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Stem Cells Treating Diabetic Wounds
Posted: Monday, March 25, 2013
Diabetic patients have an impaired ability to heal wounds, so there is a critical need to develop new treatments to improve healing.

Diabetes Ups Risk of Death from All Causes
Posted: Monday, March 14, 2011
Diabetes not only doubles vascular death risk but also substantially raises risk of death from nonvascular causes, including cancer and infectious disease, researchers found.

Stem Cells Show Potential to Aid Diabetic Wound Healing
Posted: Saturday, March 05, 2011
Transplanting human umbilical cord blood-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) has been found to "significantly accelerate" wound closure in diabetic mouse models.

CDC: 1 in 3 Americans Could Have Diabetes by 2050
Posted: Saturday, October 23, 2010
As many as 1 in 3 American adults could have diabetes by the year 2050, according to a new analysis released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control. That would be sharp rise from one in 10 adults now currently living with the disease.

EASD: Weight Loss with SGLT2 Inhibitors but More Infections
Posted: Sunday, October 03, 2010
Three possible first in class drugs in the sodium glucose co-transporter (SGLT2 inhibitor) class showed improvements in glycemic control and weight loss, but infections proved troublesome, researchers reported.

Cell Therapy Improves Foot Ulcer Healing by 31-40%
Posted: Sunday, August 29, 2010
Engineered skin significantly improved healing of diabetic foot ulcers compared with other advanced biologic therapies, according to an analysis of a larger wound care database.

New Device Predicts Diabetic Wound Healing
Posted: Sunday, June 06, 2010
A new breakthrough device developed by researchers can change the current landscape of chronic wound management.

Diabetic Foot Ulcers Tied to Earlier Death
Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009
Among people with diabetes, those who develop foot ulcers seem to die earlier than those without the complication, a new study finds.

High-Dose Atorvastatin Is a "Clinically Meaningful Intervention" for Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
High-dose atorvastatin may reduce the incidence and recurrence of foot ulcers in diabetic patients, according to a new report.

Diabetes-Induced Changes in Vaginal Structure
Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
"Women with diabetes experience diminished genital arousal, reduced vaginal lubrication, vaginal atrophy, dyspareunia, and increased infections.

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