Diovan (Blood Pressure Drug) Cuts Risk of Diabetes, Especially in High-Risk GroupMay 18th, 2005 Valsartan, commercially known as Diovan, a drug that controls blood pressure and reduces heart risk, also appears to protect against diabetes, especially in high-risk people, according to new research presented at the American Society of Hypertension's Twentieth Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2005) by a University of Michigan physician who helped lead the study. The randomized trial involved 15,313 patients at 942 sites in 31 countries, of whom 9,995 did not have diabetes at the start of the study.
Indian's in High Risk Group for DiabetesApril 20th, 2005 Report from the 4th World Congress on Prevention of Diabetes and its Complications, organised by the World Health Organization and others.
Link between Fat Tissue and Diabetes DiscoveredAugust 9th, 2005 Overweight or obese has long been recognized as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. The results of a new study are clarifying the nature of the link between weight and diabetes.
Do you have diabetes? Are you sure?April 5th, 2005 According to University of Washington about 10 million US citizens have diabetes without being aware of it. Diabetes is the most insidious disease.
Excessive Sleepiness May Signal Depression, Diabetes or ObesitySeptember 7th, 2005 Doctors commonly view excessive daytime sleepiness as a cardinal sign of disturbed or inadequate sleep. But a new study suggests it could also signal depression or even diabetes or obesity, regardless of whether an individual doesn't sleep well.
Research indicates waist circumference is the strongest indicator of type 2 diabetes risk in menApril 2nd, 2005 According to the team, as waist circumference increased, so did the risk of developing diabetes, with the risk in men with the highest waist circumference (up to 158 centimeters) increasing by 12-fold, they report. "Our findings support the contention that the measurement of waist circumference should be used in clinical practice instead of waist-to-hip ratio," the investigators write.
Diabetes Cure PossibleJune 18th, 2006 Cure for diabetes could be around the corner after US scientists found cells from the spleen can transform into insulin-producing cells. US researchers were able to halt, and even reverse, the disease in mice.
Ruboxistaurin (RBX) May Reduce Risk of Vision Loss in DiabeticsJuly 16th, 2005 A multicenter international study chaired by a Joslin Diabetes Center investigator and reported in the July issue of the American Diabetes Association’s journal Diabetes brings hopeful news to the 18 million people in the United States -- and millions more worldwide -- with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Initial results of the Phase III clinical trial demonstrated that 32 milligrams per day of ruboxistaurin (RBX) was well tolerated and may reduce the risk of moderate vision loss, especially in patients with diabetic macular edema.
Single Insulin Regulator Gene Linked to Obesity and DiabatesJuly 18th, 2005 A gene that may regulate the body's response to insulin has been linked to both obesity and type-2 diabetes, researchers in Britain and France reported on Monday. Scientists found 11 different variations of the gene, called single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs.
Pet Owners Warned of Diabetes RiskJuly 17th, 2005 The RSPCA is urging pet owners to be aware of diseases that pets can have that are normally not associated with animals like diabetes. Amid National Diabetes Week, the RSPCA says even though it is a rare disease in animals, it can still happen.
Gene expression inhibitor drug made mice (STZ induced) diabetes resistantMarch 21st, 2005 Researchers from North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in Manhasset, N.Y. have identified a gene which expresses as a protein called macrophage migration inhibitory factor, or MIF.
Fat thighs better than beer belly wrt. risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetesApril 11th, 2005 It is not how obese you are but the location of obesity that matters according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Where adults carry their fat, rather than how much of it they have, might be a better indicator of their risk for metabolic syndrome, a disorder that causes high blood pressure and insulin resistance in 22 percent of U.S.
FDA OK's Cholesterol Drug Lipitor for DiabeticsSeptember 27th, 2005 Pfizer Inc. said U.S. regulators (FDA) have approved its cholesterol lowering drug Lipitor. Lipitor is used to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack in diabetic patients.
WHO projects Diabetes will affect 370m by 2030 (currently 177m) worldwideApril 4th, 2005 A diabetes epidemic is under way. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 30m people worldwide had some form of diabetes in 1985; by 2000, the number had increased to 177m.
Top 5 Gadgets for Diabetes PatientsApril 11th, 2009 What can not be cured must be endured. And diabetes perfectly fits in to this category.
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