November 2005 Diabetes - Diabetes News Archives - November 2005

• Juvenile diabetes benefit walk expected to raise $1.8M (The Business Journal of Phoenix) - Tue, 01 Nov 2005 19:42:06 GMT
  As many as 20,000 people are expected to put on their walking shoes for this weekend's five-kilometer walk at Tempe Town Lake to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

• New Yale Report to Show Devastating Impact of Diabetes Epidemic By 2025 (RedNova) - Tue, 01 Nov 2005 18:11:43 GMT
  News Advisory: New Yale Report to Show Devastating Impact of Diabetes Epidemic by 2025 Novo Nordisk to Launch National Changing Diabetes Program to Stem Tide of Diabetes Epidemic and Reduce Barriers to Prevention and Care DETAILS: Results of a joint report by the Yale School of Public Health and Medicine and the Institute for Alternative Futures will be announced Nov.

• Joslin Offers Tips for Living Well with Diabetes (Newswise) - Tue, 01 Nov 2005 21:14:18 GMT
  Joslin Diabetes Center offers tips for living well with diabetes.

• At least two "diabetes genes" predict the risk of Type 2 diabetes (Medical News Today) - Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:00:48 GMT
  Scandinavian researchers have confirmed that at least two " diabetes genes" predict the risk of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) when combined with lifestyle factors, in the largest study of its kind to date.

• Who will develop type 1 diabetes? Combination of tests discovered by researchers (Medical News Today) - Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:06:39 GMT
  Researchers have discovered a combination of tests that can more accurately predict who will develop type 1 diabetes . In the process, they've also uncovered signs of a new protein that may forecast a more rapidly developing form of the disease.

• Diabetes Epidemic Looms Along Border (RedNova) - Tue, 01 Nov 2005 14:11:05 GMT
  RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas _ "Why me?" asked Miriam Cantu when the doctor relayed the news that she has diabetes and will have to check her blood sugar twice a day for the rest of her life. "Poking needles into myself is no way to live." Miriam is 12 years old.

• Diabetes May Be Predicted by Testing Genes, Researchers Report (Bloomberg.com) - Tue, 01 Nov 2005 04:38:37 GMT
  Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- A person's risk of developing the more common form of diabetes may be predicted by testing the chemical makeup of two genes, researchers said.

• BC Diabetes Prevention Project receives $10,000 grant from Dakota Medical Foundation (Valley City Times Record) - Tue, 01 Nov 2005 19:08:54 GMT
  The Barnes County Diabetes Prevention Project, a grant-funded project through City-County Health and Home Care, has been awarded a grant of $10,000 from Dakota Medical Foundation.

• Diabetes epidemic looms along border (Kansas City Star) - Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:24:14 GMT
  RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas - "Why me?" asked Miriam Cantu when the doctor relayed the news that she has diabetes and will have to check her blood sugar twice a day for the rest of her life.

• Walk to raise money for diabetes research (News 8 Austin) - Wed, 02 Nov 2005 02:14:15 GMT
  America's Walk for Diabetes is Saturday, Nov. 12.

• FYI: Watch out for diabetes warning signs (The Lufkin Daily News) - Wed, 02 Nov 2005 06:12:04 GMT
  Q: Somebody told me that November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. Can you give me some symptoms I can look for if I suspect I may have diabetes?

• Diabetes is on the rise in America (Poughkeepsie Journal) - Wed, 02 Nov 2005 08:11:13 GMT
  You may think diabetes is not a big deal, but it is. The incidence of diabetes, its cost and complications are growing in America, especially in the Indian community.

• Diet, exercise may reverse diabetes, Y. researchers say (Deseret News) - Wed, 02 Nov 2005 07:04:05 GMT
  Lifestyle changes like diet and exercise may not only prevent type 2 diabetes but may reverse it, according to a Brigham Young University study published today in the Journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses.

• Program draws attention to type 2 diabetes in kids (Cincinnati Enquirer) - Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:15:55 GMT
  The Diabetes Awareness program at Rockdale Academy was designed to help children in third through sixth grades learn better eating and exercise habits that would stay with them through adulthood. Students from the High School for the Health Professions at Hughes Center in University Heights come to Rockdale twice a week to teach the younger children.

• Lipid-lowering drug delays diabetes in the obese (Reuters) - Wed, 02 Nov 2005 15:53:15 GMT
  In comments to Reuters Health, study leader Dr. Alexander Tenenbaum from Chaim Sheba Medical Center in Tel-Hashomer noted that obesity has reached "epidemic dimensions worldwide" and is clearly associated with type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of conditions including high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.

• Lipid-lowering drug delays diabetes in the obese (Reuters) - Wed, 02 Nov 2005 15:38:23 GMT
  In comments to Reuters Health, sudy leader Dr. Alexander Tenenbaum from Chaim Sheba Medical Center in Tel-Hashomer noted that obesity has reached "epidemic dimensions worldwide" and is clearly associated with type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of conditions including high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.

• Prevention Best Diabetes Medicine (CBS News) - Thu, 03 Nov 2005 15:30:04 GMT
  Diabetes has quickly become a major healthcare crisis in this country. In exploring factors behind the trend, The Early Show medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay offers tips on how to steer clear of the disease.

• Diabetes-related kidney disease rates falling (Reuters) - Thu, 03 Nov 2005 19:53:45 GMT
  Although these surveillance data do not show the reasons for improvement, the authors posit that they may be due to "a reduction in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol, improvements in diabetes care practices, or development of new pharmacologic agents to reduce the prevalence of kidney disease risk factors."

• Diabetes business drives quarterly growth for PolyMedica (Boston Business Journal) - Thu, 03 Nov 2005 17:19:22 GMT
  Health care products company PolyMedica Corp. enjoyed a healthy bump in revenue and profit during its fiscal 2006 second quarter, driven in part by growing business in the company's diabetes business.

• Free Eye Screening In Conjunction With Diabetes Awareness Month (Whiz News Southeastern Ohio) - Thu, 03 Nov 2005 21:13:48 GMT
  As part of diabetes awareness month, the Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department is holding a free vision screening. The screening is free to anyone who is uninsured and has diabetes. Diabet...

• Diabetes Serious Health Concern for Latinos; Dietitian Says More Awareness is Needed about the Disease's Link to Other (HispanicBusiness.com) - Thu, 03 Nov 2005 17:08:39 GMT
  Northridge, CA--(HISPANIC PR WIRE - BUSINESS WIRE)--November 1, 2005--Diabetes is a serious health concern for Latinos and occurs at an earlier age for Latinos than other populations.

• Diabetes care 'failing children' (BBC News) - Thu, 03 Nov 2005 02:01:08 GMT
  Children with diabetes are still not getting the specialist care they need, a study says.

• Diabetes award (Harbor Light) - Thu, 03 Nov 2005 16:14:18 GMT
  The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently awarded Northern Michigan Hospital with the ADA Education Recognition Certificate for offering high-quality diabetes self-management education, an essential component of effective diabetes treatment.

• West Hills Hospital to host diabetes workshop (The Acorn) - Thu, 03 Nov 2005 21:31:54 GMT
  West Hills Hospital will present a three-part diabetes workshop this month on the hospital campus at 7300 Medical Center Drive, West Hills.

• Diabetes 2, ACTOplus met™ (pioglitazone HCl and metformin HCl) (Medical News Today) - Sun, 06 Nov 2005 01:15:20 GMT
  Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. today announced that ACTOplus metTM (pioglitazone HCl and metformin HCl) is now available by prescription in pharmacies across the United States for the treatment of type 2 diabetes . This is the second Takeda product launch in the United States this year, following the approval of ROZEREMTM (ramelteon) on July 22, 2005.

• Man bungee jumps in Twin Falls to raise money for diabetes (KBCI Boise) - Sun, 06 Nov 2005 21:37:35 GMT
  HANSEN, Idaho For 30 years, Dave Nevins has managed the plunging blood sugar levels that accompany diabetes. Over the weekend, however, the Boise resident managed a different kind of plunging: From the towering Hansen Bridge near Twin Falls _ from a bungee cord.

• Early signs of diabetes common (Deseret Morning News) - Mon, 07 Nov 2005 07:09:31 GMT
  CHICAGO — Roughly 2 million U.S. children ages 12 to 19 have a pre-diabetic condition linked to obesity and inactivity that puts them at risk for full-blown diabetes and cardiovascular problems, government data suggest.

• 2M youths in U.S. risk diabetes, study says (Arizona Daily Star) - Mon, 07 Nov 2005 07:07:41 GMT
  CHICAGO - Roughly 2 million U.S. children ages 12 to 19 have a pre-diabetic condition linked to obesity and inactivity that puts them at risk for full-blown diabetes and cardiovascular problems,

• National Museum of Health and Medicine Hosts American Diabetes Month (Medical News Today) - Mon, 07 Nov 2005 07:15:20 GMT
  The National Museum of Health and Medicine, in partnership with HealthPact, is hosting a health fair in recognition of November as “American Diabetes Month.”

• Diabetes patients have much higher colorectal cancer risk (Medical News Today) - Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:21:03 GMT
  A new study confirms that patients with diabetes are significantly more likely to have colon cancer than individuals without diabetes . Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina reported results from a large cross-sectional analysis assessing the risk of colon cancer among patients with diabetes at the 70th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology.

• Study: 2M Adolescents Have Pre-Diabetes (ABC News) - Mon, 07 Nov 2005 12:13:54 GMT
  Study Suggests 2 Million U.S. Adolescents Have Pre-Diabetes

• 2 million teens risk diabetes, study says (Chicago Tribune) - Mon, 07 Nov 2005 11:22:34 GMT
  Roughly 2 million U.S. children ages 12 to 19 have a prediabetic condition linked to obesity and inactivity that puts them at risk for full-blown diabetes and cardiovascular problems, government data suggest.

• Diabetes risk seen in youth (San Jose Mercury News) - Mon, 07 Nov 2005 11:09:57 GMT
  About 2 million U.S. children ages 12 to 19 have a pre-diabetic condition linked to obesity and inactivity that puts them at risk for full-blown diabetes and cardiovascular problems, government data suggest.

• Diabetes risk found in 2 million U.S. youths (Denver Post) - Mon, 07 Nov 2005 09:24:43 GMT
  Roughly 2 million Americans ages 12 to 19 have a pre-diabetic condition linked to obesity and inactivity that puts them at risk for full-blown diabetes and cardiovascular problems, government data suggest. Researchers from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health examined the prevalence of abnormally high blood-sugar levels in test subjects

• Two million kids on road to diabetes (Miami Herald) - Mon, 07 Nov 2005 08:23:25 GMT
  (AP) -- Roughly two million U.S. children age 12 to 19 have a pre-diabetic condition linked to obesity and inactivity that puts them at risk for full-blown diabetes and cardiovascular problems, government data suggest.

• Diabetes -- Common Illness Causing Deaths To M'sians (Bernama) - Mon, 07 Nov 2005 08:45:09 GMT
  KUCHING, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- Diabetes, the fourth killer ailment in developed countries, has now become a common illness that causes deaths to Malaysians.

• Millions of adolescents on road to diabetes (Chicago Sun-Times) - Mon, 07 Nov 2005 10:30:39 GMT
  Nearly 2 million U.S. children ages 12 to 19 have a pre-diabetic condition linked to obesity and inactivity that puts them at risk for full-blown diabetes and cardiovascular problems, government data suggest.

• Study suggests two million adolescents in the U-S have pre-diabetes (WPMI 15) - Mon, 07 Nov 2005 11:56:48 GMT
  CHICAGO (AP) - Federal health officials warn that a lot of young people in the U-S are at risk of developing full-blown diabetes.

• Annual run/walk to benefit the local fight against diabetes on Saturday (Lahontan Valley News) - Mon, 07 Nov 2005 08:13:48 GMT
  Local runners and walkers willing to brave a cold, November morning are invited to break a sweat to fight diabetes.

• New Directions in Diabetes Care Project Funded By Physicians' Foundation for Health Systems Excellence (RedNova) - Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:46:08 GMT
  The California Academy of Family Physicians Foundation (CAFP-F) is the recipient of a three-year, $500,000 grant from Physicians' Foundation for Health Systems Excellence. CAFP-F will conduct a chronic illness care and practice improvement project, New Directions in Diabetes Care (NDCC).

• How Sarawak diabetes register can grow faster (The Star Online) - Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:32:49 GMT
  A Sarawak Diabetes Register is being compiled by the state Health Department to find out the number of people suffering from the disease.

• Diabetes risk seen in youth (San Jose Mercury News) - Mon, 07 Nov 2005 21:14:59 GMT
  About 2 million U.S. children ages 12 to 19 have a pre-diabetic condition linked to obesity and inactivity that puts them at risk for full-blown diabetes and cardiovascular problems, government data suggest.

• Diabetes risk seen in youth (San Jose Mercury News) - Tue, 08 Nov 2005 06:08:44 GMT
  About 2 million U.S. children ages 12 to 19 have a pre-diabetic condition linked to obesity and inactivity that puts them at risk for full-blown diabetes and cardiovascular problems, government data suggest.

• Childhood Tummy Fat Predicts Diabetes And Heart Trouble for Girls (InteliHealth) - Tue, 08 Nov 2005 01:28:44 GMT
  WASHINGTON (The New York Times News Service) -- Evidence that a woman will be in danger of developing diabetes or heart trouble may appear by the time she is only ten or 11 years old, scientists are reporting Monday.

• Two million kids on road to diabetes (Miami Herald) - Tue, 08 Nov 2005 11:34:44 GMT
  (AP) -- Roughly two million U.S. children age 12 to 19 have a pre-diabetic condition linked to obesity and inactivity that puts them at risk for full-blown diabetes and cardiovascular problems, government data suggest.

• Diabetes risk seen in youth (San Jose Mercury News) - Tue, 08 Nov 2005 08:37:53 GMT
  About 2 million U.S. children ages 12 to 19 have a pre-diabetic condition linked to obesity and inactivity that puts them at risk for full-blown diabetes and cardiovascular problems, government data suggest.

• New tool being developed to ID diabetes (UPI) - Tue, 08 Nov 2005 18:49:19 GMT
  LANGLEY, British Columbia, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Type 2 diabetes risks may soon be identified more accurately via computer using a new algorithm designed by a Canadian scientist.

• Statewide diabetes summit being held in Pittsburgh (TimesLeader.com) - Tue, 08 Nov 2005 19:57:37 GMT
  PITTSBURGH - Doctors, insurers and advocates will convene Monday for a statewide "summit" on diabetes and work to develop a plan to curb the disease's prevalence.

• Barnes County Diabetes Prevention Project schedules fasting cholesterol screening (Valley City Times Record) - Tue, 08 Nov 2005 20:53:24 GMT
  The Barnes County Diabetes Prevention Project, in conjunction with City-County Health and Home Care and Mercy Hospital, will hold a fasting cholesterol screening on Wednesday, Nov. 16, in the basement of the Barnes County Courthouse from 7-9 a.m.

• Facts about diabetes (TimesLeader.com) - Tue, 08 Nov 2005 19:57:47 GMT
  _ Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not make or effectively use insulin, the hormone with regulates blood sugar. _ Most people have Type 2, a condition linked to obesity that occurs when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it makes.

• One in five Americans has or is at serious risk for developing diabetes (News-Medical-Net) - Tue, 08 Nov 2005 22:00:52 GMT
  At least one in five Americans has or is at serious risk for developing diabetes, meaning millions are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, key health organizations are warning.

• Summit here to address diabetes (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Wed, 09 Nov 2005 06:23:13 GMT
  Preparations for a possible bird flu pandemic have dominated the news recently, but health officials will gather here next week to determine strategies for combating a here-and-now epidemic: diabetes.

• Statewide diabetes summit being held in Pittsburgh (KDKA 2) - Wed, 09 Nov 2005 07:49:06 GMT
  PITTSBURGH (AP) Doctors, insurers and advocates will convene Monday for a statewide ``summit'' on diabetes and work to develop a plan to curb the disease's prevalence.

• Lifestyle Changes to Manage Type 2 Diabetes (ThirdAge) - Wed, 09 Nov 2005 07:39:25 GMT
  Some people are able to manage type 2 diabetes with lifestyle changes and do not need to take medications. However, many people need to do both. Losing weight and beginning a regular exercise program can help bring your blood glucose levels to within the normal range.

• Diabetes And Mental Disorders (Bernama) - Wed, 09 Nov 2005 03:21:59 GMT
  KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 (Bernama) -- Diabetes mellitus is a major and growing health problem in almost all countries. At least 17 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes. This figure is likely to be more than double by the year 2030, states the World Health Organisation (WHO).

• Facts about diabetes (phillyburbs.com) - Wed, 09 Nov 2005 01:13:40 GMT
  - Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not make or effectively use insulin, the hormone with regulates blood sugar.

• Diabetes forecast warns of coming storm (Medical Post Online) - Wed, 09 Nov 2005 02:19:05 GMT
  Dr. Lawrence Leiter is the head of the division of endocrinology at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, and a professor of medicine at the University of Toronto. He has a number of research interests, including the dietary and pharmacologic management of diabetes, dyslipidemia and obesity.

• CDA: Societal change may be key to diabetes control (Medical Post Online) - Manipulating environments, not individuals, is the best way to stop the epidemic of diabetes. So said Dr. Hertzel Gerstein in a lecture at the ninth annual Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) conference held here.
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• CDA: Watch for type 2 diabetes threat in schizophrenics (Medical Post Online) - Doctors should be aware that patients with schizophrenia have double the risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
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• NAPCRG: Setting goals for diet and exercise may help overweight patients avoid diabetes (Medical Post Online) - Setting attainable and measurable fitness and nutrition goals in collaboration with patients may help overweight, prediabetic patients delay the onset of diabetes, a new study indicates.
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• Putting Feet First to Prevent Amputations is the Focus of World Diabetes Day 2005 (RedNova) - Wed, 09 Nov 2005 19:54:34 GMT
  BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Every 30 seconds a lower limb is amputated as a result of diabetes somewhere in the world, according to the International Diabetes Foundation (IDF).

• NCQA Certifies GE Healthcare Record-Keeping Software to Help Track Diabetes Care (RedNova) - Wed, 09 Nov 2005 19:56:14 GMT
  WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) today certified the first electronic health record (EHR) software shown to support doctors who wish to pursue the NCQA/American Diabetes Association Diabetes Physician Recognition Program (DPRP).

• PROactive Results - The Diabetes Trial That Could Have Been (Pharmaceutical Business Review) - Thu, 10 Nov 2005 02:27:56 GMT
  Introduction The socio-economic consequences of diabetes and its complications make it a major public health issue. Patients with diabetes have a 25% reduction in life expectancy compared with the general population, mainly due to cardiovascular deaths.

• Tiny worms may hold key for diabetes, asthma and hay fever treatment (Medical News Today) - Thu, 10 Nov 2005 02:15:20 GMT
  Tiny worms that can trick the body's natural defences could hold the key to new treatments for a range of conditions, including diabetes, asthma and hay fever.

• Diabetes Epidemic Could Claim 622,000 Lives Annually by 2025 (Senior Journal) - Wed, 09 Nov 2005 17:42:54 GMT
  Nov. 9, 2005 - A new report released today by the Yale Schools of Public Health and Medicine in conjunction with the Institute for Alternative Futures reveals that if the healthcare system in the United States continues to fail in adequately preventing and treating diabetes, by the year 2025 the number of people dying and suffering from diabetes and its complications will roughly triple.

• Hospital to host event on diabetes (The Oklahoman) - Wed, 09 Nov 2005 15:20:26 GMT
  Nov 09, 2005: NORMAN - Members of the community with diabetes and family members of those with diabetes can attend the Diabetes Fair from 4 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 17 at Norman Regional Hospital's Education Center.

• Free Blood Glucose & Foot Monitoring Initiative on the occasion of World Diabetes Day (di-ve) - Wed, 09 Nov 2005 16:00:37 GMT
  On the occasion of World Diabetes Day which is celebrated worldwide on the 14th November annually, the Maltese Diabetes Association will be embarking on a Free Blood Glucose and Foot Monitoring Initiative.

• National diabetes awareness month (El Defensor Chieftain) - Wed, 09 Nov 2005 17:00:54 GMT
  About one in 11 New Mexico adults has diabetes, and children are more frequently developing a form of the disease they didn't get 15 to 20 years ago, a Socorro nurse diabetes educator said.

• Rite Aid's Comprehensive Diabetes Program Offers Education and Management Solutions (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - Wed, 09 Nov 2005 21:13:00 GMT
  CAMP HILL, Pa.----Nov. 9, 2005--During November, National Diabetes Month, Rite Aid is expanding it's year long Diabetes awareness initiative by offering a free educational Guide to Living with Diabetes.

• World Diabetes Day, care for feet (AME Info) - Thu, 10 Nov 2005 03:43:51 GMT
  As much as 240f the population in the Gulf has a predisposition to developing diabetes, with increased risk associated with sedentary lifestyle and a poor diet, according to Belhoul Speciality Hospital endocrinologist Dr Imad Ginawi.

• Lifestyle education helps prevent diabetes (Reuters) - Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:38:36 GMT
  "Our study provides evidence of a relationship between lifestyle education in high-risk subjects and the prevention of type 2 diabetes," write study authors Drs. Kazue Yamaoka and Toshiro Tango, of the National Institute of Public Health, in Japan.

• Diabetes sufferers learn coping skills (Times-Beacon) - Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:52:31 GMT
  STAFFORD -- Hundreds of curious patients turned out for Southern Ocean County Hospital's fifth annual Diabetes Fair Saturday. "This is a great way to get information about diabetes and a way to talk to some other people who have it," Herman Nelville of Berkeley said.

• Diabetes UK Set for in-Store Ads (RedNova) - Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:09:19 GMT
  By Anonymous Diabetes UK is launching a membership drive using in-store TV. The campaign will run on The Pharmacy-Channel in about 400 independent chemists. The 30-second ads are 1 aimed at recruiting sufferers of the disease and broadening awareness of the charity.

• Establishing diabetes plan for Pennsylvania (Medical News Today) - Thu, 10 Nov 2005 15:15:20 GMT
  Top diabetes researchers, clinicians and other leaders from government, public health agencies, business, insurance, hospitals, patient advocacy groups and volunteer organizations will take part in a Pennsylvania Diabetes Summit on Nov. 14 to create a comprehensive diabetes control plan to reduce the human and economic burden of diabetes in Pennsylvania.

• Nashville's Diabetes Health May Be In Jeopardy: Over 700f Type 2 Diabetics In A Study Missed Blood Sugar Target (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Thu, 10 Nov 2005 14:00:00 GMT
  New data released today revealed that from 2003 to 2004, nearly three out of four type 2 diabetics in Nashville 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.

• Health Alert: Diabetes complications (WIS-TV Columbia) - Thu, 10 Nov 2005 02:03:52 GMT
  (National-NBC) Nov. 9, 2005 - Nearly 386,000 South Carolinians have diabetes. And another couple hundred thousand have it but don't know they do. The number of diabetes cases is increasing, especially among children.

• Diabetes risk seen in youth (San Jose Mercury News) - Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:45:48 GMT
  About 2 million U.S. children ages 12 to 19 have a pre-diabetic condition linked to obesity and inactivity that puts them at risk for full-blown diabetes and cardiovascular problems, government data suggest.

• Doctors seeing more diabetes cases (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi) - Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:35:25 GMT
  Diabetes is quickly becoming a new childhood epidemic in this country. An estimated one in every three children has Type 2 diabetes, the kind that requires daily insulin injections.

• Diabetes and the quality and outcomes framework (British Medical Journal) - Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:17:20 GMT
  The rapidly rising prevalence of diabetes in the United Kingdom demands an effective response from healthcare services. 1 British general practitioners were among the first doctors in primary care worldwide to manage many aspects of diabetes care in their own practices, 2 and by the millennium were providing systematic diabetes care.

• Sedentary lifestyle turning diabetes into an epidemic (Khaleej Times) - Fri, 11 Nov 2005 05:37:57 GMT
  DUBAI — Type 2 diabetes is increasing in prevalence across the world at epidemic rates. Absolute prevalence varies widely between different countries and between ethnic groups, said Belhoul Speciality Hospital’s Specialist Endocrinologist Dr Imad Ginawi.

• Research helps identify precursors to foot disease in diabetes patients (RedNova) - Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:37:14 GMT
  BOSTON – Foot ulcerations are one of the most serious complications of diabetes, resulting in more than 80,000 lower-leg amputations each year in the U.S. alone.

• Insomnia may increase diabetes risk for men (Reuters) - Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:38:37 GMT
  Dr. Lena Mallon, from University Hospital in Uppsala and her associates sent questionnaires regarding sleep complaints and other possible risk factors for diabetes to a random sample of subjects who were 45 to 65 years old in 1983, and again in 1995. A total of 1187 subjects completed both questionnaires.

• Many with diabetes call heath fair, poor (UPI) - Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:48:58 GMT
  MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- More than 50 percent of U.S. patients with type 2 diabetes describe their health as "poor" or "fair," a survey found.

• Chrysler Group Announces New Fundraising Program with Iacocca Foundation to Help Find a Cure for Diabetes (The Auto Channel) - Fri, 11 Nov 2005 17:16:45 GMT
  AUBURN HILLS, Mich. and BOSTON, Nov. 11 -- Chrysler Group and the Iacocca Foundation announced details today for a new diabetes fundraising effort.

• Regular Foot Exams May Help Catch Diabetes Early (RedNova) - Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:40:03 GMT
  Diabetes is a health problem of crisis proportions. Estimates are that 20.8 million Americans suffer from the disease, according to the American Diabetes Association. And even if you or someone in your family does not have diabetes, it still affects you _ in your wallet.

• Rite Aid hosts diabetes awareness event Monday (Port Clinton News Herald) - Fri, 11 Nov 2005 17:13:25 GMT
  There will be a diabetes awareness day Monday at Rite Aid in Oak Harbor. The event runs from 2 to 4 p.m. at th store, 306 W. Water St. A Rite Aid pharmacist will be available to answer your questions on diabetes management and medications.

• Research Helps Identify Precursors to Foot Disease in Diabetes Patients (Newswise) - Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:14:09 GMT
  Foot ulcerations are one of the most serious complications of diabetes. A new study finds that early changes in the oxygenation of the skin could help foretell the development of ulcerations and enable doctors to treat patients at an earlier stage, before the onset of serious complications.

• A diabetes quiz for life (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel) - Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:21:26 GMT
  So your wife is nagging you about your diabetes. She doesn't think you take it seriously. And you don't like it when she withholds dessert and checks your breath for chocolate when you come home from work.

• Heart Disease, Diabetes Are Preventable (Health Scout) - Sat, 12 Nov 2005 19:18:47 GMT
  Better habits could prevent 80 percent of heart disease, 90 percent of type 2 diabetes, expert says.

• Children and diabetes (Mid-Day Mumbai) - Sun, 13 Nov 2005 06:52:42 GMT
  It’s ironic that Children’s day coincides with World Diabetes Day this year, considering the alarming rise of diabetic children in India.

• Male insomniacs run diabetes risk (TVNZ) - Sun, 13 Nov 2005 01:47:28 GMT
  Sleep disturbances appear to increase the risk of developing diabetes in men but not in women, according to a Swedish study.

• Foot care awareness in focus on Diabetes Day (Gulf Times) - Sun, 13 Nov 2005 06:12:23 GMT
  EVERY 30 seconds a leg is lost to diabetes somewhere in the world, but up to 800f these limbs could be saved with proper foot care.

• Why Children Of Parents With Type 2 Diabetes Are At Risk Themselves (Science Daily) - Sat, 12 Nov 2005 23:10:04 GMT
  Young, lean, insulin-resistant offspring of parents with type 2 diabetes have reduced mitochondrial function. The role of this decreased function in relation to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes was unclear. A JCI paper shows muscle biopsies from these offspring have reduced mitochondrial content. The subjects have lower insulin-stimulated muscle glucose uptake and increased lipid content in

• The diabetes menace (The Star Online) - Sun, 13 Nov 2005 00:51:37 GMT
  Diabetes or diabetes mellitus is a chronic disorder of glucose (sugar) metabolism caused by inadequate production or use of insulin, a hormone produced in specialised cells (beta cells in the islets of Langerhans) in the pancreas that allows the body to use and store glucose.

• It’s diabetes day (The Star Online) - Sun, 13 Nov 2005 00:51:06 GMT
  EVERY year, World Diabetes Day falls on November 14. World Diabetes Day was established by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and World Health Organization (WHO) in 1991, with the aim of coordinating diabetes advocacy worldwide.

• Heart Disease, Diabetes Are Preventable (RedNova) - Sat, 12 Nov 2005 19:37:33 GMT
  SATURDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Better lifestyle habits -- think less junk food, more fish and more exercise -- can help prevent 80 percent of coronary heart disease and 90 percent of type 2 diabetes. That's the thrust of a report scheduled to be presented Saturday by Dr.

• Walking all over diabetes (News 8 Austin) - Sat, 12 Nov 2005 21:44:16 GMT
  The American Diabetes Association walk raised $150,000 for diabetes research.

• Diabetes epidemic looms along border (Appeal-Democrat) - Sun, 13 Nov 2005 08:23:27 GMT
  RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas - “Why me?” asked Miriam Cantu when the doctor relayed the news that she has diabetes and will have to check her blood sugar twice a day for the rest of her life.

• Diabetes NZ calls for scorecard (TVNZ) - Sun, 13 Nov 2005 23:45:15 GMT
  Diabetes New Zealand says the current diabetes epidemic will rise from $300 million a year to $1 billion by 2021, equating to around 120f the total health budget.

• Diabetes Afflicts 25 Pct Adults in Kathmandu (RedNova) - Sun, 13 Nov 2005 16:10:10 GMT
  Diabetes afflicts 25 pct adults in Kathmandu KATHMANDU, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- About 25 percent of the Kathmandu Valley people above 20 years of age are suffering from diabetes, a study revealed here on Sunday.

• Heart Disease, Diabetes Are Preventable (HealthCentral.com) - Sun, 13 Nov 2005 09:18:14 GMT
  SATURDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Better lifestyle habits -- think less junk food, more fish and more exercise -- can help prevent 80 percent of coronary heart disease and 90 percent of type 2 diabetes.

• Watch Tower: Nature cure for diabetes (Central Chronicle) - Sun, 13 Nov 2005 19:42:13 GMT
  Today is Diabetes Day. The disease is incurable but manageable. India and Pakistan have the highest rate of diabetes in the world, informs PS Prakasa Rao

• Living a big win over diabetes (Herald Sun) - Sun, 13 Nov 2005 23:01:04 GMT
  RUSSELL Macaulay has had more than 90,000 injections over the 75 years he has lived with diabetes. Mr Macaulay, 78, is the second Victorian to survive so long with the disease.

• Healthy Habits Help People With Diabetes (ThirdAge) - Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:09:24 GMT
  Some people with type 2 (previously called adult-onset) diabetes may not be doing enough to safeguard their health, according to a recent article in the medical journal Preventive Medicine.

• Diabetes epidemic looms along border (Appeal-Democrat) - Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:52:46 GMT
  RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas - “Why me?” asked Miriam Cantu when the doctor relayed the news that she has diabetes and will have to check her blood sugar twice a day for the rest of her life.

• Shaping up to fight diabetes (USA Today) - Mon, 14 Nov 2005 01:03:13 GMT
  On the Rosebud Indian Reservation in south Dakota, Connie Black Bear Brushbreaker directs a diabetes prevention program that screens children in 27 schools on the reservation, and tries to steer those at high risk toward changes in eating and exercise habits that could save their lives

• Abbott's Tricor fails main goal in diabetes trial (RedNova) - Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:37:15 GMT
  DALLAS (Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories Inc.'s drug to lower blood fats called triglycerides failed its primary goal in a large trial of significantly reducing heart attacks and coronary deaths among patients with type II diabetes, researchers said on Monday. But patients taking Tricor, one of Abbott's best-selling medicines, fared better than those taking placebos on a number of secondary

• 70 Percent of Diabetes Patients Have High Blood Pressure but Focus on Glucose Levels (Senior Journal) - Mon, 14 Nov 2005 17:57:54 GMT
  Nov. 14, 2005 – Seniors citizens and others with diabetes may be focusing on the wrong thing. A new survey says 70 percent have potentially deadly high blood pressure but their primary concern is on glucose levels.

• Diabetes on the increase - IDF reports (Ghanaweb.com) - Mon, 14 Nov 2005 20:12:38 GMT
  Accra, Nov. 14, GNA - The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has reported that the current 194 million adult diabetic population would double to 333 million by 2025 if it were not controlled.

• Shaping Up to Fight Diabetes (RedNova) - Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:39:14 GMT
  By Anita Manning On the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, diabetes is a "nasty word," says Connie Black Bear Brushbreaker. "Once they hear 'diabetes,' it's death. 'I'm dying,'" she says.

• Solvay welcomes outcome of Fenofibrate Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes (FIELD) study (TF1) - Mon, 14 Nov 2005 14:14:39 GMT
  The Solvay group welcomes on this World Day of Diabetes the promising results of the Fenofibrate Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes (FIELD) study, unveiled today at the annual congress of the American Heart Association in Dallas (United States).

• Abbott's Tricor fails main goal in diabetes trial (Reuters via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Health) - Mon, 14 Nov 2005 14:27:56 GMT
  DALLAS (Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories Inc.'s drug to lower blood fats called triglycerides failed its primary goal in a large trial of significantly reducing heart attacks and coronary deaths among patients with type II diabetes, researchers said on Monday.

• Month-long series on diabetes continues (Delta Democrat Times) - Mon, 14 Nov 2005 19:18:34 GMT
  GREENVILLE - Nearly 21 million Americans have diabetes, most of them Type 2 diabetes, according to statistics on the disease. This figure represents about seven percent of the population, and more than six million of those with the diseases are people who don't know they have the condition.

• Fournier Pharma Announces Results of the Largest Clinical Trial in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Demonstrating Positive (campus med) - Mon, 14 Nov 2005 15:17:39 GMT
  Results of the largest intervention study ever conducted for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes showed that patients treated with fenofibrate had a reduced rate of total cardiovascular events - a pre-specified secondary endpoint defined as a composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction (MI), stroke and coronary and carotid revascularizations - compared to

• 'Diabetes Made Me an Invalid' (RedNova) - Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:51:43 GMT
  KUCHING, Mon. - A retired senior police officer today described how, in five years, diabetes ravaged his body, leaving him unable to walk. And he is almost blind.

• Diabetes epidemic looms along border (Appeal-Democrat) - Tue, 15 Nov 2005 08:23:27 GMT
  RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas - “Why me?” asked Miriam Cantu when the doctor relayed the news that she has diabetes and will have to check her blood sugar twice a day for the rest of her life.

• Most amputation cases due to diabetes preventable: WHO (People's Daily) - Tue, 15 Nov 2005 05:28:32 GMT
  Around 80 percent of all diabetic foot amputation cases can be prevented with basic diabetes management and care, the World Health Organization (WHO) said here Tuesday.

• Type 2 diabetes and depression can be fatal mix, study finds (Medical Post Online) - Type 2 diabetes and depression can be a fatal mix, say researchers from the University of Washington school of medicine here. They assessed whether patients with depression and type 2 diabetes had a higher mortality rate over a three-year period compared with patients with diabetes alone.
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• Fighting diabetes (Channel NewsAsia) - Mon, 14 Nov 2005 23:25:34 GMT
  It seems that more children are getting type 2 diabetes these days. In the past, observed senior consultant Dr Tey Beng Hea from Alexandra Hospital's Diabetic Centre, children usually developed type 1 diabetes. But not anymore.

• Little-known procedure can alleviate an effect of diabetes (NorthJersey.com) - Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:07:22 GMT
  Within a few years of developing diabetes, River Edge resident Diana Thomasian was losing feeling in her feet. And though it sounds like a contradiction, she also felt pain - like walking barefoot on gravel - with each footstep.

• Diabetes drug mixed result (The New Zealand Herald) - Tue, 15 Nov 2005 16:14:11 GMT
  Drugs that work on blood fats can cut the risk of heart attacks and stroke in people with type 2 diabetes.

• Chef adjusts to diabetes (The Burlington Free Press) - Tue, 15 Nov 2005 13:02:05 GMT
  When Arthur Shelmandine of Jericho was diagnosed with diabetes four years ago, he knew he needed to change his eating habits. "I thought it was going to be all fake sugars and the end of real sweets," he said.

• Diabetes on the increase - IDF reports (Accra Daily Mail) - Tue, 15 Nov 2005 18:11:38 GMT
  The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has reported that the current 194 million adult diabetic population would double to 333 million by 2025 if uncontrolled.

• Focus on diabetes (The Burlington Free Press) - Tue, 15 Nov 2005 09:59:30 GMT
  WHAT: During November, designated Diabetes Awareness Month by the American Diabetes Association, Fletcher Allen Health Care offers free diabetes screenings.

• Diabetes Health Center (HealthCentral.com) - Tue, 15 Nov 2005 23:46:28 GMT
  Environmental Triggers For Type 1 Diabetes Researchers hope to finally prove which environmental factors trigger type 1 diabetes. Cow's milk and wheat are among the culprits

• My Child Has Diabetes: (HealthCentral.com) - Tue, 15 Nov 2005 23:47:08 GMT
  What do you do when your child is diagnosed with Diabetes? Mary Kate Cary shares her insight in to being the parent of a child with Type I diabetes.

• Diabetes epidemic looms along border (Appeal-Democrat) - Wed, 16 Nov 2005 08:23:53 GMT
  RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas - “Why me?” asked Miriam Cantu when the doctor relayed the news that she has diabetes and will have to check her blood sugar twice a day for the rest of her life.

• Check homocysteine after pregnancy-induced diabetes (RedNova) - Tue, 15 Nov 2005 22:36:08 GMT
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High homocysteine in the early postpartum period is an independent risk factor for the development of diabetes in women with a history of pregnancy-induced diabetes (a.k.a.

• Check homocysteine after pregnancy-induced diabetes (Reuters) - Tue, 15 Nov 2005 19:58:38 GMT
  Measurement of homocysteine at six week's postpartum "would be helpful" to identify women with a previous history of pregnancy-induced diabetes at high risk for developing diabetes, study investigators conclude.

• Eye exam a big part of diabetes detection (News Democrat & Leader) - Tue, 15 Nov 2005 21:23:16 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: Working it out (Lancaster Online) - Tue, 15 Nov 2005 18:45:06 GMT
  Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, Sister Kathleen Washington gets in her car and heads to the gym for strength training and a workout.Sister Washington, who is a teacher of European history and lives in a religious community in Columbia, has Type 2 diabetes. She also has " runaway blood pressure" and tries " to keep on a diet," she said, " but everything is not perfect."

• Diabetes Is A Global Concern At MN Medical Center (WCCO) - Tue, 15 Nov 2005 18:19:29 GMT
  (WCCO) St. Louis Park, Minn. A diabetes center in Minnesota is addressing health issues on a global scale with cultural sensitivity. Park Nicollet's International Diabetes Center brings health workers from all over the world to Minnesota to study.

• Diabetes Drug Pulls Double Duty (Health Scout) - Thu, 17 Nov 2005 01:15:14 GMT
  Actos cut risk of second heart attack in patients with type 2 diabetes, study finds.

• New data shows ACTOS® reduced heart attacks by 28 percent in people with type 2 diabetes (EurekAlert!) - Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:00:39 GMT
  New results from secondary analyses of the landmark PROactive Study found that ACTOS® (pioglitazone HCl) significantly reduced the occurrence of fatal and non-fatal heart attacks and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes who had a previous heart attack. Importantly, these results were above and beyond those seen with standard of care treatment.

• More And More Americans Are Developing Diabetes (KTRE-TV East Texas) - Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:26:41 GMT
  At least one in five Americans is at a serious risk for developing diabetes. Memorial Medical Center of East Texas hosted a diabetes expo, so that people can learn more about the disease and what to do if they have the disease.

• UPHS News: Translating Discoveries About Diabetes Into Care (University of Pennsylvania Health System) - Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:03:30 GMT
  In honor of November as American Diabetes Month, Penn’s diabetes researchers will speak about cutting-edge diabetes care and research.

• Diabetes drug cuts repeat heart attacks-study (RedNova) - Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:49:18 GMT
  DALLAS (Reuters) - A diabetes drug sold by Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and Eli Lilly and Co.

• Cases Of No. 4 Killer – Diabetes – Could Double In Ten Years (BruDirect.com) - Wed, 16 Nov 2005 23:37:58 GMT
  Bandar Seri Begawan - Diabetes has been the fourth main cause of deaths in Brunei Darussalam since 2001; and the number of patients diagnosed with the disease is rising at an alarming rate.

• High colon cancer risk with diabetes confirmed (Reuters) - Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:28:33 GMT
  The findings are based on an analysis of data pooled from 15 studies, which included more than 2.5 million subjects. Most, but not all, studies have shown a link between diabetes and colon cancer, but some inconsistencies were present, including whether the association was seen in both men and women.

• Elsevier partners with Diabetes India (EurekAlert!) - Thu, 17 Nov 2005 05:15:31 GMT
  Singapore, November 17, 2005 – Elsevier, the world-leading scientific and medical publisher, has announced a new publishing partnership with Diabetes India (DI) and the launch of a new journal, Diabetes Research & Metabolic Syndrome in June 2006. Diabetes Research & Metabolic Syndrome will cover two main clinical areas--diabetes and metabolic syndrome focusing on both vascular damage causes and

• Preventing type 2 diabetes means getting a move on (Simcoe.com) - Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:15:57 GMT
  Probably most of us know at least one person with diabetes.

• Diabetes Linked with Sudden Cardiac Death (RedNova) - Thu, 17 Nov 2005 07:19:48 GMT
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diabetes is a "strong" risk factor for sudden cardiac death, with the risk increasing with the severity of the disease, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal."The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in industrialized countries is rapidly increasing, and diabetes is suspected to carry a particularly high risk for sudden cardiac death," Dr.

• Saifee Hospital, J&J to hold Diabetes Awareness Programme on Nov 20 (PharmaBiz) - Thu, 17 Nov 2005 13:19:12 GMT
  Saifee Hospital, Mumbai is organizing 'Diabetes Awareness Programme' on Sunday, November 20, 2005 to observe World Diabetes Day with the support of LifeScan, a division of Johnson & Johnson Ltd. LifeScan is organizing free testing of blood glucose for people with diabetes or suspecting diabetes at the Hospital.

• Some Foods And Beverages Could Hold Clues For Future Diabetes Treatment (Science Daily) - Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:12:11 GMT
  Some recent studies reveal food compounds found in tea, cinnamon, buckwheat and cherries that may hold clues for the treatment of diabetes. The findings come at an appropriate time because November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. Following a doctor's advice on how to keep diabetes in check is always the best course of action. All of the studies were published in the Journal of Agricultural

• Some foods and beverages could hold clues for future diabetes treatment (EurekAlert!) - Thu, 17 Nov 2005 17:45:30 GMT
  Following a doctor's advice on how to keep diabetes in check is always the best course of action and researchers are constantly on the lookout for compounds that someday could help physicians better treat the disease.

• High colon cancer risk with diabetes confirmed (RedNova) - Thu, 17 Nov 2005 19:36:39 GMT
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men and women with diabetes are at increased risk for developing cancer of the colon and rectum, according to a report from Sweden. The findings are based on an analysis of data pooled from 15 studies, which included more than 2.5 million subjects.

• Obesity and type 2 diabetes in children, 1996-7 to 2003-4 (British Medical Journal) - Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:34:12 GMT
  We looked at first admissions in patients aged 18 years and under who were admitted to hospital with a primary or secondary diagnosis of obesity or type 2 diabetes.

• One lower limb lost to diabetes in every 30 seconds, WHO says (PharmaBiz) - Fri, 18 Nov 2005 06:49:12 GMT
  The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) marked World Diabetes Day by pointing out that every 30 seconds, a lower limb is lost to the disease somewhere in the world.

• Diabetes epidemic looms along border (Appeal-Democrat) - Fri, 18 Nov 2005 08:38:42 GMT
  RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas - “Why me?” asked Miriam Cantu when the doctor relayed the news that she has diabetes and will have to check her blood sugar twice a day for the rest of her life.

• Diabetes often undiagnosed, but not unmanageable (Monroe Times) - Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:56:10 GMT
  According to statistics, there are 20.8 million people in the United States, or 7 percent of the population who have diabetes. Unfortunately, 6.2 million (almost one-third) are unaware that they have this disease.

• Diabetes drugs covered (Parksville Qualicum Beach News) - Fri, 18 Nov 2005 20:11:24 GMT
  VICTORIA - B.C.'s PharmaCare program has been extended to cover two new drugs for treating type two diabetes. Avandia (rosiglitazone) and Actos (pioglitazone) will benefit certain patients whose diabetes is not effectively managed by conventional oral treatments, the B.C. Ministry of Health says.

• Diabetes linked with cardiac death (Sydney Morning Herald) - Sat, 19 Nov 2005 00:06:00 GMT
  Diabetes is a strong risk factor for sudden cardiac death, with the risk increasing with the severity of the disease, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal.

• Diabetes linked with cardiac death (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Fri, 18 Nov 2005 23:45:36 GMT
  Diabetes is a strong risk factor for sudden cardiac death, with the risk increasing with the severity of the disease, according to a new study.

• People living with diabetes being recruited for free study (Sun Herald) - Sat, 19 Nov 2005 04:55:04 GMT
  Adults with Type II (insulin-dependent) diabetes who are 60 years of age and older living in Laurel, Osprey, Venice and Nokomis areas of southern Sarasota County may be eligible to participate in a free study sponsored by the University of South Florida, Sarasota County Health Department, Senior Friendship Centers and the Laurel, Osprey, Venice, Nokomis Community Health Action Team (LOVN CHAT).

• One lower limb lost to diabetes in every 30 seconds, WHO says (PharmaBiz) - Sat, 19 Nov 2005 02:51:02 GMT
  The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) marked World Diabetes Day by pointing out that every 30 seconds, a lower limb is lost to the disease somewhere in the world.

• Eye exam a big part of diabetes detection (News Democrat & Leader) - Fri, 18 Nov 2005 22:50:55 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 and foot care (Oakville Beaver) - Sat, 19 Nov 2005 05:24:49 GMT
  Foot health plays an important role in the well-being of a person with diabetes. Although diabetes affects the entire body, the lower extremities are often first affected.

• Diabetes epidemic looms along border (Appeal-Democrat) - Sat, 19 Nov 2005 08:54:24 GMT
  RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas - “Why me?” asked Miriam Cantu when the doctor relayed the news that she has diabetes and will have to check her blood sugar twice a day for the rest of her life.

• Diabetes on the rise in Kerala (NDTV) - Sat, 19 Nov 2005 15:17:28 GMT
  Kerala, which boasts of public health indicators comparable to developed countries, is facing a huge challenge because of growing incidence of diabetes in the state.

• DIABETES ALERT: Glucose meters can mislead (Kansas City Star) - Sun, 20 Nov 2005 08:15:04 GMT
  The Food and Drug Administration is warning people who use one of several glucose meters made by Abbott Diabetes Care that they can give misleading readings.

• Doing battle against diabetes: Joslin trying to raise $100M (Boston Herald) - Sun, 20 Nov 2005 02:30:49 GMT
  Diabetes is on the rise, but the federal government is cutting back on research into the disease just as new technologies offer promising avenues to study. Given the potential and the need, Joslin Diabetes...

• Diabetes epidemic looms along border (Appeal-Democrat) - Sun, 20 Nov 2005 08:40:00 GMT
  November 19, 2005 - RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas - “Why me?” asked Miriam Cantu when the doctor relayed the news that she has diabetes and will have to check her blood sugar twice a day for the rest of her life.

• Diabetes Associated With Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer, Meta-Analysis Finds (Medical News Today) - Sun, 20 Nov 2005 00:09:25 GMT
  Most, but not all, studies of diabetes and colorectal cancer risk have found a positive association between the conditions. The findings have also been inconclusive with regard to sex and colorectal subsite.

• Local boy faces daily challenges of juvenile diabetes (Nevada Daily Mail) - Sat, 19 Nov 2005 22:20:58 GMT
  Diabetes is a disorder in which the body has trouble regulating its blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels.

• A comprehensive approach to diabetes prevention (Alamogordo Daily News) - Sun, 20 Nov 2005 23:07:17 GMT
  SoAHEC has a history of providing culturally competent training and health resources in New Mexico's 17 southern counties for nearly 20 years. Through this collaboration, The Diabetes Prevention Initiative (DPI) was created and is currently in its second year of funding.

• NZers lose limbs unnecessarily to diabetes (Scoop.co.nz) - Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:35:00 GMT
  With Diabetes Awareness Week beginning tomorrow (Tuesday 22 November), Diabetes New Zealand is calling for action to bring about a significant reduction in the number of diabetes related lower limb amputations.

• Naturally occurring compounds and diabetes (News-Medical-Net) - Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:18:01 GMT
  Following a doctor's advice on how to keep diabetes in check is always the best course of action and researchers are constantly on the lookout for compounds that someday could help physicians better treat the disease.

• Mocksville Lions Club offers free diabetes screening and blood pressure checks (Salisbury Post) - Sun, 20 Nov 2005 13:11:55 GMT
  MOCKSVILLE — The Mocksville Lions Club will sponsor free diabetes screening and blood pressure checks in connection with National Diabetes Education and Awareness Month.

• Pharmacy students join fight against diabetes (Idaho State Journal) - Sun, 20 Nov 2005 15:07:35 GMT
  POCATELLO - A group of Idaho State University pharmacy students have banded together to help fight diabetes, an invisible epidemic affecting millions of Americans.

• Doing battle against diabetes: Joslin trying to raise $100M (Boston Herald) - Mon, 21 Nov 2005 03:30:29 GMT
  Diabetes is on the rise, but the federal government is cutting back on research into the disease just as new technologies offer promising avenues to study. Given the potential and the need, Joslin Diabetes...

• Doing Battle Against Diabetes; Joslin Trying to Raise $100M (RedNova) - Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:33:59 GMT
  By JENNIFER HELDT POWELL Diabetes is on the rise, but the federal government is cutting back on research into the disease just as new technologies offer promising avenues to study.

• Study Indicates Inhaler May Replace Needle for Diabetes Patients? (Senior Journal) - Mon, 21 Nov 2005 15:54:50 GMT
  Nov. 21, 2005 - There is clear evidence from clinical trials that a new inhaled formulation of insulin, Exubera, is as effective as traditional subcutaneous injections in controlling blood glucose in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

• DIABETES HEALTH FAIR (KPVI-TV) - Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:23:59 GMT
  According to the American Diabetes Association, there are 20 million Americans who currently live with the disease while an estimated 14 million that have yet to be diagnosed.

• 700 out of every 100,000 Pak kids afflicted with diabetes (The Pakistan Link) - Mon, 21 Nov 2005 15:23:50 GMT
  KARACHI, Nov 21 : As many as 700 out of every 100,000 children living in Karachi are afflicted with diabetes mellitus. The percentage of prevalence of diabetes among the elders is much more.

• Diabetes Menace (RedNova) - Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:35:28 GMT
  DIABETES is a serious chronic disease. In 2003 the global prevalence of diabetes was estimated at 194 million. This figure is predicted to reach 333 million by 2025 as a result of longer life expectancy, sedentary lifestyle and changing dietary patterns.

• High-sugar Diet Pushing Some Latino Kids Toward Type 2 Diabetes (Science Daily) - Tue, 22 Nov 2005 05:13:02 GMT
  Overweight Latino children who consume lots of sugar-especially in sugary drinks-show signs of beta cell decline, a precursor of type 2 diabetes.

• High-sugar diet pushing some Latino kids toward type 2 diabetes (RedNova) - Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:50:50 GMT
  LOS ANGELES (Nov. 21, 2005)-Overweight Latino children who consume lots of sugar-especially in sugary drinks-show signs of beta cell decline, a precursor of type 2 diabetes, according to researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.

• FM Auto Center to help diabetes fund (Fort Morgan Times) - Tue, 22 Nov 2005 02:05:11 GMT
  In honor of National Diabetes month this November, the Fort Morgan Auto Center Inc., 1010 W. Platte Ave., is doing its own part in supporting the cause to find a cure for diabetes "one car at a time," stated in a press release from the auto center.

• Group effort improving diabetes care in N.W.T. (Medical Post Online) - When Dr. John Morse first came to Yellowknife in 1991, there was no diabetes program offered by the territory. This meant he provided every aspect of diabetes care—from basic reassurance to nutritional counselling to education.
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• Get serious about diabetes (Orangeville Banner) - Tue, 22 Nov 2005 05:19:51 GMT
  Are you at risk for diabetes? Do you know what symptoms to watch for, or how to prevent it? It's reported that over 2 million Canadians have diabetes, and, in only five years experts estimate that number will escalate to an alarming 3 million.

• Against the Backdrop of an Accelerating Diabetes Epidemic, Joslin Diabetes Center Launches $100 Million Fundraising (RedNova) - Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:53:29 GMT
  Joslin Diabetes Center, the acknowledged leader in diabetes research, care and education, has launched a $100 million comprehensive campaign to change the course of diabetes.

• Prevention, management of diabetes (Orangeville Banner) - Tue, 22 Nov 2005 05:20:01 GMT
  Education -- Diabetes education is an important first step. All people with diabetes need to learn about their condition in order to make healthy lifestyle choices and manage their diabetes.

• Ministry of Health supports Diabetes Awareness (Scoop.co.nz) - Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:32:09 GMT
  Primary health care is playing an important role in helping to prevent and manage those at risk from diabetes according to the Ministry of Health.

• Study: Nursing May Prevent Moms' Diabetes (ABC News) - Wed, 23 Nov 2005 01:57:14 GMT
  The Longer Women Breast-Feed Their Babies, the Lower Their Risks of Diabetes, Study Finds

• Nursing May Lower Mom's Diabetes Risk (Fox News) - Tue, 22 Nov 2005 23:04:45 GMT
  New research suggests breast-feeding might help reduce diabetes risk in mothers.

• Nursing Lowers Mom's Diabetes Risk (CBS News) - Tue, 22 Nov 2005 23:00:02 GMT
  A new medical study found that the longer women breast-fed their babies, the lower their risks of developing diabetes. Researchers said breast-feeding may change mothers' metabolism in ways that make the connection plausible.

• Study: Nursing May Prevent Moms' Diabetes (ABC News) - Thu, 24 Nov 2005 02:12:45 GMT
  The Longer Women Breast-Feed Their Babies, the Lower Their Risks of Diabetes, Study Finds

• Lower risk of diabetes found among moms who breast-feed (San Jose Mercury News) - Thu, 24 Nov 2005 03:40:28 GMT
  Breast-feeding is thought to protect babies from developing diabetes. Now, research suggests it might help keep their mothers from getting the disease, too.

• Breast-feeding lowers Mom's risk of diabetes (US News & World Report) - Wed, 23 Nov 2005 19:03:03 GMT
  There's ample evidence that breast-feeding is good for a child's health. Now, a study appearing in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that it's not just Baby that benefits: Nursing seems to lower a mother's risk of diabetes. "This is another reason women should really think about giving it a shot," says lead researcher Alison Stuebe, an obstetrician and gynecologist

• Breast-Feeding Stems Diabetes -- Cuts Risk 15 Percent for 15 Years (RedNova) - Thu, 24 Nov 2005 15:22:06 GMT
  By Scripps Howard News Service Breast-feeding for a full year can reduce a woman's risk of developing diabetes by 15 percent for up to 15 years, according to a new study. "We've known for a long time that breast-feeding is good for babies.

• Test will try to fend off type 1 diabetes (Seattle Times) - Thu, 24 Nov 2005 08:14:47 GMT
  Seattle researchers will soon begin testing a way to stave off diabetes by tripping up the immune system with the help of mouse cells. Scientists at the Pacific...

• Detect diabetes early with annual eye exam (Moorpark Acorn) - Fri, 25 Nov 2005 01:33:31 GMT
  As U.S. waistlines expand, so does the number of people diagnosed with diabetes. More than 17 million people have diabetes and one-third do not know they have it. Type 2 diabetes, which accounts for 90 to 95 percent of all cases of diabetes, can cause changes in vision and, in extreme cases, blin

• Lower risk of diabetes found among moms who breast-feed (San Jose Mercury News) - Thu, 24 Nov 2005 16:37:43 GMT
  Breast-feeding is thought to protect babies from developing diabetes. Now, research suggests it might help keep their mothers from getting the disease, too.

• Wetmore’s campaign to aid diabetes research (The Greater New Milford Spectrum) - Fri, 25 Nov 2005 06:14:59 GMT
  In honor of National Diabetes Month this month, Wetmore’s in New Milford will for every Chrysler Jeep and Dodge vehicle sold contribute $1 to the Iacocca Foundation’s JoinLeeNow fund-raising campaign to raise money for diabetes research.

• Diabetes epidemic looms along border (Appeal-Democrat) - Fri, 25 Nov 2005 06:38:33 GMT
  November 19, 2005 - RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas - “Why me?” asked Miriam Cantu when the doctor relayed the news that she has diabetes and will have to check her blood sugar twice a day for the rest of her life.

• Advice and Assistance for Diabetes Sufferers (RedNova) - Thu, 24 Nov 2005 21:19:17 GMT
  Diabetes Waikato, a not-for-profit organisation, is one of 41 diabetes societies affiliated to national advocate Diabetes New Zealand, which is providing advocacy, support, advice, information and assistance to people affected by diabetes.

• Eye exam a big part of diabetes detection (News Democrat & Leader) - Fri, 25 Nov 2005 14:51:45 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 epidemic? (Malaya) - Fri, 25 Nov 2005 14:18:57 GMT
  n a previous column, we stated that the rapid growth in the incidence of diabetes mellitus was a metabolic time bomb that was waiting to explode, brought on by, among others, "super-sizing" of America (and obviously, the Philippines too), where 90 percent of Type II diabetics were (are) overweight.

• Novo Nordisk: Diabetes drug shows promise (RedNova) - Fri, 25 Nov 2005 19:08:20 GMT
  COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's Novo Nordisk, the world's biggest maker of insulin, said on Friday a phase II study showed promising results for its diabetes drug liraglutide. "The impressive clinical data for liraglutide holds great promise for improving the treatment of type 2 diabe

• Maureen's Medical Moment: Popular spice could help diabetes patients (WNDU 16) - Fri, 25 Nov 2005 21:44:04 GMT
  A spice you probably have in your pantry could help people with diabetes. Several compounds isolated from cinnamon may one day be key ingredients in drugs aimed at lowering blood sugar levels.

• Novo Nordisk: Diabetes drug shows promise (Reuters) - Fri, 25 Nov 2005 15:58:13 GMT
  "The impressive clinical data for liraglutide holds great promise for improving the treatment of type 2 diabetes; simultaneous glucose control and weight loss in the absence of hypoglycaemic events," Novo Nordisk chief science officer Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen said in a statement.

• 16 Moms: Breastfeeding could reduce diabetes risk (WNDU 16) - Fri, 25 Nov 2005 19:43:44 GMT
  You may know that breastfeeding is the best way to give a baby important nutrition and health benefits. Now, a new study shows that breastfeeding may also reduce a woman's risk of developing diabetes in the future.

• Study will try to fend off type 1 diabetes (Kansas City Star) - Fri, 25 Nov 2005 11:17:46 GMT
  SEATTLE - Researchers will soon begin testing a way to stave off diabetes by tripping up the immune system with the help of mouse cells.

• Free seminar will focus on diabetes (The Hawk Eye) - Fri, 25 Nov 2005 17:03:15 GMT
  FORT MADISON — In recognition of National Diabetes Awareness Month, a Lunch 'n' Learn seminar will be noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Canella Conference Room at Fort Madison Community Hospital.

• Study Targets Type 1 Diabetes (RedNova) - Sat, 26 Nov 2005 18:34:55 GMT
  By Warren King The Seattle Times SEATTLE -- Researchers will soon begin testing a way to stave off diabetes by tripping up the immune system with the help of mouse cells.

• Jefferson City area dealerships help find a cure for diabetes (Jefferson City News Tribune) - Sun, 27 Nov 2005 04:07:07 GMT
  In honor of National Diabetes Month, Capitol City Chrysler, Inc., Mike Kehoe Jeep and Beck Motors, Inc., will contribute $1 for every Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicle sold to the Iacocca Foundation's JoinLeeNow (www.JoinLeeNow.org) fundraising campaign for diabetes research.

• 480f people with diabetes are not using aspirin to reduce risk of heart attack and stroke (News-Medical-Net) - Sun, 27 Nov 2005 00:48:04 GMT
  Survey results released by the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) found that nearly half (48%) of U.S. adults 40+ with diabetes are not utilizing aspirin therapy to reduce their risk of recurrent heart attack or stroke nor had they reported discussing such therapy with their healthcare provider.

• Researchers hunt way to prevent type 1 diabetes (The Olympian) - Sat, 26 Nov 2005 15:29:24 GMT
  SEATTLE — Researchers will soon begin testing a way to stave off diabetes by tripping up the immune system.

• Sugary drinks push Latino kids toward type 2 diabetes (News-Medical-Net) - Sun, 27 Nov 2005 00:17:54 GMT
  Overweight Latino children who consume lots of sugar-especially in sugary drinks-show signs of beta cell decline, a precursor of type 2 diabetes, according to researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.

• Diabetes epidemic looms along border (Appeal-Democrat) - Sat, 26 Nov 2005 08:23:23 GMT
  November 19, 2005 - RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas - “Why me?” asked Miriam Cantu when the doctor relayed the news that she has diabetes and will have to check her blood sugar twice a day for the rest of her life.

• Bristol-Myers may scrap key diabetes drug, end collaboration with Merck (Seattle Times) - Sat, 26 Nov 2005 08:14:17 GMT
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said a diabetes drug it was touting as part of its turnaround may be abandoned because it will need about five more years of testing.

• High sugar consumption among Latino kids and diabetes 2 (Medical News Today) - Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:12:17 GMT
  USA - Overweight Latino children who consume lots of sugar-especially in sugary drinks-show signs of beta cell decline, a precursor of type 2 diabetes , according to researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.

• Targeting immune system may help fight diabetes (Orlando Sentinel) - Sun, 27 Nov 2005 14:22:11 GMT
  Researchers will soon begin testing a way to stave off diabetes by tripping up the immune system with the help of mouse cells. Scientists at the Pacific Northwest Research Institute in Seattle will be part of a national effort to see whether they can stop type-1 diabetes -- or at least delay its progression -- by derailing the immune cells that attack the body's insulin producers. The

• Study: Nursing May Prevent Moms' Diabetes (WINK TV Southwest Florida) - Sun, 27 Nov 2005 19:56:18 GMT
  CHICAGO Breast-feeding is thought to protect babies from developing diabetes. Now research suggests it might even help keep their mothers from getting the disease, too. A study found that the longer women nursed, the lower their risks of developing diabetes.

• Jefferson City area dealerships help find a cure for diabetes (Jefferson City News Tribune) - Sun, 27 Nov 2005 13:22:07 GMT
  In honor of National Diabetes Month, Capitol City Chrysler, Inc., Mike Kehoe Jeep and Beck Motors, Inc., will contribute $1 for every Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicle sold to the Iacocca Foundation's JoinLeeNow (www.JoinLeeNow.org) fundraising campaign for diabetes research.

• Diabetes center looks to offer prevention and treatment options (Katy Times) - Sun, 27 Nov 2005 07:24:48 GMT
  A new diabetes center recently opened in Katy to help serve the needs of a growing diabetic population in Harris and Fort Bend counties. On Nov. 15, The Diabetes Centers of America welcomed its Katy Location and treated 15 patients as of Wednesday.

• Digital eye scan: A window to view diabetes (The Eureka Reporter) - Sun, 27 Nov 2005 07:19:47 GMT
  The eyes are the windows from which we view the world. They are also the windows through which optometrists view diseases such as diabetes, which is the leading cause of blindness among adults.

• Diabetes can cost the local economy (UPI) - Sun, 27 Nov 2005 00:35:21 GMT
  HOUSTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Diabetes can hurt a person's wages but it can also take a big bite out of the local economy, says a Texas study. Researchers at several universities in Texas examined, for the first time, the financial impact of diabetes upon local communities.

• Evidence Supports First Non-Injectable Insulin as Alternative Treatment for Diabetes (Medical News Today) - Mon, 28 Nov 2005 01:07:05 GMT
  There is clear evidence from clinical trials that a new inhaled formulation of insulin, Exubera®, is as effective as traditional subcutaneous injections in controlling blood glucose in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes . The new formulation, which is likely to be the first non-injectable insulin on the market, was preferred by a majority of patients due to ease of use.

• Lower risk of diabetes found among moms who breast-feed (San Jose Mercury News) - Tue, 29 Nov 2005 03:12:14 GMT
  Breast-feeding is thought to protect babies from developing diabetes. Now, research suggests it might help keep their mothers from getting the disease, too.

• 'Diabetes 2005' to focus on rapid growth of disease in Hyderabad (PharmaBiz) - Tue, 29 Nov 2005 02:49:48 GMT
  Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre and the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) will organise 'Diabetes 2005' mega exhibition at Hyderabad, from December 15 to 18, as the diabetes prevalence in the city increases rapidly.

• Pollutants linked to diabetes (DeHavilland) - Tue, 29 Nov 2005 04:12:07 GMT
  The rapidly rising number of diabetes cases could be linked to environmental pollutants, according to new research. And ironically, eating fatty fish such as salmon – often recommended by dietitians – could be a cause.

• Pollutants link to rise in diabetes cases (Telegraph.co.uk) - Tue, 29 Nov 2005 01:36:21 GMT
  The dramatic rise in the incidence of type 2 diabetes could be driven in part by exposure to pollutants as well as obesity, according to a new study published.

• Pollutants and diabetes linked (E4: Engineering) - Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:19:32 GMT
  People exposed to high levels of persistent organochlorine pollutants (POPs), which are most likely to come from eating fatty fish such as salmon, might be at risk of developing diabetes.

• Diabetes Type 2 - Cardiovascular safety determines the direction of PPAR agonist R&D (Medical News Today) - Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:08:56 GMT
  The two peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma agonists pioglitazone and rosiglitazone approved for treatment of type 2 diabetes achieved combined 2004 global sales of US$ 3.96 bln shared between Takeda & Eli Lilly (52 %) and GlaxoSmithKline (48 %). Companies with next generation dual PPAR gamma and alpha agonists lead by BMS with muraglitazar are prevented from entering this

• Nursing may prevent Moms' diabetes according to study (Louisiana Weekly) - Mon, 28 Nov 2005 13:50:36 GMT
  CHICAGO (AP) - Breast-feeding is thought to protect babies from developing diabetes. Now research suggests it might even help keep their mothers from getting the disease, too. A study found that the longer women nursed, the lower their risks of developing diabetes.

• Amylin Still Has Edge Over Novo Nordisk In Diabetes (Forbes) - Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:43:52 GMT
  Piper Jaffray maintained an "outperform" rating and $43 target price on Amylin.

• Diabetes Month Marked (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register) - Mon, 28 Nov 2005 06:21:21 GMT
  WHEELING - November is American Diabetes Month - a reminder that currently 18.2 million people are suffering from the disease in the United States.

• Award for diabetes breakthrough (BBC News) - Wed, 30 Nov 2005 02:21:38 GMT
  Scientists who discovered a breakthrough in the treatment of diabetes, are given a national award.

• Hospital admissions for diabetes up 7.3 percent (Pittsburgh Live) - Wed, 30 Nov 2005 05:04:13 GMT
  Diabetes -- a disease that doctors are now calling epidemic -- continues to hospitalize an increasing number of Pennsylvanians, according to a new study by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council.

• 'Coaches' to combat rising costs of diabetes care (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Wed, 30 Nov 2005 05:31:34 GMT
  The tab for diabetes hospitalizations in Pennsylvania keeps growing, with a new state report finding that the number of hospital admissions due primarily to the disease increased nearly 9 percent in the past five years to 23,725 in 2004.

• 'Diabetes 2005' to focus on rapid growth of disease in Hyderabad (PharmaBiz) - Wed, 30 Nov 2005 02:53:13 GMT
  Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre and the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) will organise 'Diabetes 2005' mega exhibition at Hyderabad, from December 15 to 18, as the diabetes prevalence in the city increases rapidly.

• Mylan gets OK for generic diabetes treatment (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:05:57 GMT
  Mylan Laboratories Inc. has gotten final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market a generic version of Aventis Pharmaceuticals' Amaryl, a diabetes medication.

• Pollutants link to diabetes risk (BBC News) - Tue, 29 Nov 2005 11:03:10 GMT
  Exposure to high levels of a class of environmental pollutants may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, research suggests.

• Two landmark papers on amputation prevention in diabetes unveiled (EurekAlert!) - Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:00:31 GMT
  Every 30 seconds a limb is lost to diabetes.

• Risk Reduction: Breast-Feeding May Help Keep Diabetes at Bay (New York Times) - Tue, 29 Nov 2005 02:32:58 GMT
  For each year that a woman breast-feeds, she reduces her risk of developing diabetes by 15 percent, a new study suggests.

• Eye exam a big part of diabetes detection (News Democrat & Leader) - Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:52:27 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.

• 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.

• Diabetes admissions up at Pa. hospitals (Philadelphia Business Journal) - Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:41:22 GMT
  The number of hospitalizations for diabetes at Pennsylvania medical centers grew 8.6 percent between 2000 and 2004, according to a report Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council.

• New Edition of The Joslin Guide: A Must Read for People with Diabetes (Newswise) - Wed, 30 Nov 2005 19:20:08 GMT
  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? How will it affect my future health? And more.

• Prevalence of Receiving Multiple Preventive-Care Services Among Adults With Diabetes - United States, 2002-2004 (RedNova) - Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:33:38 GMT
  By Mukhtar, Q; Pan, L; Jack, L Jr; Murphy, D L An estimated 70f the U.S. population has diabetes; however, only 700f these persons have had the disease diagnosed (/).

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