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Incidence of Diagnosed Diabetes Jumped 41% in US

Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2005

In 2003 alone, nearly 60% of new cases were obese, and an additional 30% were overweight. After adjusting for age, the researchers found that diabetes incidence increased significantly among non-Hispanic whites, those with at least a high school education, nonsmokers, and obese persons

Beta-Cell Dysfunction Implicated in Low Birth Weight-Related Diabetes

Posted: Friday, March 11, 2005

Findings from a study suggest that primary beta-cell dysfunction plays a key role in the pathogenesis of low birth weight (LBW)-associated type 2 diabetes.

Forearm Test Not Good for Checking Blood Sugar

Posted: Friday, March 11, 2005

Although testing blood sugar levels using a forearm prick produces readings similar to those obtained from a fingerstick when levels are high or normal, it may overestimate blood sugar levels when they are low, according to two brief reports in the medical journal Diabetes Care

New Approach May Keep Diabetes Patients Off Insulin Shots

Posted: Friday, March 11, 2005

The research could be a major step toward a cure for Type-1 - the so-called juvenile diabetes. Scientists at the Diabetes Research Institute in Miami are learning how to make embryonic stem cells into insulin producing cells.

Family Stress Linked to Autoimmune Diabetes in Children

Posted: Friday, February 18, 2005

Psychosocial stress induces stress in the child that is severe enough to trigger or promote the progression of beta-cell-related autoimmunity in infants.
Psychological strain in families may be involved in triggering diabetes-related autoimmunity in infancy, as well as progression of the condition, according to new study findings. Moreover, the association is independent of any family history of diabetes

Better Diabetes Management When Moms Collaborate, Rather Than Control

Posted: Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Maternal uninvolvement was associated with poorer adherence and quality of life.

Increased Weight Predicts Earlier Onset Of Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Waist circumference in the children with Type 1 diabetes was found to be substantially greater than average for the population.

Continuous Insulin Infusion Beneficial in Young Diabetics

Posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) effectively optimizes glycemic control in very young patients with type 1 diabetes, according to a report published in the December issue of Pediatrics. This treatment may be superior to multiple daily injections in lowering the risk of severe hypoglycemia

Diabetic Adolescents Lack Bone Minerals

Posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Despite normal growth and maturation, adolescents with type 1 diabetes appear to have reduced bone mass and bone size.

Vaccine May Prevent Onset Of Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, December 01, 2004

Melbourne researchers have developed a nasal insulin vaccine that could prevent the onset of disease in high-risk children. it would eventually be possible to screen babies at birth, then determine at-risk babies and could give them the vaccine early to stop the disease process starting.