This site complies with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information:
verify here.

Rewarding for
you and us
Defeat Diabetes Foundation

Defeat Diabetes
Foundation
150 153rd Ave,
Suite 300
Madeira Beach, FL 33708

About Diabetes » Cause

Search our News Articles Archives for diabetes and health news. Search by word or phrase. The latest article will appear first.

Diabetes History

Posted: Saturday, September 26, 2009

Diabetes treatments are sure much better today than they were hundreds of years of even several years ago. I would have hated to have had diabetes back even several years before, when meters where big and hard to use, and insulin needles were huge sources of pain when injecting. I'd like to take a look back at what diabetes was like many years ago, and tell you just how far diabetes treatments have come!

Insulin-Resistance Variant Identified

Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2009

An international consortium of scientists has identified a new genetic variant associated with Type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, and hyperinsulinemia , Dr. Johan Rung Cambridge, UK, and colleagues report.

New Target for Preventing Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, September 09, 2009

The study of the role of an enzyme called 12-Lipoxygenase (12-LO), may find the answer to preventing the destruction of the beta-cells and could be a vital step in preventing Type 1 diabetes.

Weight Gain During Early-Pregnancy Can Lead to Impaired Glucose Tolerance

Posted: Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Greater gestational weight gain before second-trimester glycemic screening may increase a pregnant woman's risk for impaired glucose tolerance, according to two papers.

Diabetes Among Children Most Likely Occur in Winter

Posted: Wednesday, September 02, 2009

An international study says that children under the age of 15 are more susceptible to developing diabetes in winter.

Possible Cause of Type 1 Linked to Wheat Reaction

Posted: Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Canadian scientists say they might have discovered a clue to the cause of Type 1 diabetes -- a possible link to an abnormal response to wheat protein.

The Link Between Obesity and Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009

A team of researchers in Sweden, found that people classified as obese and those with pre-diabetes have raised levels of a protein called SPARC, that can cause tissue scarring.

Gene Found That Plays a Role in Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009

The researchers propose that the development of Type 1 diabetes may in part be due to increased levels of this new gene.

Diabetes Risk Linked to Sex Hormone Protein

Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009

A new study found that people with low blood levels of a protein that regulates sex hormones are at higher risk of diabetes, and genetics may play a role in determining both the levels and the risk.

Scientific Peer Review of Research Applications for the Department of Defense - Andrew P. Mandell

Posted: Thursday, August 06, 2009

Diabetes advocate, Andrew P. Mandell, MR. DIABETES® and Executive Director of Defeat Diabetes Foundation, Inc., recently participated in the evaluation of research proposals submitted to the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) sponsored by the Department of Defense.