Diabetes

Heart Patients: No Need for Continuous Diuretics? Reported March 11, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows there are no significant differences in how heart failure patients fare when they're given diuretic therapy in one dose or continuously. For the study, more than 300 patients with acute heart failure received furosemide (Lasix), which is the most … [Read more...]

Diabetes Belt identified Reported March 10, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- In the 1960’s, public health authorities recognized 11 states in the southeastern United States for having an unusually high incidence of stroke and cardiovascular disease. They coined the term “stroke belt” for these states with high age-adjusted stroke mortality. Until recently, researchers … [Read more...]

Poor Diabetes Diagnosis in U.S Reported March 2, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Millions of people worldwide may be at risk of early death from diabetes and related cardiovascular illnesses because of poor diagnosis and ineffective treatment, according to this study. In the United States alone, nearly 90% of adult diabetics – more than 16 million adults aged 35 and … [Read more...]

-- About 1 million people are affected by type 1 diabetes in the United States. According to a new study, type 1 diabetes could be converted to an asymptomatic, non-insulin dependent disorder by eliminating the actions of a specific hormone. Type 1 diabetes is typically first diagnosed in children and teenagers. It is a disease where the body doesn’t produce insulin -- a … [Read more...]

Diabetes Cause: Simply EvolutionaryReported February 11, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The root causes of complex diseases such as type-2 diabetes and obesity have been difficult to identify because the diseases very complex. They occur at the dicey biological intersection of genes and environment, and, because they arose in our relatively recent past, it's not easy … [Read more...]

1 in 5 women with pregnancy-related diabetes develop Type 2 within decade: studyReported July 28, 2008 TORONTO — Women with gestational diabetes have a one in five chance of developing Type 2 diabetes in the decade after giving birth, say researchers, who recommend regular, ongoing screening for the disease following pregnancy. In a study of more than 21,000 Ontario women … [Read more...]

Diabetics and Elderly May Fare Better With BypassReported March 20, 2009 FRIDAY, March 20 (HealthDay News) -- A major international study pinpoints which people with major heart artery blockages would be better off having bypass surgery than artery-opening angioplasty. "Bypass surgery is preferable for people with diabetes and older patients," said Dr. Mark Hlatky, … [Read more...]

Rising Tide of Diabetic Eye Complications Predicted Reported December 08, 2008 ATLANTA, Dec. 8 -- Prevalence of retinopathy, glaucoma, and other vision problems related to diabetes are projected to rise dramatically over the next four decades. With rising diabetes rates, the number of Americans 40 and older with diabetic retinopathy will triple by 2050, Jinan B. … [Read more...]

BP goals for diabetics, too tough?Reported December 11, 2010 Aggressively controlling blood pressure in diabetics with heart disease may do little to reduce their risks of dying early and may even be dangerous, U.S. researchers said. They found that using a combination of drugs to keep diabetic patients' top blood pressure readings below 130 offered no benefit over those … [Read more...]

Now, an accurate test to detect pre-diabetesReported August 17, 2010 A new discovery could lead to a simple, routine test for detecting the subtle onset of diabetes, say scientists. Johns Hopkins scientists discovered a dramatic increase of an easy-to-detect enzyme in the red blood cells of people with diabetes and pre-diabetes - up to two to three times higher in people … [Read more...]

Fast food fuelling diabetes epidemic in AsiaReported August 17, 2010 The growing popularity of junk food is fuelling a diabetes boom across Asia, experts have warned. A study by Australian and Vietnamese scientists found about 11 per cent of men and 12 per cent of women in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City had undiagnosed type-2 diabetes. Diabetes is caused by high levels of … [Read more...]

The Claim: Diabetes Makes You Sensitive to HeatReported July 24, 2010 Summer can be uncomfortable for anyone. But for people with diabetes, the heat and humidity can be particularly hazardous. One of the complications of diabetes, both Type 1 and Type 2, is an impaired ability to adjust to rises in temperature, which can cause dangerous increases in body temperature … [Read more...]

No benefit from Omega-3 for diabetic womenReported July 20, 2010 A University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study has found that consuming higher amounts of omega-3 fatty acids is not linked to lower heart disease risk for women with type 1 diabetes. Omega-3 fatty acids, primarily found in fish, promote heart health by preventing the buildup of … [Read more...]

Foods that cut sugar aren't necessarily a sweet choiceReported June 23, 2010 Before you reach for the diet version, check the label. Is a 7 calorie savings worth a bout of diarrhea? These days, the average American consumes a whopping 22 teaspoons of sugar each day, totaling about 350 calories. Thus, in the context of a national obesity problem, it's no surprise that food … [Read more...]

Early fitness important to cutting future risk of diabetes, heart diseaseReported June 21, 2010 Attention, college students: Get off that shuttle bus and start walking to class. You’re already eating a diet of mainly beer and pizza, staying up all hours of the night, and living in cramped, potentially germ-infested dorms. The last thing on your mind is whether you’re … [Read more...]

Air pollution may raise risk of developing type 2 diabetes in womenReported May 28, 2010 Washington, DC: Traffic-related air pollution may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in women, says a new study. Low-grade inflammation may contribute to the higher incidence of type 2 diabetes in women exposed to air pollution, according to German researchers who … [Read more...]

Viral Infection Linked to Juvenile DiabetesReported May 25, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Italian researchers have found a link between enteroviral infection and diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in children. Type 1 diabetes, also called juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a disorder of the body's immune system. The patient's own immune system is somehow … [Read more...]

Stem cell treatment for diabetes mellitus Reported May 12, 2010 Diabetes is now seen as an epidemic by health researchers - however, stem cell therapy providers in Europe, Thailand have had great success treating patients with their own adult stem cells for this invasive disease. Stem cell therapy providers in Germany … [Read more...]

Diabetics: Eat Bran to Live LongerReported May 12, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with type 2 diabetes might want to consider including more bran in their diet. A new study reveals those who do so have a lower risk of death. People with diabetes are two- to three-times more likely to die prematurely and develop heart disease compared to the general population. … [Read more...]

Father-Daughter Liver TransplantReported May 17, 2010 NEW YORK (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There are more than 106,000 people waiting for a liver transplant and less than 15,000 available donors. Doctors want to turn those numbers around by offering living donors a less-invasive surgery. A new transplant helped an entire family survive the scare of their life. They … [Read more...]

Diabetes in Older Women Linked to Colon CancerReported May 10, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Older women with diabetes face more than double the risk for some types of colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States. Diabetes has been identified as a colon cancer risk factor, but the mechanisms are not … [Read more...]

Australian researchers optimistic of new diabetes treatment   Reported May 06, 2010 Australian researchers are hopeful they've found a new way to treat type 2 diabetes. The World Health Organisation says in the Pacific, chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are among the most serious health problems. The … [Read more...]

Diabetes is health-damaging   Reported May 05, 2010 In Western Australia, diabetes -the country's rapid-growing chronic disease - is currently affecting a total of 90,000 people in WA even though health experts have been alerting the public about its dangerous health implications. About 275 Australians develop diabetes per day and for … [Read more...]

Diabetics should not take high doses of vitamin B, researchers sayReported April 28, 2010 Diabetics with kidney disease who are taking high doses of B vitamins in an effort to forestall heart attacks should stop taking them immediately because they are potentially very harmful, Canadian researchers reported Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. … [Read more...]

Diabetes Drug May Prevent Lung CancerReported April 23, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More people die from lung cancer than any other cancer. In 2006, lung cancer killed more people than breast cancer, prostate cancer and colon cancer combined. New research shows a drug commonly used to treat diabetes may soon help prevent lung cancer in smokers. Metformin is … [Read more...]

Grab Some Grapes; Reduce Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes?Reported April 28, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new animal study shows encouraging results of a grape-enriched diet preventing risk factors for metabolic syndrome; a condition that affects 50 million Americans and is often a precursor to type 2 diabetes.   Researchers from the University of Michigan … [Read more...]

Researcher: Vitamin B Therapy Dangerous for Diabetics with Kidney DiseaseReported April 28, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A leading researcher says diabetics who are using vitamin B therapy to stop kidney damage should change their treatment plan.   Dr. David Spence of the University of Western Ontario studied people with kidney disease, anticipating that those … [Read more...]

Diabetes experts stress diet therapy at summitReported April 01, 2010 DUBAI // Doctors must counsel diabetic patients, as well as those at risk of contracting the disease, about the “miracles” a healthy diet can produce, experts at a health summit said yesterday. “People don’t understand that nutrition conditions our lives, and we eat automatically without thinking … [Read more...]

Kidney Transplant or Not?Reported April 01, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new clinical prediction index has been developed to determine the risk of death in kidney patients considering transplantation. A new study seeks to develop and test a new index that can calculate survival for various options faced by a patient with end-stage kidney disease. It included … [Read more...]

Diabetes Increases Cancer Surgery RiskReported March 31, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People with diabetes who undergo cancer surgery are more likely to die in the month following their operations. A new study finds that newly diagnosed cancer patients -- particularly those with colorectal or esophageal tumors -- who also have type 2 diabetes have a 50 percent … [Read more...]