Diabetes in Medical News

Cell Conversion Shows Promise for Diabetes Treatment

But researchers must figure out how to keep new beta cells under control FRIDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- European scientists have identified a transcription factor that plays a key role in the conversion of pancreas cells into insulin-producing beta cells, and the finding could lead...

AADE, Emory University and Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Institute Partner to Educate and Improve Access to Care for Atlanta-area Minorities with Diabetes

ATLANTA, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) today announced the launch of an Atlanta-based program aimed at improving self-management of diabetes among minority populations. In partnership with Emory University's Latino Diabetes Education Program...

Sex Hormone Protein May Predict Type 2 Diabetes

Whether it causes the disease or is simply a marker for obesity is unclear ,, WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- A protein that carries and activates sex hormones throughout the body may also predict those at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study finds. The protein...

BD and Direct Relief International Team Up to Provide Free Diabetes Insulin Injection Products to Americans Impacted by the Economic Downturn

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. and SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) and Direct Relief International announced today the launch of a new nationwide program to help people with insulin-dependent diagnosed diabetes who have been affected by the current ...

Cancer treatment controls macular edema related to diabetes and to cataract surgery

SAN FRANCISCO, CA---This month's Ophthalmology , the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, reports on use of bevacizumab (Avastin), to benefit diabetic patients with macular edema as well as people who develop cystoid macular edema after cataract surgery. Bevacizumab is also used to t...

Tight Management of Type 1 Diabetes Worth the Effort

Rates of serious complications drop with intensive therapy, study shows MONDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- By carefully controlling blood sugar levels and taking medications that lower blood pressure and cholesterol, people with type 1 diabetes can significantly reduce their risk of d...

NCDP Health Care Reform Recommendations Advocate for Diabetes Prevention, Treatment and Care

PRINCETON, N.J., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Changing Diabetes ((R)) Program (NCDP), a program of Novo Nordisk, and several member associations today urged President Obama and members of Congress to make the prevention, detection and treatment of diabetes, one of the natio...

Savannah City Leaders Launch Medicare Diabetes Screening Project

SAVANNAH, Ga. July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Senator Lester Jackson III (D - 2nd District), Diane Weems, MD, Chief Medical Officer of the Coastal Health District, Charles Powell, Executive Director, Community Cardiovascular Council, and Loretha Jenkins, Program Coordinator, Coastal Area Ag...

Cell Discovery May Bring Science Closer to Diabetes Cure

'Sox17' gene could further pancreatic research, study suggests MONDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- In early embryonic development, a specific gene plays an important role in directing cells to become part of the pancreas or part of the biliary system, and researchers say this finding...

Nick Jonas Opens Up About His Diabetes In Exclusive TV Interview July 19th, 2009 on dLife

WESTPORT, Conn., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- dLife , the world's largest and only multi-media diabetes resource, announced today that Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers will be featured in a candid and extended interview about his four-year challenge with type 1 diabetes....

Diabetes Advocates Call For National Strategy, Leadership to Reduce Diabetes and Advance Detection and Treatment

WASHINGTON, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Changing Diabetes ((R)) Program (NCDP) recently called for the creation of a National Diabetes Coordinator to develop and implement a nationwide strategy to reduce the incidence of diabetes and its devastating complications. ...

Electronic System Helps Track Diabetes Care

Patients benefit from shared information with doctors, Canadian study shows WEDNESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- A personalized electronic health tracking system can improve diabetes patients' care and clinical outcomes, Canadian researchers say. Their study included 511 diabetes p...

Fat-Cell Protein May Reduce Diabetes Risk

Higher levels of adiponectin linked in studies to lower incidence of type 2 diabetes ,,,, TUESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- Higher levels of a protein created by fat cells are associated with a lessened risk of type 2 diabetes. The protein, adiponectin, appears to have anti-infla...

Patients Suffering from Diabetes Now Have the Option to Suffer No More with Diabetic Free All Natural Medical Herbal Extracts Capsules

"This is an opportunity for you to change your life - After just one week of taking our Diabetic Free pills, you will experience a noticeable relief from the terrible effects of diabetes: your blood sugar, cholesterol levels and blood pressure will return to normal, your body will be revital...

Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Often Overweight

Study explores weight problems faced by youngsters with the disease THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Children with type 1 diabetes are more likely to be overweight than those without the disease, increasing their risk of serious health complications, researchers say. The finding...

Online Voting Begins for Ford Customer Service Division's Second Annual Funny Car Design Contest to Support Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

DEARBORN, Mich., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- It's okay to vote early and vote often ... at least when the voting helps out a good cause. Starting today, and running through August 14, the public is invited to visit www.jdrf.org/ford , view more than 200 paint scheme designs and vote ...

News media registration open for 20th World Diabetes Congress

News media registration for the biennial meeting of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is now open. The 20th World Diabetes Congress will be held October 18-22, 2009 at Palais des Congrs de Montral (Montral Convention Centre) in Montreal, Canada. One of the world's largest medical conf...

FDA Tells Patients to Stick With Diabetes Drug Linked to Cancer

There's no conclusive evidence that Lantus causes malignancy, agency says,,,, WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Despite recent studies suggesting that the injected diabetes drug Lantus (insulin glargine) might boost cancer risk, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday ur...

Joint Replacement Patients with Diabetes Greatly Benefit from Controlled Glucose

New study finds controlled glucose levels help decrease chance for complications ROSEMONT, Ill., July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Diabetics undergoing total joint replacement often are at a higher risk of experiencing complications after surgery due to various pre-existing health conditi...

Roche Diabetes Care Announces Unique Coaching Program for Diabetes Educators as Part of Long-Term Commitment to Fight the Disease

Program helps diabetes educators better engage and motivate their patients with the goal of more positive outcomes. INDIANAPOLIS, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche, the maker of ACCU-CHEK blood glucose monitoring systems and insulin pumps, announced today the latest component of its Behavior Chan...

Comic Strip Delivers Message on Diabetes Health

Nationally syndicated "Baldo" comic uses humor and a family's story to encourage individuals to call 1-866-SU-FAMILIA for diabetes information and referral to services in their community WASHINGTON, June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Baldo and his family announced today they are joining with ...

Hormone Could Improve Diabetes Treatment

Biomarker might predict how type 2 patients will respond to drugs, study shows THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- A hormone might be an effective biomarker to help improve treatment of type 2 diabetes, U.S. researchers report. Adiponectin is a metabolic hormone that regulates a n...

Glucose challenge test is accurate and economical for diabetes and prediabetes screening

A test commonly used to help identify women with diabetes during pregnancy may be an accurate, convenient and inexpensive way to screen the general population for unrecognized diabetes and prediabetes, according to Emory University researchers. A test commonly used to help identify women with d...

Multivu Video Feed: JDRF International Chairman Mary Tyler Moore Testifies on the Need for Federal Funding for Type 1 Diabetes Research

SINGER NICK JONAS AND BOXING LEGEND SUGAR RAY LEONARD TO JOIN NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, June 24, 2009, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's International Chairman Mary Tyler Moore will lead a panel before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Go...

Weight-Loss Surgery Safe, Effective Type 2 Diabetes Treatment

Research shows procedure is no more dangerous than other routine surgeries WEDNESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- Not only does one of the largest studies on bariatric surgery find the procedure to be as safe as other routine surgeries, two other studies confirm that it also appears to...

Living Cell Technologies' Diabetes Clinical Trial Authorized by New Zealand Government

SYDNEY and AUCKLAND, New Zealand, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Living Cell Technologies Limited (ASX: LCT; OTCQX: LVCLY) today announced that the New Zealand Minister of Health, the Honourable Tony Ryall, has authorized LCT's New Zealand Phase I/IIa clinical trial of DIABECELL(R) for insulin dependent ...

150 Children, Celebrities With Type 1 Diabetes Converge on Capitol Hill for JDRF's Children's Congress 2009

Kid Delegates Meet Elected Officials, Testify at Senate Hearing, and Urge Legislators To Request Fund Research WASHINGTON, June 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 150 children and teenagers throughout the U.S. with type 1 diabetes are in Washington, D.C. this week to advocate for funding...

Frost & Sullivan: Self-Monitoring and POC Diabetes Tests Reveal Potential for Significant Growth, Boosting the European Diabetes Diagnostics Market

LONDON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The European diabetes diagnostics market is poised for expansion with segments such as self-monitoring and point-of-care (POC) tests offering tremendous growth potential. Heightened efforts to generate awareness about diabetes and related diagnostic tests are a key ...

National Council on Aging and Medicare Diabetes Screening Project Launch New Program to Educate Seniors about Medicare's Benefits for Diabetes Screening

Daschle and Others Call the Need Urgent; Among Seniors with Diabetes, Half Are Unaware; Medicare's Free Diabetes Screening Benefits Underutilized WASHINGTON, June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At a meeting today sponsored by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and the Medicare Diabetes Sc...

Aerobically unfit young adults on road to diabetes in middle age

CHICAGO --- Most healthy 25 year olds don't stay up at night worrying whether they are going to develop diabetes in middle age. The disease is not on their radar, and middle age is a lifetime away. As it turns out, many should be concerned. Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg Scho...

National Changing Diabetes Program Issues Statement on President Obama's Speech to the American Medical Association

PRINCETON, N.J., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Changing Diabetes Program (NCDP) commends President Obama for highlighting the importance of preventive care and chronic disease management in his speech to the American Medical Association Monday. The President emphasized prevention and team-b...

Doctor Diabetic Supply, Inc. Acquires Diabetes Source Rx

MIAMI, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Doctor Diabetic Supply, Inc., one of the nation's leading distributors of diabetic testing supplies and related products, is proud to announce that it has acquired Diabetes Source Rx, a Lafayette-LA based distributor of diabetes supplies. The acquisition is an import...

LIFE Ionizers™ Announces Release of Free Book: "The pH Miracle: for Diabetes and Obesity" by Dr. Robert O. Young, Ph.D., D.Sc.

Free book discusses the link between the body's pH balance and diabetes and obesity. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) June 15, 2009 -- LIFE Ionizers™ announces today the release of a free educational book discussing the link between the pH balance of an individual's body and...

What is the relationship between hepatocellular carcinoma and type 2 diabetes mellitus?

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common malignancy worldwide and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Type 2 diabetes mellitus has been associated with HCC. However, the relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus and the underlying liver cirrhosis, and the effects o...

InteKrin Therapeutics Announces INT131 Phase 2a Results at the 2009 American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting

LOS ALTOS, Calif., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- InteKrin Therapeutics Inc presented Phase 2a clinical study results at the American Diabetes Association annual meeting in New Orleans demonstrating that once a day oral treatment with INT131 provides anti-diabetic efficacy consistent with maximal dose th...

Effect of Strict Diabetes Control on Heart Still Unclear

Reviews show it wasn't to blame for excess deaths in one trial, but when therapy starts could be key TUESDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- Reviews of two large diabetes trials show that the relationship between tight blood sugar control and the risk of heart trouble is still far from ce...

Roche to Commence Phase III Trials with Innovative Treatment Designed to Lower Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes Patients with Recent Heart Attack

- SYNCHRONY Study Published in The Lancet Supports Cardio-Protective Potential of Aleglitazar - NUTLEY, N.J., June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche today announced it will start Phase III clinical investigations for aleglitazar, its innovative PPAR co-agonist R1439 which is uniquely designed to reduce...

New Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Trial

Liraglutide mimics effects of a natural hormone, researchers say MONDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental diabetes drug called liraglutide appears to outperform exenatide (Byetta), the only currently approved drug in its class, a study funded by liraglutide's maker, Novo Nord...

LSUHSC researchers first to document early signs for diabetes in kids as young as 7

Research conducted under the direction of Melinda Sothern, PhD, Professor and Director of Health Promotion at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health, showing early signs of diabetes in healthy children as young as seven years old will be presented at the American Diabet...

Automated 'Artificial Pancreas' Controls Blood Glucose Levels in Diabetes Patients for First Time

- Study Presented at American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions - NEW ORLEANS, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- UC Santa Barbara and Sansum Diabetes Research Institute scientists have demonstrated for the first time that an automated artificial pancreas system (APS) can safely and effectively ma...