Diabetes News

For years researchers have been searching for a way to treat diabetics by reactivating their insulin-producing beta cells, to no avail.

For Henry Sun Eagle , this week's Indian Health Summit in Denver gave him a chance to share ideas and learn from other American Indian health officials from around the nation.

The following recall has been announced: - Medtronic Inc. is recalling certain lots of Quick-set infusion sets, which are used to deliver insulin from an insulin pump to a diabetes patient.

Elevated insulin levels in the blood appear to raise the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

FRANKLIN,A Mass. The leader of a company that developed a non-invasive and wireless transdermal continuous glucose monitoring system will present at a conference showing new diabetes treatment technologies.

The global call, issued by the three organizations at the meeting of the UN ECOSOC in Geneva, demands five essential actions.

Health Canada is investigating a potential link between a long-acting, synthetic form of insulin and an increased risk of cancer, the department said Thursday.

A 20-year study involving rhesus monkeys has provided the first strong evidence that caloric restriction slows the aging process in primates.

The bottom-line message from a decades-long study of monkeys on a restricted diet is simple: Consuming fewer calories leads to a longer, healthier life.

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South Korea News.Net Wednesday 8th July, 2009 Washington, July 8 : A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Chungbuk Oriental Medicine Center in South Korea are exploring the possibility of using Asian medicinal herbs to manage the global epidemic of Type II diabetes and obesity.

Persons with higher levels of adiponectin, a protein that is produced by fat cells and that has anti-inflammatory and insulin-sensitizing properties, have an associated lower risk of type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of previous studies, reported in the July 8 issue of JAMA .

Share + Jul 8, 2009 10:44 am US/Eastern CBS News Interactive: Healthwatch NEW YORK As obesity continues to plague Americans, so does the threat of type-2 diabetes, CBS station WCBS-TV reports.

A Monash University study has proven a critical link between obesity and the onset of Type 2 diabetes, a discovery which could lead to the design of a drug to prevent the disease.

A study comparing how two common dietary oil supplements affect body composition suggests that both oils, by themselves, can lower body fat in obese postmenopausal women with Type 2 diabetes.

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Higher levels of a protein created by fat cells are associated with a lessened risk of type 2 diabetes.

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People with diabetes may be concerned with their heart, eyes and nerves. But don't forget the body's largest organ.

This is the longest controlled study ever reported using insulin glargine. Diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of blindness in patients with diabetes.