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Strength training may aid older men with diabetes
• Diabetes • Mar 23 05
A couple workouts with weights per week may help older men manage their Diabetes, even if they don’t lose weight, a small study suggests.
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Long-acting insulin unaffected by exercise
• Diabetes • Mar 17 05
In people with insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes, exercise does not appear to increase the rate of absorption of insulin glargine (Lantus), a long-acting…
Moderate drinking appears to cut diabetes risk
• Diabetes • Mar 17 05
Evidence continues to mount that moderate alcohol consumption may protect against the development of type 2 diabetes.
Researchers based in the Netherlands…
Food additive prevents pre-diabetes in animals
• Diabetes • Mar 16 05
If new animal research pans out, a common food additive could one day make cheeseburgers and pizza less likely to promote Diabetes.
The…
Even a late exercise start cuts heart risks
• Diabetes • Mar 11 05
Adopting a regular exercise routine for the first time late in life reduces the development of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes,…
Yearly eye exams not needed for all diabetic kids
• Diabetes • Mar 09 05
Diabetes can lead to retina damage, and an annual eye exam is currently recommended for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. However,…
Diabetes triples the risk of liver cancer
• Diabetes • Mar 08 05
It appears that Diabetes is a strong risk factor for Liver Cancer, raising the risk two- to three-fold, investigators report.
The study, using…
Digestion pill to end diabetes diets
• Diabetes • Mar 07 05
RESTRICTIVE diets for millions of Australians with Diabetes and Gluten intolerance may soon be a thing of the past after the development of…
Forearm test not good for checking blood sugar
• Diabetes • Mar 04 05
People with diabetes who need to monitor their blood sugar levels should not use their forearm to get a blood sample if they…
Inhaler option makes insulin more acceptable
• Diabetes • Mar 03 05
Giving patients who have type 2 diabetes, or adult-onset diabetes, the option of using an insulin inhaler may help them comply with insulin treatment…
Mom’s Poor Diet Can Up Diabetes Risk in Child
• Diabetes • Feb 26 05
Nutrition might affect fetal pancreas, mouse study suggests.
Poor nutrition in moms-to-be could set their child up for diabetes later in life, new…
Britons at risk of diabetes know little of disease
• Diabetes • Feb 23 05
Britons who have a high risk of developing diabetes know very little about the illness and are vulnerable to serious complications, health experts said…
Diabetes screening seen to be worth the cost in US
• Diabetes • Feb 23 05
The cost of routinely screening older Americans for type 2 diabetes every three years would be acceptable, researchers report.
“Screening people 45 years of…
Exercise good for diabetics, but can be a challenge
• Diabetes • Feb 21 05
During a game in her junior year, Ithaca College field hockey player Sarah Gibble knew something wasn’t right.
“I started to feel very out…
Diabetes heart risk higher for women than men
• Diabetes • Feb 18 05
Women with diabetes run a greater risk of dying from heart disease than do men with diabetes, Australian researchers report.
“More aggressive treatment of…
Study may mark advance in diabetes transplant care
• Diabetes • Feb 16 05
Doctors were able to eliminate the need for insulin injections in diabetic women for a year or more by simplifying the technique of…
Herbal extract shows promise for diabetes
• Diabetes • Feb 16 05
An herb long used in traditional Indian medicine appears to control the rise in blood sugar that follows a meal - suggesting, researchers say,…
Cold sore virus may raise risk of type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes • Feb 14 05
People who have been infected with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) - the variety that usually causes ‘cold sores’ rather than genital infections…
Family stress linked to diabetes in children
• Diabetes • Feb 10 05
Psychological strain within families may help trigger diabetes-related autoimmunity in infants, as well as accelerate the progression of the disease in children who are…
Long-acting insulin safe for type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes • Feb 09 05
When patients with type 2 diabetes that is no longer controlled with oral medications begin insulin therapy, it is better to add once-daily glargine…
Blood infection more likely in diabetics
• Diabetes • Feb 08 05
Patients with diabetes are at increased risk of blood infections caused by a microbe called enterobacteria, Danish researchers have found. Frequently, these infections start…
Treat diabetes early and aggressively-US experts
• Diabetes • Feb 02 05
Doctors need to check patients for diabetes if they even suspect a patient may have the condition, and start using drugs to treat it…
Drug ups survival in diabetics with heart failure
• Diabetes • Jan 28 05
In people with diabetes and heart failure, treatment with the beta-blocker metoprolol CR/XL (controlled release/extended release) safely reduces the risk of hospitalization and death,…
Glucose not sole risk for diabetic nerve problem
• Diabetes • Jan 27 05
Many patients with diabetes develop numbness, tingling, pain, or weakness in their hands or feet, a condition called diabetic neuropathy. While good control of…
Diabetes linked to reduced risk of prostate cancer
• Diabetes • Jan 18 05
Men with type 2 diabetes seem to be less likely to develop prostate cancer, overall, a new study indicates.
“One previous study…