- June 30, 2004
About 40 percent of U.S. adults ages 40 to 74 - millions of whom are Hispanic or Latino - currently have
pre-diabetes,
a condition that raises a person's risk of developing
type 2 diabetes,
heart disease, and stroke…
[Press release at
NIH News.
Millions of Hispanics at Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes].
- June 29, 2004
Hormone replacement therapy may be especially dangerous for older women with diabetes, researchers said, but a separate group said HRT may not be so harmful for younger, healthy women…
Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy Is Associated With Atherosclerosis Progression in Women With Abnormal Glucose Tolerance
Circulation 2004, doi:10.1161/01.CIR.0000134955.93951.D5, and
The Women's Health Initiative could not have detected cardioprotective effects of starting hormone therapy during the menopausal transition
Fertility and Sterility, 81:6, 1498-1501 (June 2004)
[Story at
Yahoo! News, from Reuters.
Abstracts at
Circulation;
full text at
Circulation, PDF file, requires subscription, and
Fertility & Sterility;
full text at
Fertility & Sterility, requires subscription]
- June 28, 2004
A new research study showed that the drug bezafibrate, a medication which reduces triglycerides in blood and increases HDL (the "good" cholesterol), also causes a significant decrease in the incidence of
type 2 diabetes…
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ligand bezafibrate for prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients with coronary artery disease
Circulation 2004 May 11;109(18):2197-202.
[Story at
Israel21c.
Abstract at
PubMed;
full text at
Circulation, requires subscription]
- June 27, 2004
People with type 2 diabetes
who take two drugs (metformin and a drug in the thiazolidinedione family, troglitazone) in combination with insulin can effectively regulate their
blood sugar
levels without the common side effect of weight gain, according to a new study.
Improved Glycemic Control Without Weight Gain Using Triple Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 1577-1583
[The medication troglitazone is no longer available, but is similar to rosiglitazon (Avandia) and pioglitazone (Actos).
Story at
Medical News Today.
Abstract at
Diabetes Care;
full text at
Diabetes Care, requires subscription]
]
- June 26, 2004
A federal grand jury has indicted 11 people in connection with a $2 million scheme to steal insulin and insulin test strips from pharmacies
on several of the nation's Army bases…
[Story at
Leesville Daily Leader, from the AP.
Insulin Ring Broken Up]
- June 25, 2004
A new research study
will help answer the question of the best ways to manage and treat patients with diabetes and multi-vessel coronary disease…
[Story at
Medical News Today,
Diabetes and Heart Disease.
Press Release at
EurekaAlert, New initiative to focus on growing problem of cardiovascular disease in diabetics]
- June 24, 2004
A new study reveals one of the key biochemical pathways that determines whether
type 1 diabetes
will remain in its early stages or progress to full-blown disease, possibly explaining why some people develop type 1 diabetes more rapidly than others…
CD4+CD25+ T Regulatory Cells Dependent on ICOS Promote Regulation of Effector Cells in the Prediabetic Lesion
J. Exp. Med. 2004 199: 1479-1489.
[Story at
Medical News Today.
Abstract at the
Journal of Experimental Medicine;
full text at
Journal of Experimental Medicine, requires subscription]
- June 23, 2004
Until recently, the link between diabetes and kidney disease was unexplored, but researchers are now focusing on the interaction and uncovering useful interventions. Such interventions, such as controlling hypertension and hyperglycemia, can minimize, reverse, or even prevent kidney disease in patients with diabetes…
Attacking Host of Risk Factors Is Key to Treating, Preventing Diabetic Kidney Disease
JAMA June 23/30, 2004; 291: 2931-2932.
[Story at
.
First 150 words at
JAMA;
full text at
JAMA, requires subscription]
- June 22, 2004
A diabetic Welshwoman is on course to tackling her biggest challenge yet — climbing a 26,000 ft mountain in Pakistan.
Nikki Wallis, 33, is attempting to conquer Broad Peak as part of an Italian expedition of climbers who, like herself, are all dependent on insulin…
[Story at
Daily Post.
Diabetic rescue heroine tackles 26,000ft peak]
- June 21, 2004
A recent study has found that elderly women with
type 2 diabetes
are at increased risk of cognitive decline…
Women with diabetes who did not report medical treatment
had the highest risk of poor cognitive function and
substantial cognitive decline.
Prospective study of type 2 diabetes and cognitive decline in women aged 70-81 years
British Medical Journal 328:548, 2004
[Story at
Medical News Today.
Abstract at
PubMed;
full text at BMJ, PDF format]
- June 20, 2004
Despite efforts by federal health officials, the number of Native Americans with diabetes has more than doubled in the past decade…
[Story at
The Miami Herald.
Navajos shift focus to preventing diabetes]
- June 19, 2004
Eating a bowlful of high-fiber cereal may help prevent type 2 diabetes
and other health problems in people at risk for developing the disease…
High-Fiber Cereal Reduces Postprandial Insulin Responses in Hyperinsulinemic but not Normoinsulinemic Subjects
Diabetes Care 2004 27: 1281-1285
[Story at
WebMD Health.
Abstract at
Diabetes Care;
full text at
Diabetes Care, requires subscription]
- June 18, 2004
Andy Mandell said he has learned one thing after spending a few months in Montana: The weather simply can't be trusted. But rain, snow, sleet or
hail — or wind, or lightning — won't stop Mandell from completing his 10,000-mile walk around the United States to raise awareness of diabetes…
[Story at
Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
Florida man battles weather on trek for diabetes awareness]
- June 17, 2004
Liposuction may let doctors extract body fat, but it doesn't trim the risk of heart disease or diabetes the same way losing weight would…
Absence of an Effect of Liposuction on Insulin Action and Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease
NEJM, 350:25. p 2549-2557, June 17, 2004.
[Story at
Yahoo! News, from Reuters.
Abstract at
New England Journal of Medicine;
full text at
NEJM, requires subscription]
- June 16, 2004
The American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, and the American Heart Association
announced a unified set of health recommendations for the public — and joint screening guidelines for physicians — to reduce the risk of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
[Story at
Yahoo! News, from Reuters.
Press release at
Diabetes Care:
Major Health Groups Join Forces to Fight Leading Causes of Death — A Common Agenda for Health From the American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association]
- June 15, 2004
The growing tidal wave of obesity threatening Wales is not just a case of too many people piling on too many pounds. Obesity brings with it the very real threat of diabetes…
[Story at
ic Wales.
Beating diabetes]
- June 14, 2004
Former President Ronald Reagan's widow has advocated stem cell research, which may lead to progress in combating a number of diseases, including Alzheimer's and type 1 diabetes.
Democratic challenger John Kerry stated Saturday that "Stem cells have the power to… save a child from a lifetime of daily insulin shots…"
[Story at
Voice of America.
Reagan Death Rekindles US Stem Cell Debate]
- June 13, 2004
Tobacco may raise the risk for type 2 diabetes, say two new studies…
Researchers found that those who smoked at least a pack of cigarettes a day faced a 64 percent higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with nonsmokers.
[Story at
IndyStar.com.
Smoking may raise risk of developing diabetes]
- June 12, 2004 Being fit seems to counter the effects of having the
metabolic syndrome…
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Attenuates the Effects of the Metabolic Syndrome on All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Men
Arch Intern Med. 2004;164:1092-1097.
[Story at
Yahoo! News, from Reuters.
Abstract at
PubMed;
full text at
Archives of Internal Medicine, requires subscription]
- June 11, 2004
Scientists have developed a high-tech breath analyzer that they claim will detect the early stages of diabetes. [But they do not present any data on its ability to diagnose the condition. The device apparently measures acetone, which is not the usual way of diagnosing diabetes — the editors.]
[Story at
Yahoo! News, from the AP.
There is a reference to similar methodology at
PubMed: Diagnosis of diabetes by image detection of breath using gas-sensitive LAPS.]
- June 10, 2004
Some women are prone to develop diabetes during pregnancy, and new research indicates that a variation in a specific gene may be the cause in some cases…
Calpain-10 Haplotype Combination and Association With
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Obstet Gynecol 2004 103: 1235-1240
[Story at
Reuters UK.
Abstract at
PubMed;
full text at
Obstetrics & Gynecology, requires subscription]
- June 9, 2004
A majority of the U.S. Senate have sent a letter to President Bush asking him to loosen the restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research that he imposed nearly three years ago.
[Story at the
Washington Post .
58 Senators Seek Easing of Rules for Stem Cells
Bush Urged to Alter Research Policy.
See also
press releases about U.S. stem cell research]
- June 8, 2004
A new study shows that pregnant women who develop
gestational diabetes
can cut their risk of developing
type 2 diabetes
later in life in half with either a combination of diet and exercise, or with a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes.
[Story at
WebMD Health.
Diabetes in Pregnancy Signals Future Trouble — But Diet, Exercise, and/or Drug Therapy Can Help Many Women Avoid It, Researchers Say]
- June 7, 2004
New research findings have shown that tight control of
type 1 diabetes
pays off in reduced rates of nerve damage years later…
[Story at
Yahoo! News.
Intensive Diabetes Control Yields Less Nerve Damage Years Later]
- June 6, 2004
Combination treatment with two diabetes pills (rosiglitazone (Avandia) and metformin (Glucophage)) significantly improves certain markers of cardiovascular disease risk in patients with type 2 diabetes
compared to metformin alone…
[Story at
News-Medical.net .
Combination treatment may help type 2 diabetes patients]
- June 5, 2004
Depression and demanding insulin regimes are linked to poor diabetes control… Researchers found depressed diabetic patients who have to self-administer at lease three insulin shots per day have a much greater risk of having poor control over their disease than diabetics who require less or no insulin…
[Story at
Forbes.com.
Depression Can Hamper Diabetes Control]
- June 4, 2004
A leading U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition research
scientist presented findings today about the role of chromium supplementation
in maintaining metabolic health and improving
insulin resistance…
[Story at
PR Newswire.
USDA Researcher Presents Benefits of Chromium Supplementation at American Diabetes Association's 64th Annual Meeting]
- June 3, 2004
Obese children are more likely than previously thought to develop a cluster of health conditions that put them at increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease…
Obesity and the
Metabolic Syndrome
in Children and Adolescents
NEJM
Volume 350:2362-2374 June 3, 2004 Number 23
[Story at
Yahoo! News, from Reuters.
Abstract at
NEJM;
full text at
NEJM, requires subscription]
- June 2, 2004
While fad diets are "in", a dietitian urges people to save their money. She says the old, reliable "food pyramid" is still best, and fad diets are a waste of money, and they have no long-term benefits. In fact, nine out of 10 people will "relapse" when they are no longer dieting…
And, she says, watch out for false credentials from so-called "experts."
[Story at
NewsItem.com.
Fad diets: Expert says good old food pyramid remains the healthiest option]
- June 1, 2004
Doctors who treat diabetes are in short supply. Today, 4,600 endocrinologists practice in the U.S., out of 1 million doctors. It is estimated that the U.S. is putting out 12 percent or fewer (endocrinologists) than needed. Not every person with diabetes needs to see an endocrinologist — but the 50 percent who develop complications should…
[Story at
RockyMountainNews.com.
U.S. diabetes cases likely to double — Lack of doctors trained to treat illness a concern]
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