Diabetes News

Stem Cells Promising for Diabetes Reported April 16, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Patients with type 1 diabetes may be able to reverse their disease with stem cell transplantation. More than three years after treatment, the majority of patients who underwent autologous nonmyeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) became insulin-free, with good glycemic … [Read more...]

Big bottoms can save you from diabetes Reported January 04, 2009 Here’s some good news for women who find it hard to squeeze into their skinny jeans, courtesy their big bottoms: a generously proportioned derriere could be good for health, say scientists.   Accord to research, the fat in buttocks and hips may protect against type 2 diabetes. … [Read more...]

Death Rates Higher for Low-Income DiabeticsReported December 22, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- While mortality from diabetes has declined in Canada, the income-related mortality gap is increasing, with lower income groups faring worse than higher income groups. Globally, diabetes is associated with a two-fold increase in mortality, with most of those deaths due to … [Read more...]

Diabetes Meds May Weaken Bones Reported December 16, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Drugs commonly taken by diabetics to help improve blood sugar control may actually be harming women's bones. Researchers from the U.S. and Canada who combined the results from ten studies involving nearly 14,000 people found women who took thiazolidinediones were significantly more likely to … [Read more...]

Sexual Chemistry: Diseases and Dysfunction (Part 1 of 3) Reported November 7, 2005  ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- When you think about health problems like heart disease, diabetes and cancer, you probably don't think about sex. But research shows chances are if you're diagnosed with one of these diseases, your sex life may never be the same. Nancy and Dennis … [Read more...]

Healing Foot Ulcers -- Full-Length Doctor's Interview Reported October 31, 2005 Jeffrey Johnson, M.D., discusses healing foot ulcers for people with diabetes. Ivanhoe Broadcast News Transcript with Jeffrey Johnson, M.D., Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon, Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, TOPIC: Healing Foot Ulcers How many … [Read more...]

Heart Screenings for Diabetics Reported April 15, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – New research shows screening diabetic patients for coronary arterial disease (CAD) does not reduce the rate of coronary events. Nearly 200 million people worldwide have type 2 diabetes, putting them at increased risk for CAD, which can lead to a heart attack or sudden cardiac death. CAD often shows … [Read more...]

About 40 percent of adults ages 40 to 74 - or 41 million people - have pre-diabetes, a condition that raises a person’s risk for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Studies show that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who are overweight are at increased risk for type 2 diabetes, and some groups, including Native Hawaiians, Filipinos, and Japanese … [Read more...]

About 20 million people in the U.S. have diabetes. Up to 10 percent of these cases are type 1, where the pancreas stops making insulin, and patients must rely on injecting it to stay alive. Now, there are two new breakthroughs: one that could prevent people from getting the disease in the first place, and another that could help diabetes patients make insulin on their … [Read more...]

One Step Closer to Diabetes Cure?Reported July 21, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Scientists identified a master regulator gene for embryonic development of the pancreas, putting researchers closer to a possible cure for type1 diabetes. The disease occurs when the immune system attacks insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas, usually destroying them beyond repair before … [Read more...]

Risk Factors for Diabetic Neuropathy Reported January 27, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Controlling blood sugar may not be the only thing diabetics need to do to avoid the painful condition known as diabetic neuropathy. Researchers from the United Kingdom found the condition can be exacerbated by high triglyceride … [Read more...]

Stress at work can give women diabetes: Swedish study 14 Feb 2005 STOCKHOLM, Feb 14 (AFP) - Women who experience stress and a lack of control over their situation at work risk developing diabetes, a Swedish researcher conducting a study on the issue said on … [Read more...]

Weight Gain Predicts Blood PressureReported September 04, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Growing like a weed may put babies at risk for high blood pressure in adulthood. Weight gain between birth and five months and then again between the ages of about two and five years makes the most difference in predicting blood pressure as kids enter adulthood. That’s according to … [Read more...]

New Findings on Chronic Wounds Reported June 27, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New scientific findings could help patients get better treatment for wounds. Researchers from New York University School of Medicine have learned more about the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of chronic wounds. This information could help them better predict outcomes and develop … [Read more...]

New Diabetes Drug may Help Reported October 7, 2005   (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research is turning up mixed results on the benefits of a diabetes drug. British researchers studied 5,200 patients with type 2 diabetes and heart disease, half of who took the drug pioglitazone in addition to their regular medications. They found the pioglitazone patients had a slightly … [Read more...]

Gene Reverses Diabetes?Reported January 11, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Even a very small amount of the fat hormone leptin goes a long way when it comes to correcting diabetes. The hormone controls the activity of a gene in the liver, which has anti-diabetic effects in animals and could have similar therapeutic effect in humans. The new findings confirm what some at least … [Read more...]

Improved Blood Flow Saves Kidneys Reported February 17, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- RAS blockers, medications that block the renin-angiotensin system, protect against kidney disease in diabetics -- one of the main complications of diabetes. A new study shows these drugs work, at least … [Read more...]

ICLDC's diabetes screening booth moves to DubaiReported December 21, 2007 Abu Dhabi's ICLDC, in partnership with the Emirates Foundation, has joined hands with HSBC Middle East and the Ministry of Health to launch second phase of the 'I WONDER..' campaign in Dubai. H E Dr Mariam Matar, Assistant Undersecretary, Public Health and Primary Health Care, Ministry of Heath and … [Read more...]

Diabetes More Worrisome On US-Mexico Line November 18, 2004 EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- People who live along the U.S.-Mexico border suffer diabetes at a rate somewhat higher than the national averages in either country, according to a study released Wednesday. The study showed 15.7 percent of border residents suffer from Type 2 diabetes compared to a … [Read more...]

Predicting Type 1 Diabetes Better Reported October 18, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers have uncovered a fourth antibody that can better predict who is at risk for type 1 diabetes. Type-1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease and affects only about 5 percent of the diabetic population in the United States. About 95 percent of people with diabetes have type-2 diabetes, … [Read more...]

One out of five diabetic morbidly obese, study Reported November 24, 2009 The study conducted by Loyola University Health System has found that 62.4 per cent of U.S. adults with Type 2 diabetes are obese, while 20.7 per cent are morbidly obese. Among African American adults with Type 2 diabetes, one in three is morbidly obese, the study showed. Dr. Holly Kramer, associate … [Read more...]