Diabetes

Diabetes: One Treatment Doesn't Fit AllReported April 09, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients with type 2 diabetes generally receive the same treatment, despite the fact that they may have underlying differences that could affect their therapeutic response. Treatment for diabetes is aimed at lowering glycemic levels to as close to the non-diabetic range as is … [Read more...]

Hormone found to be more effective than insulin in controlling blood sugarReported March 02, 2010 At-risk seniors who are going through diabetes testing might be interested in a new study that suggests there may be a more heart-friendly way to control blood sugar. Researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have found that … [Read more...]

The Soda EpidemicReported March 08, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A soda or sports drink may cool you off or quench your thirst, but as you satisfy your sweet tooth, you may also be causing serious harm to your body. New research shows the increase in consumption of sugar-sweetened sodas, sport drinks and fruit drinks has correlated to an increase in the number of … [Read more...]

Sleep: Too Much or Too Little Adds PoundsReported March 01, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Getting too much or too little sleep could add pounds to your waistline and leave you at risk for heart problems and diabetes. A new study in the journal SLEEP reveals in people younger than 40 years old, too little or too much sleep was associated with significant increases in … [Read more...]

Napping a Sign of Diabetes?Reported February 01, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Frequent napping is associated with an elevated prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in an older Chinese population. A recent study shows that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes was 36 percent higher in participants who reported napping four to six times a week and 28 … [Read more...]

Diabetes a Worldwide ProblemReported February 26, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Major diabetes complications constitute a huge economic burden to health care systems around the world, adding new evidence in an area that has focused almost exclusively on cost estimates in the developed world. Philip Clarke from the University of Sydney in Australia and colleagues … [Read more...]

New Study Finds Eating Fast Foods Increases Your Risk for DiabetesReported February 24, 2010 (NaturalNews) Researchers are finally confirming what ordinary men have known all along. Eating fast food regularly increases the risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes. A recent study done by Julie R Palmer and her colleagues found that the consumption of restaurant foods … [Read more...]

Pre-diabetes awareness not happeningReported March 03, 2010 ATLANTA, March 3 (UPI) -- Most people are not aware if they are pre-diabetic and most who know they are are not doing anything about it, U.S. health officials found. Study leader Linda Geiss of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said survey data indicates almost 30 percent of U.S. … [Read more...]

Silent Strokes Signal Kidney DiseaseReported January 29, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers in Japan have now connected silent cerebral infarction (SCI) to increased risk of kidney disease in type 2 diabetics. Researchers believe an SCI – also known as a “silent stroke” -- found in the brain could indicate further damage that may be present in the kidneys. … [Read more...]

Now cure for diabetes and obesity in 15 minutes!Reported January 26, 2010 The breakthrough treatment, considered a cheap and safe alternative to surgery, involves a device called EndoBarrier — a plastic sleeve that is inserted into the intestine of a patient to prevent food being absorbed into the body.   The device, developed by a United States-based company, is … [Read more...]

New Type 2 Diabetes And Obesity Treatment Approved Reported January 10, 2010 GI Dynamics, a leader in non-surgical, endoscopic treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity, today announced that it has received European CE mark approval for the EndoBarrier™, a non-surgical therapy to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity. The CE marking (an acronym for the French … [Read more...]

Cord Blood BreakthroughsReported January 22, 2010 DURHAM, N.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's already helping cancer patients and those suffering from blood disorders. Now, doctors are using umbilical cord blood to tackle a whole new set of incurable conditions. From brain damage to diabetes, cord blood is giving kids a better life. Ellen snaps a quick picture of a … [Read more...]

Risks and Benefits of Bariatric SurgeryReported January 22, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A computerized model suggests that most morbidly obese individuals would likely live longer if they had gastric bypass surgery. However, the best decision for individual patients varies based on age, increasing body mass index and the effectiveness of surgery. An estimated 5.1 … [Read more...]

Uncovering the Genetic Link to DiabetesReported January 21, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers have discovered 10 new gene variants linked to blood sugar or insulin levels, five of which have been found to increase an individual’s risk for type 2 diabetes. The study involved data from more than 122,000 people of European descent. Most of the variants linked to … [Read more...]

Artificial Liver Extends Lives Reported March 18, 2009 NEW YORK (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There's help for failing kidneys and hearts -- but there's no fix for dying livers. More than 27,000 people die every year from liver disease and fewer than 6,000 liver transplants are performed. Doctors are now testing an artificial liver that bridges that gap and gives patients another … [Read more...]

Diabetes in women linked to irregular heart rhythm: studyReported November 10, 2009 Women with diabetes are more likely to develop an irregular heart rhythm than non-diabetics of either gender --and this increases their risk of stroke. This is a key finding of a study published in the October issue of Diabetes Care. Dr. Greg Nichols, the lead researcher for the seven-year … [Read more...]

Cholesterol Drugs for Kids?Reported September 02, 2008 GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics recently issued a recommendation for kids at high risk for early heart disease to be put on high-powered statin drugs to lower their cholesterol. But is it safe? Fourteen-year-old J.P. Silvestri is a sailor at heart, but it's that very same … [Read more...]

Do we Have a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes? Reported April 21, 2006 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers make a big step toward a potential cure for type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes. The team at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology (LIAI) found a combination therapy reversed the disease in the … [Read more...]

Diabetes and Sleep ApneaReported May 26, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – People who have both type 2 diabetes and the eye condition known as retinopathy might want to have a sleep test. According to a new study out of Great Britain, the diabetes-retinopathy combination significantly increases the chances someone will also have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In fact, the link is … [Read more...]

Diabetes? Blame it on your genesSEPTEMBER 22, 2005   NEW DELHI: In a major scientific breakthrough, a research project led by a Chennai-based diabetologist has found that the non-performance of a particular gene in the blood of most Indians is making them more prone to diabetes. The gene — PPAR-Gamma — is known to protect people … [Read more...]

Diabetes Raises TB Risk Reported July 15, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) People with diabetes are at an increased risk of developing active tuberculosis, according to a recent analysis. A study involving 40 years of information shows people with diabetes are three times more likely to develop active tuberculosis. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health did the analysis … [Read more...]

Gene Linked to Diabetes Reported January 1, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research links a genetic variation to increased blood sugar concentration, the main metabolic characteristic of diabetes. Scientists found a genetic variation at the hexokinase-1 gene can vary the blood concentration of glycated hemoglobin. Used in the follow-up of diabetes patients, glycated … [Read more...]

How Gestational Diabetes Develops Reported November 05, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- We may finally know why five-percent of women develop diabetes while they are pregnant. New research from the Stanford University School of Medicine shows a protein in the pancreas may cause gestational diabetes. The condition can lead to birth defects and predispose children to develop … [Read more...]

Jumping Gene Staves Off Type 2 DiabetesReported July 09, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Research led by the German Institute of Human Nutrition has identified a genomic fragment, called a transposon, or "jumping gene," that diminishes the activity of the diabetes risk gene in both mice and humans. Transposons are sequences of DNA that can move around to different positions … [Read more...]

Researchers deem Alzheimer's a Type 3 diabetesReported November 27, 2007 Sometimes it's better if great minds don't think alike. Neurobiologists with decidedly different interests recently collaborated at Northwestern University and came up with new evidence about Alzheimer's disease, a form of dementia that affects about 5 million Americans. They now consider it a Type 3 … [Read more...]

Diabetes screening goes mobile to neighborhoodsReported August 10, 2008 WASHINGTON - Getting tested for diabetes is smart, preventative medicine for everyone, but it has a much deeper meaning for Vanessa Rushing. "My great grandmother, my grandmother, my mother and three of my mother's sisters all died from diabetes," Rushing, 44, said. So, when the Howard University … [Read more...]

100,000 Will Die From Diabetes In Mexico In 2012 November 15, 2007 The incidence of diabetes mellitus in Mexico will have risen 40% by the year 2012, killing over 100,000 Mexicans during that year, according to Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, Health Secretary, Mexico. Mexico, with a population of just over 100 million, currently has 10 million … [Read more...]

Diabetes Linked to Psychiatric Illnesses in ChildrenReported June 24, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- According to a new study, as many as one in five children with type 2 diabetes may also have a psychiatric illness. The research also suggests children with psychiatric illnesses may be at risk for type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes, formerly known as adult-onset diabetes and … [Read more...]

Shock Wave Therapy Linked to Diabetes, Hypertension Reported April 13, 2006 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Shock wave therapy for kidney stones could lead to diabetes and hypertension later in life, according to a new study from Mayo Clinic researchers in Rochester, Minn. The study shows a strong link between … [Read more...]

Transplant Lengthens Lives of Diabetics With Kidney Disease Reported May 01, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Type 1 diabetics in need of a kidney transplant may increase their long-term survival rate with a simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplant, although this option also brings some increased surgical risks. SPK transplants involve performing a pancreas transplant at … [Read more...]