- October 29, 2005
Diabetes now affects nearly 21 million Americans - or 7 percent of the U.S. population - and more than 6 million of those people do not know they have diabetes.
[Story at CommunityDispatch.com:
Number of Americans with Diabetes Continues to Increase.
Press release from CDC reproduced at the
Diabetes Monitor.]
- October 28, 2005
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is notifying health care providers and patients of a problem with blood glucose meters made by Abbott Diabetes Care.
The meters can unintentionally be switched from one unit of measurement to another, resulting in an inaccurate blood glucose interpretation by the user.
[Story at Kansas City infoZine:
FDA Provides Important Safety Information on Blood Glucose Meters.]
- October 27, 2005
People with type 2 diabetes
and depression have a higher death rate than those with only diabetes.
Researchers found that people with both conditions were more likely to smoke and be overweight and less likely
to take their medication properly, leading to increased risk from life-threatening conditions
such as heart disease.
The Association of Comorbid Depression With Mortality in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.
Diabetes Care 28:2668-2672, 2005
[Story at DeHavilland:
Abstract at
D Care;
full text at
D Care, requires subscription.]
- October 26, 2005
The American Pharmacists Association Foundation announced that
two cities that are
the first to enroll in a new employer-based diabetes management program.
The Diabetes Ten City Challenge invites employers to establish a
voluntary health benefit that provides employee incentives and
helps people manage diabetes through a team consisting of pharmacists, physicians and diabetes educators.
APhA FOUNDATION CHALLENGES TEN U.S. CITIES TO BETTER MANAGE DIABETES, SAVE ON HEALTH CARE COSTS:
The Diabetes Ten City Challenge(TM) Kicks Off
[Press release at PR Newswire.]
- October 25, 2005
Revered jazz pianist and singer Shirley Horn has died from a longtime struggle with diabetes.
[Story at ChartAttack.com:
Jazz Legend Shirley Horn Dies Of Diabetes.]
- October 24, 2005
Governments may be rushing to contain the spread of bird flu virus but a health expert warns
a much greater health concern that can
cost Asian economies up to US$500 million in the next decade
is being overlooked.
International Diabetes Institute Director Prof Paul Zimmet said
diabetes is far more certain than bird flu to prematurely claim millions of lives.
[Story at Bernama.com:
Diabetes Can Kill More People Than Bird Flu, Says Expert.]
- October 22, 2005
Five years ago, a group of Edmonton researchers electrified the medical world with news of a treatment that could free patients with severe diabetes from the need for daily insulin injections.
But many of those patients are back on the needle today.
[Story at canada.com:
Edmonton diabetes researchers say much work remains on islet transplants.
See also
pancreatic islet transplantation.]
- October 21, 2005
A new diabetes pill that was headed for government approval has been linked to deaths, heart attacks and strokes, a medical journal reported Thursday in an analysis it rushed online to head off a Vioxx-like fiasco.
Effect of Muraglitazar on Death and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
JAMA. 2005;294:(doi:10.1001/jama.294.20.joc50147).
[Story at IndyStar.com.
Full text at
JAMA (free article).]
- October 20, 2005
Turning the traditional way of assessing the risk of developing cardiovascular problems due
to diabetes on its head,
researchers went the other way around —
studied the prevalence of diabetes in those admitted in ICU centres
with heart problems. They found diabetes appeared to be a big risk factor for getting cardiovascular problems.
High Incidence of Glucose Intolerance in Asian-Indian Subjects With Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Diabetes Care 2005 28: 2492-2496.
[Story at The Hindu:
Abstract at
D Care;
full text at
D Care, requires subscription.]
- October 19, 2005
Obesity surgery
may be a lot riskier than most patients realize.
New research found a higher-than-expected risk of death in the year after surgery, even among young patients.
Early Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Bariatric Surgical Procedures.
JAMA. 2005;294:1903-1908.
[Story at Southern Standard.
Abstract at
JAMA;
full text at
JAMA.]
- October 18, 2005
Type 2 diabetes has no effect on the aggressiveness of prostate cancer, but prostate cancer patients with diabetes do have poorer long-term survival rates, researchers report.
[Story at Forbes:
No Link Between Diabetes, Aggressive Prostate Cancer.
Press release at
Study: No effects of type II diabetes on aggressiveness of prostate cancer; long-term survival worse.]
- October 17, 2005
Benevolent college students regressed to playing childhood games this past weekend to benefit diabetes research
at the
10th annual Teeter-Totter-A-thon, a 24-hour event which commenced at noon on Saturday. Participation meant taking on a 30-minute shift atop a wooden teeter totter and a $5 donation.
[Story at idsnews.com:
Students teeter-totter for diabetes research.]
- October 15, 2005
Inhaled diabetes treatment
Exubera
took a major step towards European approval on Thursday when a panel of experts recommended its use.
The London-based European Medicines Evaluation Agency said the committee had backed Exubera's use for the treatment of
type 1
and
type 2 diabetes
in adults.
[Story at newKerala.com:
EU panel recommends Pfizer, Sanofi inhaled insulin.]
- October 14, 2005
A new law in Texas, the Diabetes School Care Act,
requires management and treatment plans
that clearly state the needs of students with diabetes, requires school
personnel to receive training in diabetes, and
also aims to end discrimination.
[Story at The Highlander News:
Law aims to make diabetes care a must in public schools.
More information at a news release at
Texas Department of State Health Services.]
- October 13, 2005
China is ranked second in the world in the incidence of diabetes, with the number of diabetes patient expected to grow from 80 million to 100 million in 2010,
and 35 million diabetes patients at present, or one fifth of the world total.
And the number is increasing at a speed of 3,000 per day.
[Story at China View:
China ranked 2nd in world in incidence of diabetes.]
- October 12, 2005
Diabetic students in the Tempe Union High School District shouldn't have any trouble carrying their blood sugar testing equipment on campus anymore, if a lawsuit settlement is finalized by the district as expected this morning.
[Story at Arizona Republic:
Diabetes accord now up to district:
Teen sued to test blood on campus.]
- October 11, 2005
A major study shows
babies born to women with diabetes are nearly five times as likely to be stillborn,
and also found they are nearly three times as likely to die in their first month of life.
Type 2 diabetes
poses just as much of a risk as
type 1 diabetes.
[Story at BBC News:
Diabetes major risk to the unborn.
Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health
website at
CEMACH.]
- October 10, 2005
A recent study in
people with type 2 diabetes
showed that analogs of vitamin E
might be
useful in the prevention and treatment of hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis.
The therapeutic impacts of tocotrienols in type 2 diabetic patients with hyperlipidemia
Atherosclerosis
Volume 182, Issue 2 , October 2005, Pages 367-374
[Story at Medindia.com.
Abstract at
Atherosclerosis;
full text at
Atherosclerosis, requires subscription.]
- October 7, 2005
Researchers who followed up on more than 13,000 "healthy" career soldiers for up to 12 years have found that fasting levels of blood sugar considered on the high end of "normal" could predict the development of
type 2 diabetes.
Normal Fasting Plasma Glucose Levels and Type 2 Diabetes in Young Men.
NEJM
Volume 353:1454-1462 October 6, 2005 Number 14
[Story at The Jerusalem Post:
Abstract at
NEJM;
full text at
NEJM, requires subscription.]
- October 6, 2005
Almost half of adults with
type 1 diabetes
have low bone mineral density, according to a recent study.
Men were affected more than women.
[Story at Australian Doctor.com.au:
Type 1 diabetes link to bone loss.]
- October 5, 2005
Diabetes deaths in the UK are set to rise by 25 per cent in a decade as obesity continues to increase, a WHO report warns.
[Story at NEWS.scotsman.com:
Alarm as diabetes deaths in UK predicted to rise by a quarter.
WHO report at
Preventing chronic diseases: a vital investment.]
- October 4, 2005
Some one million Dominicans suffer from diabetes, with 50 percent not knowing their condition.
[Story at Dominican Today:
One million Dominicans with diabetes, study finds.]
- October 3, 2005
The worrying increase in diabetes in Malaysia has prompted the setting-up of a national diabetes registry.
This will help the Malaysian
Health Ministry to monitor diabetics in a more systematic manner to ensure adequate treatment.
[Story at NewStraitsTimes online:
National diabetes registry being planned]
- October 1, 2005
Diabetic nursing home residents are much more likely to suffer dangerous falls than those without diabetes, researchers report.
Diabetes Mellitus Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Falls in Elderly Residents of a Long-Term Care Facility.
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2005 60: 1157-1162.
[Story at Forbes.com:
Abstract at
J Gerontol;
full text at
J Gerontol, requires subscription.]
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