Screening intervals to be lengthened to 2 or 3 years in the 70% of diabetic people with no retinopathy
Read More »Issue 140 Item 4 One Injection Could Result In Cure For Diabetes
Scientists at the University of Bath have converted liver cells into pancreas cells in a study that could revolutionize the treatment of the disease.
Read More »Issue 138 Item 4 Metformin A Therapy in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Ins
Metformin treatment lowered HbA1c and decreased insulin dosage with no weight gain in teens with type 1 diabetes in poor metabolic control.
Read More »Issue 139 Item 4 Proteinuria Quickens the Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy
Recent studies had shown that protein overload in renal tubular cells will increase the progression of nephropathy.
Read More »Issue 140 Item 3 Diabetes Bites the Big Apple
New York City is facing an epidemic of diabetes, new figures showing that nearly 8 percent of adults in the city have the disease, double the rate of eight years ago.
Read More »Issue 138 Item 3 Criteria for Diagnosing Pre-Diabetes
BMI, A1c, fasting and postprandial readings can diagnose Pre-Diabetes
Read More »Issue 139 Item 3 New Survey Shows 8% of Americans Have Diabetes
In 2001, eight percent of the U.S. population suffered from diabetes, a condition often related to excess weight—an eight percent increase from 2000.
Read More »Issue 140 Item 2 High Blood Pressure Begins Before Birth
Your mother’s nutritional habits during pregnancy might make you predisposed to high blood pressure later in life.
Read More »Issue 138 Item 2 New Research Suggests Virus May Not Cause Diabetes
A virus generally believed to be a cause of diabetes might actually help protect people against the disorder.
Read More »Issue 139 Item 2 Bypass Surgery More Dangerous for Diabetic Patients
Midterm mortality and morbidity were significantly greater for patients with diabetes.
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