The researchers propose that the development of Type 1 diabetes may in part be due to increased levels of this new gene.
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Diabetes Makes Children More Susceptible to TB
Children with Type 1 diabetes are at an increased risk of developing tuberculosis, according to a new report. Dr. E. A. Webb, from the Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Center, Cape Town, South Africa, and colleagues found that almost one in three children with Type 1 diabetes tested positive for TB, placing them …
Read More »AADE Issues Position Statement in the Management and Education of Older Persons with Diabetes
The American Association of Diabetes Educators released a new position statement to help guide diabetes educators on how to help older adults with diabetes. The position paper, “Special Considerations in the Management and Education of Older Persons with Diabetes,” is now available.
Read More »New Approach Targets Gut Hormone to Lower Blood Sugars
A research team at the Toronto General Research Institute discovered a novel function of a hormone found in the gut that might potentially lower glucose levels in diabetes.
Read More »AADE Survey Reveals Profile of Diabetes Educators
For the first survey of its kind for diabetes educators, they found that the average diabetes educator has a median salary of $64,900 per year, has a bachelor’s degree and is 51 years of age, according to the 2008 Salary Survey released during the AADE’s Annual Meeting in Atlanta.
Read More »Drug Helps Diabetics Heal Stubborn Wounds
A drug used to remove iron from the body could help doctors fight one of diabetes’ cruelest complications — poor wound healing — which can lead to infection and amputation.
Read More »MRI Can Evaluate Beta-Cell Mass
Noninvasive imaging (MRI) may aid physicians in the early diagnosis, staging and treatment of diabetes, according to a study performed at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.
Read More »Food Additive May Help Control Blood Lipids and Reduce Disease Risk
Scientists have identified a substance in the liver that helps process fat and glucose.
Read More »Insufficient Sleep Increases Diabetes Risk
Short sleep times may contribute to the development of insulin resistance and reduced glucose tolerance, which in turn may elevate the risk of diabetes, concludes a new study. To reach the conclusion, researchers subjected a group of healthy middle-aged men and women to two controlled 14-day periods of sedentary living with …
Read More »Eli Lilly To Stop Producing Humulin®50/50 Insulin
After careful consideration, Eli Lilly and Company has decided to stop producing Humulin® 50/50. Use of this insulin has been declining and it is estimated that about 3000 patients nationwide will be impacted by this discontinuation. The insulin Humalog 50/50 is still available.
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