Diabetes Feed Informer http://feed.informer.com/images/fd.gif http://feed.informer.com/ http://app.feed.informer.com/digest3/QB3ITPQZWP.html Respective post owners and feed distributors http://feed.informer.com/ HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Before some people develop full-blown diabetes, their blood sugar is above normal, but not high enough to qualify for a diagnosis of diabetes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/healthtipunderstandingprediabetes.html Yahoo! Health: Diabetes News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/healthtipunderstandingprediabetes.html? Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:03 GMT Diabetics undergoing total joint replacement often are at a higher risk of experiencing complications after surgery due to various pre-existing health conditions. According to a new study published in the July 2009 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), those complications are less likely to occur when a diabetic patient has glucose levels under control. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156086.php Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156086.php? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:00 GMT A low dose of oral interferon alpha shows promise in preserving beta cell function for patients with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes, or juvenile diabetes, according to researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. The results of the Phase II trial are published in Diabetes Care, a journal of the American Diabetes Association. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156233.php Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156233.php? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:00 GMT Diets high in protein and cholesterol are associated with a higher risk of hospitalization or death due to cirrhosis or liver cancer, while diets high in carbohydrates are associated with a lower risk. These findings are in the July issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). The article is also available online at Wiley Interscience. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156214.php Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156214.php? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:00 GMT University of Minnesota Medical School researcher Michael Mauer, M.D., has found a treatment that significantly slows the progression of eye injury in people with type 1 diabetes, a common complication caused by this disease. By administering an antihypertensive, medication commonly prescribed to treat high blood pressure, Mauer and colleagues were able to slow progression of diabetic eye damage in more than 65 percent of participants involved in the study. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156217.php Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156217.php? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:00 GMT HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Children with type 1 diabetes are more likely to be overweight than those without the disease, increasing their risk of serious health complications, researchers say. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/kidswithtype1diabetesoftenoverweight.html Yahoo! Health: Diabetes News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/kidswithtype1diabetesoftenoverweight.html? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:48 GMT Johnson & Johnson has announced that Axel Ullrich, Ph.D., director of the Department of Molecular Biology at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Germany, whose discoveries have led to novel cancer therapies including Herceptin® (trastuzumab) , is the winner of the 2009 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research. An independent committee of world-renowned scientists selected Dr. Ullrich, who on September 8 will receive a $100,000 prize during a ceremony in Beerse, Belgium. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156175.php Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156175.php? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00 GMT Major scientific contributors within the bariatric and psychiatric industries publicized the results of a recent study demonstrating that LAP-BAND(R) patients who regularly attend support groups experience considerably higher rates of post-surgical weight loss. Authors Dr. Kathryn A. Kaiser, Dr. Susan Franks and Dr. Adam Smith discussed their findings at the 26th Annual American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Meeting. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156104.php Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156104.php? Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:00 GMT A new study of obese adolescents has shown that laparoscopic gastric banding surgery -- the "Lap-Band" procedure -- not only helps them achieve significant weight loss but can also improve and even reverse metabolic syndrome, reducing their risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156093.php Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156093.php? Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:00 GMT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Despite recent studies suggesting that the injected diabetes drug Lantus (insulin glargine) might boost cancer risk, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday urged patients who are on the medication to continue using it. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/fdatellspatientstostickwithdiabetesdruglinkedtocancer.html Yahoo! Health: Diabetes News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/fdatellspatientstostickwithdiabetesdruglinkedtocancer.html? Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:49 GMT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Results from a new trial have dashed hopes that early use of two blood pressure drugs could slow the loss of kidney function caused by type 1 diabetes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/drugsmaynotslowkidneydamageindiabetes.html Yahoo! Health: Diabetes News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/drugsmaynotslowkidneydamageindiabetes.html? Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:49 GMT Reuters - Two Merck blood pressure drugs given to diabetics to prevent worsening kidney problems do not work in that way but may prevent diabetes-related eye problems, researchers reported on Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_diabetes_kidneys.html Yahoo! Health: Diabetes News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_diabetes_kidneys.html? Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:19 GMT Researchers have found evidence that chronic disease in either a mother or father can create unfavourable conditions in the womb that are associated with the development of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in daughters. In another study, researchers found that brothers of women with PCOS and insulin resistance are themselves at greater risk of developing insulin resistance or diabetes, suggesting that factors associated with the condition can be passed down to sons as well as daughters. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156010.php Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156010.php? Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:00 GMT Experts are predicting record-breaking temperatures this week, so it's important to take precautions to ensure that your diabetes remains well-controlled in this extreme weather. Long periods of inactivity in the sun can affect diabetes control, making blood glucose levels higher than usual. On the flipside, insulin will be absorbed more quickly from the injection site in hot weather and this increases the risk of hypos. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156015.php Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156015.php? Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00 GMT The latest National Diabetes Audit has revealed that 60 per cent of people with diabetes in England do not receive all of their vital annual health checks including blood glucose, blood pressure and eye tests. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156017.php Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156017.php? Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00 GMT Women with cystic fibrosis can have fertility treatment to help them have babies without any long-term adverse effects on either themselves or their children, according to new research presented at the 25th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam. Until relatively recently, cystic fibrosis (CF) was a death sentence and most people with the disease died by the time they reached their teenage years. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156009.php Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156009.php? Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00 GMT PPD, Inc. (NASDAQ: PPDI) today announced that Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited issued a news release reporting that Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc., its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, has received a complete response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its new drug application (NDA) for alogliptin. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155948.php Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155948.php? Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:00 GMT Roche, the maker of ACCU-CHEK blood glucose monitoring systems and insulin pumps, announced today the latest component of its Behavior Change through Patient Engagement (sm) program. Creative Coaching is an advanced educational program that fights the growing epidemic of diabetes by improving dialogue between diabetes educators and their patients. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155920.php Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155920.php? Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:00 GMT UK experts are calling for greater consideration of gastric banding as an option for obese people with type 2 diabetes who need to lose weight. Dr Jonathan Pinkney, diabetologist, and Mr Paul Super, obesity surgeon, initiated this call to action following the recent European label change confirming that weight loss with Allergan's LAP-BAND [TM] AP System can lead to improvement or remission of type 2 diabetes. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155907.php Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155907.php? Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:00 GMT HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Women with high blood pressure, elevated glucose and other components of metabolic syndrome might be at increased risk for postmenopausal breast cancer, a new study suggests. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/metabolicsyndromemaymakebreastcancermorelikely.html Yahoo! Health: Diabetes News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/metabolicsyndromemaymakebreastcancermorelikely.html? Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:21 GMT