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Men with type 2 diabetes and men with previous heart attack or stroke had a 3 to 4 fold risk of cardiovascular death compared to men without either disease in the years following the first acute event, according to a study in CMAJ. http://phys.org/news150398280.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:18:00 EST news150398280 In a six-month comparison of low-carb diets, one that encourages eating carbohydrates with the lowest-possible rating on the glycemic index leads to greater improvement in blood sugar control, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers. http://phys.org/news150397364.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:02:44 EST news150397364 Adults with diabetes experience a slowdown in several types of mental processing, which appears early in the disease and persists into old age, according to new research. Given the sharp rise in new cases of diabetes, this finding means that more adults may soon be living with mild but lasting deficits in their thought processes. http://phys.org/news150347652.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:14:12 EST news150347652 In a finding that could significantly influence the way type 1 diabetes is treated, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed a technique for transplanting insulin-producing pancreatic cells that causes only a minimal immune response in recipients. http://phys.org/news149947779.html Medicine & Health Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:09:39 EST news149947779 Maintaining blood sugar levels, even in the absence of disease, may be an important strategy for preserving cognitive health, suggests a study published by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). The study appeared in the December issue of Annals of Neurology. http://phys.org/news149838363.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:46:03 EST news149838363 A new report suggests that treating gum disease in patients who have diabetes with procedures such as cleanings and periodontal scaling is linked to 10 to 12 percent lower medical costs per month. http://phys.org/news149272162.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:29:22 EST news149272162 Scientists have found that genetic variation at the hexokinase-1 gene is linked to variation in the blood concentration of glycated hemoglobin, an index of long-term blood glucose concentration widely used in the follow-up of diabetes patients. The study, conducted by researchers from the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, USA, is published December 19 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics. http://phys.org/news148885518.html Medicine & Health Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:05:18 EST news148885518 (PhysOrg.com) -- Low glycemic foods - beans, peas, lentils, pasta, rice boiled briefly and breads like pumpernickel and flaxseed - do a better job of managing glycemic control for type 2 diabetes and risk factors for coronary heart disease than high-fibre diets, including whole grain breads, crackers and breakfast cereals. http://phys.org/news148836815.html Medicine & Health Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:33:35 EST news148836815 Human parechovirus is a harmless virus which is encountered by most infants and displays few symptoms. Suspected of triggering type 1 diabetes in susceptible people, research methods need to take this "silent" virus into consideration. This comes from findings in a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. http://phys.org/news148816892.html Medicine & Health Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:01:32 EST news148816892 Finnish scientists have reported a breakthrough in the attempts to understand the development of type 1 diabetes. They discovered disturbances in lipid and amino acid metabolism in children who later progressed to type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes. The alterations preceded the autoimmune response by months to years. The study may prompt new approaches for prediction and prevention of type 1 diabetes in pre-autoimmune phase of the disease. http://phys.org/news148735459.html Medicine & Health Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:24:19 EST news148735459 Persons with type 2 diabetes who had a diet high in low-glycemic foods such as nuts, beans and lentils had greater improvement in glycemic control and risk factors for coronary heart disease than persons on a diet with an emphasis on high-cereal fiber, according to a study in the December 17 issue of JAMA. http://phys.org/news148709030.html Medicine & Health Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:03:50 EST news148709030 Patients with diabetes at the time of a cancer diagnosis have an increased risk of death compared to patients without diabetes, according to a meta-analysis of studies reported in the December 17 issue of JAMA. http://phys.org/news148668611.html Medicine & Health Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:50:11 EST news148668611 Three-quarters of youths with type 1 diabetes were found to have insufficient levels of vitamin D, according to a study by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center – findings that suggest children with the disease may need vitamin D supplementation to prevent bone fragility later in life. http://phys.org/news148565766.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:16:06 EST news148565766 A study in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests that screening type 2 diabetes patients for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and treating those who have OSA with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy could improve the management of their hyperglycemia and might favorably influence their long-term prognosis. http://phys.org/news148563465.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:37:45 EST news148563465 Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes and celiac disease appear to share a common genetic origin, scientists at the University of Cambridge and Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, have confirmed. http://phys.org/news148152103.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:21:43 EST news148152103 Children with diabetes are at an increased risk for developing eating disorders and researchers want to know if it's their disease or treatment that's to blame. http://phys.org/news148150650.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:57:30 EST news148150650 A group of drugs commonly used to treat diabetes can double the risk of bone fractures in women, according to a new study by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Wake Forest University. http://phys.org/news148103914.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:58:34 EST news148103914 Overweight siblings of children with type 2 diabetes are four times more likely to have abnormal glucose levels compared to other overweight children. Because abnormal glucose levels may indicate risk for diabetes or diabetes itself, these children could benefit from screening tests and diabetes prevention education. http://phys.org/news148067860.html Medicine & Health Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:57:40 EST news148067860 A connection between the body clock and abnormalities in metabolism and diabetes has been suggested in new research by an international team involving the University of Oxford, the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the MRC Epidemiology Unit in Cambridge. http://phys.org/news148053745.html Medicine & Health Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:02:25 EST news148053745 Based on projected increases in the prevalence of diabetes, the number of people with diabetes-related retinal disease, with glaucoma and with cataracts is estimated to increase significantly by 2050, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://phys.org/news147980017.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:33:37 EST news147980017 Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found that reducing time spent watching television and increasing time spent walking briskly or engaged in vigorous physical activity may reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes in African-American women. These findings appear on-line in the American Journal of Epidemiology. http://phys.org/news147959925.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:58:45 EST news147959925 Researchers at the University of Warwick have discovered high doses of thiamine – vitamin B1 – can reverse the onset of early diabetic kidney disease. http://phys.org/news147959017.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:43:37 EST news147959017 Diabetes and high levels of blood sugar may be linked to abnormalities in a person's body clock and sleep patterns, according to a genome-wide association study published today in the journal Nature Genetics. http://phys.org/news147881709.html Medicine & Health Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:15:09 EST news147881709 A third of Americans with diabetes do not know that they have it, and many more who have prediabetic conditions are unaware that they are at risk. A University of Missouri researcher has created a clinical tool to identify those at highest risk for having undetected hyperglycemia, impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and undiagnosed diabetes. If these conditions are identified early, patients may benefit from preventative strategies that can minimize progression to diabetes, other diseases and mortality. http://phys.org/news147621989.html Medicine & Health Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:06:29 EST news147621989 According to a new study, published in the November issue of Diabetes Care, a majority of diabetics avoid physical activity because they worry about exercise-induced hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and severe consequences including loss of consciousness. Despite the well-known benefits of exercise, this new study builds on previous investigations that found more than 60 percent of adult diabetics aren’t physically active. http://phys.org/news146930655.html Medicine & Health Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:04:15 EST news146930655 A new study led by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School has found that a common genetic variant associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) in the general population is also linked to an even higher risk for people with diabetes, particularly those with poor glucose control. http://phys.org/news146848594.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:16:34 EST news146848594 Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that a drop in blood potassium levels caused by diuretics commonly prescribed for high blood pressure could be the reason why people on those drugs are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. The drugs helpfully accelerate loss of fluids, but also deplete important chemicals, including potassium, so that those who take them are generally advised to eat bananas and other potassium-rich foods to counteract the effect. http://phys.org/news146765651.html Medicine & Health Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:14:11 EST news146765651 Screening for a panel of gene variants associated with the risk for type 2 diabetes can identify adults at risk for the disorder but is not significantly better than assessment based on traditional risk factors such as weight, blood pressure and blood sugar levels. A multi-institutional research team, led by a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) physician, reports their analysis of data from the Framingham Heart Study in the November 20 New England Journal of Medicine. http://phys.org/news146335183.html Medicine & Health Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:39:43 EST news146335183 (PhysOrg.com) -- A drug based on a chemical found in garlic can treat diabetes types I and II when taken as a tablet, a study in the new Royal Society of Chemistry journal Metallomics says. http://phys.org/news146295856.html Chemistry Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:44:16 EST news146295856 Two common cancer drugs have been shown to both prevent and reverse type 1 diabetes in a mouse model of the disease, according to research conducted at the University of California, San Francisco. The drugs – imatinib (marketed as Gleevec) and sunitinib (marketed as Sutent) – were found to put type 1 diabetes into remission in 80 percent of the test mice and work permanently in 80 percent of those that go into remission. http://phys.org/news146233833.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:30:33 EST news146233833