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Released: 31-May-2011 10:45 AM EDT
HbA1C Test for Glucose Monitoring Poorly Predictive in Dialysis Patients
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

The gold standard long-term glucose monitoring test for patients with diabetes proved to be of limited value in dialysis patients, according to a new study at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Released: 26-May-2011 4:50 PM EDT
Einstein Addresses Bronx Diabetes Epidemic In Community Health Program
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Fifty years ago, adult-onset diabetes was relatively rare, affecting less than one percent of the adult population in the United States. Today, more than 25 million Americans over the age of 20 battle the disease – an alarming 11 percent of the population. The condition has been renamed type 2 diabetes because nearly a quarter of a million children also have it. The Bronx has been especially hard hit, with approximately 150,000 adults and children affected.

Released: 23-May-2011 8:00 AM EDT
Common Test Could Help Predict Early Death in Diabetes
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

New findings out of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center reveal that a common test may be useful in predicting early death in individuals with diabetes.

Released: 19-May-2011 2:20 PM EDT
Lowering Fat Intake Might Stave Off Diabetes Even without Weight Loss
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Small differences in diet – even without weight loss – can significantly affect risk for diabetes, according to research from UAB in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In this study, 69 healthy, overweight people who did not have diabetes — but were at risk for it — were placed on diets with modest reductions in either fat or carbohydrate for eight weeks. At eight weeks, the group on the lower fat diet had significantly higher insulin secretion and better glucose tolerance and tended to have higher insulin sensitivity, indicating a decreased risk for diabetes.”

Released: 17-May-2011 9:00 AM EDT
Cell Phones Can Help Under-Developed Countries Manage Diabetes and Other Diseases
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A new study by the VA and University of Michigan suggests that mobile phones could help low-income patients across the globe manage diabetes and other chronic diseases.

13-May-2011 5:35 AM EDT
Tale of Two Mice Pinpoints Major Factor for Insulin Resistance
Joslin Diabetes Center

Joslin Diabetes Center scientists identify promising candidate for drugs treating type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease.

9-May-2011 6:00 PM EDT
"Fasting Pathway" Points the Way to New Class of Diabetes Drugs
Salk Institute for Biological Studies

A uniquely collaborative study by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies uncovered a novel mechanism that turns up glucose production in the liver when blood sugar levels drop, pointing towards a new class of drugs for the treatment of metabolic disease.

10-May-2011 9:00 AM EDT
Evolutionary Conservation of Fat Metabolism Pathways: Scientists Say “If They Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix ’Em”
Salk Institute for Biological Studies

A collaborative effort by investigators at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies recently revealed just how similarly mammals and insects make critical metabolic adjustments when food availability changes, either due to environmental catastrophe or everyday changes in sleep/wake cycles. Those findings may suggest novel ways to treat metabolic conditions such as obesity and type II diabetes.

Released: 10-May-2011 9:00 AM EDT
Genes, Not Race, Determine Donor Kidney Survival
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

A new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center sheds light on what causes certain kidneys to do better than others after being transplanted, providing doctors with an easy way to screen for donor kidneys that have the best chance of survival.

Released: 5-May-2011 3:00 PM EDT
Actor Jerry Mathers Hosts Free Video to Help People with Diabetic Nerve Pain
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Actor Jerry Mathers is the host of the American Academy of Neurology Foundation’s latest patient education video and guidebook, Diabetic Nerve Pain: A Guide for Patients and Families. The video and guidebook are aimed at answering important questions for people who suffer from nerve pain due to diabetes and can be viewed and downloaded for free by visiting www.aan.com/patients. Printed copies of the guidebook and video may be purchased at www.aan.com/store.

29-Apr-2011 3:10 PM EDT
Structured Exercise Training Associated with Improved Glycemic Control for Patients with Diabetes
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Implementing structured exercise training, including aerobic, resistance or both, was associated with a greater reduction in hemoglobin A1c levels (a marker of glucose control) for patients with diabetes compared to patients in the control group, and longer weekly exercise duration was also associated with a greater decrease in these levels, according to results of an analysis of previous studies, published in the May 4 issue of JAMA.

Released: 2-May-2011 2:25 PM EDT
Insomnia Linked to High Insulin Resistance in Diabetics
University of Chicago Medical Center

In the largest study of it kind to establish a link between sleep and diabetes, researchers found that people with diabetes who sleep poorly have higher insulin resistance, and a harder time controlling the disease.

Released: 29-Apr-2011 1:50 PM EDT
Researchers Discover Way to Make Insulin Cells
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Researchers may have discovered the underlying mechanism that could convert other cell types into insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells.

22-Apr-2011 2:00 PM EDT
Reducing Risk of Renal Failure in Obese Patients
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor drug, ramipril, is particularly effective in lowering the risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in obese patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

Released: 27-Apr-2011 3:30 PM EDT
Study Shows Promise for Developing Protein Therapies for Disease Prevention
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Medical therapies may be developed to recover healthy proteins that are important to prevent diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes.

Released: 27-Apr-2011 12:00 PM EDT
Appalachian Population Three Times More Likely to Die from Diabetes, Experts Join Forces to Close Gap on Health Disparities
Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science

People living in Appalachia are three times more likely to die from diabetes than someone living in most other parts of the United States. Now seven academic centers and community organizations have created the Appalachian Translational Research Network to tackle diabetes, obesity and other health problems using translational science - an approach that uses collaborations to help accelerate the time it takes basic research to become usable health solutions.

26-Apr-2011 4:05 PM EDT
Vitamin D Deficiency is Associated with Different Types of Obesity in Black and White Children
Endocrine Society

A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that while black and white children with vitamin D deficiency both had higher fat levels, black children were more likely to have higher levels of fat just under their skin and white children were more likely to have higher levels of fat between their internal organs.

14-Apr-2011 2:45 PM EDT
Drug Effective in Treating Kidney Disease in Diabetic Patients
UC San Diego Health

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Mayo Clinic have published promising results of a clinical study using an experimental anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory drug called pirfenidone to treat patients with diabetic nephropathy.

13-Apr-2011 1:15 PM EDT
Low Carbohydrate Diet May Reverse Kidney Failure in People with Diabetes
Mount Sinai Health System

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have for the first time determined that the ketogenic diet, a specialized high-fat, low carbohydrate diet, may reverse impaired kidney function in people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

19-Apr-2011 7:00 AM EDT
Researchers Find Link Between Brain Molecule and Obesity and Diabetes
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

The brain’s hypothalamus plays a key role in obesity and one of its major complications – type 2 diabetes. Nerve cells in the hypothalamus detect nutrients and hormones circulating in the blood and then coordinate a complex series of behavioral and physiological responses to maintain a balance between calories eaten and calories burned. Obesity and diabetes can result when this regulatory mechanism goes awry.

   
Released: 19-Apr-2011 11:00 AM EDT
Targeting Depression Can Help Diabetes Patients Improve Overall Health
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Researchers were able to to improve diabetes patients’ health by first addressing their depression.

15-Apr-2011 8:55 AM EDT
Elderly Diabetes Patients with Very Low Glucose Levels Have Slightly Increased Risk of Death
University of Chicago Medical Center

A new study of older diabetes patients has found that well-controlled blood sugar levels were associated with a lower risk of major complications but the very lowest blood sugar levels were associated with a small but significant increased risk of death.

Released: 15-Apr-2011 1:20 PM EDT
Cornerstone Health Care, Anceta, and Humedica Present Initiatives Focused on Improving Diabetes Patient Care
American Medical Group Association (AMGA)

John Walker, M.D., C.P.E., Chief Medical Officer, Cornerstone Health Care, is presenting Cornerstone’s successful use of Humedica MinedShareTM Ambulatory as a basis for its new Patient Care Advocate program. Joining Dr. Walker in the presentation are John Cuddeback, M.D., Ph.D. Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Anceta and A.G. Breitenstein, J.D., M.P.H., Vice President & General Manager, Provider Markets, Humedica.

Released: 15-Apr-2011 11:00 AM EDT
Annual Eye Exams Not Cost-Effective for People with Diabetes and at Low Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy Progression
RTI International

Eye examinations every other year are more cost-effective than currently recommended annual eye exams for people with diabetes who are at low risk of diabetic retinopathy progression.

Released: 15-Apr-2011 8:55 AM EDT
Experts Author a New Book Exploring Unique Challenges Facing Women with Diabetes
University of Utah Health

A new book by University of Utah School of Medicine faculty Robert E. Jones, M.D., FACP, FACE, and Kathleen B. Digre, M.D., take an in-depth look at diabetes and provide a practical approach for health care providers caring for women with the disease.

29-Mar-2011 2:00 PM EDT
AAN Issues New Guideline on Best Treatments for Diabetic Nerve Pain
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

The American Academy of Neurology has issued a new guideline on the most effective treatments for diabetic nerve pain, the burning or tingling pain in the hands and feet that affects millions of people with diabetes. The guideline is published in the April 11, 2011, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, and will be presented April 11, 2011, at the American Academy of Neurology’s Annual Meeting in Honolulu.

Released: 11-Apr-2011 10:25 AM EDT
New Diabetes Education Program Yields Improved Blood Sugar Control
Johns Hopkins Medicine

An intensive program that taught low-income, poorly educated diabetics to better manage their disease resulted in significantly improved long-term blood sugar control, according to Johns Hopkins researchers who designed and implemented the program.

25-Mar-2011 1:00 PM EDT
Avoiding or Controlling Diabetes May Reduce Cancer Risk and Mortality
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

Results of the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study revealed that diabetes is associated with lower risk of prostate cancer in men but with higher risk of other cancers in both men and women. The data, to be presented at the AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2011, held here April 2-6, also showed an association between diabetes and higher cancer mortality rates.

Released: 1-Apr-2011 1:30 PM EDT
Diabetes Testing Among Poor, Minority and Inner-City Adults Plummets
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

The proportion of poor adults age 40 and over with diabetes who had their blood sugar, eyes and feet examined at least once a year dropped from 39 percent to 23 percent between 2002 and 2007.

Released: 31-Mar-2011 4:00 PM EDT
Age-Related Conditions Develop Faster in Adults with Diabetes
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Middle-aged adults with diabetes are much more likely to develop age-related conditions than their counterparts who don’t have diabetes, according to a new study by the University of Michigan Health System and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.

Released: 31-Mar-2011 11:45 AM EDT
Diabetes Surgery Studied as Potential Treatment for Type 2
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Physicians at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have begun enrollment for a pilot study on a promising surgical approach for the management of Type 2 diabetes.

Released: 30-Mar-2011 1:10 PM EDT
Bariatric Surgery Reduces Long-Term Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes Patients
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical College

In the longest study of its kind, bariatric surgery has been shown to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with diabetes. These results and other groundbreaking research were presented at the 2nd World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes, hosted by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College.

Released: 29-Mar-2011 4:45 PM EDT
Bariatric Surgery Is Highly Cost-Effective Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes in the Obese
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Bariatric surgery is an especially cost-effective therapy for managing Type 2 diabetes in moderately and severely obese patients. These findings and others were presented today at the 2nd World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes, hosted by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College.

28-Mar-2011 11:45 AM EDT
Diabetes Veterans May Show Ways to Prevent Complications
Joslin Diabetes Center

A study by Joslin Diabetes Center researchers has found that some people who have survived diabetes for many decades show remarkably few complications—a discovery that points toward the presence of protective factors that guard against the disease's effects.

Released: 29-Mar-2011 9:00 AM EDT
Expert Available: Bariatric Surgery for Diabetes
Joslin Diabetes Center

The International Diabetes Federation now recommends that surgery be considered as a treatment for obese patients with type 2 diabetes. Dr. Allison Goldfine, head of clinical research at Joslin Diabetes Center, is available for comment.

Released: 28-Mar-2011 2:50 PM EDT
GW Researchers Receive Grants to Study How Mobile Technology Can Help Patients Manage Diabetes
George Washington University

GW researchers have been awarded two grants from the McKesson Foundation as part of its Mobilizing for Health initiative, an initiative to improve the health of underserved populations with chronic diseases through the use of mobile-phone technology. The Mobilizing for Health grants, of up to $250,000 each, will support studies on diabetes care and management. GW researchers received two of the six grants awarded in a national competition.

Released: 28-Mar-2011 2:40 PM EDT
International Diabetes Federation Announces New Position Supporting Surgery to Treat Type 2 Diabetes in Obese Patients
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Bariatric surgery should be considered earlier in the treatment of eligible patients to help stem the serious complications that can result from diabetes, according to an International Diabetes Federation (IDF) position statement presented by leading experts at the 2nd World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes in New York.

23-Mar-2011 11:00 AM EDT
First Identification of Nicotine as Main Culprit in Diabetes Complications Among Smokers
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Scientists are reporting for the first time that nicotine is the main culprit in diabetes complications among smokers. The tobacco chemical appears to cause elevated levels of a blood protein that increases the risk of diabetes complications, including heart attack, stroke, and blindness, the scientists say. Scientists will describe the finding at the 241st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Anaheim.

   
Released: 25-Mar-2011 12:45 PM EDT
International Diabetes Federation Announces New Position on Surgery Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical College

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) will hold a press briefing to announce their first position statement on interventional therapies for Type 2 diabetes.

23-Mar-2011 1:25 PM EDT
Researchers Find Potential New Non-Insulin Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a hormone pathway that potentially could lead to new ways of treating type 1 diabetes independent of insulin, long thought to be the sole regulator of carbohydrates in the liver.

Released: 24-Mar-2011 10:00 AM EDT
Scientists Link DNA “End-Caps” Length to Diabetes Risk --New Role for Short Telomeres
Johns Hopkins Medicine

New evidence has emerged from studies in mice that short telomeres or “caps” at the ends of chromosomes may predispose people to age-related diabetes, according to Johns Hopkins scientists.

18-Mar-2011 12:05 PM EDT
Trigger Found for Autoimmune Heart Attacks
Joslin Diabetes Center

People with type 1 diabetes, whose insulin-producing cells have been destroyed by the body’s own immune system, are particularly vulnerable to a form of inflammatory heart disease caused by a different autoimmune reaction. Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center now have revealed the exact target of this other onslaught.

Released: 21-Mar-2011 11:25 AM EDT
A Dose of Safflower Oil Each Day Might Help Keep Heart Disease at Bay
Ohio State University

A daily dose of safflower oil, a common cooking oil, for 16 weeks can improve such health measures as good cholesterol, blood sugar, insulin sensitivity and inflammation in obese postmenopausal women who have Type 2 diabetes, according to new research.

16-Mar-2011 9:00 AM EDT
Taking Diabetes Medication Helps Lower Medical Costs, Slightly
Health Behavior News Service

Diabetes patients who take their medication more consistently have slightly lower health care costs.

Released: 16-Mar-2011 5:40 PM EDT
Americans Are "Sickeningly Sweet"
Loyola Medicine

Americans consume more than 22 teaspoons of sugar daily - half is through sweetened beverages but the new beverage labeling initiative may show consumers how to stop being "sickeningly sweet."

Released: 16-Mar-2011 4:30 PM EDT
International Scientific Summit Will Spotlight the Surgical Treatment of Diabetes and Propose New Directions for Research
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

On March 28, leading experts across multiple disciplines will convene at the 2nd World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes to review the latest research on bariatric surgery as a treatment option. The three-day meeting, hosted by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City, will bring together physicians, scientists and policymakers representing 60 countries. The Congress director is Dr. Francesco Rubino, one of the world's leading authorities on bariatric surgery for diabetes.

Released: 15-Mar-2011 4:35 PM EDT
Insulin-Releasing Switch Discovered
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Johns Hopkins researchers believe they have uncovered the molecular switch for the secretion of insulin — the hormone that regulates blood sugar — providing for the first time an explanation of this process.

   
11-Mar-2011 3:10 PM EST
Newer Doesn’t Mean Better When It Comes to Type 2 Diabetes Drugs
Johns Hopkins Medicine

An inexpensive type 2 diabetes drug that has been around for more than 15 years works just as well and has fewer side effects than a half-dozen other, mostly newer and more expensive classes of medication used to control the chronic disease, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.

Released: 14-Mar-2011 5:00 PM EDT
Qatar Foundation and WCMC-Q Host International Symposium on Diabetes, Obesity, and the Metabolic Syndrome in Doha
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Scientists, physicians, and other health care practitioners are gathering in Doha to present and share the latest scientific research on the causes and treatment of diabetes, obesity and the metabolic syndrome at the XVII International DALM Symposium hosted by Qatar Foundation and Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar and the Giovanni Lorenzini Medical Foundation in Milan, Italy and Houston, Texas.

Released: 14-Mar-2011 2:30 PM EDT
Antioxidants in Pregnancy Prevent Obesity in Animal Offspring
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

New research may be relevant to how a mother’s diet during pregnancy influences obesity in her children. Rats fed a high-fat prenatal diet had offspring that were obese, an effect prevented by prenatal antixodidants.



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