Diabetes news archives for December 2006

• Students Fight Asthma One Home At A Time (Queens Chronicle) - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:42:16 GMT
  (Jami Maday) Astoria resident Nadine Clark, right, answers questions about her granddaughters’ asthma history posed by nursing student Lizett La Croix Serrette.

• $7.7M grant breathes life into new Washington U asthma research center (St. Louis Business Journal) - Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:28:20 GMT
  Washington University said Tuesday that it plans to use a $7.7 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to establish a new center for asthma research at the university's medical school.

• Fine, healthy fun (San Antonio Express News) - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 03:09:05 GMT
  Looking for a plush toy that's fuzzy but won't make kids wheezy? The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has launched a program certifying certain toys as appropriate for children with asthma and allergies.

• Asthma drugs cause immune cell build-up (Khaleej Times) - Tue, 28 Nov 2006 06:53:37 GMT
  NEW YORK - The use of beta-agonist inhalers, which include drugs such as Proventil (albuterol), for asthma appears to promote the accumulation of immune cells called type 2 T cells, according to a report in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

• Defensive White Cells Play Major Role In Asthma, Scientists Find (Science Daily) - Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:14:41 GMT
  Cincinnati scientists have found further evidence that certain defensive white cells in the body cause or play a major role in the symptoms experienced by asthma patients.

• Asthma Attacks (Daily Princetonian) - Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:39:21 GMT
  As more American children constantly find themselves out of breath, will reaching for a bottle of crisp, clean air become as routine as grabbing a Dasani?

• Sneezing Through the Season (RedNova) - Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:13:10 GMT
  By Rhonda Stansberry, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. Nov. 30--If you're bothered by allergies or asthma, the sneezin' season is here. The enemy is everywhere in a variety of seasonal scents and the dust and mold of holidays past.

• Wave of asthma defies theories (Deseret Morning News) - Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:44:36 GMT
  When our first son developed asthma as a 3-year-old, my husband and I felt pretty much blindsided. We were only a little less shocked when the same thing happened to our second son, at the same age.

• Bob Harper of NBC's 'The Biggest Loser' Visits Tampa to Help Residents 'Step Up' Their Diabetes Management (RedNova) - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:14:59 GMT
  TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the major nationwide educational campaign Diabetes & You: Step It Up to Get It Down, life and fitness coach Bob Harper will visit Tampa to encourage local residents with type 2 diabetes to better manage their disease.

• "Cheating Destiny": A personal look at diabetes' toll (Seattle Times) - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:19:53 GMT
  Millions of people, from infants to senior citizens, live every day with diabetes. Some of them die every day, directly or indirectly because of...

• Merck Releases New Drug for Type 2 Diabetes (Turks.US) - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:41:51 GMT
  Merck Announces JANUMET(TM), the Trademark for its Investigational Combination Therapy of Sitagliptin Phosphate and Metformin for Type 2 Diabetes.

• Trees of Love raise funds to fight diabetes (Timberjay) - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:23:23 GMT
  Birds, candy and postage stamps dangle from the branches of a forest of trees in the Orr AmericInn lobby. They’re part of an effort to raise funds to fight diabetes. The fundraiser, dubbed Trees of Love, was organized by Carla Koch, whose son, Matthew, has diabetes.

• Diabetes film seeks cast help (The Robesonian) - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:19:39 GMT
  WILMINGTON - If you have high blood pressure or Type 2 diabetes and want to help others with the same conditions, a film company could provide the avenue.

• Diabetes Drug May Treat Fatty Liver (WebMD) - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 01:18:09 GMT
  Early research shows the diabetes drug Actos may help treat nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, a common liver disease that currently has no drug treatment.

• Coffee 'linked to lower diabetes risk' (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:32:03 GMT
  Researchers have found that adults who drank four or more cups of coffee each day had a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

• Diabetes Friendly Pumpkin Pie (WOI-TV Des Moines) - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 07:08:21 GMT
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• Doctors attend diabetes meet (Gulf Times) - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 07:45:46 GMT
  A group of doctors from Qatar have returned after participating in an international diabetes conference held in Kuwait. The event, ‘Global Aspects of Diabetes: Shaping the future,’ was organised by Kuwait University’s Faculty of Medicine, Ministry of Health in Kuwait and Kuwait Diabetes Society.

• Diabetes Friendly Pumpkin Pie (WOI-TV Des Moines) - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 20:52:02 GMT
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• Immune responses spread from one protein to another in type 1 diabetes (PhysOrg) - Sat, 02 Dec 2006 08:43:35 GMT
  Type 1 diabetes (T1D) occurs when the immune system inappropriately attacks cells in the pancreas. Although many of the proteins attacked during T1D have been identified, it has not been determined whether immune responses to the individual proteins develop independently or whether a response to one protein then spreads to others. Now, a new study shows that in mice the immune system first

• DIABETES: Two weight-loss methods have same healthful effect (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - Losing weight often can help reduce the likelihood of developing diabetes. Does risk depend on whether the pounds come off as a result of cutting calories or of exercising more?
  The question

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Sat, 02 Dec 2006 06:47:59 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• Immune responses spread from one protein to another in type 1 diabetes (EurekAlert!) - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 22:04:11 GMT
  Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is caused by the immune system inappropriately attacking the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, the hormone that controls blood sugar levels.

• Diabetes Friendly Pumpkin Pie (WOI-TV Des Moines) - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:12:51 GMT
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• Health officials approach Alabama diabetes with new effort (al.com) - Sat, 02 Dec 2006 18:45:09 GMT
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — By every count, the outlook for diabetics in Alabama is poor. Educational programs are not reaching the numbers of people they should. Prevention is not working, as both adults and children, are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

• Comic Irvine covers diabetes (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Sat, 02 Dec 2006 12:00:17 GMT
  Hawaii stand-up comedian Bo Irvine will take on a serious subject 2 p.m. tomorrow on "dLifeTV" on CNBC. Irvine shares how he handles living with diabetes and, through his comedy, teaches others how to live with it, too.

• Diabetes rising amongst youth (SABC News) - Sun, 03 Dec 2006 18:12:59 GMT
  About 12 000 medical experts are attending the 19th World Diabetes Congress in Cape Town. Although diabetics can live a full life, in third world countries it is still neglected and many die of the disease. More than 230 million people worldwide live with diabetes.

• Diabetes Friendly Pumpkin Pie (WOI-TV Des Moines) - Sun, 03 Dec 2006 17:27:56 GMT
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• 'Double Diabetes' a New Threat (KOLD News 13 Tuscon) - Sun, 03 Dec 2006 14:39:42 GMT
  By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter SUNDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Despite the flurry of public service campaigns and education efforts, the diabetes...

• (AFX UK Focus) 2006-12-03 16:15 GMT: Bayer to trial anti-diabetes drug Acarbose as cardiovascular disease treatment (Interactive Investor) - Sun, 03 Dec 2006 16:43:17 GMT
  FRANKFURT (AFX) - Bayer AG said it will start a new outcome trial in 2007 to investigate the effects of the oral antidiabetes drug Acarbose on preventing recurrent cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes in individuals with CVD and prediabetes.

• Officials plan efforts to help tackle diabetes (Montgomery Advertiser) - Sun, 03 Dec 2006 10:06:08 GMT
  By every count, the outlook for diabetics in Alabama is poor. Educational programs are not reaching the numbers of people they should. Prevention is not working, as both adults and children, are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Sun, 03 Dec 2006 05:32:54 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• Fighting diabetes, the holistic way (The Star Online) - Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:04:40 GMT
  The World Health Organization has warned of an impending diabetes pandemic in Asia, and Malaysia will not be spared. Already about 100f adult Malaysians are diabetic, and the prevalence is increasing. The situation is not much better in developed countries.

• Diabetes Affects 246 Million, Kills More Than AIDS (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) - Mon, 04 Dec 2006 14:30:38 GMT
  Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The number of people suffering from diabetes has soared to 246 million and the disease now kills more people than AIDS, the head of International Diabetes Federation said today.

• Diabetes becoming 'epidemic of 21st century' (CBC) - Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:44:18 GMT
  Diabetes is expected to affect nearly 400 million people, about seven per cent of the world's adult population, by 2025, a conference heard Monday.

• Skyline offering diabetes classes (Tennessean) - Mon, 04 Dec 2006 16:38:21 GMT
  A free diabetes education class is being offered by Skyline Medical Group and Skyline Medical Center.

• Immune Responses Spread From One Protein To Another In Type 1 Diabetes (Science Daily) - Mon, 04 Dec 2006 15:12:58 GMT
  Type 1 diabetes (T1D) occurs when the immune system inappropriately attacks cells in the pancreas. Although many of the proteins attacked during T1D have been identified, it has not been determined whether immune responses to the individual proteins develop independently or whether a response to one protein then spreads to others. Now, a new study shows that in mice the immune system first

• Glaxo's diabetes drug beats older rivals in study (Reuters.co.uk) - Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:41:06 GMT
  CAPE TOWN/LONDON (Reuters) - Diabetes patients starting out on GlaxoSmithKline drug Avandia have a better chance of keeping blood sugar levels within safe limits than those given older medicines, researchers said on Monday.

• New Drug Promises To Slow Diabetes (WCBS-TV New York) - Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:32:23 GMT
  A newer drug appeared to delay the progression of the most common form of diabetes a little longer than two older medications but also raised the risk of heart problems, weight gain and fractures, a large study has found. CBS News Interactive: About Diet And Nutrition

• OPEN MOUTH, INSERT... DPP-IVs, the Latest in Diabetes Innovation (Pharmaceutical Executive) - Mon, 04 Dec 2006 16:52:02 GMT
  This year's Pipeline Report profiles 32 compounds that are the early fruit of pharma's investment in targeted drug design. In diabetes, HIV, hepatitis C—and especially oncology—vibrant R&D is set to revolutionize treatment with new classes of drugs over the coming decade. We spotlight today's geeky names—the DPP-IVs and MK-0518s, the Tykerbs and Telaprevirs—that are most likely to be tomorrow's

• 'Double Diabetes' a New Threat (MedicineNet.com) - Mon, 04 Dec 2006 20:36:22 GMT
  Title: 'Double Diabetes' a New Threat Category: Health News Created: 12/4/2006 2:05:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/4/2006

• Diabetes Drug Halts Weight Gain in Kids Taking Antipsychotics (MedicineNet.com) - Mon, 04 Dec 2006 20:37:02 GMT
  Title: Diabetes Drug Halts Weight Gain in Kids Taking Antipsychotics Category: Health News Created: 12/2/2006 2:05:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/4/2006

• Glaxo medicine beats older diabetes rivals (Daily Telegraph) - Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:55:16 GMT
  Avandia and Avandamet show well in diabetes study.

• Sanofi says pill effective against diabetes (CNN Money) - Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:45:50 GMT
  Study sponsored by French drug manufacturer shows anti-obesity drug Acomplia also improved blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients.

• Sanofi-Aventis Shows Good Diabetes Data (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:44:19 GMT
  French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis SA said Tuesday its Acomplia diabetes medication significantly lowered blood sugar levels while also reducing weight, according to data from a late-stage clinical trial.

• Lilly gives $10M to global diabetes fight (The Indianapolis Star) - Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:18:40 GMT
  Eli Lilly and Co. and the International Diabetes Foundation today announced a long-term funding relationship to identify, test and publish practical solutions to improve outcomes for diabetes patients worldwide.

• Newer diabetes drug has promise, problems (The Plain Dealer) - Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:55:49 GMT
  A newer drug appears to delay the progression of the most common form of diabetes a little longer than two older medications, but with greater weight gain and more fractures, a large study found.

• Obesity Linked to Increased Kidney Disease Risk in Type 1 Diabetes (Newswise) - Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:27:55 GMT
  For patients with type 1 diabetes, obesity is an important risk factor for the development of diabetic kidney disease, reports a study in the January Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

• Research Yields New Insights Into The Cause Of Diabetes (Science Daily) - Wed, 06 Dec 2006 11:14:05 GMT
  The cause of insulin-dependent, permanent diabetes in newborn babies may be a deficiency in the PERK enzyme during a critical period of development before birth, according to a new hypothesis be published in the journal Cell Metabolism on Dec. 6, 2006. Using special strains of mice bred to be PERK-deficient, the researchers found that what happens during fetal development predisposes people

• South Africa: Scientists Warn State-Supplied Aids Drug Poses Diabetes Threat (AllAfrica.com) - Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:28:53 GMT
  Widely used HIV drug stavudine increases the risk of diabetes, scientists warned yesterday at the 19th World Diabetes Congress, as they urged government to speed up registration of an alternative antiretroviral medicine called tenofovir.

• Diabetes Drugs Compared (CBS News) - Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:38:01 GMT
  A new study comparing three major diabetes drugs ? Avandia, Glucophage (metformin), and Micronase (glyburide) ? shows that all three drugs have pros and cons to consider.

• New Diabetes Drug Improves Blood Sugar, Weight Loss (MedicineNet.com) - Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:37:43 GMT
  Title: New Diabetes Drug Improves Blood Sugar, Weight Loss Category: Health News Created: 12/6/2006 2:06:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/6/2006 2:05:31 AM

• 'Diabetes Gene' May Be Linked to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (Newswise) - Wed, 06 Dec 2006 23:23:08 GMT
  A study of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) provides further evidence that calpain-10, the "diabetes gene," is related to PCOS susceptibility. PCOS affects up to five percent of the female population, and those diagnosed with the disease have a 2- to 7-fold risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus.

• Youth to bear brunt of diabetes epidemic, experts warn (People's Daily) - Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:36:52 GMT
  More than 380 million people worldwide would be living with diabetes by the time today's children reach their thirties and forties, if no action is taken to reverse current prevalence, medical experts have warned.

• Diabetes drug found more effective than older rivals (Los Angeles Times) - Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:17:34 GMT
  The first major head-to-head study comparing the newer diabetes drug Avandia with the older medicines metformin and glyburide shows that Avandia provides better glucose control than metformin, but carries more serious side effects and a higher cost, researchers said Monday.

• South Africa: Today's Children to Bear Brunt of Diabetes Epidemic (AllAfrica.com) - Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:21:24 GMT
  World experts in diabetes today highlighted the prevalence of diabetes in children and urged authorities to take immediate action to prevent unnecessary death and disability.

• Senators ask HHS to focus on diabetes screening, prevention for Medicare beneficiaries (News-Medical-Net) - Wed, 06 Dec 2006 22:16:53 GMT
  Nineteen senators in a letter sent on Monday to HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt requested that he "make diabetes screening and prevention for Medicare beneficiaries a top priority," CQ HealthBeat reports.

• Scientists seek diabetes stem-cell key (The Age) - Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:08:44 GMT
  Diabetes researcher Kuldip Sidhu is hoping to be first to apply for a licence to produce a cloned human embryo in a bid to understand how this common disease develops.

• Diabetes to get more attention, says conference (Mail and Guardian) - Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:48:32 GMT
  The South African government has promised to intensity the fight against diabetes, one of the world's foremost experts on the disease, Professor George Alberti, said on Thursday.

• Diabetes NZ questions KFC move (TVNZ) - Fri, 08 Dec 2006 07:02:13 GMT
  Diabetes New Zealand has slammed two Christchurch councillors for attending the official opening of a fast food outlet. The organisation says it is inappropriate given the nation's obesity crisis.

• Diabetes vaccine trial offers new hope (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Fri, 08 Dec 2006 02:00:09 GMT
  Hopes for a vaccine to guard against juvenile diabetes have been boosted with the launch of a ground-breaking clinical trial in Melbourne.

• Bengals' Smith, Graham to help toddler with diabetes (NFL.com) - Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:29:31 GMT
  CINCINNATI (Dec. 7, 2006) -- Bengals defensive end Justin Smith and kicker Shayne Graham will be at the Angilo's Pizza (7503 Hamilton Ave.) on Wednesday, Dec. 13, starting at 7 p.m. ET to sign autographs and raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) in honor of Maya Readnower, a 5-year-old from Mt. Healthy who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in July 2006.

• Obesity Boosts Kidney Risk in Type 1 Diabetes (MedicineNet.com) - Thu, 07 Dec 2006 20:36:33 GMT
  Title: Obesity Boosts Kidney Risk in Type 1 Diabetes Category: Health News Created: 12/7/2006 2:06:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/7/2006 2:05:32 AM

• Merck names novel diabetes combo (PharmaBiz) - Fri, 08 Dec 2006 04:45:58 GMT
  Merck & Co., Inc. has announced the trademark Janumet for MK-0431A, the company's investigational oral medicine combining sitagliptin phosphate with metformin for type 2 diabetes.

• Scientists: VeraLight's diabetes detection device more effective than traditional tests (New Mexico Business Weekly) - Thu, 07 Dec 2006 22:17:12 GMT
  A new study indicates that a device developed by VeraLight Inc. is more effective than other tests at detecting diabetes.

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:49:24 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• Researchers move closer to new diabetes vaccine (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Thu, 07 Dec 2006 22:27:00 GMT
  A Canberra-based research company has developed a world-first intra-nasal insulin it hopes will prevent type 1 diabetes in children.

• Means of weight-loss doesn't seem to matter with diabetes (NorthJersey.com) - Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:58:37 GMT
  The question: Losing weight often can help reduce the likelihood of developing diabetes. Does risk depend on whether the pounds come off as a result of cutting calories or of exercising more?

• More support for coffee’s anti-diabetes benefits (Nutraingredients.com) - Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:46:22 GMT
  12/8/2006 - Drinking four or more cups of coffee a day could cut the risk of developing type-2 diabetes by over 23 per cent, say American and Finnish researchers.

• Bob Harper of NBC'S 'The Biggest Loser' Visits Cleveland, OH to Help Residents 'Step Up' Their Diabetes Management (Elite TV) - Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:10:17 GMT
  As part of the major nationwide educational campaign Diabetes & You: Step It Up to Get It Down, life and fitness coach Bob Harper will visit Cleveland, OH to encourage local residents with type 2 diabetes to better manage their disease.

• Senators Ask HHS To Focus On Diabetes Screening, Prevention For Medicare Beneficiaries (Medical News Today) - Fri, 08 Dec 2006 19:10:57 GMT
  Nineteen senators in a letter sent on Monday to HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt requested that he "make diabetes screening and prevention for Medicare beneficiaries a top priority," CQ HealthBeat reports. [click link for full article]

• Means of weight-loss doesn't seem to matter with diabetes (NorthJersey.com) - Fri, 08 Dec 2006 11:58:37 GMT
  The question: Losing weight often can help reduce the likelihood of developing diabetes. Does risk depend on whether the pounds come off as a result of cutting calories or of exercising more?

• DPH reopens Diabetes Center on Navy Hill (Saipan Tribune) - Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:02:10 GMT
  Two months after being shut down, the Department of Public Health's Diabetes Control and Prevention Program office has been reopened on Navy Hill. DPH deputy secretary for Lynn Tenorio confirmed that the Diabetes Center is back in business, just three months after its closure in July.

• Merck and Healthy Interactions Announce Collaboration to Transform Diabetes Patient Education (FinanzNachrichten) - Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:29:29 GMT
  Today, Merck&Co., ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) Inc. and Healthy Interactions Inc. announced that they have entered into a multi-year agreement to transform how diabetes educators and other healthcare professionals engage patients in learning about diabetes and making lifestyle modifications that lead to improved self-management.

• Diabetes Friendly Pumpkin Pie (WOI-TV Des Moines) -
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• FREE DIABETES SCREENING (KWQC-TV 6 Davenport) - Sat, 09 Dec 2006 04:11:46 GMT
  Be sweet to yourself. We can help determine if you need to seek treatment for diabetes. Attend this screening and have your blood sugar checked for FREE. What could be sweeter?

• 'Diabetes Gene' May Be Linked To Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (Science Daily) - Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:12:56 GMT
  A study of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) provides further evidence that calpain-10, the "diabetes gene," is related to PCOS susceptibility. PCOS affects up to five percent of the female population, and those diagnosed with the disease have a 2- to 7-fold risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. The data suggest that one area of the gene, the SNP ins/del-19, may be related to both PCOS and

• Effective Blood Glucose Control For Type 2 Diabetes Patients Shown By Landmark Study (Medical News Today) - Sat, 09 Dec 2006 13:10:47 GMT
  Results from ADOPT (A Diabetes Outcome Progression Trial) demonstrated that initial treatment with Avandia® (rosiglitazone maleate) reduced the risk of monotherapy failure in people with type 2 diabetes by32 per cent compared to metformin (pNew England Journal of Medicine and presented at the 19th World Diabetes Congress of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). [click link for full article]

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Sat, 09 Dec 2006 05:48:53 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Sun, 10 Dec 2006 06:33:57 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• Research Yields New Insights Into The Cause Of Diabetes (Medical News Today) - Sun, 10 Dec 2006 01:10:46 GMT
  The cause of insulin-dependent, permanent, diabetes in newborn babies may be a deficiency in the enzyme Pancreatic Endoplasmic Reticulum Kinase (PERK) during a critical period of development before birth, according to a new hypothesis put forward by a team of researchers from Penn State University. [click link for full article]

• DPH reopens Diabetes Center on Navy Hill (Saipan Tribune) - Sat, 09 Dec 2006 14:04:36 GMT
  Two months after being shut down, the Department of Public Health's Diabetes Control and Prevention Program office has been reopened on Navy Hill. DPH deputy secretary for Lynn Tenorio confirmed that the Diabetes Center is back in business, just three months after its closure in July.

• American Diabetes Association Supports Decision To Ban Trans Fat In All New York City Restaurants (Medical News Today) - Sun, 10 Dec 2006 08:12:18 GMT
  The American Diabetes Association applauds the New York City Board of Health's decision today to eliminate artificial trans fat in all New York City restaurants and make calorie content for foods served in restaurants publicly available on menus and menu boards. [click link for full article]

• Tips For People With Diabetes To Manage Holidays With Ease (Medical News Today) - Sun, 10 Dec 2006 08:12:38 GMT
  Nicoleta Schock was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a child. In the 26 years she has been managing her diabetes, the holidays have always presented her with the greatest challenge in maintaining healthy blood sugar levels.For Schock, and the more than 18 million Americans estimated to have diabetes, holiday food, parties, alcohol and stress can create serious problems. [click link for full

• Diabetes on the increase in NSW (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Sat, 09 Dec 2006 23:41:08 GMT
  Diabetes has more than doubled over the past two decades as obesity rates soared, a new report into the health of people in NSW reveals.

• Dragonflies provide diabetes insights (UPI) - Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:07:48 GMT
  PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say parasite-infected dragonflies suffer the same metabolic disorders that result in type-2 diabetes and obesity in humans.

• Bengals sign to help juvenile diabetes research (Community Press & Recorder) - Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:21:28 GMT
  Players will raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in honor of Maya Readnower.

• Medicare, Medicaid to offer better basic diabetes coverage (BizJournals) - Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:21:16 GMT
  WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to provide more coverage for diabetes care and preventive services, which could cut the costs of health care in general.

• NovoMix® 30 Helps People With Type 2 Diabetes Achieve Recommended Blood Glucose Targets (Medical News Today) - Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:16:11 GMT
  NovoMix® 30 insulin significantly improved long-term control of blood glucose in people with type 2 diabetes who were previously in poor glycaemic control while taking metformin and pioglitazone alone, according to new data[i] presented today at the International Diabetes Federation congress in Cape Town, South Africa. [click link for full article]

• Obesity Linked To Increased Kidney Disease Risk In Type 1 Diabetes (Medical News Today) - Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:12:48 GMT
  For patients with type 1 diabetes, obesity is an important risk factor for the development of diabetic kidney disease, reports a study in the January Journal of the American Society of Nephrology."Our results suggest that weight control is important in type 1 diabetes and that overweight patients with type 1 diabetes may need further evaluation and treatment," comments Dr. Ian H. [click link for

• Diabetes cases rise alarmingly (The Peninsula) - Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:28:04 GMT
  DOHA • Famous Urologist Dr Debashish Sengupta has projected an alarming rise of diabetes cases among Qatar's population if no preventive measures are adopted immediately.

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Mon, 11 Dec 2006 06:34:05 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• The diet myth in diabetes (The Telegraph) - Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:44:07 GMT
  The diet myth in diabetes and heart diseases has been exploded. Studies by city doctors have revealed that rice and food cooked in mustard oil, in right proportion, do not harm diabetics and heart patients.

• Diabetes afflicting more in US Asian population (Boston Globe) - Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:23:23 GMT
  Second in a two-part series At the Joslin Diabetes Center , the Vietnamese nun is half the size of many men and women who walk the halls. Mary Phuc Nguyen is 5 feet tall, little more than 100 pounds, a wisp among the burly bodies. But she comes seeking help for the same disease that often afflicts those of greater ...

• WEST AFRICA: Diabetes on the rise (AlertNet) - Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:12:03 GMT
  Source: IRIN Health officials have warned that the number of people seeking medical assistance for diabetes in West Africa has shot up in recent years but that programmes for treatment have not expanded accordingly.

• Bengals sign to help juvenile diabetes research (Community Press & Recorder) - Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:37:11 GMT
  Players will raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in honor of Maya Readnower.

• New Book Answers Vital Questions on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetes Using Real World Examples (RedNova) - Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:23:01 GMT
  Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c46805) has announced the addition of Diabetes in Clinical Practice: Questions and Answers from Case Studies. to their offering.

• American Idol Star, and Other Celebs with Diabetes, Choose Favorite dLife Holiday Recipe (Elite TV) - Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:50:14 GMT
  Kevin Covais of American Idol, dLifeTV host and Miss America 1999 Nicole Johnson, 10-time Olympic swimming medallist Gary Hall, Jr., and comedian/actor/dLifeTV correspondent Jim Turner -- all people with diabetes -- have found a safe and healthy place to find something great to eat this holiday season: They have all chosen a favorite recipe from http://www.dlife.com/holidayrecipes.

• Study Targets Cause of Type 2 Diabetes (WTOL 11 Toledo) - Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:26:55 GMT
  Of the nearly 21 million people in the United States living with diabetes, as many as 95 percent have Type 2. There many types of drugs to help control blood sugar levels, but, until now, none has targeted the cause.

• Diabetes forum at ICDC (AME Info) - Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:21:00 GMT
  UAE medical professionals are attending on 13 December the first in series of a forums on diabetes organised by the Imperial College London Diabetes Centre in Abu Dhabi.

• New Book Answers Vital Questions on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetes Using Real World Examples (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:00:00 GMT
  DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Diabetes in Clinical Practice: Questions and Answers from Case Studies. to their offering.

• Landmark Diabetes Care Study by BMJ Publishing Group and United Health Foundation to Be Distributed to 500,000 ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:00:00 GMT
  DENVER----BMJ Publishing Group , a respected global leader in medical publishing, and United Health Foundation, a nonprofit private foundation established by UnitedHealth Group , are distributing a new, comprehensive review of currently available medical evidence for diagnosis and treatment of diabetes.

• More clearer strategies needed to tackle diabetes (SABC News) - Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:02:58 GMT
  Health experts have called on the international community to develop clearer strategies to combat diabetes so that the disease can be tackled with the same vigour shown in the battle against Aids, malaria and tuberculosis (TB).

• DO IT! Diabetes program (Detroit Free Press) - Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:05:14 GMT
  Sinai-Grace Hospital is hosting an educational program on diabetes, 9:30 a.m. Sat. at 6071 W. Outer Drive, Detroit. Staff physicians will discuss symptoms of diabetes and the health problems that can arise when it goes undiagnosed or uncontrolled. They will discuss how to manage the disease, plus conduct free blood sugar, foot and eye screenings.

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:32:55 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• Health Alert: Online tips for kids with diabetes (WIS News 10 Columbia) - Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:01:01 GMT
  Today's young people are the most technology-savvy in history, so it's natural for them to turn to the internet for information. That led one diabetes specialist to tap into their wired world.

• HIP Health Plan Launches New York City's First Health Plan to Address Diabetes Epidemic Among New York's Medicare ... (RedNova) - Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:23:07 GMT
  NEW YORK, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- HIP Health Plan of New York is the first to offer a health plan that focuses exclusively on the unique healthcare needs of Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes in the New York City area.

• New centre for diabetes patients (ITV.com) - Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:46:52 GMT
  A new health centre has been officially opened in Exeter to provide some of the best care in the country to diabetes patients living in East and Mid Devon.

• Helpful Tips for Seniors Managing Diabetes During the Holidays (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:38:00 GMT
  CERRITOS, Calif.----With an estimated 18 million adults, most of whom are senior citizens, suffering from type 2 diabetes in the U.S., many seniors and their families are concerned about maintaining good health during the holiday season.

• HIP Health Plan Launches New York City's First Health Plan to Address Diabetes Epidemic Among New York's Medicare ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:02:00 GMT
  HIP Health Plan of New York is the first to offer a health plan that focuses exclusively on the unique healthcare needs of Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes in the New York City area.

• Depomed says research shows benefit of diabetes drug (Pharmaceutical Business Review) - Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:32:03 GMT
  Depomed has released results showing the efficacy benefits of its Gabapentin GR tablets for the once daily treatment of pain in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, a nerve disorder caused by diabetes.

• EASD, JDRF and Novo Nordisk initiative on diabetes research (PharmaBiz) - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:49:48 GMT
  The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and Novo Nordisk A/S has announced two new initiatives to boost diabetes research in Europe; the first initiative will focus on type 1 diabetes and will receive funding from all three parties, while the second initiative will focus on type 2 diabetes and will receive funding only from EASD ...

• Increased Awareness and New Technologies Drive Growth in the Diabetes Diagnostics Market (ZDNet India) - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:30:39 GMT
  High operating costs incurred in laboratories pose a challenge to the Japanese diabetes diagnostics market. However, an aging population, high disease awareness, and a sound healthcare system largely overcome this.

• Diabetes support group meeting (The State) - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 05:01:13 GMT
  The next meeting of the Lexington support group for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes will be at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 21 at the Gantt House, 102 Gantt St. (corner of Lake Drive). More information: (803) 356-4352.

• New drug works to stop diabetes complications (Mindanao Times) - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:05:19 GMT
  Type 2 diabetes patients can now look forward to preventing complications of the disease as positive results were released by ADOPT (A Diabetes Outcome Progression Trial), an international study designed to evaluate long-term efficacy of monotherapy against type 2 diabetes.

• Ninth 100-mile diabetes trek (icWales) - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:00:50 GMT
  A MAN is to step out on his ninth 100-mile walk for diabetes charities.

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:30:58 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• ME diabetes website (AME Info) - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 03:09:41 GMT
  Diabeticare, a diabetes website, has been created to enable Middle East patients to buy medical supplies. It offers products from around the world, with shipping throughout the GCC. Diabetes is increasing in the region, and is forecast to affect up to 300f the population.

• Helpful Tips for Seniors Managing Diabetes During the Holidays (RedNova) - Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:14:17 GMT
  With an estimated 18 million adults1, most of whom are senior citizens, suffering from type 2 diabetes in the U.S., many seniors and their families are concerned about maintaining good health during the holiday season.

• Diabetes coalition seeks biz community's support (Saipan Tribune) - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:14:08 GMT
  The Commonwealth Diabetes Coalition is calling on the business community to support its membership and sponsorship drives for several upcoming Diabetes Control programs.

• Type I diabetes mythbusters (The News & Observer) - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:42:49 GMT
  Myth 1: Juvenile diabetes only strikes the young, or "juveniles."

• Canadian scientists reverse diabetes in mice (CBC) - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:23:22 GMT
  Researchers working on a "breakthrough" discovery that identifies the role of pain nerves in the cells that produce insulin have prevented and reversed diabetes in mice.

• Discovery of a critical role for sensory nerves in diabetes opens door (Hamilton Spectator) - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:06:10 GMT
  TORONTO- Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), the University of Calgary and The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine have found that diabetes is controlled by abnormalities in the sensory nociceptor (pain-related) nerve endings in the pancreatic islet cells that produce insulin.

• Canadian scientists reverse diabetes in mice (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:04:42 GMT
  Researchers working on a "breakthrough" discovery that identifies the role of pain nerves in the cells that produce insulin have prevented and reversed diabetes in mice.

• Scientists make diabetes breakthrough in mice (CTV.ca) - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:02:38 GMT
  It's long been accepted wisdom that Type 1 diabetes occurs after a severe miscue by the immune system causes insulin-producing cells in the pancreas to be destroyed. Now Canadian-led research suggests the nervous system also plays a pivotal role.

• Diabetes coalition seeks biz community's support (Saipan Tribune) - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:16:45 GMT
  The Commonwealth Diabetes Coalition is calling on the business community to support its membership and sponsorship drives for several upcoming Diabetes Control programs.

• Self-Rated Fair or Poor Health Among Adults With Diabetes - United States, 1996-2005 (RedNova) - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:13:33 GMT
  By Pan, L; Mukhtar, Q; Geiss, S L; Rivera, M; Et al Diabetes mellitus affects nearly 21 million persons in the United States (1). Maintaining and improving health-related quality of life among persons with diabetes is a public health goal.

• Zimbabwe: Diabetes - a Veiled Predator (AllAfrica.com) - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:45:35 GMT
  THE number of people seeking medical assistance for diabetes is rising in Africa at a time when health experts say the continent's overburdened healthcare systems are ill-equipped to diagnose the disease and the majority of the poor cannot afford the cost of treatment.

• Judge allows sale of Pfizer diabetes drug (The Star-Ledger) - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:01:13 GMT
  A judge refused yesterday to block sales of Pfizer's inhalable in sulin product Exubera, saying the public's need for a "new and less invasive treatment for diabetes" outweighed Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk's claims that Pfizer is infringing on its patents.

• City scientists target diabetes (Calgary Sun) - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:30:33 GMT
  University of Calgary researchers are among a group of scientists who discovered the key to unraveling the mystery surrounding the onset of diabetes and are plowing the way to a cure.

• Diabetes And Cardiovascular Disease During Androgen Deprivation Therapy For Prostate Cancer (Medical News Today) - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:15:06 GMT
  UroToday.com - While recent data have raised awareness regarding the association between the metabolic syndrome and androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer, the exact risk of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease in these patients has not been well established. [click link for full article]

• Diamyd Medical Announces First Meeting With FDA to Discuss Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Program in the US (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:39:00 GMT
  Diamyd Medical AB announced today that it is submitting a Pre-IND/ End of Phase II Briefing Package with the United States Food and Drug Administration relating to a proposed type 1 diabetes clinical trial in the US.

• Canadian scientists make major breakthrough in diabetes research (People's Daily) - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 03:12:45 GMT
  Canadian scientists have identified the role of pain nerves in the cells that produce insulin and successfully prevented and reversed diabetes in mice, a major breakthrough in the research of Type 1 diabetes.

• Linchpin Discovered In Insulin Metabolism; Gene Might Contribute To Type II Diabetes (Science Daily) - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:05:52 GMT
  Scientists at the University of Bonn have identified a new gene which could play an important role in the development of diabetes. Flies in which this hereditary factor is defective are also significantly smaller than other members of their species and live appreciably longer. In the current issue of the prestigious journal Nature the Bonn researchers have published two articles on this topic.

• Doctors claim they rid mice of diabetes (ABC 7 Chicago) - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:35:09 GMT
  Canadian researchers say they have proof the body's nervous system helps trigger diabetes. With this discovery, doctors claim they were able to rid mice of the disease, and they hope the same will hold true for humans.

• Canadian Doctors Find Diabetes Advance (RedNova) - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:16:48 GMT
  Researchers in Canada said they identified the role pain nerves in insulin-producing cells may play in preventing and reversing diabetes in mice.

• Diamyd Medical Announces First Meeting With FDA To Discuss Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Program In The US (Medical News Today) - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:15:15 GMT
  Diamyd Medical AB (SWEDEN NOMX: DIAM B; US ADR: DMYDY) announced today that it is submitting a Pre-IND/ End of Phase II Briefing Package with the United States Food and Drug Administration relating to a proposed type 1 diabetes clinical trial in the US. The Briefing Package is submitted in support of a meeting with the agency scheduled for January 29, 2007 in Washington DC. [click link for full ...

• Diabetes can be controlled during holidays (McKinney Courier-Gazette) - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:09:30 GMT
  Q: I was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and having some difficulty managing my blood glucose level. With Christmas and New Year's next week, what suggestions do you have for trying to stay with my meal plan?

• Manatee offering diabetes program (Bradenton Herald) - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:05:12 GMT
  The Manatee County Extension Service will offer an educational program to help adults with type two diabetes control their blood sugar and reduce risk of health complications. The program will be held 1-4 p.m. Jan. 8-March 19.

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 05:31:31 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• Faulty nerves in the pancreas may be cause of type 1 diabetes (ANI via Yahoo! India News) - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 11:04:59 GMT
  London, Dec 16 (ANI): A new study on a mouse model by boffins at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto has found that type 1 diabetes may be triggered by faulty nerves in the pancreas. Scientists and doctors have for long describe type 1 diabetes as an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system targets islet cells in the pancreas, eventually destroying their ability to ...

• Don't Wait To Manage Your Diabetes (RedNova) - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 15:21:15 GMT
  By Patty Kim, Tampa Tribune, Fla. Dec. 16--He has gone from sculpting celebrity four-packs into six-packs to melting hundreds of pounds off the larger-than-life on NBC's "The Biggest Loser." Now life and fitness coach Bob Harper is tackling a new challenge: type 2 diabetes.

• Cancer drug might help fight diabetes (The Monterey County Herald) - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 11:01:10 GMT
  Everyone with diabetes shares the same weakness: insulin.

• Stepping up the fight against diabetes (Camden VillageSoup) - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 13:41:34 GMT
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec 2): Diabetes is a lifelong condition that affects people of every age, race and nationality. It is the leading cause of kidney failure, blindness in adults and amputations not related to injury.

• Near-Complete Cure For Diabetes In Two Years? (Slashdot) - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 23:59:29 GMT
  resistant writes "Researchers at a Toronto hospital have stumbled upon a dramatic treatment for mouse diabetes, with large implications for the treatment of diabetes in humans. From the article: 'The islet inflammation cleared up and the diabetes was gone. Some have remained in that state for as long as four months, with just one injection... They also discovered that their treatments curbed the ...

• Diabetes in mice cured (Turks.US) - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 23:58:32 GMT
  US and Canadian scientists have successfully healed a diabetic mice overnight, according to Dr. Hans Michael Dosch of the University Toronto. They have found out that defective nerve cells in the pancreas might be the cause of type-1 diabetes in mice.

• A Cure for Diabetes? (Blogcritics.org) - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 23:06:54 GMT
  It seems that scientists at a Toronto hospital say they have proof the body's nervous system helps trigger diabetes. According to a news release earlier today, Diabetic mice became healthy virtually overnight after researchers injected a substance to counteract the effect of malfunctioning pain neurons in the pancreas. "I couldn't believe it," said Dr. Michael Salter, a pain expert at the ...

• Near-Complete Cure For Diabetes In Two Years? (Slashdot) - Sun, 17 Dec 2006 09:19:18 GMT
  resistant writes "Researchers at a Toronto hospital have stumbled upon a dramatic treatment for mouse diabetes, with large implications for the treatment of diabetes in humans. From the article: 'The islet inflammation cleared up and the diabetes was gone. Some have remained in that state for as long as four months, with just one injection... They also discovered that their treatments curbed the ...

• Humphreys Diabetes Center opens office in Meridian (The Idaho Statesman) - Sun, 17 Dec 2006 08:11:31 GMT
  Humphreys Diabetes Center recently opened an office in Meridian. No. 100. Individual education consults will be available with certified diabetes educators from 1 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fridays.

• Caldwell Medical center to hold diabetes education classes (The Idaho Statesman) - Sun, 17 Dec 2006 08:11:41 GMT
  West Valley Medical Center is offering a series of diabetes education classes next month in the Kaley Center's Owyhee Room North, 10th Avenue and Logan Street.

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Sun, 17 Dec 2006 05:33:39 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• Diabetes – the holistic strategy (The Star Online) - Sun, 17 Dec 2006 00:39:21 GMT
  IN my previous article, I stressed the importance of losing weight (or maintaining normal weight), exercise, nutrient-dense diet, and the need for supplements in the holistic strategy against diabetes.

• Single Mom Battles Diabetes, Heart Trouble (RedNova) - Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:16:18 GMT
  By Kim Kincaid, The Lima News, Ohio Dec. 17--Malinda thought her life would be very different than what it has become. Diagnosed with diabetes at 16 years old, she never believed that she could not live her normal life.

• Humphreys Diabetes Center Opens Office in Meridian (RedNova) - Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:14:56 GMT
  By The Idaho Statesman, Boise Dec. 17--Humphreys Diabetes Center recently opened an office in Meridian. The office is in the Meadow Lake Medical Building behind St. Luke's at 3525 E. Louise Drive, No. 100.

• Sensory Nerve Discovery In Diabetes Opens Door To New Treatment Strategies (Science Daily) - Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:07:06 GMT
  Researchers have found that diabetes is controlled by abnormalities in the sensory nociceptor (pain-related) nerve endings in the pancreatic islet cells that produce insulin. This discovery, a breakthrough that has long been the elusive goal of diabetes research, has led to new treatment strategies for diabetes, achieving reversal of the disease without severe, toxic immunosuppression.

• Threat from diabetes (Financial Express) - Sun, 17 Dec 2006 16:41:27 GMT
  IDENTIFIED diabetes patients number some 7.0 million in Bangladesh although the real number could be much bigger because many cases remain undiagnosed. Many people in the country, specially among the poor, tend to take the disease lightly not realising the consequences and avoid proper treatment.

• Faulty nerves in the pancreas may be cause of type 1 diabetes (New Kerala) - Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:52:48 GMT
  London, Dec 17 : A new study on a mouse model by boffins at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto has found that type 1 diabetes may be triggered by faulty nerves in the pancreas.

• Ex-Lilly Execs Take on Diabetes (RedNova) - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:20:26 GMT
  By Schnitzler, Peter Four former top scientists at Eli Lilly and Co. have formed a Carmel-based company to develop diabetes therapies-a venture observers say has the potential to become the kind of blockbuster success BioCrossroads was built to stimulate.

• Diabetes Friendly Pumpkin Pie (WOI-TV Des Moines) - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:03:08 GMT
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• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 06:04:57 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• New NICE Guidance Increases Insulin Options For Some People With Diabetes (type 1 And 2) (Medical News Today) - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 02:14:04 GMT
  NICE has issued guidance to the NHS in England and Wales on the use of inhaled insulin for the treatment of diabetes (type 1 and 2). NICE has recommended inhaled insulin for some people with type 1 or 2 diabetes who have either a severe needle phobia or serious ongoing problems with injection sites, making injections very difficult. [click link for full article]

• Diabetes can be controlled during holidays (McKinney Courier-Gazette) - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:56:00 GMT
  Q: I was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and having some difficulty managing my blood glucose level. With Christmas and New Year's next week, what suggestions do you have for trying to stay with my meal plan?

• Diabetes blamed on judge's suspension (Sun Star) - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:24:37 GMT
  BACOLOD Regional Trial Court Judge Demosthenes Magallanes yesterday admitted that his diabetes has been causing his slow performance in resolving plenty of pending cases at his sala.

• Diabetes can be controlled during holidays (McKinney Courier-Gazette) - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:10:16 GMT
  Q: I was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and having some difficulty managing my blood glucose level. With Christmas and New Year's next week, what suggestions do you have for trying to stay with my meal plan?

• Diabetes preys on Indians (Tulsa World) - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:45:59 GMT
  Communications from my hometown almost invariably end with news of the sort common in Indian Country: who has diabetes or who has been killed by it. According to the American Diabetes Association, about 15 percent of American Indians age 20 or over have diabetes, in many cases undiagnosed.

• National Changing Diabetes(SM) Program Introduces DiabetesXChange.org (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:47:00 GMT
  On the heels of National Diabetes Month, the National Changing Diabetes Program unveiled DiabetesXChange.org, a promising new Web site that will serve as a central online national clearinghouse for groundbreaking initiatives in diabetes care, prevention and management in the United States.

• Type 1 Diabetes a Nerve Disease? (WebMD) - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:30:50 GMT
  Sensory nerve cells -- not immune cells -- may be the key culprits in type 1 diabetes, mouse studies suggest. The findings, if confirmed in humans, would turn diabetes research on its head, opening the possibility that diabetes could be treated with drugs that work on the nervous system.

• Pharmacists likely to play direct role in future diabetes management (EurekAlert!) - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:16:57 GMT
  Community pharmacists could soon be playing a more direct role in diabetes management following a new study at Brisbane’s Wesley Research Institute funded by the MBF Foundation.

• American Diabetes Association Urges New Congress to Address Inadequate Research and Prevention Funding in 2007 (RedNova) - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:14:43 GMT
  ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Diabetes Association (ADA) announced that securing sufficient funding for diabetes research and prevention efforts will be its top priority for the incoming Congress, after the 109th Congress adjourned without passing a new budget.

• Speedel Stops Diabetes Drug Testing, Shares Slump (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:25:49 GMT
  Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Speedel Holding AG stopped testing an experimental diabetes drug after patients taking the medicine showed too much fluid retention. The Swiss drugmaker's shares lost almost a fourth of their value.

• Speedel Stops Diabetes Drug Trial on Safety Concerns (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:54:28 GMT
  Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Speedel Holding AG stopped testing an experimental diabetes medicine because of safety concerns after patients taking the medicine showed too much fluid retention. The shares fell as much as 23 percent.

• Side effect sidelines trials of experimental diabetes drug (The Columbus Dispatch) - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:00:41 GMT
  FRANKFURT, Germany — The Swiss drugmaker Speedel stopped testing an experimental diabetes drug after patients taking the medicine showed too much fluid retention.

• American Diabetes Association Urges New Congress To Address Inadequate Research And Prevention Funding In 2007 (Medical News Today) - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:17:16 GMT
  The American Diabetes Association (ADA) announced that securing sufficient funding for diabetes research and prevention efforts will be its top priority for the incoming Congress, after the 109th Congress adjourned without passing a new budget. [click link for full article]

• Weight-loss method doesn't matter for diabetes risk (Pioneer Press) - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:11:21 GMT
  The question. Losing weight often can help reduce the likelihood of developing diabetes. Does risk depend on whether the pounds come off as a result of cutting calories or of increasing exercise?

• Once middle age disease, diabetes hits more children (BruDirect.com) - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:09:17 GMT
  Cape Town - Diabetes is striking growing numbers of children around the world as parents and doctors fail to diagnose a disease which until recently was associated mostly with middle-aged and elderly people, experts said on Tuesday.

• Bob Harper of NBC's 'The Biggest Loser' Visits Kansas City to Help Residents 'Step Up' Their Diabetes Management (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:00:00 GMT
  As part of the major nationwide educational campaign Diabetes & You: Step It Up to Get It Down, life and fitness coach Bob Harper will visit Kansas City to encourage local residents with type 2 diabetes to better manage their disease.

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:17:18 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• Metabolex Begins Phase 2a, Proof-of-Concept Study for MBX-2044 Diabetes Drug (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:30:00 GMT
  Metabolex, Inc., a biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for diabetes and related metabolic disorders, announced today that it has begun a double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2a, proof-of-concept study for MBX-2044, a novel oral insulin sensitizer for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

• Diabetes dismasted (Yachting and Boating World) - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:03:13 GMT
  At around 1445 this afternoon, Wednesday 20 December, the mast on Ludde Ingvall's 90ft maxi Diabetes, an entrant in the 2006 Rolex Sydney Hobart, allegedly compressed and fell down during a training sail off Sydney Heads.

• Diabetes can be controlled during holidays (McKinney Courier-Gazette) - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 06:27:08 GMT
  Q: I was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and having some difficulty managing my blood glucose level. With Christmas and New Year's next week, what suggestions do you have for trying to stay with my meal plan?

• Houston County Diabetes Coalition (WTVY-TV 4) - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:44:59 GMT
  The Houston County Diabetes Coalition received an early Christmas present Tuesday. Organization representatives received a check for $9,000 from the diabetes prevention and wellness workshop.

• UNGA approves Dhaka's resolution on diabetes (Financial Express) - Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:55:07 GMT
  Wednesday was a milestone in Bangladesh UN diplomacy when its resolution on diabetes was approved with overwhelming support, reports UNB.

• Metabolex Begins Phase 2a, Proof-of-Concept Study For MBX-2044 Diabetes Drug (Medical News Today) - Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:15:55 GMT
  Metabolex, Inc., a biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for diabetes and related metabolic disorders, announced today that it has begun a double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2a, proof-of-concept study for MBX-2044, a novel oral insulin sensitizer for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. [click link for full article]

• Diabetes Friendly Pumpkin Pie (WOI-TV Des Moines) - Thu, 21 Dec 2006 04:32:32 GMT
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• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:47:01 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• Diabetes out of Sydney to Hobart (ABC via Yahoo!7 Sports) - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:47:00 GMT
  Ludde Ingvall's maxi Diabetes is out of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race after the boat was dismasted yesterday.

• Pharmacists Likely To Play Direct Role In Future Diabetes Management (Medical News Today) - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:14:17 GMT
  Community pharmacists could soon be playing a more direct role in diabetes management following a new study at Brisbane's Wesley Research Institute funded by the MBF Foundation.The aim of the study is to help people with Type 2 Diabetes gain better control over their blood glucose levels to reduce their need for visits to the doctor or hospital admissions. [click link for full article]

• Nerve damage hints at diabetes cure (New Scientist) - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:59:33 GMT
  The roots of type 1 diabetes might reach in an unexpected direction: faulty nerves in the pancreas may be to blame

• Breakthrough sheds light on cause of diabetes (New Scientist) - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:59:35 GMT
  Type 1 diabetes may be triggered by faulty nerves in the pancreas, a new mouse study reveals – a single injection "cured" the animals' diabetes

• UN resolution caps momentous year for diabetes world (Antara News) - Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:57:22 GMT
  (Full text of a statement. Contact details follow below.) New York, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - The United Nations General Assembly has today passed a landmark Resolution recognizing the global threat of the diabetes epidemic.

• 16pc of Qatar population suffering from diabetes (The Peninsula) - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:09:44 GMT
  Doha • It is estimated that approximately 16 per cent of the Qatari population is suffering from diabetes. According to a report published in Al Sharq, this is the one of the highest percentages of diabetics anywhere in the world.

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 06:16:54 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• Nine-year-old Lilly leads the way as Elmhurst walks for diabetes (Sakonnet Times) - Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:15:59 GMT
  PORTSMOUTH — Elmhurst Elementary students raised triple their fundraising goal to support diabetes research and culminated their effort with a celebratory romp around school grounds last Tuesday.

• Diabetes group to discuss the flu (Gaffney Ledger) - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:01:32 GMT
  Because people with diabetes are more susceptible to illnesses and infections, Upstate Carolina Medical Center will present a special “Cold and Flu Prevention and Preparation” diabetes support group meeting on Monday, Jan. 8, at 6 p.m. in the hospital’s cafeteria.

• Carole and Barry Kaye gift names the lobby at the diabetes research institute (Boca Raton News) - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:03:27 GMT
  The Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) in Miami now bears the name, Carole and Barry Kaye, following a $1million gift from the Boca Raton couple. The Kayes became involved with the organization several years ago and recently made the gift in support of the DRI’s cure-focused research.

• Diabetes not linked to Alzheimer's in seniors: study (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Sat, 23 Dec 2006 00:09:52 GMT
  For older people with diabetes, the condition does not increase the likelihood that they will develop Alzheimer's disease, a report says.

• Diabetes a global threat, gets own day (The Times of India) - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:30:36 GMT
  In a landmark resolution passed by the UN general assembly, diabetes became the first non-communicable disease to be recognised as a global threat.

• Diabetes a global threat, gets own day (The Times of India) - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 23:22:37 GMT
  NEW DELHI: Diabetes is now a global problem and for the first time, all UN members have admitted to it. In a landmark resolution passed by the UN general assembly on Thursday, diabetes became the first non-communicable disease to be recognised as a global threat.

• Diabetes not linked to Alzheimer's in seniors (Reuters via Yahoo!7 Health) - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:50:08 GMT
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For older people with diabetes, the condition does not increase the likelihood that they'll develop Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the medical journal Neurology.

• Diabetes test to save rhino (Stuff) - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:08:42 GMT
  A test developed for New Zealand diabetes sufferers is helping the critically endangered African black rhinoceros stave off extinction.

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Sat, 23 Dec 2006 05:48:45 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• Elsevier Announces New Journal For 2007 - Primary Care Diabetes (Medical News Today) - Sat, 23 Dec 2006 20:14:05 GMT
  Elsevier and Primary Care Diabetes Europe are set to launch Primary Care Diabetes, an influential new diabetes journal in February 2007. [click link for full article]

• Diabetes Friendly Pumpkin Pie (WOI-TV Des Moines) - Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:02:32 GMT
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• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Sun, 24 Dec 2006 06:18:17 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• Amylin-Lilly diabetes drug widens use (CNN Money) - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:24:45 GMT
  FDA gives diabetes drug Byetta a green light as an add-on therapy to improve blood sugar control.

• Cancer drug found helpful in controlling diabetes (Lexington Herald-Leader) - Sun, 24 Dec 2006 08:12:27 GMT
  Everyone with diabetes shares the same weakness: insulin. Insulin is a hormone that's needed to convert sugar from the foods we eat into energy. In Type 2 diabetes, people do not produce enough insulin or their bodies become resistant to the hormone -- or both.

• West Valley Medical Center has diabetes education classes (The Idaho Statesman) - Sun, 24 Dec 2006 07:39:52 GMT
  • 1:30 p.m. Jan. 3: understanding diabetes. • 1:30 p.m. Jan. 10: blood glucose results and nutrition plan. • 1:30 p.m. Jan. 17: medication choices and diabetes complications.

• Athens professor hypothesizes stress and diabetes link (The Decatur Daily) - Sun, 24 Dec 2006 06:19:12 GMT
  ATHENS — An Athens State University professor is exploring whether black people’s self perception leads to more stress which leads to diabetes. Malcolm Cort, assistant professor of sociology, said blacks have a high incidence of type II diabetes.

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Mon, 25 Dec 2006 00:33:18 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• Medical Edge: Diet, testing can manage your diabetes (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) - Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:40:45 GMT
  Dear Mayo Clinic: I am a 32-year-old woman, recently diagnosed with diabetes. My blood sugar stays around 250. I prick my fingertips to test my blood, and this leaves them very sore. I would like more information on treatment, including diet and exercise, and any alternatives to blood testing. – Bryan, Texas

• Greenwich Time - Caitlin McEnery was one of 25 youth ambassadors for the International Diabetes Foundation at the World ... (Greenwich Time) - Tue, 26 Dec 2006 13:13:46 GMT
  Caitlin McEnery was one of 25 youth ambassadors for the International Diabetes Foundation at the World Diabetes Congress in South Africa. (Paul Desmarais/Staff photo)

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Tue, 26 Dec 2006 06:49:05 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• To Your Good Health : Genes have more influence in type 2 diabetes (Chattanooga Times Free Press) - Tue, 26 Dec 2006 07:11:21 GMT
  By Paul G. Donohue, M.D. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am 20 years old, and I was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Three years ago, my younger brother, now 18, was given the same diagnosis. We cannot find diabetes anywhere else in our family.

• IMC Marks Diabetes Day (Arab News) - Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:19:38 GMT
  JEDDAH, 26 December 2006 — International Medical Center (IMC) here launched its first annual diabetes day yesterday, in coordination with the International Diabetes Foundation (IDF), which has made this year’s campaign theme “Diabetes care for all.”

• Diabetes Friendly Pumpkin Pie (WOI-TV Des Moines) - Mon, 25 Dec 2006 01:33:12 GMT
  From Diabetes Self-Management magazine. More >> All content © Copyright 2000 - 2006 WorldNow and WOI. All Rights Reserved. For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service .

• Diabetics in the Workplace Confront a Tangle of Laws (New York Times) - Tue, 26 Dec 2006 01:52:15 GMT
  Experts say diabetes is on its way to becoming a conspicuous fact of life in the nation?s labor force, raising all sorts of issues for workers and managers.

• Health Life Expo in Coimbatore (Chennai Online via Yahoo! India News) - Tue, 26 Dec 2006 14:07:31 GMT
  Coimbatore, Dec 26: A four-day exhibition to create awareness and discuss various aspects of diabetes is being organised here from December 28.

• FDA approves Byetta injection for expanded combination use in type II diabetes (PharmaBiz) - Wed, 27 Dec 2006 07:49:26 GMT
  Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Byetta (exenatide) injection as an add-on therapy to improve blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes who have not achieved adequate control on a thiazolidinedione (TZD). Healthcare professionals will be educated on this additional use for Byetta in the coming ...

• Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Announce Exclusive Licensing Agreement for Diabetes Compound ... (FinanzNachrichten) - Wed, 27 Dec 2006 05:12:06 GMT
  PRINCETON, N.J. and TOKYO, Dec. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. today announced Otsuka has been granted exclusive rights in Japan to develop and commercialize the investigational compound saxagliptin, being studied for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes.

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Wed, 27 Dec 2006 06:20:25 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• Diabetes, high blood pressure? Have eyes checked (Orlando Sentinel) - Tue, 26 Dec 2006 11:49:03 GMT
  The eyes of people with high blood pressure or diabetes often reflect the damage of these diseases: narrowed arteries, ballooned-out areas (aneurysms) along blood-vessel walls, blocked veins, and areas of dead or dying tissue that appear as fluffy white spots.

• Diabetes association recognizes hospital (The Reporter) - Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:12:52 GMT
  SOMERVILLE -- Somerset Medical Center's Diabetes Center (see picture at left) was recently presented with a recognition certificate by the American Diabetes Association for continuing to meet national standards for quality diabetes self-management education, hospital officials said in a release.

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:33:20 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• Sugar Not Linked With Diabetes Risk (Medical News Today) - Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:14:04 GMT
  It has long been suspected that a high sugar diet over a long term period may lead to an increased risk of developing diabetes. But there has been little or no evidence to support this idea, with studies on the role of any aspect of the diet in the development of diabetes difficult to conduct. [click link for full article]

• (AFX UK Focus) 2006-12-27 12:00 GMT: Bristol-Myers, Japan's Otsuka agree licensing deal for diabetes drug saxagliptin (Interactive Investor) - Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:23:36 GMT
  PRINCESTON, New Jersey (AFX) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said it has granted Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co Ltd exclusive rights in Japan to develop and commercialise saxagliptin, a potential treatment for type 2 diabetes.

• Children's Hospital gets state grant for diabetes training (BizJournals) - Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:15:34 GMT
  The state Health Department has granted the Children's Hospital at the Albany Medical Center $500,000 to create an education program for health care providers to children with Type 2 diabetes.

• Bad Cholesterol In Patients With Type II Diabetes Studied In Mayo Clinic Proceedings (Medical News Today) - Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:16:25 GMT
  Results from a clinical study conducted in 1,229 patients with type II diabetes mellitus and high cholesterol showed that VYTORIN® (ezetimibe/simvastatin) provided superior reduction in LDL "bad" cholesterol compared to Lipitor® (atorvastatin) at the dose comparisons studied, according to data published in the December 2006 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. [click link for full article]

• Fighting diabetes 'one monkey at a time' (San Antonio Express News) - Fri, 29 Dec 2006 01:31:27 GMT
  Nutritionist Nancy Marin uses toy primates in her campaign against diabetes.

• Pig has role of honor in diabetes association gala (KXMB CBS12 Bismarck) - Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:25:20 GMT
  AP-NDDiabetes Association-New Year's,0116 Pig has role of honor in diabetes association gala (Todd McDonald, Prairie Public) FARGO, N.D. (AP) Kissing a pig might not be one of the first ideas that come to mind for ways to ring in the

• Confronting challenges of diabetes (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) - Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:11:13 GMT
  OXFORD - A seminar on healthy eating choices yesterday at The Barton Center for Diabetes Education was part of the annual four-day Joslin-Barton 2006 Winter Camp program to help teens ages 12 to 17 deal with the challenges of living with diabetes. Sampling avocado are, from left, Meagan Beatty, 14, of Reading, Meaghan McGrath, 14, of New York, Chelsey Gibson, 14, of Natick, and Julia Romano, 15, ...

• 2-day diabetes event set at El Pueblo Center (Tucson Citizen) - Fri, 29 Dec 2006 07:32:34 GMT
  A free diabetes fair and symposium is set for Jan. 12 and 13 at El Pueblo Neighborhood Center, 101 W. Irvington Road.

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:34:27 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• Dialysis in N.Y. Lags as Diabetes Ruins Kidneys (New York Times) - Thu, 28 Dec 2006 03:38:05 GMT
  New Yorkers with Type 2 diabetes forced into dialysis care receive some of the worst treatment in the country.

• Diabetes, heart problems start early (The Monterey County Herald) - Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:01:10 GMT
  The path to diabetes and heart disease may begin in infancy for children in poor urban households, according to a nationwide study that suggests as many as one-third of 3-year-olds in low-income families may be overweight or obese.

• National Changing Diabetes(SM) Program Introduces New Web Site (Medical News Today) - Sat, 30 Dec 2006 08:15:15 GMT
  On the heels of National Diabetes Month, the National Changing Diabetes(SM) Program unveiled DiabetesXChange.org, a promising new Web site that will serve as a central online national clearinghouse for groundbreaking initiatives in diabetes care, prevention and management in the United States. [click link for full article]

• New Hypertension Guidelines Fail To Improve Blood Pressure Control In People With Diabetes (Medical News Today) - Sat, 30 Dec 2006 08:16:26 GMT
  Despite the publication of increasingly aggressive guidelines for lowering blood pressure in people with diabetes, this condition remains substantially unimproved, according to a study being published in the January issue of Diabetes Care. [click link for full article]

• West Valley Medical Center has diabetes education classes (The Idaho Statesman) - Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:12:13 GMT
  • 1:30 p.m. Wednesday: understanding diabetes. • 1:30 p.m. Jan. 10: blood glucose results and nutrition plan. • 1:30 p.m. Jan. 17: medication choices and diabetes complications.

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Sat, 30 Dec 2006 06:33:53 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

• The Silent Killer: Diabetes (Wise County Messenger) - Sat, 30 Dec 2006 01:10:58 GMT
  June 21, 2006, was perhaps the scariest day of 8-year-old Ben Lunday’s life. It was the day he was diagnosed with type I diabetes mellitus. “I asked my mom, ‘Am I going to die?’” Ben said.

• Diabetes ski challenge Feb. 4 (Observer-Dispatch) - Fri, 29 Dec 2006 18:56:09 GMT
  BOONVILLE — The 17th annual Cross-Country Ski Challenge to benefit the American Diabetes Association will take place Sunday, Feb. 4, at the Boonville Search and Rescue Building on Route 12.

• Diabetes, Heart Associations Align Fight Against Heart Disease (Medical News Today) - Sun, 31 Dec 2006 08:15:45 GMT
  In a joint statement released today, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and American Heart Association (AHA) summarize the evidence supporting lifestyle and medical interventions that can help to prevent the development of heart disease in people with diabetes. [click link for full article]

• 22,000 people claim S$2m from Medisave for diabetes treatment (Channel NewsAsia) - Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:17:13 GMT
  SINGAPORE: To date, about 22,000 people have withdrawn about S$2 million from their Medisave to pay for diabetes treatment at clinics. On average, patients use Medisave to pay for about three-fifths of the bill.

• Emirates Diabetes Society Warns: Untreated Diabetes Can Lead to Serious Complications and Premature Death. (RedNova) - Sun, 31 Dec 2006 02:13:26 GMT
  Type 2 diabetes is a chronic, progressive illness often linked to premature death, and affects approximately 230 million individuals worldwide, nearly 6 percent of the worlds adult population.

• Trusty Druggist Has New Role: Diabetes Coach (New York Times) - Sat, 30 Dec 2006 02:37:15 GMT
  The city of Asheville, N.C., has given free diabetes medicines to municipal workers who have the disease if they agree to counseling from pharmacists.

• When the diagnosis is diabetes (Rapid City Journal) - Sun, 31 Dec 2006 05:32:52 GMT
  For Maria Holy Eagle, talking about diabetes is emotional. Six months ago, the Rapid City grandmother began experiencing dizzy spells, extreme fatigue and unquenchable thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom.

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