Issue 350

Test Your Knowledge Issue 350

What statement is false regarding Pramlinitide:

Coming of Age with Diabetes

This week we are happy to bring you a special feature by Laura Plunkett., BA Psychology. Her book The Challenge of Childhood Diabetes recounts her strategies for raising a healthy child and addresses many of the fears and concerns parents often have....

MannKind Corporation Will Submit for FDA Approval for It’s SUPRA Inhaled Insulin

It has been described by Jay Skyler, a leading diabetologist, as the first in a new class of diabetic therapies, "Supra-Rapid Acting Insulin’s", that can change the way diabetes is treated.

Breakthrough In Diabetes-Related Blindness Made

Researchers have identified a group of proteins that may play critical roles in causing blood vessel leakage in the eyes of people with two forms of diabetic retinopathy.

Long-term Effects of Rosiglitazone on Lipid Concentrations and Body Weight

HDL-C and body weight increased and remained elevated.

Diabetics Who Delay Dialysis Can Improve Outcome

The nutritional status of patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease can be maintained or even improved before they begin hemodialysis. However, the nutritional status deteriorates in those who have to start dialysis right away.

Half Of Americans Metabolize Sugar And Fat Differently Which Increases Diabetes

The gene variant appears to contribute to type 2 diabetes risk.

Pfizer Wants It’s Own GLP-1 to Drive Profits

Pfizer has overcome potential competition by buying out BioRexis, a company developing GLP-1 compounds that could prove to be powerful new diabetes treatments.

Benefits of Chromium Picolinate In Diabetes Management

In a peer-reviewed analysis, it was shown that chromium picolinate has a positive effect in improving glycemic control and lipids in Type 2 diabetes.

Pig Islets in Humans Offers Hope For Type 1’s

A world-first trial by an Australian company could see pigs offering new hope for suffers of type one diabetes.

Diabetes Linked to Increase in Kidney Stones

Recent studies and data compiled by researchers at the Mayo Clinic, suggest that incidence of kidney stones is increasing, both in the U.S. and worldwide and diabetes may be a predisposing factor.

A Third of NYC Diabetes Cases Undiagnosed

Nearly 4% of New Yorkers have diabetes and another 25% have Pre-Diabetes and don't know it, according to a report released Tuesday by the New York City Health Department.

Diabetics Ignoring Exercise Advice

The higher the A1c, the less likely they will increase their physical activity.

Periodontitis Effects Nephropathy and End-Stage Renal Disease in Type 2 Diabetes

Periodontitis predicts development of overt nephropathy and ESRD in individuals with type 2 diabetes.

Women Who Diet Severely More Likely to Have Children Prone to Diabetes

“When malnutrition occurs to women of childbearing age, their offspring will inherit abnormal mitochondrion.”

A First in Pre-Diabetes Intervention Programs

A hospital in Mineola begins a Pre-Diabetes Intervention Program, designed to promote lifestyle change among individuals with pre-diabetes.

FDA Authorizes NovoLog for Pregnant Women With Type 1 Diabetes

NovoLog has now been given a pregnancy category B rating, indicating that adequate studies in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes have demonstrated that NovoLog does not increase risk to the unborn baby.