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Diabetes Tests 'Offer Cure Hope'

Posted: Thursday, December 09, 2004

Some patients have already been cured by islet cell transplants, but a major obstacle is a shortage of donor pancreases to harvest the cells from.
Now National Institute of Health scientists say they have found a way to make more of the cells required.

High Cholesterol in Diabetes Can Harm Vision

Posted: Thursday, December 09, 2004

Harvard researchers found that individuals with the highest levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the "bad" cholesterol, had twice the risk of developing a visual problem called macular edema, or fluid in the macula of the eye, compared with those with the lowest LDL levels

One-Third of Patients Older Than 50 With Diabetes Have PAD

Posted: Thursday, December 09, 2004

Patients with diabetes and PAD have already developed evidence of atherosclerosis and are at increased risk for myocardial infarction, stroke, or cardiovascular death, even without symptoms.

Serious Psychological Distress More Common in Diabetics

Posted: Thursday, December 09, 2004

The prevalence of serious psychological distress was 10.4% among people with diabetes.

Adults with diabetes are considerable more likely to experience depression, anxiety and other disorders that cause (SPD) than those without diabetes.

Shedding Light on Seasonal Depression

Posted: Thursday, December 09, 2004

It usually starts off with feelings of fatigue, difficulty getting up in the morning, a big afternoon slump, and then a taste for carbohydrate-rich foods. Coupled with that fatigue and the carbohydrate-rich food that's a formula for weight gain

Testosterone Deficiency Found in One Out of Three Diabetic Men

Posted: Thursday, December 09, 2004

Low testosterone production appears to be a common complication of type 2 diabetes in men, affecting 1 out of 3 diabetic patients, a new study has shown "This starts a whole new story on the crucial complications of type 2 diabetes,"

Cardiovascular Events Declining In US Diabetics, BUT!

Posted: Wednesday, December 01, 2004

Between 1950 and 1995, there was a 50% drop in the rate of incident cardiovascular events among patients with diabetes. But diabetic patients are still twice as likely to experience such events as people without diabetes.

Obesity May Lead to Brain Loss

Posted: Wednesday, December 01, 2004

Swedish researchers found that women who were obese throughout their adult lives were more likely to lose brain tissue, a condition known as brain atrophy that has been linked to impaired brain function and dementia.

People With Diabetes Benefit More From Exercise Than Healthy People

Posted: Wednesday, December 01, 2004

People at high risk for heart disease benefit more from exercise than healthy people who exercise,
Even moderate physical activity can sharply reduce the chance of dying among people with diabetes, high blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors.

Blood Pressure Control Curbs Diabetic Eye Problem

Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Patients with Type 2 diabetes were followed for more than 9 years and keeping BP at or below 150/85, showed a significant reduction in retinal damage or retinopathy.