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Common Infections A Possible Link to Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Friday, July 14, 2006

A major study has added weight to the theory that environmental factors such as common infections may be a trigger for diabetes in children and young adults’.

Diabetes Is The Clinical Equivalant of Aging 15 Years

Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006

Having diabetes can take away 15 years of a persons life. Diabetes is the clinical equivalent of aging 15 years, thrusting men and women with the disease into a high-risk category for cardiovascular disease while still in middle-age.

Six Plus Cups of Coffee Helps Keep Diabetes Away

Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006

Women who drank more than six cups a day of any type of coffee were 33 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes.

Report: Gardenia Fruit Compound Starting Point For Diabetes Therapy

Posted: Friday, June 30, 2006

A Gardenia fruit extract traditionally used in Chinese medicine to treat the symptoms of type 2 diabetes does indeed contain a chemical that reverses some of the pancreatic dysfunctions that underlie the disease, researchers report in the June 7, 2006, Cell Metabolism. The chemical therefore represents a useful starting point for new diabetes therapies, they said.

New Agent Reduces Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy

Posted: Friday, June 23, 2006

A protein kinase C-beta inhibitor reduced the risk of sustained vision loss and progression of diabetic macular edema in two phase III trials, researchers announced.

New Test for Insulin Resistance

Posted: Friday, June 23, 2006

Lowering blood levels of a protein found in higher quantities among those with insulin resistance might cut the risk of diabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease, a new study suggests. Raised levels of the protein in the blood may provide an early warning sign of the development of type 2 diabetes.

New Oral Insulin Shows Safety, Feasibility in Trials

Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006

In the first human trials of oral insulin, the drug acted within 15 minutes and showed 60%-70% of the biopotency of injected insulin, without causing any adverse effects, researchers reported here at the 66th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association.

Study Shows New Non-Invasive Device Screens Diabetes Better Than Fasting Plasma Glucose Test

Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006

Diabetes biomarkers found in skin shown to Correlate well with diabetes risk.

Once-Weekly BYETTA (Exenatide) LAR Improves Glucose Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006

Reduces A1c by 2 points and average weight lose of 8 pounds in 15 weeks.

High Postmenopausal Sex Hormones Signal Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006

Postmenopausal women with high levels of estradiol and testosterone are at a greatly increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to data on nearly 28,000 women.