boundary that our society needs to respect.'

Exercise In Itself Improves Blood Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

Now, a new systematic review shows that exercise helps regulate blood glucose (sugar) levels, increases the body’s sensitivity to insulin and decreases blood lipids (fats) while also helping to burn body fat.

Sweet News for Consumers of Sugar Substitutes Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

Sugar substitutes receive a strong endorsement this month from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Diabetic Women at Higher Risk For Hip Fracture Need Prevention Strategy Posted: Friday, July 21, 2006

Having type 2 diabetes for 12 or more years was associated with a three-times higher risk of hip fracture.

 

 

 

 

 

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