Diabetes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with type 1 diabetes and a history of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) have significantly worse memory for item-context associations than diabetic children who have never had DKA, a new study shows.  

Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes. It is also the leading cause of blindness in the U.S. today. What is diabetic retinopathy? The retina is full of tiny little blood vessels. Retinopathy is the damage to the blood vessels of the retina, caused by prolonged high blood glucose levels. The blood vessels can become enlarged or clogged when blood sugar is high. They can also become weak and rupture. The retina can even become...  

My name is Tamara Barnes and I am a juvenile diabetic. I was diagnosed with Type I (juvenile) diabetes at the age of five and immediately began insulin injections. This was the most terrifying experience in my life and I’m sure this is true for many insulin-dependent diabetics. One memory I will always have is the memory of my parents chasing me through the house to give my first insulin shot. I saw my mother break down and cry for the very...  

In diabetes patients, high blood glucose levels can end up killing certain cells in the eyes and kidneys, which is why diabetes is the leading cause of adult blindness and of kidney failure. Years ago, scientists identified one main route for this destruction-high glucose produces oxidative stress through the NF-kB molecular pathway-but success has been elusive for drugs targeting that pathway.  

Rationale: Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular dysfunction, yet the underlying factors driving this impaired function remain poorly understood. Insulin resistance is a common pathology in obese patients and has been shown to impair vascular function. Whether insulin resistance or obesity, itself, is causal remains unclear. Objective: The present study tested the hypothesis that insulin resistance is the underlying mediator for impaired...  

Are you overweight? High cholesterol controlled by popping a pill? Diabetes a pain in your, umm - finger? Research leptin and see if it might be the monkey on your back too.Contributor: Marie Anne St. JeanPublished: Nov 02, 2009  

Wellstat Therapeutics Corporation and sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN)(NYSE: SNY) announced today a global licensing agreement to develop, manufacture and commercialize PN2034, a first-in-class oral insulin sensitizer for the treatment of Type II diabetes. PN2034 was discovered by Wellstat and is currently in Phase II clinical trials to reverse insulin resistance in the liver of diabetic patients.  

Liraglutide, a new diabetes medication, may help diabetes patients both keep their blood glucose levels in the normal range, and lose weight.Contributor: Matthew StokerPublished: Oct 25, 2009  

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Ever heard of Glycemic Index? A GI, as it is sometimes known, is a widely used tool used by physicians to measure the effects of a certain food on ones blood sugar levels. According to research, high-GI food increases ones blood sugar levels faster, making one more prone to diseases like diabetes. On the other hand, consuming low GI foods can help greatly in losing weight and protecting the body against harmful diseases.  

In men, a higher number of eosinophils in the blood correlates with higher urinealbumin—a critical early sign of diabetic kidney disease. Surprisingly, the link between eosinophil count and albumin excretion rate was even stronger than for known risk factors like high blood pressure and poor diabetes control. The eosinophil count was unrelated to albumin excretion in diabetic women. Previous studies have suggested that patients with asthma...  

MONTREAL -- All pregnant women should be screened for gestational diabetes with one-step oral glucose tolerance testing, according to new international guidelines. The International Diabetes Federation said its recommendations should supercede those ...  

Los Angeles TimesVictoza yields substantial weight loss in diabetic patients, study findsDrug Store News (blog)COPENHAGEN, Denmark (Oct. 26) A drug developed for Type 2 diabetes provides greater weight loss than a popular weight loss drug already ...New Diabetes Drug Helps Obese Adults With Weight LosseMaxHealthDiabetes drug liraglutide 'better than orlistat and placebo for weight loss'PulseDiabetes drug may also help weight loss*Food...  

I am not sure if you know this or not but I am going to tell you again;I hope you don't mind.  I love to see good things repeated, if you follow me on twitter you already know.  So, as we all know this month is Diabetes Awareness Month..WOOT! I am excited.  I love seeing all of the diabetes awareness going around.  I love to see the Youtube videos! I love to read the blogs! I love to see the stat's being on twitter, I LOVE IT! On November 14...  

I keep thinking about the Heart of Diabetes initiative that the American Heart Association has been working on.  The more I think about it, the more I believe in what they are doing.  This is a large national nonprofit organization working very hard to help better overall heart health. You might think "why is that important here, at diabetesdaily.com?"  - and it is a fair question!  It is important because the statistics around diabetes and...