Diabetes News

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? 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...]

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...]

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...]

Black Tea, Green Tea Good for DiabetesApril 20, 2005 April 20, 2005 -- Both black teablack tea and green teagreen tea are good for diabetes, a rat study shows. They also prevent diabetic animals from developing cataracts. The findings appear in the May 4 issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. "Black and green tea … [Read more...]

Testosterone and Male DiabetesReported April 02, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers have long known men with type 2 diabetes are more likely to suffer from a deficiency of the male hormone, testosterone. Now, new research shows the same is true for men with type 1 diabetes. Investigators from the University of Melbourne in Australia studied men with type 1 and type 2 … [Read more...]

CDC promotes traditional foods as diabetes safeguardReported August 07, 2009 ATLANTA, Ga. – "This project is a perfect coming together of traditional and Western science," said U.S. Public Health Service official Lemyra DeBruyn, about a new Centers for Disease Control effort to help tribes produce traditional foods as a shield against diabetes. She is field director of the … [Read more...]

Type 1 diabetes rate jumps Reported July 02, 2008 NEW cases of type 1 diabetes are increasing at the rate of 3 per cent a year - equivalent to an extra 6000 people affected between 2000 and 2006. A report on the incidence of the disease - also known as juvenile-onset or insulin-dependent diabetes - finds an average of two extra people a day … [Read more...]

Diabetes Personal Trainers may Help Youth Manage Their Disease Reported October 15, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A little intervention may go a long way in helping youth with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes management includes blood sugar monitoring, physical activity, and dietary management. The blood sugar control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes deteriorates partly because … [Read more...]

Does Omega-3 Decrease Diabetes? Reported September 26, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Could eating more fish, walnuts and eggs decrease your risk for developing type-1 diabetes? Preliminary data in children suggests it may.   While it is believed the development of type-1 diabetes has some hereditary influences, research also suggests environmental factors -- … [Read more...]

A new discovery may change the way men and women with diabetes are medically treated in the future. Researchers from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., wanted to know if early changes in the arteries of diabetic animals differ by sex. They tested the theory on male and female rats with induced diabetes. Eight weeks after the study began, researchers measured how … [Read more...]

Higher Diabetes Risk in Childhood Cancer SurvivorsReported August 17, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Childhood cancer survivors face an increased risk of morbidity and mortality as a result of their curative therapies, according to a new report. Almost 75 percent of survivors will develop a chronic health condition such as diabetes, and 42.4 percent will develop a severe, … [Read more...]

Lifestyle Interventions Hold Diabetes at Bay Reported May 28, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Teaching people with higher than normal blood sugar levels how to eat better and exercise more can significantly influence their risk of developing diabetes. In a study conducted among nearly 600 people in China over a 20 year period, investigators found those who took part in … [Read more...]

 Everyone knows milk helps build strong bones. Now researchers suggest it may ward off diabetes as well. A new study out of Tufts University in Boston reveals people who consume three to five servings of milk or milk products a day are about 15-percent less likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes as those who consume less than one and a half servings. The researchers … [Read more...]

Paging Chronically ill KidsReported October 16, 2008 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The number of American kids with chronic diseases has quadrupled in the past 25 years. The daily drugs and treatments that help manage conditions like diabetes, asthma and cystic fibrosis can be overwhelming for a family. Now, a new program uses technology to teach kids how to … [Read more...]

Turn off the TV to Prevent Diabetes Reported December 24, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Looking for a simple way to prevent diabetes? Turn off the TV and put on your walking shoes. Type 2 diabetes impacts 20.6 million Americans, and African-American women make up a significant percentage of that population. A new study suggests if those women would reduce the time they spent … [Read more...]

Advance in Islet Transplantation for Diabetes Reported February 16, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- An advance in islet cell transplantation shows patients with type 1 diabetes remained insulin independent one year after receiving islet transplantation from one donor pancreas. … [Read more...]

Botox for Foot Wounds Reported July 20, 2005 ST. LOUIS (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- It's been used for wrinkles, muscle spasms and even Tourette syndrome. Now Botox may now save limbs from amputation. Each year, foot ulcers lead to more than 82,000 amputations. They’re a devastating complication of diabetes. "Every time you have an ulcer, this is just one more opportunity … [Read more...]

Compound Found to Prevent Fat Absorption Reported March 16, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Chemists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture report they have identified a way to slow down fat absorption and therefore reduce the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes. The animal study was presented at the 229th national meeting … [Read more...]

Diabetes Risks Could Start in the WombReported May 12, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Babies with low birth weight caused by intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) are at risk for developing adult-onset, type 2 diabetes. Using a rat model, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia found the expression of a gene that is critical for proper functioning of the … [Read more...]

Drugs, Surgery Produce Similar Death Rates in Diabetics With Heart Disease Reported June 09, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For patients with both Type 2 diabetes and heart disease, choosing drug therapy or surgery produces similar death rates, according to a new international, multicenter study. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health … [Read more...]

Genetic Screening for Diabetes? Reported November 24, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Using genetics to predict type 2 diabetes may not be as big of a breakthrough as researchers hoped -- at least not yet. Although recent research has identified 18 gene variants that increase an individual’s risk for type 2 diabetes, a recently published New England Journal of … [Read more...]

Diagnosed Pre-Diabetes Could Slow Disease DownReported August 30, 2007 Before being diagnosed with diabetes, many patients have unknowingly passed through a stage known as pre-diabetes -- which may have provided a window of opportunity to stop or at least slow the disease. In this week's Dealing with Diabetes report, Eye on Health takes a look at why that opportunity is so … [Read more...]

Pregnancy Diet May Predict Obesity Reported November 13, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Mothers who eat a high-fat diet during pregnancy may increase the likelihood of their child being overweight. Researchers at Rockefeller University in New York discovered that rats that were given a high-fat diet during pregnancy showed permanent changes in their offspring’s brain that lead … [Read more...]