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Letter From The Editor. July 22, 2009 Issue #478
It seems like every pump patient I’ve ever worked with in the last ten years was calling me this past week about the recent recall of Medtronic’s Quick Set Devices with lot numbers beginning with #8. Many of them had heard outrageous stories about the recall. With this in mind …
Read More »Discovery of Genetic Switch Finds a Possible Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
Scientists have identified a master regulator gene for early embryonic development of the pancreas and other organs, putting researchers closer to coaxing stem cells into pancreatic cells as a possible cure for Type 1 diabetes.
Read More »Peptide Linked to Insulin Action and Nerve Cell Survival
A cellular protein that may prevent nerve cells from dying also helps to improve insulin action and lower blood glucose levels, according to a study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.
Read More »Why African Americans Are at Greater Risk of Hypertension and Kidney Disease
A heightened level of a certain growth factor in the blood may explain why blacks have a greater prevalence of hypertension and kidney disease compared to whites.
Read More »Flavonoids Help to Prevent Obesity
A newly published study, showed that a flavonoid derived from citrus fruit has tremendous promise for preventing weight gain and other signs of metabolic syndrome which can lead to Type 2 diabetes and increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
Read More »Diabetes Alone Doesn’t Increase the Risk for Depression
Although people with diabetes have a higher risk of being diagnosed with depression than other people, a large, new study has found that much of that increase can be accounted for by their more frequent contacts with the medical system, rather than the diabetes itself.
Read More »Walking or Biking to Work Lowers Blood Pressure, Glucose and Triglyceride Levels
Hopping on a bicycle or walking to work is positively associated with fitness levels in men and women, as well as inversely associated with obesity, triglyceride levels, blood pressure, and insulin levels in men, according to the results of a new study. What are you waiting for? In men, the statistical associations …
Read More »New Dual TZD Results Promising
Early data from a phase 2 dose-ranging study with aleglitazar (Hoffman-La Roche, Switzerland), a dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) agonist, has shown the drug to be safe and effective in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes.
Read More »Individualized Feedback Does Not Improve Diabetes Care
Customized feedback via customized patient mailings to patients and their physicians does not lead to improved safety and quality of diabetes care, according to a new report in Diabetes Care.
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