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How To Detect True Gestational Diabetes Posted: Friday, April 04, 2008

The study showed that 7% of women diagnosed with gestational diabetes were already diabetic at the time of first visit and were misdiagnosed with gestational diabetes, when they had diabetes. They also found that, a HBA1C level at the first visit of less than 5.3 would not develop gestational diabetes during the entire course of pregnancy.

Bitter Melon Helps To Regulate Glucose for Type 2's Posted: Friday, April 04, 2008

Four bioactive components have been extracted from bitter melon and they appear to activate the enzyme AMPK which is one of the compounds that effects fuel metabolism and glucose uptake.

New Software Helps Find Origin of Diabetes Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2008

A new statistical software may be a valuable tool in identifying genetic variations that lead to chronic diseases like diabetes. Mathematicians at Michigan Technological University have used this software to identify 11 genetic variations that might lead to type 2 diabetes.

Risk Score Predicts Death In Type 2 Patients Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2008

A risk score using commonly measured clinical and biochemical variables may help predict mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Stroke Risk Linked to Fasting Blood Glucose in Diabetics Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Elevated fasting blood glucose levels among patients with diabetes are strongly linked to an increased adjusted risk for incident ischemic stroke and vascular events, according to the results of a cohort study.

Insulin's Role in Aging and Long Life Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2008

New research on insulin shows it plays an important role in aging and lifespan.

ADVANCE: Intensive Glucose-Lowering Not Associated With Increased Mortality Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Data from the ADVANCE Study, involving 11,140 high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes, provides no evidence of an increased risk of death among those patients receiving aggressive treatment to lower blood glucose.

FDA Considers Stricter Rules For Diabetes Drugs Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Draft guidance could make things tough for companies developing new diabetes medicines.

Diabetes Prevention, Care, and Education Need To Be Targeted To Men and Women Differently Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Women had higher expectations of the benefits of self-management along with more depressive symptoms.

Heart Attacks Doubled in Past Ten Years for Diabetics Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2008

With the epidemic of diabetes, the annual number of diabetics who have a heart attack has doubled over the past ten years, researchers say.

 

 

 

 

 

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