December 2005 Diabetes - Diabetes news archives - December 2005

• Boyfriend Unaware of Deadly Peanut Allergy (San Francisco Chronicle) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 01:06:28 GMT
  Thinking she was having an asthma attack, Christina Desforges burst into a friend's room and woke him in a desperate search for medicine. Friends called an ambulance as her breathing grew labored, but Desforges collapsed a moment after she stepped...

• Friend: Boyfriend Unaware Of Peanut Allergy Before Fatal Kiss (The Boston Channel) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:02:32 GMT
  MONTREAL -- Thinking she was having an asthma attack, Christina Desforges burst into a friend's room and woke him in a desperate search for medicine. Friends called an ambulance as her breathing grew labored, but Desforges collapsed a moment after she stepped outside. She died four days later.

• Boyfriend unaware of deadly peanut allergy (Herald Online) - Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:57:43 GMT
  By PHIL COUVRETTE, Associated Press Writer MONTREAL (AP) - Thinking she was having an asthma attack, Christina Desforges burst into a friend's room and woke him in a desperate search for medicine.

• UCSD research may lead to targeted treatment for asthma sufferers (Medical News Today) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:11:10 GMT
  The bronchial tubes of a patient with severe asthma can become scarred due to repeated episodes of allergic inflammation in the airways. The scarring results in blocked airways, excessive production of mucus, and shortness of breath.

• Asthma attacks caused by cats can be worse than they seem (Chicago Sun-Times) - Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:26:06 GMT
  Many asthmatics have learned the hard way to stay away from cats. Now a study is showing that asthma attacks triggered by cats can last hours after symptoms have subsided.

• Peanut allergy kills Canadian teen after kiss (New York Daily News) - Tue, 29 Nov 2005 09:21:06 GMT
  It was the kiss of death. A 15-year-old Canadian girl with a peanut allergy died last week after smooching with her boyfriend, who had just eaten a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

• Holiday Season Prompts Food Allergy Awareness (NBC4 Washington, D.C.) - Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:59:57 GMT
  The recent death of a Canadian teen is prompting people to be extra careful with food allergies.

• New Strategies May Halt the Atopic March (Newswise) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 01:23:41 GMT
  Potential new strategies may be on the horizon for halting the atopic march, a term which refers to the natural history of allergic or atopic manifestations that often begin in early infancy and are commonly associated with food allergy and atopic eczema.

• Medical College of Georgia team wins FIT Bowl championship (Medical College of Georgia) - Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:10:44 GMT
  Drs. Cristina M. Mazzoni and Jason R. Perry, fellows-in-training in the allergy-immunology section of the Medical College of Georgia, won the 14th annual American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology FIT Bowl during the ACAAI annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif.

• Alzheimer's Could Be Diabetes-like Illness, Study Suggests (HealthCentral.com) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 09:04:13 GMT
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Could Alzheimer's be a form of diabetes?

• Alzheimer's: A New Form of Diabetes? (Fox News) - Wed, 30 Nov 2005 23:19:46 GMT
  Alzheimer’s disease may be a new, third type of diabetes that shares common features of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.

• Islet Cell Advances May Fight Diabetes (Fox News) - Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:19:45 GMT
  An advance in an experimental treatment that promotes natural insulin production among people with type 1 diabetes may mean that more patients will one day be able to live without daily insulin injections.

• Joslin Diabetes Center study shows benefits of online discussion boards (Medical News Today) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 12:14:17 GMT
  Although having diabetes can sometimes feel isolating to individuals, participation in an Internet-based discussion group offers hope, inspiration and encouragement as well as bolsters people's perceived ability to cope with diabetes , according to a new study from Joslin Diabetes Center.

• Award for diabetes breakthrough (BBC News) - Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:33:10 GMT
  Scientists at Exeter University who discovered a breakthrough in the treatment of diabetes, are given a national award.

• Insulin Study Backs Theory Alzheimer's May Be Type of Diabetes (Bloomberg.com) - Wed, 30 Nov 2005 14:54:41 GMT
  Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Alzheimer's disease researchers at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown Medical School said they found more evidence that the condition may be a new type of diabetes, or insulin deficiency, specific to the brain.

• Beta Cell Transplant Shows Promise in Curing Diabetes (Voice of America) - Wed, 30 Nov 2005 23:28:20 GMT
  Researchers say they have developed a new method of transplanting insulin-making beta cells that has the potential to cure people with type 1 diabetes.

• MDRF researchers identify the gene causing diabetes in youth below 25 yrs (PharmaBiz) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 02:49:25 GMT
  A group of researchers has identified the polymorphism of gene resulting early stage type 2 diabetes in Indian youth below 25 years.

• 8,000 Suffer From Diabetes (WJAC 6 Johnstown) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:43:51 GMT
  Diabetes affects 18 million people nationwide. 80f the people in our area suffer from the disease including 8,000 in Cambria County. That information comes from local health experts. While the disease impacts patients and the health field, 41 million remain at high risk nationwide.

• Alzheimer's: A New Form of Diabetes? (WebMD) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:11:39 GMT
  Alzheimer's disease may be a new, third type of diabetes that shares common features of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.

• Hispanic Kids Face Diabetes Dangers (Health Scout) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 22:34:02 GMT
  Researchers at the University of Southern California came to that conclusion after studying 63 overweight Hispanic children, ages 9 to 13, all without diabetes. The team tracked the children's eating habits and also took blood samples before and after giving the youngsters sugar.

• Islet Cell Advances May Fight Diabetes (WebMD) - Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:12:50 GMT
  An advance in an experimental treatment that promotes natural insulin production among people with type 1 diabetes may mean that more patients will one day be able to live without daily insulin injections.

• Hastings goes on diabetes offensive (Palatka Daily News) - Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:15:39 GMT
  HASTINGS — In a facility no bigger than a typical ranch house with cramped rooms and outdated computer equipment, one doctor is battling with one of the leading causes of death and debilitation nationwide with his laser pointed at one disease — diabetes.

• One man rides against diabetes (The Daily Star) - Fri, 02 Dec 2005 13:12:04 GMT
  ONEONTA — A Florida resident passed through the area Thursday as part of a cross-country bicycle trip to raise money for the American Diabetes Association.

• New Edition Of The Joslin Guide To Diabetes, A Must Read For People With Diabetes (Medical News Today) - Fri, 02 Dec 2005 10:14:07 GMT
  Essential handbook featuring diabetes self-management from A to Z, available online just in time for the holidays. If you or a loved one was recently diagnosed with diabetes, you probably have many questions. Why did I get diabetes? What should I eat? How do I manage my blood glucose levels?

• Diabetes didn't slow down this visiting runner (The Beaufort Gazette) - Sat, 03 Dec 2005 09:09:31 GMT
  HILTON HEAD ISLAND -- When Bob Scheidt learned he had diabetes at age 17, he was told by his doctor that he had only 25 years to live. To extend his life, he was told to take it easy. Athletic activity, doctors said, would speed the progression of the disease.

• Eye exam a big part of diabetes detection (News Democrat & Leader) - Fri, 02 Dec 2005 20:49:07 GMT
  (NAPSA)-As U.S. waistlines expand, so does the number of people diagnosed with diabetes. In fact, more than 17 million people have diabetes and one-third do not know they have it.

• DIABETES MELLITUS Part I (AllAfrica.com) - Fri, 02 Dec 2005 19:18:24 GMT
  Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people worldwide yearly. It is one of the disease that have been termed 'silent killers' because it might not really make you 'sick' for a long time until complications set in.

• Evidence Grows That Alzheimer's Is A Type Of Diabetes (Medical News Today) - Sat, 03 Dec 2005 00:14:57 GMT
  Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown Medical School have discovered that insulin and its receptors drop significantly in the brain during the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, and that levels decline progressively as the disease becomes more severe, leading to further evidence that Alzheimer's is a new type of diabetes . They also found that acetylcholine deficiency, a hallmark of

• Battling diabetes: 20.8 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, and nearly one-third are unaware they even have it (Saint George Spectrum) - Sun, 04 Dec 2005 12:12:27 GMT
  CEDAR CITY - Diane North said, that when her son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, it was the worst day of her life. "This is a disease that he's going to have the rest of his life," North said. "It was really devastating."

• Adult diabetes now seen in children (Greeley Tribune Online) - Sun, 04 Dec 2005 08:08:38 GMT
  The fact that pediatricians are vigorously treating type 2 diabetes leaves no room to sugarcoat the problem, as Dr. Masroor Kakakhel sees it.

• Ignoring diabetes speeds up deadly complications (Brownsville Herald) - Sun, 04 Dec 2005 06:12:55 GMT
  December 4, 2005 — It’s been five months since Manuela Ibarra has taken her diabetes medication. She hasn’t been able to go to the clinic. She has no health insurance, and she can’t afford the medicine, anyway.

• Diabetes will hit 2 million victims within five years (Sydney Morning Herald) - Sat, 03 Dec 2005 12:49:17 GMT
  Residents of Fairfield have rates of diabetes three times higher than do people in Paddington and Seaforth, showing the disease is linked to socio-economic factors. -

• MU Diabetes Center offers assistance, education (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch) - Sun, 04 Dec 2005 09:13:18 GMT
  With the growing rate of obesity in West Virginia, and the link from obesity to diabetes, residents of the state are now given the opportunity to enhance their education of the disease at the Marshall University Diabetes Center.

• Hispanic Kids Face Diabetes Dangers (HealthCentral.com) - Tue, 06 Dec 2005 09:37:13 GMT
  Researchers at the University of Southern California came to that conclusion after studying 63 overweight Hispanic children, ages 9 to 13, all without diabetes. The team tracked the children's eating habits and also took blood samples before and after giving the youngsters sugar.

• Pic: Akram bats for diabetes awareness (rediff.com) - Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:38:17 GMT
  Describing diabetes as a "touchy subject", Akram advised the medical fraternity to be positive.

• Health agency honored for its diabetes program (St. Petersburg Times) - Tue, 06 Dec 2005 08:07:04 GMT
  The Hernando County Health Department was recently awarded the American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate for its diabetes self-management education program.

• DIABETES (TimesLeader.com) - Tue, 06 Dec 2005 08:04:55 GMT
  Aburgeoning diabetes problem is having a serious financial impact on health care costs locally and nationwide, according to a recently published report by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council.

• Diabetes data delivered (The Shawano Leader) - Tue, 06 Dec 2005 10:18:31 GMT
  Shawano residents have a new resource for diabetes information. The Shawano Lions Club on Friday donated 10 books on various subjects of importance to people with diabetes to the Shawano City-County Library, according to club president Ken Gleesing.

• Berks Diabetes News Heartens Health-Care Providers (RedNova) - Tue, 06 Dec 2005 01:40:03 GMT
  By Steven Henshaw, Reading Eagle, Pa. Dec. 3--Berks County had a lower admissions rate for patients with diabetes-related complications than most Pennsylvania counties did in 2004, a study revealed.

• FDA Activates Spherix's Diabetes Drug Investigation (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Tue, 06 Dec 2005 15:54:00 GMT
  Spherix Incorporated today announced that yesterday it received confirmation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that it has cleared the way for the Company to conduct a Phase 3 clinical trial of Naturlose to treat Type 2 diabetes.

• Intervention in immune regulation can prevent onset of type-1 diabetes (News-Medical-Net) - Tue, 06 Dec 2005 09:03:37 GMT
  Some forms of diabetes could feasibly be prevented. Scientists at the German Research Centre for Biotechnology (GBF) in Braunschweig recently were able to do just that in experiments with mice.

• 'Holiday Desserts without Guilt' offered to diabetes group Dec. 9 (Fort Morgan Times) - Tue, 06 Dec 2005 01:10:02 GMT
  Learn how you can enjoy "Holiday Desserts without the Guilt" at the Morgan County Diabetes Success Group Friday, Dec. 9. There is no charge for this program which is from noon to 1 p.m. at the Colorado Plains Medical Center, 1000 Lincoln St. in Fort Morgan.

• Diabetes foundation backs Mo.'s stem-cell initiative (St. Louis Business Journal) - Wed, 07 Dec 2005 18:05:27 GMT
  The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation said Wednesday it supports the Missouri Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative.

• Taft program to target diabetes in area (Chillicothe Gazette) - Wed, 07 Dec 2005 17:26:39 GMT
  Citing statistics that show a growing number of Appalachian Ohioans contracting diabetes, Gov. Bob Taft unveiled a new effort to prevent, care and manage the disease in Chillicothe today.

• Diabetes program certified (Elmwood Park Elm Leaves) - Wed, 07 Dec 2005 13:21:03 GMT
  The American Diabetes Association has awarded a three-year certificate of recognition to Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center's diabetes self-management education program.

• Shares In Australia's DIA-B Tech Soar On Diabetes Discovery (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Wed, 07 Dec 2005 09:10:50 GMT
  Diabetes researcher Dia-B Tech Ltd (ASX:DIA) says it has discovered a natural way to quickly reduce blood sugar levels in diabetics.

• SHARES IN AUSTRALIA'S DIA-B TECH SOAR ON DIABETES DISCOVERY (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - Wed, 07 Dec 2005 09:10:50 GMT
  Technology Diabetes researcher Dia-B Tech Ltd (ASX:DIA) says it has discovered a natural way to quickly reduce blood sugar levels in diabetics.

• Akram and his fight with diabetes (News Today) - Wed, 07 Dec 2005 10:43:24 GMT
  Wasim Akram, among the game's greatest all-rounder, let out a closely guarded secret. 'You have to fight diabetes and not keep it under wraps. Only then you will get the strength and garner the support to fight the battle. Incredibly, my better moments in the game were only after the higher count.

• Researchers Show Traditional Chinese Exercises Can Help Combat Diabetes (Science Daily) - Tue, 06 Dec 2005 23:06:46 GMT
  A pilot study for Australia's first clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of traditional Chinese exercises in preventing the growing problem of diabetes has produced startling results

• Eye exam a big part of diabetes detection (News Democrat & Leader) - Tue, 06 Dec 2005 21:19:29 GMT
  (NAPSA)-As U.S. waistlines expand, so does the number of people diagnosed with diabetes. In fact, more than 17 million people have diabetes and one-third do not know they have it.

• Psychotherapy can help teens control diabetes (RedNova) - Wed, 07 Dec 2005 21:07:40 GMT
  By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Intensive, home-based psychotherapy can significantly reduce diabetes-related stress in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, according to a report in journal Pediatrics. "Although medical care providers often feel frustrated when caring for difficult families such as these," Dr.

• High POP Exposure May Increase Diabetes Risk: Study (KXAN 36 Austin) - Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:37:03 GMT
  Exposure to high levels of toxic persistent organochlorine pollutants (POPs) may increase a person's risk of developing Type 2 diabetes,...

• Wreaths raise money for diabetes (Daily Times Leader) - Thu, 08 Dec 2005 04:15:22 GMT
  The North Mississippi Medical Center - West Point is holding a silent wreath auction to raise money for the Diabetes Assistnat Fund. Over 20 wreaths were created by different individuals and departments to raise money for DAF that was created to help people who cannot afford the expeses of diabetes care.

• Colorado to continue pilot program on diabetes management (GJ Sentinel) - Fri, 09 Dec 2005 23:39:07 GMT
  DENVER — Colorado will continue a pilot program for disease management for Medicaid patients with diabetes following a successful test program, Gov. Bill Owens said Friday.

• Eye exam a big part of diabetes detection (News Democrat & Leader) - Fri, 09 Dec 2005 21:50:08 GMT
  (NAPSA)-As U.S. waistlines expand, so does the number of people diagnosed with diabetes. In fact, more than 17 million people have diabetes and one-third do not know they have it.

• Education the answer to Ohio's diabetes problem (Chillicothe Gazette) - Fri, 09 Dec 2005 12:42:59 GMT
  Too many people in Appalachia have Type II diabetes. Diabetes, a condition in which a person can have too much glucose in their bloodstream, can bring on complication such as infections, damage to the circulatory system and eye and kidney problems.

• Health center offers diabetes education series (The Hawk Eye) - Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:05:51 GMT
  Deadline for registration is Monday. MOUNT PLEASANT — Henry County Health Center's Diabetes Team will offer a diabetes education series from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday and 8 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 20 in the Health Education Center at HCHC.

• Diabetes rates low in north, but worries still there (CBC North) - Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:01:23 GMT
  Residents of Nunavut seem to be bucking the national trends for diabetes… although researchers aren't sure why. While the incidence of diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions in other aboriginal communities, the rate in Nunavut is lower than the national average.

• David Boren Calls For Diabetes Awareness, Treatment (KOTV Tulsa) - Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:08:17 GMT
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- University of Oklahoma President David Boren is calling for a $50-million center to improve the treatment of diabetes.

• Boren backs OU research on diabetes (The Oklahoman) - Fri, 09 Dec 2005 06:11:38 GMT
  Dec 09, 2005: The big man on the University of Oklahoma campus is a lot smaller these days, and he has an important message to Oklahomans at risk of diabetes.

• Governor Bush Congratulates Home Diagnostics, Inc. on Launch of World's Smallest Diabetes Testing System (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:08:00 GMT
  Governor Jeb Bush today applauded Home Diagnostics, Inc., a leading U.S. manufacturer and marketer of blood glucose monitoring systems, for its development and recent FDA approval for the Sidekick, the world's smallest diabetes testing system.

• Colo. will continue Medicaid program to manage diabetes (Denver Post) - Sat, 10 Dec 2005 12:11:27 GMT
  Colorado will continue a pilot program for disease management for Medicaid patients with diabetes following a successful test program, Gov. Bill Owens said Friday. "Disease management is not the sole answer to escalating health care and Medicaid costs, but it is clearly a part of the answer and will continue to be an important part of

• Government must help beat diabetes (The Abbotsford News) - Sat, 10 Dec 2005 17:12:23 GMT
  The Impact of Diabetes report, by Dr. Perry Kendell, contains nine recommendations for governments, including: â Developing a system to monitor the health impact of diabetes on the population, study risk factors, track treatment and monitor incidence of diabetes-related complications, and evaluate programs.

• UQ researchers show traditional Chinese exercises can help combat diabetes (PharmaBiz) - Sat, 10 Dec 2005 02:52:46 GMT
  A pilot study for Australia`s first clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of traditional Chinese exercises in preventing the growing problem of diabetes has produced startling results.

• You thought coffee was bad for you? Actually, it seems to protect against all sorts of ills, from diabetes to liver (US News & World Report) - Sat, 10 Dec 2005 23:13:39 GMT
  Every passing week brings news for latte lovers, and the latest on coffee is the best buzz yet. It turns out that a cup of joe--or a carafe--may chase away the blues; turn you into a better athlete; and protect against diabetes, Parkinson's disease, gallstones, and some cancers. Last week's headline: Researchers at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases found that a

• Diabetes association seeking volunteers (Green Bay Press-Gazette) - Sun, 11 Dec 2005 10:08:30 GMT
  According to the American Diabetes Association, 20.8 million Americans have diabetes and need your time and skills.

• How serious is diabetes? (Cleburne Times-Review) - Sun, 11 Dec 2005 10:00:21 GMT
  Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your body does not produce or properly use the insulin that it makes. Insulin is a hormone that our bodies normally make.

• Diabetes threatening generation’s future (Brownsville Herald) - Sun, 11 Dec 2005 06:13:45 GMT
  December 11, 2005 — Heart attack, stroke, impaired vision and amputations aren’t afflictions usually associated with children and adolescents. Diabetes changes all that.

• Diabetes Drug May Help Some With Alzheimer's (Los Angeles Times) - Sat, 10 Dec 2005 08:18:47 GMT
  The diabetes drug Avandia can enhance memory in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease, but only in patients with a certain genetic profile, researchers from GlaxoSmithKline reported Wednesday at a UC San Diego meeting.

• New drugs treat type 2 diabetes (News 14 Carolina) - Sun, 11 Dec 2005 16:54:57 GMT
  According to the American Diabetes Association, more than 18 million Americans are living with diabetes. Over 90 percent of them have type 2 diabetes.

• Death risk from diabetes double in rural areas (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:30:00 GMT
  New research has found people living in rural communities are twice as likely to die from diabetes.

• Diabetes deaths higher in remote areas (The Australian) - Mon, 12 Dec 2005 17:13:44 GMT
  A NEW report shows death rates from diabetes are dramatically higher in remote areas, with men more likely than women to die from the disease. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) also found diabetes-related deaths are more prevalent among the most disadvantaged Australians.

• Death risk from diabetes double in rural areas (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:55:47 GMT
  New research has found people living in rural communities are twice as likely to die from diabetes. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has found one-in-20 people died from the condition during 2001 and 2003 - that is 21,000 people across the country.

• Targeted checks pick up diabetes (BBC News) - Mon, 12 Dec 2005 02:03:53 GMT
  Targeted screening for adult onset diabetes could detect tens of thousands of cases a year, research has suggested.

• Blindness just one possible effect of diabetes (Southwest Daily Times) - Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:31:31 GMT
  Diabetes is an auto-immune disease that affects the body from head to toe. There are many complications that can arise from the condition. Diabetic retinopathy is one of those complications. In fact, diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults ages 20 through 74.

• A&E screening could help identify diabetes (DeHavilland) - Mon, 12 Dec 2005 13:11:00 GMT
  Screening for diabetes in the accident and emergency wards (A&E) of UK hospitals could reveal thousands of undiagnosed cases, new research has claimed.

• Tampa-St. Petersburg's Diabetes Health May be in Jeopardy: Nearly 700f Type 2 Diabetics in a Study Missed Blood Sugar (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Mon, 12 Dec 2005 15:24:00 GMT
  New data released today revealed that from 2003 to 2004, approximately two out of three type 2 diabetics in Tampa-St. Petersburg who were analyzed in a recent study were not in control of their blood sugar -- failing to meet the A1C goal of 6.50r less, according to the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists' "State of Diabetes in America" Report.

• SIUC student develops diabetes injector device (Southern Illinoisan) - Tue, 13 Dec 2005 06:23:59 GMT
  When his older brother found him that morning, Tim Ditch was already shaking, incoherent and on the verge of slipping into a diabetic coma. Andy Ditch knew he needed to raise his brother's blood sugar level, and fast. The quickest way to do that was to inject him with a syringe containing glucagon.

• New diabetes care saves lives (Stuff) - Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:09:18 GMT
  More than 100 lives and $6 million could be saved every year if diabetes was better controlled in intensive-care patients, says a Christchurch specialist.

• For People With Diabetes, the Most Expensive Medication Could Be the One Not Taken (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:28:00 GMT
  Through a pilot study of members with diabetes, CIGNA Pharmacy Management proved the importance of taking medications according to nationally established clinical guidelines. The participants in the New York Tri-State area pilot, who took their medications appropriately, lowered their blood sugar levels and had 13 percent fewer emergency room visits and 18 percent fewer hospitalizations than in

• Indigenous diabetes deaths quadruple national average: report (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:34:51 GMT
  A new report suggests Indigenous people are four times more likely to die from diabetes-related causes than other Australians. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (IHW) study found nearly 21,000 people over the age of 25 died from diabetes-related illnesses between 2001 and 2003.

• Healthy diet, regular exercise prevent chilren from getting diabetes (AngolaPress) - Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:09:58 GMT
  BEIJING, 12/13 - A healthy diet and regular exercise can help prevent children from getting diabetes, the director of the Beijing diabetes prevention office said here Tuesday.

• Fixed-Dose Combinations Have Highest Potential to Increase First-Line Usage in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:45:00 GMT
  Decision Resources, Inc., one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and health care issues, finds that fixed-dose combinations have the highest potential of antidiabetic drugs to increase their first-line usage in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

• Diabetes deaths 'higher in remote areas' (Sydney Morning Herald) - Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:45:33 GMT
  A new report shows death rates from diabetes are dramatically higher in remote areas, with men more likely than women to die from the disease. -

• Diabetes 'linked to cancer risk' (BBC News) - Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:35:28 GMT
  Factors leading to diabetes may also put somebody at increased risk of pancreatic cancer, research suggests.

• Biovail and Depomed resolve dispute over diabetes drug Glumetza (Canadian Business) - Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:28:00 GMT
  TORONTO (CP) - Biovail Corp. and Depomed Inc. have resolved their dispute over the diabetes drug Glumetza, the two companies said Tuesday. They have revised the terms of their partnership agreement for the development and commercialization of the drug.

• Depomed, Biovail end diabetes drug dispute (Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal) - Tue, 13 Dec 2005 22:37:25 GMT
  Depomed Inc. ended its legal fight with Biovail Corp. on Tuesday after the companies worked out a joint marketing deal for a diabetes drug.

• Eye exam a big part of diabetes detection (News Democrat & Leader) - Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:35:39 GMT
  (NAPSA)-As U.S. waistlines expand, so does the number of people diagnosed with diabetes. In fact, more than 17 million people have diabetes and one-third do not know they have it.

• Diabetes 'linked to cancer risk' (BBC News) - Wed, 14 Dec 2005 01:48:51 GMT
  Factors leading to diabetes may also put somebody at increased risk of pancreatic cancer, research suggests.

• Health Dept. to track those with diabetes (The Buffalo News) - Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:08:48 GMT
  NEW YORK (AP) - Hoping to save hundreds of lives, health officials made a regulatory change Wednesday that will allow the city to track thousands of people with diabetes and occasionally prod them to take better care of themselves.

• Europe studies eye problem link to diabetes drugs (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:07:48 GMT
  LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - European regulators said on Thursday they were reviewing the safety of two popular oral diabetes drugs following rare case of eye problems that may be associated with the medicines.

• NYC to Keep Track of People with Diabetes (1010wins.com) - Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:36:49 GMT
  Dec 15, 2005 2:30 am US/Eastern (1010 WINS) (NEW YORK) Hoping to save hundreds of lives, New York adopted a health code regulation Wednesday that will make it the first American city to keep track of people with diabetes in much the same way it does with patients infected with HIV or tuberculosis.

• Diabetes awareness by Exnora (News Today) - Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:03:29 GMT
  M B Nirmal, founder of the Exnora International presented the 'Exnora Excellence Award' to Dr V Mohan, chief diabetologist at the Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, here recently.

• TRACKING DIABETES (New York Post) - Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:37:01 GMT
  -- Hoping to save hundreds of lives, city health officials yesterday approved a plan to track thousands of people with diabetes and occasionally prod them to take better care of themselves.

• Mentally ill risk getting poor diabetes care (RedNova) - Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:38:00 GMT
  By Anne Harding NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diabetics with mental health conditions are less likely to receive optimum diabetes care, according to the results of a large study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Diabetes is one of several medical conditions that patients with mental illness may also have, and up to 30 percent of the US population is thought to have some type of mental

• Global Analysis of Diabetes Products, Technologies and Markets Reveals Many Opportunities for Device, Drug and (PR Web) - Thu, 15 Dec 2005 08:21:01 GMT
  MedMarket Diligence, a highly regarded source of data and insight in medtech markets, has analyzed the $25 billion market for drugs/medications, devices, diagnostics, therapeutics and their combinations in the management of diabetes, with data and insights provided on worldwide and geographic segmentation. The analysis reveals high growth opportunities for manufacturers. [PRWEB Dec 15, 2005]

• Diabetes death rate (Sunday Mail) - Fri, 16 Dec 2005 13:09:47 GMT
  A NEW report shows death rates from diabetes are dramatically higher in remote areas, with men more likely than women to die from the disease. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare also found diabetes-related deaths are more prevalent among the most disadvantaged Australians.

• Shivwits Paiutes face diabetes (Saint George Spectrum) - Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:12:26 GMT
  ST. GEORGE- Benny Wero stood before a hall of fellow tribal members telling the tale of his own experiences and struggles in living with diabetes.

• N.Y. to monitor diabetes patients (NorthJersey.com) - Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:53:50 GMT
  NEW YORK - Hoping to save hundreds of lives, New York adopted a health code regulation Wednesday that will make it the first American city to keep track of people with diabetes in much the same way it does with patients infected with HIV or tuberculosis.

• Eye exam a big part of diabetes detection (News Democrat & Leader) - Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:50:28 GMT
  (NAPSA)-As U.S. waistlines expand, so does the number of people diagnosed with diabetes. In fact, more than 17 million people have diabetes and one-third do not know they have it.

• Diabetes Education Program Merits Recognition (Garden City News) - Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:30:15 GMT
  Winthrop-University Hospital diabetes self-management education program has once again been recognized by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) for meeting the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs. Winthrop Diabetes Education Program was originally recognized

• Complete Care Medical, Inc., Announces Joint Venture Agreement Between Diabetes Gold, Inc. and BioTex Labs, Inc. (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:05:00 GMT
  Complete Care Medical, Inc. is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Diabetes Gold, Inc., has entered into a joint venture Agreement with BioTex Labs, Inc. to market the GlucoLeader "Enhance" blood glucose monitor and test strips in Central America. BioTex has exclusive distribution rights in the United States for the GlucoLeader product line and is extending this exclusivity to

• Keeping gestational diabetes in check (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel) - Fri, 16 Dec 2005 11:11:09 GMT
  Tis the season for pregnant women to cry in my office. Most are happy to be pregnant, yet fearful about the tidings that they have gestational diabetes - abnormal levels of glucose (blood sugar) first identified during pregnancy.

• Diabetes unit gets $20,000 (Bendigo Advertiser) - Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:58:36 GMT
  THE immediate future of St John of God Health Care Bendigo Diabetes and Endocrine Unit looks secure after a $20,000 boost from the State Government. St John of God Health Care Bendigo chief executive officer Michael Hogan announced the funding injection on Thursday.

• Diabetes death rate (Sunday Mail) - Fri, 16 Dec 2005 13:09:47 GMT
  A NEW report shows death rates from diabetes are dramatically higher in remote areas, with men more likely than women to die from the disease. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare also found diabetes-related deaths are more prevalent among the most disadvantaged Australians.

• Holiday Shopping Ideas from Joslin Diabetes Center for the Health-Conscious (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - Sat, 17 Dec 2005 15:00:00 GMT
  BOSTON----Dec. 17, 2005--With the holidays right around the corner, Joslin Diabetes Center's Online Store offers a selection of healthful gifts to help people finish their shopping in one easy step.

• How Do Islet Cells Die During Early Stages Of Diabetes? (Medical News Today) - Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:14:07 GMT
  Type 1 diabetes (also called autoimmune diabetes or juvenile diabetes ) is an autoimmune disease. For unknown reasons, at some point in childhood or adolescence, the body's own immune system starts attacking and destroying the insulin-producing islet cells in the pancreas.

• SIUC student develops diabetes injector device (The Southern Illinoisan) - Mon, 19 Dec 2005 06:23:33 GMT
  SIUC Media and Communications Resources When his older brother found him that morning, Tim Ditch was already shaking, incoherent and on the verge of slipping into a diabetic coma.

• Brother duo fights diabetes (2theadvocate.com) - Sat, 17 Dec 2005 06:06:14 GMT
  Kamaal and Malcolm Washington know about the consequences of diabetes: Older brother Kamaal, 11, was diagnosed with the disease two years ago. Kamaal watches his diet and activities and wears an insulin pump to control his type 1 diabetes.

• Inhale, exhale, wait for results (Los Angeles Times) - Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:12:00 GMT
  A billion times more sensitive than police breathalyzers, breath sensors may one day be used to routinely detect cancers, tuberculosis and diabetes.

• The Plateau-proof Diet for Diabetes. (AllAfrica.com) - Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:34:54 GMT
  According to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the incidence of type II diabetes (adult onset diabetes) in the US is about 21 million, reflecting a 14 0ncrease since 2003. In other words, about 7.10f people in the US suffer from type II diabetes.

• Complete Care Medical, Inc. Announces Agreement Between Diabetes Gold, Inc. and Representaciones Gorbea, S.A. (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - Mon, 19 Dec 2005 22:27:00 GMT
  Complete Care Medical, Inc. is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Diabetes Gold, Inc., has reached an understanding with Representaciones Gorbea, S.A., for the importation and the distribution of diabetes supplies throughout Guatemala. Diabetes Gold will provide diabetes monitors and supplies to RGSA through an existing joint venture with BioTex Labs, Inc. of San Antonio,

• Diamyd Medical Appoints Protein Sciences 'USA' for Production of Its Lead Therapeutic Diabetes Vaccine for Phase (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance) - Mon, 19 Dec 2005 16:34:05 GMT
  Diamyd Medical AB today announced that is has reached an agreement with Protein Sciences Corporation, a Meriden, CT-based biopharmaceutical service company, for production of Diamyd, its lead therapeutic diabetes vaccine.

• Thais still die of diabetes at high rate (MCOT) - Mon, 19 Dec 2005 06:59:18 GMT
  BANGKOK, Dec 19 (TNA) – Thai people still died of diabetes at a high rate with most patients found in the central region of the country, according to an academic at the Communicable Disease Control Department.

• Tai Chi a promising remedy for diabetes (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Tue, 20 Dec 2005 13:19:47 GMT
  TANYA NOLAN: Traditional Chinese therapies are showing promising signs of helping control one of the biggest health problems confronting Australians - diabetes.

• Diabetes News (Medical News Today) - Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:03:59 GMT
  The latest diabetes news and diabetes articles published daily from Medical News Today. All articles are ordered by date. Now available - Diabetes News RSS Feed .

• Paying attention to nutrition keeps gestational diabetes in check (TimesLeader.com) - Tue, 20 Dec 2005 08:06:36 GMT
  ’Tis the season for pregnant women to cry in my office. Most are happy to be pregnant, yet fearful about the tidings that they have gestational diabetes — abnormal levels of glucose (blood sugar) first identified during pregnancy.

• Survey Shows That Almost Four Out of Ten People With Diabetes Are Not Testing As They Should (1) (RedNova) - Tue, 20 Dec 2005 14:09:39 GMT
  INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Testing blood sugar levels is one of the most important things that people with diabetes can do to help manage their disease and live a healthy lifestyle.

• Eye exam a big part of diabetes detection (News Democrat & Leader) - Tue, 20 Dec 2005 18:19:37 GMT
  (NAPSA)-As U.S. waistlines expand, so does the number of people diagnosed with diabetes. In fact, more than 17 million people have diabetes and one-third do not know they have it.

• Diabetes Link to Liver Disease (ABC News) - Tue, 20 Dec 2005 17:28:17 GMT
  Most patients with diabetes know that they have an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, but few realize that their diabetes is also raising their risk of having both liver disease and liver cancer.

• dLife, the Leading Source of Diabetes Information, Offers Survival Tips for Winter (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Wed, 21 Dec 2005 14:00:00 GMT
  The dLife Medical Advisory Board today issued health tips to prevent diabetes-related hospitalizations and health complications.

• Strict Blood Sugar Control Cuts Diabetes Heart Risk (RedNova) - Thu, 22 Dec 2005 01:54:30 GMT
  WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A 20-year study of people with type 1 diabetes shows that tight control of blood sugar levels cuts their risk of heart disease by more than half. The new research, published in the Dec.

• Tight Control Cuts Diabetes Heart Harm (WebMD) - Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:11:20 GMT
  Tight blood sugar control with insulin slashes the risk of heart disease for people with type 1 diabetes in half, new research shows.

• Fructose Linked to Obesity, Diabetes (Slashdot) - Thu, 22 Dec 2005 02:40:55 GMT
  Engineer-Poet writes "Eurekalert announces that researchers at the University of Florida have demonstrated a link between fructose consumption and metabolic syndrome (a precursor of adult-onset diabetes). In part, it makes you feel hungrier than you should be. This is particularly bad for Americans, because sugar price supports have created a market for fructose as a substitute in almost

• Early diabetes treatment 'reduces' heart risk (DeHavilland) - Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:11:02 GMT
  Intensive and early treatment of type 1 diabetes may substantially reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, according to US scientists.

• Donald named CEO of diabetes foundation (St. Louis Business Journal) - Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:50:28 GMT
  Arnold Donald, former chairman and chief executive of Merisant, was named president and chief executive of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the foundation said Wednesday.

• Early Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes Lowers Cardiovascular Disease Risk (Newswise) - Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:28:56 GMT
  Intensive and early treatment of type 1 diabetes substantially lowers the risk of cardiovascular ailments such as heart disease and stroke, a new multicenter study shows.

• Health Canada warns of vision problems from 2 diabetes drugs (CBC News) - Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:39:26 GMT
  Two drugs used to treat Type-2 diabetes may lead to new cases or worsening of a vision problem called macular edema, Health Canada warned Wednesday.

• OSI Pharma Licenses Diabetes Technology (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Thu, 22 Dec 2005 13:50:59 GMT
  OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc., a developer of chemotherapy and other cancer-fighting drugs, on Thursday said a subsidiary focused on diabetes and obesity therapies has licensed its patented technology to an undisclosed British pharmaceutical company.

• Supplement Fights Diabetes ; "Eating a Nutritious, Well-Balanced Diet, Losing Excess Weight and Exercising Regularly (RedNova) - Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:37:59 GMT
  By Dr. Rallie McAllister As Americans' waistlines continue to expand, type 2 diabetes is becoming an increasingly important public health threat. Formerly known as "adult-onset diabetes," the condition was once considered an affliction of older adults.

• Bristol-Myers Squibb Statement on Muraglitazar, an Investigational Oral Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes (RedNova) - Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:25:31 GMT
  PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As previously disclosed, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company agreed to begin discussions with Merck & Co., Inc. to terminate the collaborative agreement for muraglitazar, the company's investigational oral medicine for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

• UPHS News: Intensive Glucose Control Cuts Heart Disease Risk in Type 1 Diabetes (University of Pennsylvania Health System) - Thu, 22 Dec 2005 15:35:01 GMT
  (Philadelphia, PA) - Intensive glucose control lowers the risk of heart disease and stroke by about 50 percent in people with type 1 diabetes, researchers report in the December 22, 2005, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine . Their findings are based on a follow-up study of patients who took part more than a decade ago in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT), a major

• Diabetes Guidelines Should Change - Lower Blood Sugar Needed (Newswise) - Thu, 22 Dec 2005 14:29:06 GMT
  A researcher and diabetes expert believes that physicians with diabetic patients should aim for much lower levels of blood glucose than current guidelines suggest. He believes the current recommendations for blood-sugar levels are not low enough to avoid a major complication of diabetes: heart disease.

• St. John’s presents diabetes fair Jan. 7 (Springfield Business Journal) - Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:22:38 GMT
  A diabetes awareness fair, featuring risk assessments, blood sugar screenings and informational booths, will be held 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Jan. 7 at Battlefield Mall.

• Year in Review: Federal Commitment to Diabetes Prevention Falters in 2005 as Diabetes Epidemic Grows (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Thu, 22 Dec 2005 15:45:00 GMT
  The fiscal year 2006 appropriations bill Congress is expected to pass today contains cuts to critical diabetes prevention efforts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health , according to the American Diabetes Association .

• Diabetes Study Verifies Lifesaving Tactic (New York Times) - Thu, 22 Dec 2005 05:01:02 GMT
  Rigid control of blood sugar reduces heart attacks and strokes, a 17-year federal study on diabetes has found.

• St. John’s presents diabetes fair Jan. 7 (Springfield Business Journal) - Fri, 23 Dec 2005 13:22:52 GMT
  A diabetes awareness fair, featuring risk assessments, blood sugar screenings and informational booths, will be held 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Jan. 7 at Battlefield Mall.

• St. John’s presents diabetes fair Jan. 7 (Springfield Business Journal) - Fri, 23 Dec 2005 23:52:53 GMT
  A diabetes awareness fair, featuring risk assessments, blood sugar screenings and informational booths, will be held 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Jan. 7 at Battlefield Mall.

• Eye exam a big part of diabetes detection (News Democrat & Leader) - Fri, 23 Dec 2005 15:49:47 GMT
  (NAPSA)-As U.S. waistlines expand, so does the number of people diagnosed with diabetes. In fact, more than 17 million people have diabetes and one-third do not know they have it.

• Health Canada issues diabetes drug warning (CBC Nova Scotia) - Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:44:02 GMT
  Two drugs used to treat Type-2 diabetes may lead to new cases or worsening of a vision problem called macular edema, Health Canada has warned.

• W. Chester facility to make diabetes medicine (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Thu, 22 Dec 2005 21:37:47 GMT
  A San Diego pharmaceutical company will establish a facility in West Chester to manufacture diabetes medication.

• Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Merck end diabetes drug pact (PharmaBiz) - Sat, 24 Dec 2005 05:50:29 GMT
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Merck & Co. Inc. will terminate the collaborative agreement for muraglitazar, the company's investigational oral medicine for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

• Life-long struggle with diabetes (Selma Times-Journal) - Sat, 24 Dec 2005 07:05:58 GMT
  Meet Charles Liner - a 48-year-old Type 1 diabetic living in Selma. Liner was diagnosed with diabetes at age six and has an advanced case of the disease. He's admitted to being what he calls a “bad diabetic” in the past - not taking care of himself according to doctor's orders.

• Tight Glucose Control Cuts Heart Disease By Half In Type 1 Diabetes (Science Daily) - Fri, 23 Dec 2005 17:22:08 GMT
  Intensive glucose control lowers the risk of heart disease and stroke by about 50 percent in people with type 1 diabetes, researchers report in the December 22, 2005, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Their findings are based on a follow-up study of patients who took part more than a decade ago in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT), a major clinical study funded by

• St. John’s presents diabetes fair Jan. 7 (Springfield Business Journal) - Sat, 24 Dec 2005 23:22:48 GMT
  A diabetes awareness fair, featuring risk assessments, blood sugar screenings and informational booths, will be held 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Jan. 7 at Battlefield Mall.

• Diabetes Funding Could Be Reduced by US Senate (WBOC 16) - Sat, 24 Dec 2005 17:48:12 GMT
  DELAWARE- Money to treat diabetes could be in shorter supply next year. Federal money for diabetes treatment nationwide could be cut by 1 percent by a bill at the United States Senate.

• Life-long struggle with diabetes (Selma Times-Journal) - Sun, 25 Dec 2005 06:31:51 GMT
  Meet Charles Liner - a 48-year-old Type 1 diabetic living in Selma. Liner was diagnosed with diabetes at age six and has an advanced case of the disease. He's admitted to being what he calls a “bad diabetic” in the past - not taking care of himself according to doctor's orders.

• Blood-Sugar Control Prevents Heart Disease 'Landmark Study' Solves Diabetes Riddle (RedNova) - Sat, 24 Dec 2005 16:23:37 GMT
  By Gina Kolata A 17-year U.S. study has finally answered one of the most pressing questions about diabetes: Can tight control of blood sugar prevent heart attacks and strokes? The answer, reported Thursday in The New England Journal of Medicine, is yes.

• St. John’s presents diabetes fair Jan. 7 (Springfield Business Journal) - Mon, 26 Dec 2005 00:23:32 GMT
  A diabetes awareness fair, featuring risk assessments, blood sugar screenings and informational booths, will be held 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Jan. 7 at Battlefield Mall.

• Women Urged to Seek Prenatal Care: Experts Say Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension in Valley Putting Pregnant Women at (RedNova) - Sun, 25 Dec 2005 23:07:29 GMT
  By Melissa Mcever ight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 24--Considering the Rio Grande Valley's skyrocketing rates of diabetes, obesity and hypertension, many pregnant women here could be at high risk of complications, experts say.

• Life-long struggle with diabetes (Selma Times-Journal) - Mon, 26 Dec 2005 06:16:51 GMT
  Meet Charles Liner - a 48-year-old Type 1 diabetic living in Selma. Liner was diagnosed with diabetes at age six and has an advanced case of the disease. He's admitted to being what he calls a “bad diabetic” in the past - not taking care of himself according to doctor's orders.

• St. John’s presents diabetes fair Jan. 7 (Springfield Business Journal) - Mon, 26 Dec 2005 06:37:54 GMT
  A diabetes awareness fair, featuring risk assessments, blood sugar screenings and informational booths, will be held 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Jan. 7 at Battlefield Mall.

• Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Merck end diabetes drug pact (PharmaBiz) - Mon, 26 Dec 2005 02:52:46 GMT
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Merck & Co. Inc. will terminate the collaborative agreement for muraglitazar, the company's investigational oral medicine for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

• St. John’s presents diabetes fair Jan. 7 (Springfield Business Journal) - Mon, 26 Dec 2005 12:52:57 GMT
  A diabetes awareness fair, featuring risk assessments, blood sugar screenings and informational booths, will be held 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Jan. 7 at Battlefield Mall.

• U.S. skier navigates trails with diabetes (Austin American-Statesman) - Mon, 26 Dec 2005 06:04:23 GMT
  Kris Freeman didn't let his diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes keep him from becoming the top U.S. male cross country skier. His regimen involves far more than merely training and competing. Three days before each competition, he must measure the impact of every morsel of food he ingests.

• St. John’s presents diabetes fair Jan. 7 (Springfield Business Journal) - Tue, 27 Dec 2005 01:22:56 GMT
  A diabetes awareness fair, featuring risk assessments, blood sugar screenings and informational booths, will be held 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Jan. 7 at Battlefield Mall.

• St. John’s presents diabetes fair Jan. 7 (Springfield Business Journal) - Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:53:27 GMT
  A diabetes awareness fair, featuring risk assessments, blood sugar screenings and informational booths, will be held 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Jan. 7 at Battlefield Mall.

• Eye exam a big part of diabetes detection (News Democrat & Leader) - Tue, 27 Dec 2005 05:35:17 GMT
  (NAPSA)-As U.S. waistlines expand, so does the number of people diagnosed with diabetes. In fact, more than 17 million people have diabetes and one-third do not know they have it.

• Medical News: Car Crashes, Diabetes, Hangovers (The Boston Channel) - Mon, 26 Dec 2005 22:08:47 GMT
  In Monday's medical news, NewsCenter 5's Liz Brunner reported on a hangover cure, car crash statistics and diabetes.

• Life-long struggle with diabetes (Selma Times-Journal) - Tue, 27 Dec 2005 06:16:50 GMT
  Meet Charles Liner - a 48-year-old Type 1 diabetic living in Selma. Liner was diagnosed with diabetes at age six and has an advanced case of the disease. He's admitted to being what he calls a “bad diabetic” in the past - not taking care of himself according to doctor's orders.

• Diabetes claims Fall River 'First Lady' (South Coast Today) - Tue, 27 Dec 2005 05:51:38 GMT
  FALL RIVER -- Friends fondly remembered Mary E. (Ciullo) Lambert, the 46-year-old wife of Fall River Mayor Edward M. Lambert Jr., who lost her lifelong battle with diabetes on Christmas Day.

• St. John’s presents diabetes fair Jan. 7 (Springfield Business Journal) - Tue, 27 Dec 2005 17:38:18 GMT
  A diabetes awareness fair, featuring risk assessments, blood sugar screenings and informational booths, will be held 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Jan. 7 at Battlefield Mall.

• Latinos face diabetes battle (Monterey County Herald) - Tue, 27 Dec 2005 11:05:01 GMT
  MODESTO - Margarito Chavez and his wife, Maria, do what they can to manage their diabetes. They count the carbohydrates in their diet, take walks together and ensure there are plenty of vegetables on their dinner plates.

• Defining Competencies For Healthcare Staff Working In Diabetes Care, UK (Medical News Today) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:14:07 GMT
  A new project was launched in August 2005 to define competencies for healthcare staff working in diabetes care. The project is being undertaken by Skills for Health, the Sector Skills Council for the entire healthcare sector.

• Tighter Blood Pressure, Cholesterol And Blood Glucose Targets For People With Diabetes, UK (Medical News Today) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 09:14:07 GMT
  A new report sets tighter blood pressure, cholesterol and blood glucose targets for people with diabetes than ever before. Over 25,000 people with diabetes die from cardiovascular disease (CVD) every year.

• Camp offers help for children with diabetes (Gulf Times) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 07:54:58 GMT
  ASPIRE, the Academy for Sports Excellence, will host the annual Bawasil (Braves) Camp for Children with Diabetes in association with the Qatar Diabetes Association (QDA) from January 17-21.

• Life-long struggle with diabetes (Selma Times-Journal) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 06:32:56 GMT
  Meet Charles Liner - a 48-year-old Type 1 diabetic living in Selma. Liner was diagnosed with diabetes at age six and has an advanced case of the disease. He's admitted to being what he calls a “bad diabetic” in the past - not taking care of himself according to doctor's orders.

• Innovation In Diabetes Care: New Ways For People To Take Insulin; New Compounds Under Development (Medical News Today) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 00:15:08 GMT
  Pharmaceutical companies are exploring new and different ways of enabling people who need to take insulin to control their diabetes, according to a report issued today by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)

• US Federal Commitment To Diabetes Prevention Falters In 2005 As Diabetes Epidemic Grows (Medical News Today) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 00:14:08 GMT
  The fiscal year 2006 appropriations bill Congress is expected to pass today contains cuts to critical diabetes prevention efforts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA)

• Grants address domestic abuse, diabetes, Indian youth (Native Times) - Tue, 27 Dec 2005 18:18:19 GMT
  One helps Indian women being physically abused. Another looks at why Native kids are getting diabetes at younger and younger ages. A third gives more resources to tribal police.

• Fatty foods can lead to diabetes, researchers say (RedNova) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 19:07:20 GMT
  By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Diets high in fat can disrupt blood sugar levels and trigger diabetes, researchers said in a study on Wednesday that helps explain the link between obesity and a disease typically linked to sugar. Fatty foods can suppress an enzyme crucial to the production of insulin, which regulates sugar in the blood, according to scientists at the University of

• Researchers discover how a high-fat diet causes type 2 diabetes (EurekAlert!) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:37:00 GMT
  Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have discovered a molecular link between a high-fat, Western-style diet, and the onset of type 2 diabetes. In studies in mice, the scientists showed that a high-fat diet disrupts insulin production, resulting in the classic signs of type 2 diabetes.

• HEALTH: Support groups set for diabetes, grief (Grand Forks Herald) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:20:48 GMT
  Altru's Diabetes Center is offering a free monthly diabetes support group, while Hospice of the Red River Valley has announced several groups for people dealing with grief.

• Study Links High-Fat Diet, Type 2 Diabetes (The Omaha Channel) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 19:57:38 GMT
  Researchers say they have identified a molecular link between high-fat diets and the development of diabetes.

• Researchers Pinpoint Link Between High-Fat Diet, Diabetes (WFTV 9 Orlando) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 19:50:36 GMT
  A new study offers more evidence of a link between high-fat diets and the development of type 2 diabetes.

• UCSD Team Discovers Diabetes Trigger in Fatty Diet (Newswise) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:29:53 GMT
  A new study reports the discovery of a molecular link between a high-fat, or Western-style, diet, and the disruption of insulin production, explaining how a high-fat diet causes type 2 diabetes.

• Study Links High-Fat Diet, Type 2 Diabetes (Local6.com Central Florida) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 19:49:09 GMT
  Researchers have found more evidence linking diet to type 2 diabetes. Scientists at the University of California, San Diego, teamed with Japanese researchers to find a molecular link between a high-fat, or Western-style, diet, and the onset of type 2 diabetes.

• St. John’s presents diabetes fair Jan. 7 (Springfield Business Journal) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:23:57 GMT
  A diabetes awareness fair, featuring risk assessments, blood sugar screenings and informational booths, will be held 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Jan. 7 at Battlefield Mall.

• Hospital to host diabetes support group meeting (Gaffney Ledger) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:37:34 GMT
  Upstate Carolina Medical Center will offer a community class on how people with diabetes should manage their chronic condition when faced with the additional problems of having a cold, the flu or other illness. It will be Monday, Jan. 9, at 6 p.m. in the hospital’s cafeteria.

• How fatty diet may cause diabetes (BBC News) - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 01:49:00 GMT
  Researchers say they have discovered how a high-fat Western-style diet may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.

• Diabetes Link to Fatty Food (RedNova) - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 12:23:00 GMT
  By John Von Radowitz Scientists believe they have pinpointed the reason why high-fat western diets lead to diabetes. The reason is that an enzyme vital to the production of insulin is suppressed by fatty foods.

• Fatty Diets Linked to Type 2 Diabetes (NPR) - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 01:45:07 GMT
  Among the week's stories: Scientists say they've found out how a high-fat diet can trigger Type 2 diabetes. And patients with small but serious heart attacks sometimes receive too much anti-clotting drugs, according to a new study.

• Former 'Nashville Star' judge Bret Michaels works for juvenile diabetes (Reality TV World) - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 05:17:33 GMT
  Former Poison frontman Bret Michaels says he will break from his "Freedom of Sound" tour in early 2006 for a TV campaign for juvenile diabetes.

• Scientists discover why fat causes diabetes (DeHavilland) - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:11:26 GMT
  US scientists say they have pinpointed why a high-fat, western-style diet can increase risk from type two diabetes.

• MICHAELS TACKLES JUVENILE DIABETES WITH HARD-HITTING CAMPAIGN (ContactMusic) - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 10:58:09 GMT
  Rocker BRET MICHAELS is planning to tackle juvenile diabetes head on in 2006 with a hard-hitting campaign to raise awareness about the disease.

• Study Links High-Fat Diet, Type 2 Diabetes (The Boston Channel) - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 23:37:46 GMT
  Researchers say they have identified a molecular link between high-fat diets and the development of diabetes.

• Life-long struggle with diabetes (Selma Times-Journal) - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 06:33:03 GMT
  Meet Charles Liner - a 48-year-old Type 1 diabetic living in Selma. Liner was diagnosed with diabetes at age six and has an advanced case of the disease. He's admitted to being what he calls a “bad diabetic” in the past - not taking care of himself according to doctor's orders.

• Enzyme Study Links Fatty Diets to Diabetes (Los Angeles Times) - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 08:20:55 GMT
  WASHINGTON — Diets high in fat can disrupt blood sugar levels and trigger diabetes, researchers said Wednesday in a study that helps explain the link between obesity and a disease typically linked to sugar.

• Alcohol cuts diabetes risk in older women (Reuters) - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 19:33:36 GMT
  Although an association between alcohol use and reduced diabetes risk has been observed previously, much exploration of this topic has centered on men and few studies have involved older women, Dr. Michiel L. Bots of University Medical Center Utrecht and colleagues note in the journal Diabetes Care.

• Researchers Discover How A High-fat Diet Causes Type 2 Diabetes (Science Daily) - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 17:06:39 GMT
  Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have discovered a molecular link between a high-fat, Western-style diet, and the onset of type 2 diabetes. In studies in mice, the scientists showed that a high-fat diet disrupts insulin production, resulting in the classic signs of type 2 diabetes.

• Poison diabetes (antiMUSIC) - Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:57:49 GMT
  (KNAC) According to UPI, Poison frontman Bret Michaels says he will break from his Freedom of Sound tour in early 2006 for a TV campaign for juvenile diabetes.

• Alcohol cuts diabetes risk in older women (RedNova) - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 22:41:01 GMT
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol appears to protect older women from developing type 2 or non-insulin-dependent diabetes, Dutch researchers report. Although an association between alcohol use and reduced diabetes risk has been observed previously, much exploration of this topic has centered on men and few studies have involved older women, Dr.

• Diabetes center to streamline care (Pittsburgh Live) - Fri, 30 Dec 2005 05:22:49 GMT
  Diabetes will kill 11,500 Pennsylvanians next year and leave many others blind, missing limbs or in kidney failure, costing the state $7.7 billion in health care. But it doesn't have to.

• Tight glucose control cuts heart disease by half in type 1 diabetes: NIH study (PharmaBiz) - Fri, 30 Dec 2005 10:50:32 GMT
  Intensive glucose control lowers the risk of heart disease and stroke by about 50 per cent in people with type 1 diabetes, according to researchers.

• Alcohol cuts diabetes risk in older women (Reuters) - Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:18:32 GMT
  Although an association between alcohol use and reduced diabetes risk has been observed previously, much exploration of this topic has centered on men and few studies have involved older women, Dr. Michiel L. Bots of University Medical Center Utrecht and colleagues note in the journal Diabetes Care.

• Work, life issues around diabetes can hurt local economy, says study (Dyersburg News/State Gazette) - Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:06:48 GMT
  The high incidence of diabetes in West Tennessee could significantly affect the local economy. The economic impact extends beyond high medical costs and lost wages.

• Hospitals, government partner to fight diabetes (Daily American) - Sat, 31 Dec 2005 05:46:14 GMT
  JOHNSTOWN - In an effort to reduce the 11,500 Pennsylvanians who die each year from diabetes, regional and national hospitals and government officials are working together to fight the disease head on.

• Life-long struggle with diabetes (Selma Times-Journal) - Sat, 31 Dec 2005 06:20:20 GMT
  Meet Charles Liner - a 48-year-old Type 1 diabetic living in Selma. Liner was diagnosed with diabetes at age six and has an advanced case of the disease. He's admitted to being what he calls a “bad diabetic” in the past - not taking care of himself according to doctor's orders.

• Tight glucose control cuts heart disease by half in type 1 diabetes: NIH study (PharmaBiz) - Sat, 31 Dec 2005 02:51:40 GMT
  Intensive glucose control lowers the risk of heart disease and stroke by about 50 per cent in people with type 1 diabetes, according to researchers.

• Life-long struggle with diabetes (Selma Times-Journal) - Sun, 01 Jan 2006 03:48:31 GMT
  Meet Charles Liner - a 48-year-old Type 1 diabetic living in Selma. Liner was diagnosed with diabetes at age six and has an advanced case of the disease. He's admitted to being what he calls a “bad diabetic” in the past - not taking care of himself according to doctor's orders.

• Diabetes claims Warm Springs chief (Hood River News) - Sat, 31 Dec 2005 23:46:50 GMT
  The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs lost a valued member of tribal government with the passing of Warren Rudy Clements on Dec. 28 due to complications of diabetes. He died at St. Charles Hospital in Bend.

• Researchers link high-fat diet to the cause of type 2 diabetes (PharmaBiz) - Sat, 31 Dec 2005 06:50:29 GMT
  Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have discovered a molecular link between a high-fat, Western-style diet, and the onset of type 2 diabetes. In studies in mice, the scientists showed that a high-fat diet disrupts insulin production, resulting in the classic signs of type 2 diabetes.

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