Diabetes news archives for September 2006

• Are the Dangers of Childhood Food Allergy Exaggerated? (Newswise) - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:16:36 GMT
  Two child health experts go head to head in this week's BMJ over whether the dangers of childhood food allergy are exaggerated.

• Food allergy danger 'overstated' (BBC News) - Fri, 01 Sep 2006 06:46:50 GMT
  The dangers of child food allergies are overstated and cause UK parents needless worry, a leading expert says.

• ASTHMA RESEARCH GLOBAL FOCUS ON IW (Isle of Wight County Press) - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:12:34 GMT
  By Suzanne Pert ASTHMA experts around the world are are focusing on the IW as researchers here are poised to carry out the latest assessment of a group of almost 1,500 youngsters whose progress has been followed from birth.

• Child Asthma, Allergies on Rise World Wide (Fox News) - Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:08:14 GMT
  The epidemic increase in child asthma in the U.S. and other industrialized countries may be stabilizing, but allergy and asthma is on the rise in many developing countries, according to a global study of more than half a million children.

• Timing your allergy medicine (WHOI) - Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:05:15 GMT
  Respiratory Allergies An allergy is an inappropriate reaction of the body to a normally harmless substance. When the body comes into contact with a potential invader, the immune system mounts a defense. An antibody is developed to recognize and attack the substance the next time it is encountered.

• Advances in asthma (Lancaster Online) - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 03:11:03 GMT
  Those who have had asthma for years have learned to control symptoms with medication, but the next generation of kids with asthma may be able to control symptoms without drugs.

• Child food allergy concerns 'causing unnecessary panic' (Daily Mail) - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:51:16 GMT
  Unnecessary panic is being spread by warnings over dangerous food allergies in children, says a leading doctor. Professor Allan Colver from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, said the risks were being 'overstated'

• Back-to-school time especially problematic for kids with asthma (Albuquerque Tribune) - Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:08:01 GMT
  Every year, Kimberly Bouzguenda sends her 9-year-old daughter, Izzy, to school with a backpack and an inhaler. Izzy has had asthma since she was an infant.

• Allergy risk played down (The Scotsman) - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:48:38 GMT
  THE dangers of food allergies in children are overstated and cause unnecessary panic, a leading doctor warned yesterday.

• Register Now For The American Diabetes Walk (KCBD-TV Lubbock) - Sat, 02 Sep 2006 01:01:00 GMT
  Every 21 seconds someone is diagnosed with diabetes. Your help is needed to help find a cure.

• A Research with Diabetes (News From Bangladesh) - Fri, 01 Sep 2006 18:45:20 GMT
  Fighting with diabetes ************************ Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people across the globe.

• USC researcher finds cardiac risks higher for kids, teens with diabetes (Gaffney Ledger) - Fri, 01 Sep 2006 17:48:51 GMT
  COLUMBIA - For children and teens with diabetes, the news about their health is getting worse.

• Today's tip: Volunteers sought for America's Walk for Diabetes (Green Bay Press-Gazette) - Fri, 01 Sep 2006 09:34:30 GMT
  The American Diabetes Association seeks participants and volunteers for its America's Walk for Diabetes. Registration is free. The walk will take place at 9 a.m. Sept. 30 in Green Isle Park, Allouez, and walkers can choose between 5- and 10-kilometer distances.

• Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre to launch Indira Eye Institute tommorrow (PharmaBiz) - Fri, 01 Sep 2006 03:41:06 GMT
  The Chennai based Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre will expand its ophthalmic treatment facilities, training and research activities by launching a new unit.

• Diabetes Fall Festival at NIACC offers information (Globe Online) - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:32:33 GMT
  MASON CITY — Individuals with diabetes and their families can learn more about this serious disease at the Seventh Annual Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa Diabetes Fall Festival, Monday, Sept. 11, at North Iowa Area Community College.

• Diabetes Day (Daily American) - Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:02:59 GMT
  The Conemaugh Diabetes Institute and UPMC's Pride Program are sponsoring Diabetes Day Saturday at the Boscov's department store in the Galleria Mall. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the mall in Richland Township.

• Ajinomoto Gives Sankyo Rights to Make, Sell New Diabetes Drug (RedNova) - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 21:56:50 GMT
  By Kyodo News International, Tokyo Aug. 31--TOKYO -- Ajinomoto Co. said Thursday it will grant drug maker Sankyo Co., one of the Daiichi Sankyo Co. group's core firms, the exclusive global rights to develop, make and sell its new diabetes drug, AJD101, and related compounds.

• Classes teach residents how to manage diabetes (The Advocate) - Sat, 02 Sep 2006 11:24:37 GMT
  NEWARK -- When Jack Shumaker was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in May, the 65-year-old Newark man was quick to learn all he could about his newly-diagnosed disease.

• Ajinomoto, Sankyo sign pact for diabetes drug (PharmaBiz) - Sat, 02 Sep 2006 07:41:04 GMT
  Ajinomoto Co., Inc. and Sankyo Co., Ltd., a Daiichi Sankyo group, reached an agreement on August 31 which will grant Sankyo exclusive global rights to develop, manufacture and market the new diabetes drug AJD101 and related compounds currently being developed by Ajinomoto.

• Exercise cuts diabetes risk in people with big waists (BruDirect.com) - Sat, 02 Sep 2006 12:07:09 GMT
  New York - Exercise can help people with large waistlines reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, Finnish researchers said on Friday. Type 2 diabetes, the more common form of the illness caused by an inability to make or properly use insulin, is linked to being overweight or obese.

• Ajinomoto, Sankyo In Joint Development, Manufacture And Marketing Of AJD101, New Diabetes Drug (Medical News Today) - Sat, 02 Sep 2006 07:07:41 GMT
  Ajinomoto and Sankyo announced an agreement on August 31 which will grant Sankyo exclusive global rights to develop, manufacture and market the new diabetes drug AJD101 and related compounds currently being developed by Ajinomoto. [click link for full article]

• Diabetes Event (Daily American) - Sat, 02 Sep 2006 05:17:58 GMT
  Memorial Medical Center's Conemaugh Diabetes Institute, along with HighMark Blue Cross Blue Shield and UPMC Diabetes Institute, is sponsoring a comprehensive diabetes event 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 9, at the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center for people with diabetes, their families and those at-risk for developing the disease.

• Obesity blamed for huge rise in gestational diabetes (7News via Yahoo!7 News) - Sun, 03 Sep 2006 03:36:00 GMT
  Pregnant women are being urged to pay more attention to their weight after revelations gestational diabetes has risen 400 per cent in the last five years.

• Fourfold jump in diabetes for pregnant women (The Australian) - Sun, 03 Sep 2006 03:59:56 GMT
  OVERWEIGHT women are being urged to drop some kilos before they conceive after research found the number of pregnant women who have diabetes has quadrupled in the past five years.

• Dining with Diabetes to begin new session (Dyersburg State Gazette) - Sun, 03 Sep 2006 07:33:18 GMT
  Tennessee is in trouble. The number of individuals with diabetes is growing at a rapid rate. But a local team is doing something to help. UT Extension has received a grant to conduct a fun, hands-on learning course for diabetic patients and their caregivers.

• Associations urge doctors to be more aggressive in type 2 diabetes treatment (Bonita Daily News) - Sun, 03 Sep 2006 05:09:25 GMT
  The diagnosis came as a huge blow but the doctor said your diabetes could be managed by dietary changes and exercise. Not anymore.

• TN minister inaugurates Eye Institute for Diabetes (New Kerala) - Sun, 03 Sep 2006 06:35:25 GMT
  Chennai,Sep 2: 'Indira Eye Institute for Diabetes', a state-of-the-art eye evaluation and management facility with the distinction of being one of the exclusive diabetic eye institutes in the country, was inaugurated here today by Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare minister KKSSR Ramachandran.

• Find out if you have pre-diabetes (The Star Online) - Sun, 03 Sep 2006 00:30:37 GMT
  IF SHE could, consultant endocrinologist Prof Chan Siew Pheng would probably go knocking on doors, or approaching people on the street, to screen them for pre-diabetes.

• A Research with Diabetes (News From Bangladesh) - Sat, 02 Sep 2006 18:28:05 GMT
  Fighting with diabetes ************************ Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people across the globe.

• A Research with Diabetes (News From Bangladesh) - Sun, 03 Sep 2006 18:25:12 GMT
  Fighting with diabetes ************************ Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people across the globe.

• Takeda diabetes drug slashes risk of second stroke (Reuters via Yahoo!7 Health) - Sun, 03 Sep 2006 09:09:17 GMT
  BARCELONA (Reuters) - Patients with type 2 diabetes who have already suffered a first stroke have 47 percent less risk of having a second one if they take Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.

• Don't let children become targets for diabetes (The Columbus Dispatch) - Sun, 03 Sep 2006 13:15:44 GMT
  Q: Most of my husband’s family has Type 2 diabetes. How can I keep my children from getting it? A: Doctors are seeing more children with diabetes these days, and it’s thought to be because of childhood obesity.

• 400 0ncrease in gestational diabetes (Sydney Morning Herald) - Sun, 03 Sep 2006 03:40:48 GMT
  Overweight women are being urged to drop some kilos before they conceive after research found the number of pregnant women suffering from diabetes has quadrupled over the last five years.

• Researchers Uncover Gene That Raises Risk for Type 1 Diabetes (Newswise) - Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:16:26 GMT
  Researchers at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center identify a genetic risk for type 1 diabetes that is three to four times higher than previously thought possible.

• Researchers identify genetic risk for type 1 diabetes (News-Medical-Net) - Tue, 05 Sep 2006 01:28:35 GMT
  A discovery at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes has identified a genetic risk for type 1 diabetes three to four times higher than previously thought possible.

• Managing diabetes with nutmeg seeds (News-Medical-Net) - Tue, 05 Sep 2006 00:58:25 GMT
  It may soon be possible to manage the serious condition of diabetes naturally using nutmeg seeds (Myristica fragrans) according to new research presented today at the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester.

• Takeda's Actos reduces stroke risk in diabetes study (Pharmaceutical Business Review) - Tue, 05 Sep 2006 01:14:38 GMT
  A trial of Takedas oral antidiabetic Actos has shown the drug to be capable of significantly reducing the incidence of stroke by almost 50 0n high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes.

• Artificial jelly set to restore lost sight for people with diabetes (News-Medical-Net) - Tue, 05 Sep 2006 00:44:17 GMT
  Brand new research launched today at the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester is bringing hope to hundreds of people with diabetes who lose their sight each year as a side-effect of the disease.

• Diabetes Event (Daily American) - Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:17:51 GMT
  Memorial Medical Center's Conemaugh Diabetes Institute, along with HighMark Blue Cross Blue Shield and UPMC Diabetes Institute, is sponsoring a comprehensive diabetes event 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 9, at the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center for people with diabetes, their families and those at-risk for developing the disease.

• A Research with Diabetes (News From Bangladesh) - Mon, 04 Sep 2006 18:25:47 GMT
  Fighting with diabetes ************************ Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people across the globe.

• Takeda's Actos Reduces Stroke Risk in Diabetes Study (RedNova) - Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:56:51 GMT
  A trial of Takeda's oral antidiabetic Actos has shown the drug to be capable of significantly reducing the incidence of stroke by almost 50 0n high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes.

• Diabetes meeting planned (Gaffney Ledger) - Mon, 04 Sep 2006 16:03:32 GMT
  Because diabetes is one of the leading causes of kidney failure, Upstate Carolina Medical Center will host a Diabetes Support Group meeting to discuss this problem on Monday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. in the hospital's cafeteria. The guest speaker will be Patty Kelly, RN, CDN, Education Coordinator for

• Coffee may help to keep diabetes at bay (Channel NewsAsia) - Tue, 05 Sep 2006 03:56:04 GMT
  Researchers have again found a link between drinking coffee and a reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes. However, it remains unclear whether caffeine or another ingredient in coffee might have offered the protective effect, according to a study reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

• Extra Gene Ups Diabetes Risk (WKYT 27 NEWSFIRST & WYMT Mountain News) - Tue, 05 Sep 2006 09:48:23 GMT
  (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Scientists are hot on the trail of type 1 diabetes. The latest research reveals children who inherit a certain gene -- dubbed "gene X" -- may run an 80-percent risk of coming down with the condition.

• Rising rates of type-2 diabetes a 'disaster' for Asian countries, experts say (Yahoo! India News) - Wed, 06 Sep 2006 05:17:29 GMT
  SYDNEY, Australia _ Skyrocketing rates of childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes in Asian countries are an economic and social disaster that could effect regional stability, leading health experts warned Wednesday.

• Human tests of diabetes procedure put on hold (CTV.ca) - Wed, 06 Sep 2006 01:36:21 GMT
  Two Canadian patients have undergone an experimental transplant of pig cells to treat their Type 1 diabetes. But international authorities have asked their Mexican doctor to stop performing the procedure.

• CU finds genetic clues to children's diabetes risk (Denver Post) - Wed, 06 Sep 2006 05:47:57 GMT
  University of Colorado researchers have discovered new genetic markers to identify children at high risk of developing diabetes.

• Gene behind increased type 1 diabetes risk identified (New Kerala) - Wed, 06 Sep 2006 05:16:40 GMT
  Washington, Sept 5: Researchers have revealed that people who inherit a certain gene, dubbed "gene X", are at an 80 0ncreased risk of having type 1 diabetes.

• Amlodipine Based Regimen to Lower Blood Pressure, Reduces the Risk of New-Onset Diabetes in Hypertensive Patients by (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance) - Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:00:00 GMT
  A hypertension regimen based on the calcium channel blocker amlodipine has been shown to reduce the risk of new-onset diabetes by 34 percent in people with high blood pressure, compared with a widely used beta-blocker-based antihypertensive regimen, according to findings from the largest study of hypertensive patients ever conducted in Europe .

• A Research with Diabetes (News From Bangladesh) - Tue, 05 Sep 2006 18:29:19 GMT
  Fighting with diabetes ************************ Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people across the globe.

• Boise diabetes expert gives tips on a healthy lifestyle (The Idaho Statesman) - Tue, 05 Sep 2006 08:12:14 GMT
  A recent article in the Statesman's Life section, "As Portion Sizes Plump Up, So Do Waistlines," (Aug. 19) inspired Jeannee Diaz, diabetes educator at the Humphreys Diabetes Center in Boise to write.

• USF grant to study diabetes (WPMI 15) - Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:31:18 GMT
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - University of South Florida researchers want to learn more about what causes Type 1 diabetes. They recently got a 20 (m)-million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health. It is the ninth-largest research grant in the country for 2005.

• Colo. Medicaid extends diabetes management program (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:09:06 GMT
  A diabetes disease-management program for Colorado Medicaid beneficiaries has been extended through June 30, 2007.

• Conditions InDepth: Type 2 Diabetes (ThirdAge) - Thu, 07 Sep 2006 06:27:59 GMT
  Type 2 diabetes is a disorder in which the body does not make enough insulin or does not properly use the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone normally produced by the pancreas. This hormone helps your body convert food into energy.

• Peninsula Medical School Research Team's Breakthrough In Fight To Combat Diabetes (Medical News Today) - Thu, 07 Sep 2006 07:07:12 GMT
  City-based researchers have made a breakthrough which could eventually help prevent people developing diabetes. Academics at the Peninsula Medical School are looking at what role genes play in people who develop Type 2 diabetes and how they can be used to predict the onset of the disease. [click link for full article]

• SYMLIN Improved Diabetes Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes on Established Regimens of Basal Insulin (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:05:00 GMT
  Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced positive results from a 16-week study evaluating the safety and efficacy of adding SYMLIN® to an established regimen of basal insulin glargine in patients with type 2 diabetes who have not progressed to mealtime insulin therapy.

• (AFX UK Focus) 2006-09-07 06:50 GMT: Roche says Xenical improves blood sugar levels in type II diabetes patients (Interactive Investor) - Thu, 07 Sep 2006 06:16:39 GMT
  Roche Holding AG said its weight-loss drug Xenical (Orlistat) significantly improves blood sugar levels in overweight and obese patients with type II diabetes.

• Beta-blockers 'increase diabetes risk by 50 per cent' (Daily Mail) - Wed, 06 Sep 2006 23:46:10 GMT
  Patients taking beta-blockers for their blood pressure have a 50 per cent higher risk of developing diabetes compared to being on newer drugs. A new study has revealed the risk of using the older drugs which are no longer recommended for treating high blood pressure

• Beta-blockers 'increase diabetes risk by 50 per cent' (Evening Standard) - Wed, 06 Sep 2006 23:30:16 GMT
  Patients taking beta-blockers for their blood pressure have a 50 per cent higher risk of developing diabetes compared to being on newer drugs, researchers have revealed.

• Diabetes: Living My Best Life®, An Interactive Self-Paced CD-ROM Program for African-American Women with Type 2 Diabetes (PR Web) - Thu, 07 Sep 2006 07:31:35 GMT
  Diabetes: Living My Best Life®, an interactive self-paced CD-ROM program for African-American women with type 2 diabetes, has been developed to help women address their self-management needs.Diabetes: Living My Best Life® is informed by social cognitive theory to address the self-care and educational needs of African-American women with type 2 diabetes. HealthMark staff members Susan

• Claiming diagnostic tests for diabetes genes is misleading, say experts (EurekAlert!) - Thu, 07 Sep 2006 23:22:18 GMT
  Claims that the discovery of a gene could help prevent diabetes may raise unrealistic expectations, warn doctors in this week's BMJ. Earlier this year, scientists discovered that a variant of the TCF7L2 gene was associated with type 2 diabetes.

• SYMLIN Improved Diabetes Control In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes On Established Regimens Of Basal Insulin (Medical News Today) - Fri, 08 Sep 2006 07:07:24 GMT
  Amylin Pharmaceuticals,Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) today announced positive results from a 16-week studyevaluating the safety and efficacy of adding SYMLIN(R) (pramlintideacetate) to an established regimen of basal insulin glargine (with orwithout oral antidiabetic agents) in patients with type 2 diabetes who havenot progressed to mealtime insulin therapy. [click link for full article]

• Xenical shown to reduce weight in diabetes patients (PharmaBiz) - Fri, 08 Sep 2006 04:41:06 GMT
  The weight loss medication Xenical (orlistat) has been shown to significantly reduce weight and improve the control of glucose levels in the blood (glycaemia) beyond the impact of weight loss alone in overweight and obese people with type 2 diabetes, according to study results presented at the International Congress on Obesity (ICO) in Sydney, Australia.

• Juvenile Diabetes Controlled With Nutritional Supplements (PR Web) - Fri, 08 Sep 2006 07:02:27 GMT
  Juvenile diabetes, nutritional supplements, Type 2 symptoms, natural cures for diabetes and weight loss are some of the health related articles just released by ChristiaNet, Inc. (PRWEB Sep 8, 2006)

• Taking preventive medications curbs diabetes risk (Reuters via Yahoo!7 Health) - Thu, 07 Sep 2006 17:31:12 GMT
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Individuals at risk for developing type 2 diabetes who are prescribed the drug metformin should stick with it, doctors say.

• Claims that the discovery of a gene could help prevent diabetes may raise unrealistic expectations (News-Medical-Net) - Thu, 07 Sep 2006 23:43:35 GMT
  Earlier this year, scientists discovered that a variant of the TCF7L2 gene was associated with type 2 diabetes. In subsequent media coverage, they claimed this could lead to a diagnostic test to identify people who carry the variant gene and that people who knew of their extra risk would then be motivated to avoid the lifestyle habits that lead to diabetes.

• Diabetes slows heart transplant recovery (UPI) - Thu, 07 Sep 2006 19:08:05 GMT
  MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- A German study suggests diabetes has a detrimental effect on a person's ability to recover from a heart transplant.

• Diabetes risk down three times with newer hypertension drugs (News-Medical-Net) - Thu, 07 Sep 2006 21:43:18 GMT
  According to researchers patients given a mix of modern blood pressure drugs are one-third less likely to develop diabetes than those on older pills.

• 1.5 million Lankans have diabetes (Daily News) - Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:31:50 GMT
  RAJAGIRIYA: A total of 1.5 million Sri Lankans have diabetes. Out of this 14.2 per cent are males and 13.5 per cent females. Sri Lanka also detects 48,000 new cases every year, Dr. Mahen Wijesuriya, President of the Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka said.

• Symlin drug improves glucose control in diabetes patients: Amylin (PharmaBiz) - Sat, 09 Sep 2006 06:41:21 GMT
  Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced positive results from a 16-week study evaluating the safety and efficacy of adding Symlin (pramlintide acetate) to an established regimen of basal insulin glargine (with or without oral antidiabetic agents) in patients with type 2 diabetes who have not progressed to mealtime insulin therapy.

• Uplifting news on diabetes (New York Daily News) - Sat, 09 Sep 2006 02:48:49 GMT
  We all know that weightlifting can help you stay in shape, but now a new study has shown it can work wonders for teenagers at risk of developing diabetes.

• Diabetes insipidus (Mayo Clinic) - Sat, 09 Sep 2006 04:45:52 GMT
  When you hear the term "diabetes insipidus," you may immediately assume the condition is related to what's commonly known as "sugar" diabetes, or type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

• Diabetes Event (Daily American) - Sat, 09 Sep 2006 04:02:39 GMT
  Memorial Medical Center's Conemaugh Diabetes Institute, along with HighMark Blue Cross Blue Shield and UPMC Diabetes Institute, is sponsoring a comprehensive diabetes event 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 9, at the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center for people with diabetes, their families and those at-risk for developing the disease.

• $20,000 to fight diabetes (The Times-News) - Sat, 09 Sep 2006 04:46:01 GMT
  TWIN FALLS — Everyone who rested a hand on the super-sized check Friday has suffered a loss to diabetes. From the state’s used car dealers association, which presented the $20,000 check, to representatives from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the toll has reached home.

• Diabetes comes calling at BPOs, men soft target yet again (Yahoo! India News) - Fri, 08 Sep 2006 21:29:14 GMT
  Eighty per cent of subjects found to be diabetic; stress main cause Call centres may be a good career prospect, but a recent Delhi Diabetes Research Centre (DDRC) report reveals that the employees here are the latest to fall prey to Type II diabetes: increased blood sugar levels due to unbalanced diet and stress. As many as 80 per cent of the 53 employees in the age group of 19-31 years who

• U.S. diabetes prevalence to double by 2050 (Reuters via Yahoo!7 Health) - Fri, 08 Sep 2006 16:56:39 GMT
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - By 2050, 12 percent of US citizens will have diabetes, a total of 48.3 million people, federal health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta estimate.

• A Research with Diabetes (News From Bangladesh) - Sat, 09 Sep 2006 18:28:03 GMT
  Fighting with diabetes ************************ Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people across the globe.

• Walk to Cure Diabetes next week (Port Clinton News Herald) - Sat, 09 Sep 2006 14:45:01 GMT
  The North Coast Walk to Cure Diabetes will take place Sunday, Sept. 17, at East Harbor State Park's South Beach. The goal of this year's walk is to raise $50,000 to help find a cure for diabetes and its complications.

• FEDS' SICKENING FORECAST ON DIABETES (New York Post) - Sat, 09 Sep 2006 09:54:37 GMT
  By 2050, 12 percent of Americans - 48.3 million people - will be suffering from diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. And that could zoom even higher if the nation's obesity rate keeps rising, health...

• U.S. diabetes prevalence to double by 2050 (Macon Daily) - Sat, 09 Sep 2006 16:10:44 GMT
  (Pic)- An overweight pedestrian is seen in this March 31, 2004 file photo. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Files NEW YORK ( Reuters Health ) - By 2050, 12 percent of US citizens will have diabetes, a total of 48.3 million people, federal health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta estimate.

• Uplifting news on diabetes (New York Daily News) - Sat, 09 Sep 2006 08:16:55 GMT
  We all know that weightlifting can help you stay in shape, but now a new study has shown it can work wonders for teenagers at risk of developing diabetes.

• Gestational diabetes (News 10 Now) - Sat, 09 Sep 2006 09:28:51 GMT
  This is baby number three for Mona and Jim Sherron. Isabella Sherron is 4 and Lucas is 2 and a half. The new baby is due in late October and this pregnancy for Mona has been a lot like the last one. Mona is once again taking insulin for gestational diabetes.

• Hundreds Walk for a Cure for Juvenile Diabetes (KARK Little Rock) - Sat, 09 Sep 2006 23:01:50 GMT
  Two groups hit the ground running and walking this Saturday morning, to help find a cure for a devastating disease. It`s good news for more than 3 million Americans suffering. Hundreds pounded the pavement in North Little Rock for the 2006 "Walk to Cure Diabetes".

• U.S. diabetes prevalence to double by 2050 (Muzi) - Sun, 10 Sep 2006 07:41:31 GMT
  By 2050, 12 percent of US citizens will have diabetes, a total of 48.3 million people, federal health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta estimate.

• $20,000 to fight diabetes (The Times-News) - Sun, 10 Sep 2006 05:16:01 GMT
  TWIN FALLS — Everyone who rested a hand on the super-sized check Friday has suffered a loss to diabetes. From the state’s used car dealers association, which presented the $20,000 check, to representatives from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the toll has reached home.

• Frog research team makes diabetes leap (Scotland on Sunday) - Sun, 10 Sep 2006 09:22:20 GMT
  SCOTTISH scientists have made a breakthrough towards developing stem cell treatments for diabetes after carrying out research on an African frog.

• Free book on diabetes treatment (Manila Bulletin) - Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:55:52 GMT
  There has been a dramatic rise in the incidence of Diabetes Mellitus in the last two years. Like any other disease, it cuts across geographical boundaries regardless of race, age, status and sex.

• A Research with Diabetes (News From Bangladesh) - Sun, 10 Sep 2006 18:26:02 GMT
  Fighting with diabetes ************************ Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people across the globe.

• Frog research team makes diabetes leap (The Scotsman) - Sun, 10 Sep 2006 09:23:27 GMT
  SCOTTISH scientists have made a breakthrough towards developing stem cell treatments for diabetes after carrying out research on an African frog.

• Take control of Diabetes now (Manila Bulletin) - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:24:01 GMT
  In the ‘70’s, to be diagnosed with diabetes was like entering a dark, scary tunnel. Worldwide, there is already a pandemic rise of diabetes as a "silent killer’ in alarming proportions.

• Hy-Vee fighting diabetes (Galesburg Register-Mail) - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:26:30 GMT
  GALESBURG - Hy-Vee is conducting its annual Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation fund-raising campaign this month in an effort to help find a cure for diabetes.

• DIABETES: Join walk on Sunday (York Daily Record) - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:21:56 GMT
  Rail Trail/York College. More than 600 people are expected to take part in this year's event, which raises money for diabetes research, education and advocacy.

• Claiming Diagnostic Tests For Diabetes Genes Is Misleading, Say Experts, UK (Medical News Today) - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 09:05:18 GMT
  Claims that the discovery of a gene could help prevent diabetes may raise unrealistic expectations, warn doctors in this week's BMJ.Earlier this year, scientists discovered that a variant of the TCF7L2 gene was associated with type 2 diabetes. [click link for full article]

• Depomed begins marketing new formulation for diabetes drug (BizJournals) - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 05:16:34 GMT
  Depomed Inc. and partner King Pharmaceuticals have launched Glumetza, their once-daily version of the $1.4 billion Type 2 diabetes drug metformin.

• Staving Off Type 1 Diabetes with Immune Therapy (UCSF Today) - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:04:03 GMT
  Researchers at UCSF are finding success in altering the natural, and previously inexorable, course of type 1 diabetes. Through various drugs, including antibody therapies, the researchers hope to save or preserve the function of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas.

• UMass researchers aim at diabetes treatment (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:35:38 GMT
  WORCESTER - Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have identified a protein important in regulating the production of insulin, an observation they hope may translate into treatment for the most common form of diabetes.

• Kage Family Community Education helps at youth diabetes camp (SEMissourian.com) - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 07:04:07 GMT
  The Kage Family and Community Education group recently volunteered and supported Southeast Missouri Hospital Diabetic Foundation's Camp Day Break, which educates youth on growing up with diabetes.

• Diabetes Event (Daily American) - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 04:02:42 GMT
  Memorial Medical Center's Conemaugh Diabetes Institute, along with HighMark Blue Cross Blue Shield and UPMC Diabetes Institute, is sponsoring a comprehensive diabetes event 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 9, at the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center for people with diabetes, their families and those at-risk for developing the disease.

• Diabetes Forecast Gets Scarier (WebMD) - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 23:23:47 GMT
  Greatly increasing a prediction made just three years ago, the CDC now predicts 48.3 million Americans will have diabetes by 2050.

• Progression of diabetic retinopathy among African-Americans with diabetes (EurekAlert!) - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 20:21:38 GMT
  In a six-year study of African-Americans with type 1 diabetes, progression of diabetes-related eye disease was high and related to poor blood glucose control and high blood pressure, according to an article in the September issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

• New Research Set To Restore Lost Sight For People With Diabetes (Medical News Today) - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:05:29 GMT
  Brand new research launched at the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester is bringing hope to hundreds of people with diabetes who lose their sight each year as a side-effect of the disease. [click link for full article]

• Pregnant women with fatty, high-caloric diets increase fetal risk for liver disease, obesity, diabetes (News-Medical-Net) - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 23:58:06 GMT
  Infants born to women who have diets high in calories and fat during pregnancy have an increased risk of developing liver disease, which can lead to obesity and diabetes later in life, Kevin Grove, a researcher at Oregon Health and Science University and the Developmental Obesity Research Consortium, said on Friday at the 10th International Congress on Obesity in Sydney.

• Free book on diabetes treatment (Manila Bulletin) - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:21:20 GMT
  There has been a dramatic rise in the incidence of Diabetes Mellitus in the last two years. Like any other disease, it cuts across geographical boundaries regardless of race, age, status and sex.

• Gene linked to risk of child diabetes (Contra Costa Times) - Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:08:28 GMT
  University of Colorado researchers have discovered new genetic markers to identify children at high risk of developing diabetes. In a 13-year study, following 30,000 newborn babies, researchers at the Barbara Davis Center for Juvenile Diabetes in Denver found genetic differences that increase three to four times the chances that a child will develop Type 1 diabetes, in which the body cannot

• Texas researchers, CDC fear diabetes crisis (San Antonio Express News) - Wed, 13 Sep 2006 03:15:40 GMT
  New figures are sounding an alarm about a growing number of Americans with diabetes. It's a problem that's particularly evident in South Texas.

• Diabetes Forecast Gets Scarier (MedicineNet.com) - Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:28:01 GMT
  Title: Diabetes Forecast Gets Scarier Category: Health News Created: 9/12/2006 Last Editorial Review: 9/12/2006

• Transplant Cures Rats' Type 2 Diabetes Without Need For Immune Suppression Drugs (Science Daily) - Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:14:47 GMT
  An approach proven to cure a rat model of type 1 or juvenile-onset diabetes also works in a rat model of type 2 or adult-onset diabetes, according to a new report from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

• ConjuChem stock rises almost 30 per cent on diabetes study results (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) - Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:59:00 GMT
  MONTREAL (CP) - Shares in ConjuChem Biotechnologies Inc. (TSX:CJB) rose nearly 30 per cent Tuesday after it reported positive results from a clinical study evaluating a treatment for Type 2 diabetes that would have to be taken once a week or less.

• ConjuChem shares jump on diabetes trial data (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News) - Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:08:00 GMT
  Shares of ConjuChem Biotechnologies Inc. surged nearly 30 percent after it reported positive results from an early-stage trial of its diabetes drug on Tuesday and said it would consider partnering with a large biotechnology company to market the treatment.

• Forrest Cate Golf Classic Benefits Juvenile Diabetes Research (The Chattanoogan) - Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:19:17 GMT
  Golf enthusiasts of all ages are invited to join the East Tennessee Branch of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for a day on the links, all to benefit those with type 1 diabetes at the 26th Annual Forrest Cate Golf Classic.

• ConjuChem shares jump on positive diabetes data (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News) - Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:36:00 GMT
  ConjuChem Biotechnologies Inc. shares jumped almost 30 percent on Tuesday after the Montreal-based company reported positive results from an early-stage trial of its diabetes drug.

• Food Lion Stores Host Diabetes-Friendly Food Tours (Progressive Grocer) - Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:08:35 GMT
  SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 -- SALISBURY, N.C. – Several Food Lion stores in Spartanburg County, S.C. will begin offering tours for persons and families with diabetes today. The free tours are designed to help shoppers identify and locate diabetic-friendly foods, and get tips on healthy cooking and eating.

• Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Injazat Data Systems sign an IT-managed services contract (AME Info) - Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:44:49 GMT
  Abu Dhabi's new Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC) recently signed a long-term contract with Injazat Data Systems, the region's leading Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company, under which Injazat will provide IT-managed services and assume full responsibility for the centre's IT strategy and infrastructure.

• Support group for diabetes (York Daily Record) - Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:25:42 GMT
  YORK TWP. - Well Span Diabetes Support Group will hold its next monthly meeting 7 p.m. Thursday at 298 St. Charles Way in York Township.

• CDC: Diabetes Cases Will Triple to 48.3 Million by 2050 (Fox News) - Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:23:04 GMT
  Greatly increasing a prediction made just three years ago, the CDC now predicts 48.3 million Americans will have diabetes by 2050.

• Diabetes centre to outsource IT management (ITP.net) - Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:25:35 GMT
  Abu Dhabi’s new Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC) has contracted IT outsourcer, Injazat Data Systems, to provide IT-managed services and assume full responsibility for the centre’s IT strategy and infrastructure.

• As diabetes rises, doctors' numbers fall (The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Wed, 13 Sep 2006 07:27:58 GMT
  Ken Breitenbucher believed his family doctor when he said the diabetes drug that gave him nearly chronic diarrhea was the best he could hope for.

• ConjuChem stock up another 14% after huge gain day earlier on diabetes study (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) - Wed, 13 Sep 2006 15:17:00 GMT
  MONTREAL (CP) - Shares in ConjuChem Biotechnologies Inc. (TSX:CJB) rose 14 per cent in trading Wednesday morning, on top of a day-earlier 30 per cent rise after reporting positive results from a clinical study for treatment of Type 2 diabetes.

• Research Links Diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease (CBS4 Denver) - Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:55:27 GMT
  The number of Americans with Alzheimer's Disease is expected to grow at an alarming rate in the next few decades. Researchers the growing number of people with diabetes will likely have have an impact on the number of people with Alzheimer's.

• Lilly Diabetes Drug Curbs Weight Gain (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:47:21 GMT
  Drug makers Eli Lilly & Co. and Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday a clinical study showed that their diabetes treatment exenatide was as effective as insulin in lowering blood sugar levels but without the weight gain.

• Novartis Diabetes Drug Has Less Side Effects Claims Study (RedNova) - Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:09:45 GMT
  Novartis has claimed that phase III studies of its investigational type 2 diabetes drug Galvus show the drug to be as effective as GlaxoSmithKline's established Avandia but without the weight-gain side effects commonly associated with the treatment.

• Preventing type 2 diabetes requires practitioner involvement (BioMechanics) - Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:05:50 GMT
  Healthcare providers must consider testing for diabetes in high-risk or symptomatic persons.

• Merck's Diabetes Drug Effective With Metformin in Study (RedNova) - Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:11:06 GMT
  Merck & Co has announced that data from its phase III study of investigational diabetes drug Januvia used in conjunction with metformin significantly lowered glucose levels in patients.

• Actos May Cut Heart Attack Risk in Diabetes Patients (RedNova) - Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:09:55 GMT
  Takeda's diabetic drug Actos may have benefits beyond glycemic control and reduce the risk of heart attack and strokes in patients with type two diabetes, according to a study.

• Scripps, McDonald's Align to Fight Childhood Obesity, Diabetes (RedNova) - Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:11:17 GMT
  Global fast-food giant McDonald's Corporation has entered into collaboration with The Scripps Research Institute to research and drive educational initiatives towards a solution to childhood obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

• Health Alert: Diabetes study (WIS News 10 Columbia) - Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:20:19 GMT
  Diabetes is a chronic, but manageable disease. Yet too many diabetics don't take the steps they need to feel good. Now doctors are looking at one approach to making healthy changes that stick.

• New drug could cure diabetes (News 14 Carolina) - Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:08:30 GMT
  INDIANAPOLIS -- Type 1 diabetes develops when your pancreas stops making insulin, what the body needs to break down sugar. Nobody knows why this happens, and there's no cure for it.

• Merck heats up diabetes drug competition (CNN Money) - Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:57:00 GMT
  Merck announced Thursday that its experimental diabetes drug Januvia significantly lowers blood-sugar level when taken with another drug.

• Exubera Effective In Diabetes Patients Who Have Respiratory Infections Or Are Exposed To Passive Cigarette Smoke, New (Medical News Today) - Fri, 15 Sep 2006 07:14:06 GMT
  Adult patients with diabetes who took Exubera(R) (insulin human [rDNA origin]) inhalation powder were able to safely maintain good blood sugar control even if they developed a respiratory infection or were exposed to passive (second-hand) cigarette smoke. These analyses were presented today at the 42nd European Association for the Study of Diabetes. [click link for full article]

• Walk for Diabetes Cure Sunday at Parvin Park (Bridgeton News) - Fri, 15 Sep 2006 05:10:06 GMT
  MILLVILLE -- Danette Gaughan knows what it's like to deal with diabetes. Ever since she found out that her son B.J. had Type 1 diabetes four years ago, it's been tough.

• Local Digest: Sam's Club to offer free diabetes screen (The Longview News-Journal) - Fri, 15 Sep 2006 04:04:06 GMT
  Sam's Club stores are offering free diabetes screenings and educational information from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. It is part of the nationwide Diabetes Aware & Care program.

• Study: Drug helps prevent diabetes in high-risk subjects (CNN.com) - Fri, 15 Sep 2006 20:09:17 GMT
  LONDON, England (AP) -- A drug used to treat diabetes also seems to prevent it in people at high risk of developing the disease, the largest study ever to test this has found.

• Diabetes Drug Also Preventive (Washington Post) - Sat, 16 Sep 2006 02:09:16 GMT
  The largest diabetes-prevention study ever done has found that a drug already used to treat the disease can also help keep "pre-diabetics" from developing it. But many experts said losing weight and exercising remain a safer, cheaper approach.

• Study: Drug Might Prevent Diabetes (CBS News) - Sat, 16 Sep 2006 01:48:55 GMT
  Avandia, a new drug used to treat diabetes, could also prevent the disease among people at high risk, a new study has found.

• Study: Drug May Prevent Diabetes (ABC News) - Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:10:54 GMT
  A Drug Used to Treat Patients With Diabetes Is Shown to Prevent It in Others at High Risk

• Drug 'could slash diabetes cases' (BBC News) - Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:12:43 GMT
  One in 12 people should be taking a drug to prevent diabetes, researchers estimate.

• Study holds out hope for cure for Type 2 diabetes (Sun-Sentinel) - Sat, 16 Sep 2006 02:13:56 GMT
  ST. LOUIS -- Washington University researchers have developed a potential cure for Type 2 diabetes.

• Drug May Delay or Even Prevent Type 2 Diabetes (Los Angeles Times) - Sat, 16 Sep 2006 07:09:57 GMT
  A drug widely used to treat Type 2 diabetes delayed or prevented progression of prediabetes to diabetes by 60 0n the largest such prevention trial ever conducted, researchers reported Friday.

• Researchers find drug for diabetes yields prevention (Chicago Tribune) - Sat, 16 Sep 2006 10:39:49 GMT
  Some experts warn that it is not cure-all People at high risk for developing Type 2 diabetes may be able to reduce their risk by as much as 60 percent with a drug already prescribed to treat the rapidly increasing disease, according to a study reported Friday in the online versions of the New England Journal of Medicine and the British medical journal The Lancet.

• Glaxo Diabetes Drug Has Issues (Forbes) - Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:40:08 GMT
  Avandia may prevent diabetes, but side effects raise questions.

• Study holds out hope for cure for Type 2 diabetes (Sun-Sentinel) - Sat, 16 Sep 2006 19:28:37 GMT
  ST. LOUIS -- Washington University researchers have developed a potential cure for Type 2 diabetes.

• New drug shown to lower risk of diabetes (The Age) - Sat, 16 Sep 2006 19:24:53 GMT
  A DRUG that improves the body's ability to turn sugars into fuel can substantially reduce the chances of people at risk of developing a type of diabetes, according to new research.

• To beat back diabetes, we're the ones (Boston Globe) - Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:09:12 GMT
  The following was written by leaders of five Boston community health centers: Recent media attention to the rising tide of diabetes in our nation's urban centers has produced understandable concern which those of us who provide healthcare to Boston's poorest neighborhoods share. In recent years, within our five community health centers alone, we have seen the incidence of Type II ...

• Study holds out hope for cure for Type 2 diabetes (Sun-Sentinel) - Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:58:36 GMT
  ST. LOUIS -- Washington University researchers have developed a potential cure for Type 2 diabetes.

• Heart Disease And Diabetes (CBS News) - Sun, 17 Sep 2006 04:03:57 GMT
  Armed with information, you can make a difference in your risk for heart disease, and knowing how to battle diabetes is a big part of it. Dr. Mallika Marshall offers some advice on The Saturday Early Show .

• Local teens create book to benefit diabetes research (East Valley Tribune) - Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:41:57 GMT
  Danielle Duncan has fun memories of her Aunt Allison feeding her dog ice cream and taking her to the zoo. Her aunt never let juvenile diabetes, a disease she had dealt with since she was 9 years old, get in her way. So when Allison Nelson died in 1999, when she was 42 years old, it hit Danielle hard.

• A Research with Diabetes (News From Bangladesh) - Sun, 17 Sep 2006 18:25:20 GMT
  Fighting with diabetes ************************ Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people across the globe.

• 4,000 walk at Bowman Field to fight juvenile diabetes (Louisville Courier-Journal) - Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:54:05 GMT
  Yesterday an estimated 4,000 others at Bowman Field for the Greater Louisville Walk to Cure Diabetes.

• Drug Found to Cut Risk for Diabetes Skepticism Expressed By Some Scientists (RedNova) - Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:06:41 GMT
  By Elisabeth Rosenthal Drug therapy can prevent the development of diabetes in millions of people who are at high risk for the disease, a landmark study suggests, potentially opening a new pathway for curbing a devastating worldwide epidemic.

• Diabetes walk clears $240K (The Jackson Citizen Patriot) - Sun, 17 Sep 2006 10:11:27 GMT
  Errant balloons slipping out of young fingers signaled the start of this year's Walk to Cure Diabetes on Saturday at Ella Sharp Park.

• Study: Drug helps head off Type 2 diabetes (Chicago Sun-Times) - Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:27:26 GMT
  The largest diabetes prevention study ever done has found that a drug already used to treat the disease also can help keep ''pre-diabetics'' from developing it. But many experts say losing weight and exercising remain a safer, cheaper approach.

• Walk to Cure Diabetes (Capital News 9) - Mon, 18 Sep 2006 02:20:10 GMT
  Folks from across the Capital Region walked with half a million others across the country to cure diabetes. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Walk to Cure Diabetes was held at Corporate Woods in Colonie.

• Diabetes Screening (WTVY-TV 4) - Mon, 18 Sep 2006 01:58:18 GMT
  More than 20 million americans are currently diagnosed with diabetes. Another 4100 are diagnosed everyday. The condition is quickly becoming one of the most serious medical probmes facing America.

• More focus on diabetes link to Alzheimer's (The Monterey County Herald) - Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:09:33 GMT
  For nearly half of her adult life, ever since her last pregnancy 40 years ago, Christine Miller has lived with Type 2 diabetes. Because she was not insulin-dependent, Miller was able to manage her disease with pills.

• Study gives hope for cure for diabetes (Jewish World Review) - (MCT) Washington University researchers have developed a potential cure for Type 2 diabetes.
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• Counties unite to address the diabetes issue on the Lower Eastern Shore (The Daily Times) - Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:33:01 GMT
  he rate of diabetes on the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland is considerable, with a tri-county rate (Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester) of 14.3 percent-almost double the U.S. rate of 8.7 percent.

• IFA chief tells of horror over diabetes diagnosis (Belfast Telegraph) - Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:32:45 GMT
  Ulster football supremo Howard Wells told last night of the horrifying moment a routine check-up revealed he had diabetes. Mr Wells, chief executive of the IFA, described the diagnosis as "a bolt out of the blue".

• Juvenile Diabetes Walk raises $50,000 (Bridgeton News) - Mon, 18 Sep 2006 06:09:25 GMT
  PITTSGROVE TWP. -- Juvenile diabetes just got a $50,000 boost from the South Jersey area. Because the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation gives 80 percent of the money raised to research, this adds up to $40,000 for finding a cure.

• Diabetes, drinking: Know the difference (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - Mon, 18 Sep 2006 05:38:01 GMT
  There are 358,000 people in Indiana who have diabetes, slightly more than 7 percent of the population. Yet some on our police departments are apparently unprepared to tell the difference between someone having a diabetic reaction and someone who has been overserved at the local tavern.

• Novo Nordisk says NovoMix 30 effective, safe type 2 diabetes alternative (Sharewatch) - Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:34:39 GMT
  type 2 diabetes. The findings were part of a PREFER Study, which compared basalbolus treatment with NovoMix 30 in 715 patients with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes.

• Drug lowers diabetes risk (AME Info) - Mon, 18 Sep 2006 05:03:19 GMT
  A drug that apparently helps the body turn sugars into fuel has been shown to substantially reduce the chances of a person developing Type 2 diabetes, according to research published in the Lancet.

• Type 2 Diabetes Patients on Technosphere Insulin Exhibited No Adverse Effect on Pulmonary Function with Significant (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:00:00 GMT
  MannKind Corporation announced on Saturday, September 16, 2006 at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Copenhagen results from its Phase 3 clinical study of inhaled insulin in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

• Sleep loss may hinder diabetes control (Reuters via Yahoo!7 Health) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 04:02:52 GMT
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Not getting enough shut eye each night or not sleeping well may contribute to reduced blood sugar control in African Americans with type 2, also referred to as adult-onset diabetes, according to a study published this week.

• HEALTH: Diabetes, blacks and `death by diet' (The Charlotte Observer) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:22:18 GMT
  Ten years ago, Robert Stephens' application for life insurance was rejected because the required physical exam showed he had out-of-control diabetes.

• Diabetes Cure in Rats May Help Humans One Day (RedNova) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 06:07:11 GMT
  By Tina Hesman Saey The research Scientists transplant embryonic tissues from pigs into rats that have Type 2 diabetes. Rats accept the organs without immune-suppressing drugs. Transplanted tissues control rats blood sugar and erase insulin resistance.

• Rate Of Latinos With Diabetes Almost Double Those Of Non-Latino Whites, USA (Medical News Today) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:08:11 GMT
  September 15 marked the beginning of a month-long celebration of Hispanic heritage and its rich culture. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) calls for increased awareness of diabetes and its complications among Hispanic and Latino populations during a time when this community is intent on celebrating life and culture. [click link for full article]

• Positive Efficacy Results With Diamyd(TM) In Type 1 Diabetes (Medical News Today) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:06:54 GMT
  Professor Johnny Ludvigsson, Linkoping University Hospital, Linkoping, Sweden and Principal Investigator for the Diamyd(TM) phase II study in 70 patients with recent onset type 1-diabetes, presented further results from the study at the European Diabetes meeting EASD in Copenhagen. [click link for full article]

• Wake Forest to hire five diabetes researchers for new center (The Daily Comet) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:50:22 GMT
  Wake Forest University School of Medicine will hire five medical researchers on diabetes, part of the school's increasing focus on research into the disease.

• Diabetes Drug Might Prevent the Disease (MedicineNet.com) - Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:29:07 GMT
  Title: Diabetes Drug Might Prevent the Disease Category: Health News Created: 9/18/2006 8:12:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/18/2006 8:11:30 AM

• Diabetes, drinking: Know the difference (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:35:53 GMT
  There are 358,000 people in Indiana who have diabetes, slightly more than 7 percent of the population. Yet some on our police departments are apparently unprepared to tell the difference between someone having a diabetic reaction and someone who has been overserved at the local tavern.

• Number Of Endocrinologists Declines Nationwide As Population With Diabetes, Obesity, Osteoporosis Increases (Medical News Today) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 06:05:09 GMT
  The Philadelphia Inquirer on Wednesday examined how across the country the number of endocrinologists is declining just as incidence of the diseases they are trained to treat -- diabetes, obesity and osteoporosis -- is rising. [click link for full article]

• Study Adds To Links Between Sleep Loss And Diabetes (Science Daily) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:00:37 GMT
  Short or poor quality sleep is associated with reduced control of blood-sugar levels in people with diabetes, report researchers from the University of Chicago in the September 18, 2006, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. One inexpensive way to improve the health of patients with type 2 diabetes might be to improve their sleep.

• Wake Forest to hire five diabetes researchers for new center (News 14 Carolina) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:20:07 GMT
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Wake Forest University School of Medicine will hire five medical researchers on diabetes, part of the school's increasing focus on research into the disease.

• Losing sleep may affect diabetes, study finds (Kane County Chronicle) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:42:43 GMT
  Sleep loss affects the immune system's inflammatory response and might contribute to conditions ranging from heart disease and diabetes to arthritis, researchers have found.

• Going vegan with good carbs may aid diabetes patients (Orlando Sentinel) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:44:18 GMT
  People with type 2 diabetes are advised to limit carbohydrates because of worries these foods could overtax the body's dwindling insulin production and lessen its ability to process glucose.

• Diabetes trial shows promising results (The Royal Gazette) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:37:00 GMT
  A worldwide diabetes drug trial in which more than 100 Bermuda residents took part has shown that a drug already approved for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes may help prevent the disease from developing in high-risk individuals.

• Walgreens and Joslin Form Broad Alliance to Improve Diabetes Outcomes (Newswise) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:16:25 GMT
  Program to feature access to first-in-class pharmacy-based resources for people with diabetes and those at risk for diabetes and related conditions.

• Wake Forest to hire 5 diabetes researchers for new center (Greensboro News-Record) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:25:46 GMT
  WINSTON-SALEM (AP) - Wake Forest University School of Medicine will hire five medical researchers on diabetes, part of the school's increasing focus on research into the disease. (Credit: "")

• Prostate Cancer Treatment Increases Risk Of Diabetes And Heart Disease (Science Daily) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:59:53 GMT
  A treatment mainstay for prostate cancer puts men at increased risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to a large observational study from Harvard Medical School published in the September 20 Journal of Clinical Oncology.

• Bredesen emphasizes diabetes prevention (WREG-TV Memphis) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:14:31 GMT
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. Governor Bredesen says a 21 (M) million dollar public awareness, fitness and nutrition campaign will help fight the spread of diabetes among young Tennesseans.

• Prostate cancer drugs might boost risk of heart disease, diabetes (ABC 7 Chicago) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:49:50 GMT
  Drugs commonly used to treat prostate cancer may actually increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes. That's the finding of a report published in Wednesday's Journal of Clinical Oncology.

• Got Type 2 Diabetes? Get Better Sleep (CBS News) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:33:55 GMT
  If you've got type 2 diabetes, poor sleep may mean worse blood sugar control, a study shows.

• War Against Diabetes Gets Major Support from New Alliance of Walgreens and Harvard's Joslin Center (Senior Journal) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:09:32 GMT
  September 19, 2006 - Walgreens, the nation's largest drugstore chain, and Joslin Diabetes Center, a global leader in diabetes research, care and education, have formed a sweeping alliance to improve health outcomes for Americans with diabetes.

• Despite onset of diabetes, 7-year-old lives life to fullest (Morning Sentinel) - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:37:54 GMT
  CENTRALIA - Maccoy Merrell may be small, but he's mighty. After being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes more than a year ago, his mother, Angie, says the 7-year-old has adjusted well in the wake of his new life with this difficult illness.

• Walgreens, Joslin form diabetes alliance (UPI) - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:53:15 GMT
  BOSTON, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Walgreens, the largest U.S. drugstore chain, and the Joslin Diabetes Center are forming an alliance to improve health outcomes for diabetics.

• Dodging diabetes (Inside Bay Area) - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:33:59 GMT
  FEAR DROVE Dario Wolfish, 47, to lose more than 200 pounds. Nearly five years ago, his doctor told him that tests showed he was at risk of dying prematurely from a long list of medical conditions, including diabetes.

• St. Bernards to host mini-conference for children with diabetes (Trumann Democrat) - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:16:04 GMT
  The St. Bernards Diabetes Management Center will host a back-to-school mini-conference for children and adolescents who have diabetes on Tuesday, Sept. 26. The event is designed for diabetics, their parents and families and others who are interested in childhood diabetes.

• Jackie's back! Bernstein helps fight juvenile diabetes (Weston Forum) - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:11:52 GMT
  Eleven-year-old Jackie Bernstein of Weston has proved that records are made to be broken. Two years ago, Jackie raised more than $40,000 in contributions from friends and family members to help find a cure for juvenile diabetes.

• Increased Risk Of Diabetes And Heart Disease From Prostate Cancer Treatment (Medical News Today) - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:05:30 GMT
  A treatment mainstay for prostate cancer puts men at increased risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to a large observational study published in the Sept. 20 Journal of Clinical Oncology. [click link for full article]

• The diabetes epidemic that's sweeping Ulster (Belfast Telegraph) - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:33:55 GMT
  It is a condition that affects 51,000 people across Northern Ireland but, most worryingly of all, another 21,000 Ulster people are unaware they have diabetes.

• Managing diabetes (The Daily Times) - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:33:51 GMT
  The rate of diabetes on the Lower Shore is reported to be almost double that of the national rate --14.3 percent of Shore residents vs. 8.7 percent across the United States. The reasons for this high rate of diabetes is not entirely clear.

• 10-year-old raises $1,000 at diabetes fund-raiser (The News Sun) - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:43:58 GMT
  GRANDWOOD PARK — Grandwood Park 10-year-old Samantha Stautz came up with the idea of a Juvenile Diabetes Carnival this past weekend because her cousin, Grace Reblin, 4, has the disease.

• Prostate cancer drugs linked to heart disease, diabetes (Lexington Herald-Leader) - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 07:01:52 GMT
  Drugs commonly used to treat prostate cancer might increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes, indicating the treatments should be used more judiciously, researchers reported Monday.

• University of Florida study shows leptin could combat type 2 diabetes (EurekAlert!) - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:51:44 GMT
  GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- University of Florida researchers have discovered the appetite-controlling hormone leptin could also combat type 2 diabetes, a disease that has become a growing problem in the United States as more Americans pack on extra pounds.

• Hope for significant new diabetes treatment in Stanford discovery (EurekAlert!) - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:21:42 GMT
  Drugs that enhance the activity of calcineurin or NFAT could become a new treatment for type-2, or adult-onset diabetes, in which the beta cells don't produce enough insulin.

• Teen Weightlifters Lower Diabetes Risk, Study Says (NBC 5 Chicago) - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:57:26 GMT
  Weight training may not cut teens' weight but may fight diabetes.

• Diabetes association presents local researcher with minority mentoring award (BizJournals) - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:46:51 GMT
  University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio research Ralph Anthony DeFronzo has won the American Diabetes Association-Takeda Pharmaceuticals Mentor-Based Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship Award.

• Weightlifting Teens Lower Diabetes Risk (AP via Yahoo! Asia News) - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:18:12 GMT
  Research has shown that strength training can help overweight adults lower their risk of diabetes.

• Pumping Iron May Fight Teen Diabetes (The Denver Channel) - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:13:14 GMT
  A small study shows teens who lift weight are becoming less susceptible to diabetes.

• Weightlifting helps lower diabetes risk, without weigh loss (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul) - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:41:12 GMT
  Research has shown that strength training can help overweight adults lower their risk of diabetes. But what about teenagers?A small but promising study

• Study holds promising results in fighting teen diabetes (WTVM 9) - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:34:32 GMT
  LOS ANGELES Pumping iron might help teens cut their risk of the most common form of diabetes.

• Study: Weightlifting Lowers Diabetes Risk In Teens (CBS 2 Los Angeles) - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:55:27 GMT
  A University of Southern California study has found that pudgy boys who lifted weights twice a week for four months lowered their risk for Type Two diabetes. Get E-Mail Updates Make Us Your Homepage

• Diabetes, drinking: Know the difference (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - Thu, 21 Sep 2006 05:33:54 GMT
  There are 358,000 people in Indiana who have diabetes, slightly more than 7 percent of the population. Yet some on our police departments are apparently unprepared to tell the difference between someone having a diabetic reaction and someone who has been overserved at the local tavern.

• Weight lifting can fight teen diabetes (Orange County Register) - Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:18:30 GMT
  A LIFT: A new study shows that teens can fight diabetes, if not obesity, with weight training. The small study (22 teenage boys) focused on Latinos because, statistically, they're a higher risk of diabetes than other groups.

• Leptin could combat type 2 diabetes (News-Medical-Net) - Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:14:47 GMT
  University of Florida researchers have discovered the appetite-controlling hormone leptin could also combat type 2 diabetes, a disease that has become a growing problem in the United States as more Americans pack on extra pounds.

• Gene Therapy Technique Reverses Type 2 Diabetes In Mice; Study Shows Promise Of Leptin (Science Daily) - Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:02:39 GMT
  University of Florida researchers have discovered the appetite-controlling hormone leptin could also combat type 2 diabetes, a disease that has become a growing problem in the United States as more Americans pack on extra pounds. Using a novel gene therapy technique, the researchers were able to reverse type 2 diabetes in mice.

• A Research with Diabetes (News From Bangladesh) - Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:25:43 GMT
  Fighting with diabetes ************************ Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people across the globe.

• Catawba third grader chosen as diabetes walk ambassador (Port Clinton News Herald) - Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:46:22 GMT
  Kelsey Dietrich, 8 1/2, a third grader at Catawba Elementary, has been chosen to be the Ambassador for the America's Walk for Diabetes Oct. 7, at The Toledo Zoo.

• Weightlifting may lower teen diabetes risk: study (CTV.ca) - Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:05:52 GMT
  A small but promising study found that pudgy boys who lifted weights lowered their risk for Type 2 diabetes without losing weight, a sign that has inspired more research.

• Weightlifting May Cut Teen Diabetes Risk (KDKA Pittsburgh) - Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:36:32 GMT
  Research has shown that strength training can help overweight adults lower their risk of diabetes. But what about teenagers? A small but promising study found that pudgy boys who lifted weights twice a week for four months lowered their risk for Type 2 diabetes without losing weight, a good sign that has inspired more research. CBS News Interactive: About Diet And Nutrition

• Diabetes risk lowered in boys (The Columbus Dispatch) - Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:23:14 GMT
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A promising study of 22 pudgy boys found that those who lifted weights twice a week for four months lowered their risk for Type 2 diabetes without losing weight, a good sign that has inspired more research.

• Weightlifting May Cut Teen Diabetes Risk (CBS 11 Fort Worth) - Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:37:48 GMT
  Research has shown that strength training can help overweight adults lower their risk of diabetes. But what about teenagers? A small but promising study found that pudgy boys who lifted weights twice a week for four months lowered their risk for Type 2 diabetes without losing weight, a good sign that has inspired more research. CBS News Interactive: About Diet And Nutrition

• WEIGHTLIFTING CUTS TEENS' DIABETES RISK, STUDY SAYS (Lexington Herald-Leader) - Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:01:35 GMT
  Research has shown that strength training can help overweight adults lower their risk of diabetes. But what about teenagers? A small but promising study found that pudgy boys who lifted weights twice a week for four months lowered their risk for Type 2 diabetes without losing weight, a good sign that has inspired more research.

• Diabetes, drinking: Know the difference (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:23:10 GMT
  There are 358,000 people in Indiana who have diabetes, slightly more than 7 percent of the population. Yet some on our police departments are apparently unprepared to tell the difference between someone having a diabetic reaction and someone who has been overserved at the local tavern.

• Stepping out for diabetes (Winchester Star) - Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:14:49 GMT
  Winchester — Dr. James R. Arnold tells some horrific stories about complications from diabetes.

• Diabetes NZ Welcomes Obesity Package (Scoop.co.nz) - Fri, 22 Sep 2006 02:20:15 GMT
  Diabetes New Zealand has welcomed the Government’s $67 million ‘Mission-On’ package of initiatives to fight obesity.

• 11 and living with diabetes (Post-Tribune) - Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:39:21 GMT
  Elizabeth Kerr of Chesterton wears a bracelet familiar to parents of children diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. The bracelet bears the diagnosis date of her son Adam — Jan. 9, 2002.

• Broad Alliance Between Walgreens And Joslin Diabetes Center To Improve Diabetes Outcomes (Medical News Today) - Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:05:09 GMT
  Walgreens, the nation's largest drugstore chain, and Joslin Diabetes Center, the global leader in diabetes research, care and education, have formed a sweeping alliance to improve health outcomes for Americans with diabetes. [click link for full article]

• Weights may cut teens' diabetes risk (Deseret Morning News) - Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:14:02 GMT
  Research has shown that strength training can help overweight adults lower their risk of diabetes. But what about teenagers?

• A Research with Diabetes (News From Bangladesh) - Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:21:43 GMT
  Fighting with diabetes ************************ Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people across the globe.

• Players benefit to help fight diabetes Hartland troupe offers 'Steel Magnolias' drama (Ann Arbor News) - Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:56:47 GMT
  The Hartland Players are working to benefit the American Diabetes Association with their upcoming production of "Steel Magnolias.'' The play, which is a drama with humor, opens the Hartland Players 40th season.

• EMEA recommends Exenatide for treatment of type 2 diabetes (PharmaBiz) - Sat, 23 Sep 2006 10:41:06 GMT
  Eli Lilly and Company and Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA) has issued a positive opinion recommending approval of exenatide for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

• American Diabetes Association Strongly Supports Recently-Introduced Gestational Diabetes Act (Medical News Today) - Sat, 23 Sep 2006 07:08:09 GMT
  The American Diabetes Association (ADA) endorsed the Gestational Diabetes (GEDI) Act, which was introduced in the U.S. Senate today by Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Susan Collins. The bill aims to lower the incidence of gestational diabetes and prevent women afflicted with this condition and their children from developing type 2 diabetes. [click link for full article]

• Diabetes, drinking: Know the difference (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - Sat, 23 Sep 2006 05:22:16 GMT
  There are 358,000 people in Indiana who have diabetes, slightly more than 7 percent of the population. Yet some on our police departments are apparently unprepared to tell the difference between someone having a diabetic reaction and someone who has been overserved at the local tavern.

• B.C. diabetes symposium targets high-risk Indo-Canadians in denial of disease (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) - Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:14:00 GMT
  VANCOUVER (CP) - Diabetes rates among Indo-Canadians are at least three times higher than the national average but denial is keeping a lid on the serious problem, says a man who has the potentially deadly disease.

• Avalanche, diabetes don’t deter Sasseville from taking on Everest (Burnaby NewsLeader) - Sat, 23 Sep 2006 03:08:22 GMT
  Sebastien Sasseville isn’t letting his Type 1 diabetes keep him from pursuing his mountain climbing aspirations.

• Those at risk should guard against diabetes (El Paso Times) - Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:34:24 GMT
  Diabetic Blanca Aguilar, receptionist for the El Paso Diabetes Association, tests her blood sugar regularly. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta says on its Web site that diabetes treatments have advanced during the past 10 years, although much work still remains.

• 13th Annual American Diabetes Walk (KCBD-TV Lubbock) - Sun, 24 Sep 2006 02:45:49 GMT
  Every 21 seconds someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with diabetes.

• A Research with Diabetes (News From Bangladesh) - Sat, 23 Sep 2006 18:25:03 GMT
  Fighting with diabetes ************************ Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people across the globe.

• Walk for Diabetes Oct. 8 (Los Angeles Daily News) - Sat, 23 Sep 2006 07:12:48 GMT
  VALENCIA - Residents are taking to the streets once again in Santa Clarita to walk in support of America's Walk for Diabetes.

• Hope for new diabetes treatment (BBC News) - Sat, 23 Sep 2006 23:31:49 GMT
  Scientists have shown that a single protein plays a central role in the development of diabetes.

• A Research with Diabetes (News From Bangladesh) - Sun, 24 Sep 2006 18:25:10 GMT
  Fighting with diabetes ************************ Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people across the globe.

• Man Gets Bride by ‘Curing’ Diabetes (Arab News) - Sun, 24 Sep 2006 13:34:39 GMT
  JEDDAH, 24 September 2006 — An elderly man in Renya was so ecstatic in his belief that another man had cured his diabetes with an herbal remedy that he offered the medicine man a gift: His daughter.

• Diabetes awareness receives boost (Laredo Morning Times) - Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:41:28 GMT
  More than 1,000 students and about 200 volunteers gave up their Saturday to pray, exercise, compete and show their school pride as part of the sixth annual Diabetes Olympics at Shirley Field.The event featured a variety of activities that were not only fun, but also helped raise diabetes awareness and promote a healthy lifestyle.

• Diabetes, drinking: Know the difference (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - Sun, 24 Sep 2006 05:22:16 GMT
  There are 358,000 people in Indiana who have diabetes, slightly more than 7 percent of the population. Yet some on our police departments are apparently unprepared to tell the difference between someone having a diabetic reaction and someone who has been overserved at the local tavern.

• Hope For Significant New Diabetes Treatment In Stanford Discovery (Science Daily) - Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:59:47 GMT
  Certain immune-suppressing drugs, such as those taken by patients who have had organ transplants, greatly increase the risk of developing diabetes. Researcher Seung Kim has discovered that the protein calcineurin plays a key role in the health of certain insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.

• Diabetes, not obesity, increases risk of developing critical illness and early death (EurekAlert!) - Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:21:47 GMT
  Diabetes puts people at risk of developing critical illness and dying early, but obesity without diabetes does not.

• Company helps manage weight loss, diabetes (The Herald-Tribune) - Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:33:43 GMT
  Heidi-Jo Kaplan has opened Weight Loss Diabetes Management, serving clients in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties.

• Diabetes Death Risk (RedNova) - Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:06:41 GMT
  OBESITY only increases the risk of early death when patients develop diabetes, researchers said yesterday. They claimed obese people had the same risk of death as people of normal weight. But diabetes, strongly linked to obesity, trebles the risk of patients dying young.

• Diabetes not obesity 'trebles risk of death' (Daily Mail) - Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:30:58 GMT
  Diabetes not obesity dramatically increases the risk of dying young, a new study has found. The research found diabetes tripled the risk of critical illness but obese people without the condition were unaffected

• Participants put hearts, soles into finding cure for diabetes (Post-Tribune) - Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:43:16 GMT
  MERRILLVILLE — When 10 year-old Brad Bobrowski of Valparaiso was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes in 2001, his family threw a rag-tag team together for the annual Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s annual walk.

• Obesity coupled with diabetes could be deadly (Yahoo! India News) - Mon, 25 Sep 2006 06:32:30 GMT
  New York, Sep 25 (IANS) People who are obese and suffer from diabetes could face the risk of developing critical illnesses and an earlier death than those who are not diabetic, says a new study.

• Hospital expands diabetes care program Washington to offer testing, education and support for Alameda County residents (The Argus) - Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:49:57 GMT
  FREMONT — An estimated 33,000 people in Alameda County don't know they have a chronic disease that can blind or even kill them: diabetes.

• Man walking to raise awareness of diabetes (Middletown Press) - Mon, 25 Sep 2006 06:18:56 GMT
  MIDDLETOWN - Andy Mandell has insulin dependent diabetes, but he is not letting that stop him. He wanted to inform people about Type 2 Diabetes, so he went for a walk.

• £20,000 gift for diabetes centre (Batley Today) - Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:03:47 GMT
  THE MUSLIM community in Batley and Dewsbury has donated £20,000 to Dewsbury Hospital Diabetes Centre appeal, and has promised more funds shortly. (25/09/2006 11:00:46)

• Dr. Reddy's May Sell Original Diabetes Drug by 2011 (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) - Tue, 26 Sep 2006 04:48:16 GMT
  Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd., which built a $546 million global business in India copying medicines, said it may sell its own diabetes drug within five years to challenge brand-name producers.

• Study Links Obesity Deaths, Diabetes (CBS News) - Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:03:55 GMT
  Another wrinkle has been added to the debate over whether obesity is a major cause of early death. New research suggests that it is, but only in people who also have diabetes.

• Diabetes May Raise Cancer Risk (WebMD) - Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:53:44 GMT
  Adults with diabetes may be at increased risk for developing several kinds of cancer, according to new research from Japan.

• Japanese adults with diabetes have increased cancer risk (EurekAlert!) - Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:07:17 GMT
  Japanese adults with diabetes may have a higher risk of cancer overall and in several specific organs, including the liver, pancreas and kidney, according to results of a large study published in the September 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

• Study: Drug helps head off Type 2 diabetes (Chicago Sun-Times) - Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:17:26 GMT
  The largest diabetes prevention study ever done has found that a drug already used to treat the disease also can help keep ''pre-diabetics'' from developing it. But many experts say losing weight and exercising remain a safer, cheaper approach.

• 11 and living with diabetes (Post-Tribune) - Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:39:03 GMT
  Elizabeth Kerr of Chesterton wears a bracelet familiar to parents of children diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. The bracelet bears the diagnosis date of her son Adam -- Jan. 9, 2002.

• Delta ad campaign aims to raise diabetes awareness (WREG-TV Memphis) - Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:33:08 GMT
  CLARKSDALE, Miss. The Delta Regional Authority is launching a 990-thousand dollar diabetes awareness campaign this week that includes media buys in 13 markets.

• Diabetes pill works — but at what cost? (MSNBC) - Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:04:49 GMT
  A pill to prevent a horrible disease before it strikes — it seems like marvelous idea for both public health and drug company profit. But a big diabetes trial with extremely positive results generated more argument than action. Why? By NBC's Robert Bazell

• Diabetes a Greater Risk for Death Than Obesity (MedicineNet.com) - Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:28:07 GMT
  Title: Diabetes a Greater Risk for Death Than Obesity Category: Health News Created: 9/26/2006 2:05:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/26/2006 2:04:39 AM

• Many Women Unaware of Heart Disease, Diabetes Risk (Fox News) - Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:10:47 GMT
  many women with a family history of heart disease or diabetes don't know they need to eat a healthier diet and get more exercise to avoid those problems — two of the nation's top killers.

• Appetite Hormone May Combat Type 2 Diabetes (Health Scout) - Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:18:22 GMT
  People with type 2 diabetes often become resistant to the effects of insulin, causing to much of it to build up in the body.

• Protein centred on for diabetes drug development (Nutraingredients.com) - Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:26:53 GMT
  9/27/2006 - Scientists have isolated a single protein that has a key role in diabetes development, which could form the basis for new drug therapies that could effectively treat a disease that has become endemic.

• Type I Diabetes now second nature (Sidney Herald-Leader) - Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:19:38 GMT
  Kody Boyer learned when he was in fourth grade that he had Type I Diabetes. About a week after being diagnosed, Kody began to give himself injections, sometimes four times a day or more. He learned to count his carbohydrates and read labels on every food or refreshment item.

• Facts about diabetes (Sidney Herald-Leader) - Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:19:46 GMT
  Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life.

• Increased Cancer Risk in Japanese Adults With Diabetes (Medical News Today) - Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:05:39 GMT
  Japanese adults with diabetes may have a higher risk of cancer overall and in several specific organs, including the liver, pancreas and kidney, according to results of a large study published in the September 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. [click link for full article]

• Diabetes spotlight falls onto fish (New Scientist) - Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:33:23 GMT
  Eating fish contaminated with mercury could put people at risk of developing diabetes

• Discovery may lead to new class of diabetes drugs (Stanford Report) - Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:45:33 GMT
  Scientists have known for a while that inhibiting the protein calcineuron boosts the risk for diabetes, but they didn’t know why. Seung Kim’s latest paper in 'Nature' solves that riddle and opens the door to developing new therapies for the disease.

• Islet-Cell Transplants: Stop Diabetes? (WebMD) - Wed, 27 Sep 2006 22:39:21 GMT
  Islet-cell transplants aren't -- yet -- a cure for diabetes, an international clinical trial finds.

• GP data reveals soaring diabetes (BBC News) - Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:35:38 GMT
  The number of people diagnosed with diabetes has increased by over 100,000 in the past year, GP figures show.

• Islet Cell Transplants Not Cure for Type 1 Diabetes Yet (MedicineNet.com) - Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:31:50 GMT
  Title: Islet Cell Transplants Not Cure for Type 1 Diabetes Yet Category: Health News Created: 9/28/2006 2:05:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/28/2006 2:04:41 AM

• Appetite Hormone May Combat Type 2 Diabetes (MedicineNet.com) - Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:29:48 GMT
  Title: Appetite Hormone May Combat Type 2 Diabetes Category: Health News Created: 9/28/2006 2:05:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/28/2006 2:04:40 AM

• Cases of diabetes rise by 100,000 (Daily Telegraph) - Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:38:29 GMT
  There were 100,000 new cases of diabetes in England in the past year as the epidemic of obesity continued.

• Laredo launches study of student obesity, diabetes (Dallas Morning News) - Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:25:01 GMT
  The city of Laredo may hold the key to stemming an alarming increase in obesity and Type 2 diabetes among school age children across the United States.

• Transplants of Insulin-Producing Cells Improve Severe Diabetes (Bloomberg.com) - Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:26:45 GMT
  Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Patients with complications from the most severe form of diabetes may benefit from transplants of pancreatic cells that produce insulin, even if it doesn't free them from a lifetime of insulin shots, researchers said.

• Laredo to study obesity, diabetes in elementary school children (KXAN 36 Austin) - Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:03:18 GMT
  UNDATED The city of Laredo may hold the key to stemming an increase in obesity and Type two diabetes among children across the country.

• Laredo to study obesity, diabetes in elementary school children (KLTV Texas) - Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:26:27 GMT
  UNDATED The city of Laredo may hold the key to stemming an increase in obesity and Type two diabetes among children across the country. A three-year, 38-school study...

• Laredo to study obesity, diabetes in schoolchildren (Houston Chronicle) - Fri, 29 Sep 2006 04:49:39 GMT
  The city of Laredo may hold the key to stemming an alarming increase in obesity and Type 2 diabetes among school age children across the United States.

• Walk for Diabetes happens Saturday (Green Bay Press-Gazette) - Fri, 29 Sep 2006 09:12:09 GMT
  ALLOUEZ Americas Walk for Diabetes, the American Diabetes Associations signature fundraising event, will start at 9 a.m. Saturday at Green Isle Park in Allouez. The event has no registration fee for walkers.

• Lilly Says U.S. Requests Added Study on Diabetes Drug (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) - Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:18:00 GMT
  Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Eli Lilly & Co. said U.S. regulators will require an added study before approving a drug for blindness caused by diabetes and that the company is ``weighing options'' because the trial would take as long as five years to complete.

• Kids raising money for diabetes (The Indianapolis Star) - Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:57:14 GMT
  Students at Rosa Parks-Edison Elementary School in Perry Township did their part this morning to raise money and awareness about diabetes.

• A treatment for diabetes disappoints in new study (International Herald Tribune) - Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:48:32 GMT
  A new study has found that transplants of insulin-making cells, which reversed severe diabetes in an initial trial, have not lived up to their early promise.

• Study Shows Non-Invasive Device Outperforms Fasting Plasma Glucose And A1C For Diabetes Screening (Medical News Today) - Sat, 30 Sep 2006 07:07:08 GMT
  Researchers will report tomorrow results of a follow-on study of the first non-invasive, diabetes-screening device that was able to significantly outperform the fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test and the A1C test for identifying diabetes and pre-diabetes in individuals with one or more known risk factors for the disease. [click link for full article]

• Nurses needed as diabetes epidemic looms (icWales) - Sat, 30 Sep 2006 08:46:06 GMT
  EXPERTS are calling for more specialist diabetes nurses to ensure that children in Wales receive the best possible care.

• Lilly Says U.S. Requests Added Study on Diabetes Drug (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) - Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:02:50 GMT
  Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Eli Lilly & Co. said it is ``weighing options'' after U.S. regulators requested a further study of the company's experimental drug for blindness caused by diabetes.

• Edmonton Protocol Clinical Trial Findings Show Promise For Certain Patients With Severe Type 1 Diabetes (Medical News Today) - Sat, 30 Sep 2006 04:05:18 GMT
  The Edmonton Protocol clinical trial, led by University of Alberta researcher Dr. James Shapiro, shows islet transplantation is a promising procedure for certain patients with severe Type 1 Diabetes. This research is published in the September 28, 2006 edition of The New England Journal of Medicine. [click link for full article]

• Type I Diabetes now second nature (Sidney Herald-Leader) - Sat, 30 Sep 2006 19:49:36 GMT
  Kody Boyer learned when he was in fourth grade that he had Type I Diabetes. About a week after being diagnosed, Kody began to give himself injections, sometimes four times a day or more. He learned to count his carbohydrates and read labels on every food or refreshment item.

• Facts about diabetes (Sidney Herald-Leader) - Sat, 30 Sep 2006 19:49:46 GMT
  Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life.

• A Research with Diabetes (News From Bangladesh) - Sat, 30 Sep 2006 18:25:13 GMT
  Fighting with diabetes ************************ Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people across the globe.

• Lilly weighing longer trial for diabetes drug (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) - Sat, 30 Sep 2006 08:24:44 GMT
  INDIANAPOLIS – Eli Lilly and Co. said Friday it is uncertain whether it will conduct a new, yearslong clinical trial on an experimental drug for diabetes-related blindness requested by the FDA to approve the medicine.

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