http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Diabetes affects not only humans but also animals. As in humans treatment should be based on an understanding of natural fluctuations in blood glucose levels but these are hard to determine. Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, have now shown that a commercially available system for continuous glucose monitoring can be applied to dogs without requiring the animals to be kept in a clinic. The work is published the journal Veterinary Record. http://phys.org/news235992093.html Biology Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:21:50 EST news235992093 People with diabetes could be helped by a new type of self-monitoring blood glucose sensor being developed by Arizona State University engineers and clinicians at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. http://phys.org/news219425604.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:33:37 EST news219425604 A recent study accepted for publication in Endocrinology, a publication of The Endocrine Society, reports for the first time that maternal fructose intake during pregnancy results in sex-specific changes in fetal and neonatal endocrinology. http://phys.org/news217765554.html Medicine & Health Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:26:02 EST news217765554 Diabetes can result from either a deficiency of insulin (type 1 or insulin-dependent diabetes) or decreased sensitivity to insulin (type 2 diabetes). Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have discovered a mechanism for normalizing blood sugar that doesn't involve insulin and could offer a new therapeutic approach to both kinds of diabetes. http://phys.org/news217086679.html Medicine & Health Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:51:38 EST news217086679 Individuals who have higher blood glucose levels and poorer control of those levels over time appear more likely to develop eye-related complications 10 years later, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Ophthalmology. http://phys.org/news216927168.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:00:02 EST news216927168 A new clinical trial at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is among the first to test surgery specifically for Type 2 diabetes. The aim of the study is to understand whether surgery can control diabetes, as well or even better than the best medical treatment available today. This is the first study of its kind open to patients who are overweight or mildly obese. http://phys.org/news216581176.html Medicine & Health Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:40:01 EST news216581176 (PhysOrg.com) -- Cambridge research funded by the health charity Diabetes UK has for the first time successfully demonstrated the potential of an artificial pancreas in pregnant women with Type 1 diabetes. It is hoped the development could drastically reduce cases of stillbirth and mortality rates among pregnant women with the condition. http://phys.org/news215715687.html Medicine & Health Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:01:37 EST news215715687 Strokes are a leading cause of mortality and adult disability. Those that involve intracerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) are especially deadly, and there are no effective treatments to control such bleeding. Moreover, diabetes and hyperglycemia (high blood glucose levels) are associated with increases in bleeding during hemorrhagic stroke and worse clinical outcomes. http://phys.org/news215010779.html Medicine & Health Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:13:32 EST news215010779 The research group led by professor Makoto Tominaga and Dr. Kunitoshi Uchida, National institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), Japan, found TRPM2 ion channel in pancreatic beta-cells is important for insulin secretion stimulated by glucose and gastrointestinal hormone (incretin) secreted after food intake. Their finding was reported in Diabetes. http://phys.org/news213358804.html Medicine & Health Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:20:16 EST news213358804 Creamy. Gritty. Crunchy. Slimy. Oral texture perception is a major factor contributing to each person's food preferences. Now, a new study from the Monell Center reports that individuals' perception of starch texture is shaped by variability in the activity of an oral enzyme known as salivary amylase. http://phys.org/news206210583.html Medicine & Health Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:00:01 EST news206210583 Many women have trouble finding time to exercise in their busy lifestyles. That's especially true for pregnant women who live in northern climates such as Canada, where the weather can limit outdoor activity during winter months every year. http://phys.org/news206188835.html Medicine & Health Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:40:47 EST news206188835 A daily dose of an old antibiotic may help diabetics avoid a stroke or at least minimize its damage, Medical College of Georgia researchers report. http://phys.org/news201781467.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:25:08 EST news201781467 Jennifer Dyer, MD, MPH, an endocrinologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital, has developed and completed a pilot study that uses weekly, customized text messages to remind adolescent diabetes patients about their personal treatment activities. At the conclusion of the study, Dr. Dyer found an increase in overall treatment adherence and improved blood glucose levels. http://phys.org/news199708598.html Medicine & Health Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:00:02 EST news199708598 The treatment of diabetes was revolutionized in 1922 when insulin was isolated from dogs. Since then, significant advances in human medicine have made diabetes more manageable for patients. Now, human medicine has returned the favor and used these advances to help dogs with diabetes. A University of Missouri researcher is using a continuous glucose monitoring device - commonly used in humans with diabetes - to help treat dogs and other animals. The device, which provides a detailed glucose picture of an animal over several days, will help pet owners manage their pets' diabetes. http://phys.org/news199104635.html Medicine & Health Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:20:02 EST news199104635 Eleven years after the introduction of the diabetes drug rosiglitazone, data from available clinical trials demonstrate an increased risk for heart attack associated with its use and suggest an unfavorable benefit-to-risk ratio, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the July 26 print issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The study was published online in advance of an upcoming Food and Drug Administration meeting that will review the safety of rosiglitazone. http://phys.org/news196857240.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:00:01 EST news196857240 Staying in shape may bolster the metabolic profiles of college students, even in those with higher than desirable body fat percentages. In an epidemiological study, researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University found an association between physical fitness, body fat percentage and certain metabolic risk factors that are precursors to cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes. http://phys.org/news195988060.html Medicine & Health Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:20:01 EST news195988060 Intensive lifestyle changes aimed at modest weight loss reduced the rate of developing type 2 diabetes by 34 percent over 10 years in people at high risk for the disease. http://phys.org/news175976058.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:16:16 EST news175976058 A Monash University study has proven a critical link between obesity and the onset of Type 2 diabetes, a discovery which could lead to the design of a drug to prevent the disease. http://phys.org/news166270497.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:15:45 EST news166270497 Making sure you see your doctor and have tests run on a regular basis can prevent serious complications of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results suggest that patients who follow preventive measures are more likely to stay healthy. http://phys.org/news160941605.html Medicine & Health Thu, 07 May 2009 19:00:44 EST news160941605