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Friday, July 30, 2010
| Implanted Glucose Sensor Works for More Than 1 Year |
| Bioengineers have developed an implantable glucose sensor and wireless telemetry system that continuously monitors tissue glucose and transmits the information to an external receiver. |
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Posted on 28-Jul-2010 Read Full News Article |
| New Treatment for Crippling Diabetic Charcot Foot |
| The alarming increase of morbidly obese diabetics is causing more new cases of a debilitating foot deformity called Charcot foot. |
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Posted on 28-Jul-2010 Read Full News Article |
| FDA Statement on Avandia TIDE Trial |
| GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the manufacturer of the diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone), has been informed by FDA that the postmarketing trial known as TIDE (Thiazolidinedione Intervention With Vitamin D Evaluation) has been placed on partial clinical hold. |
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Posted on 28-Jul-2010 Read Full News Article |
| ACCORD Eye Study Finds 2 Therapies Slow Diabetic Eye Disease Progression |
| In high-risk adults with type 2 diabetes, researchers have found that two therapies may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease that is the leading cause of vision loss in working-age Americans. |
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Posted on 28-Jul-2010 Read Full News Article |
| Cashew Seed Extract an Effective Anti-Diabetic |
| Cashew seed extract shows promise as an effective anti-diabetic, according to a new study. |
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Posted on 28-Jul-2010 Read Full News Article |
| Near-Normal Blood Sugar Target Did Not Delay Risk of Organ Damage in People with Diabetes |
| In people with longstanding type 2 diabetes who are at high risk for heart attack and stroke, lowering blood sugar to near-normal levels did not delay the combined risk of diabetic damage to kidneys, eyes, or nerves, but did delay several other signs of diabetic damage. |
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Posted on 8-Jul-2010 Read Full News Article |
| Aggressive Control of Cardiac Risk Factors Might Not Benefit All Patients with Diabetes |
| Report suggests that aggressively pursuing low blood pressure and cholesterol levels may not benefit, and could even harm, some patients with diabetes. |
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Posted on 8-Jul-2010 Read Full News Article |
| Embryonic Cell and Adult Pig Islet Transplants Cure Diabetes Without Need for Immune Suppression Drugs |
| In a step toward curing diabetes, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have alleviated the disease using transplants from both embryonic and adult pigs. |
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Posted on 8-Jul-2010 Read Full News Article |
| Eye Study Finds 2 Therapies Slow Diabetic Eye Disease Progression |
| In high-risk adults with type 2 diabetes, researchers have found that two therapies may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease that is the leading cause of vision loss in working-age Americans. |
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Posted on 8-Jul-2010 Read Full News Article |
| Type 2 Diabetes Medication Rosiglitazone Associated with Increased Cardiovascular Risks and Death |
| A new study published by JAMA shows that among patients age 65 years and older, rosiglitazone is associated with an increased risk of stroke, heart failure, and all-cause mortality when compared with pioglitazone. |
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Posted on 8-Jul-2010 Read Full News Article |
| Replacing White Rice with Brown Rice or Other Whole Grains May Reduce Diabetes Risk |
| Researchers have found that eating five or more servings of white rice per week was associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes -- and eating two or more servings of brown rice per week was associated with a lower risk of the disease. |
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Posted on 16-Jun-2010 Read Full News Article |