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April 2008
Bone Biopsy Can Help Treat Diabetic Foot Infection
ADA Diabetes World- April 24, 2008
(Reuters Health) A biopsy of the bone can help doctors determine what antibiotic is the best to use in treating diabetic patients with serious foot infections, according to findings published in the journal Diabetes Care. This approach may help patients avoid surgery. Due to circulation problems and decreased nerve sensation, diabetics are at increased risk for foot injuries that can go unnoticed. What may start as a simple blister can soon spiral into a serious skin infection, including one that extends down to the bone, referred to as osteomyelitis.
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What You Don't Know Could Hurt You
ADA Diabetes World- April 24, 2008
(PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX
)Counting calories, whether in the kitchen or at a restaurant, is important to maintaining or losing weight according to the American Diabetes Association. Consuming excess calories without increased physical activity can lead to weight gain, a major risk factor for pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes which affects nearly one in four Americans. In addition, people with diabetes and those at risk for diabetes need to work toward achieving a healthy weight to prevent deadly diabetes complications, such as heart disease and stroke.
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Diabetic Eye Disease May Predict Heart Failure
ADA Diabetes World- April 17, 2008
(Reuters Health) In people with diabetes, a common eye condition called retinopathy more than doubles their risk of developing heart failure, new research suggests. Diabetic retinopathy is the most common cause of blindness among working-aged Americans. The disease, which affects roughly half of diabetics in the U.S., is caused by damage to the blood vessels in the back of the eye.
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Inhalable Insulin Linked with Higher Incidence of Lung Cancer
ADA Diabetes World- April 17, 2008
(San Jose Mercury News) Exubera - the novel inhaled-insulin product that's been a billion-dollar bust for Nektar Therapeutics of San Carlos, Calif. - has been linked with an increased incidence of lung cancer, prompting one analyst to predict a bleak future for inhaled insulin. Pfizer, which had helped Nektar sell Exubera until the company halted its involvement with the disappointing product last year, said Wednesday it discovered that 6 of 4,740 patients given Exubera during a study developed lung cancer. .
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Gum Disease Linked with Gestational Diabetes Risk
ADA Diabetes World- April 17, 2008
(Reuters Health) Pregnant women with gum disease may be more likely to develop gestational diabetes than those with healthy gums, researchers have found. Gestational diabetes arises during pregnancy and usually resolves after the baby is born, but it can raise a woman's risk of developing type 2 diabetes later on. It can also contribute to problems during pregnancy and delivery, including maternal high blood pressure and a larger-than-normal baby, which may necessitate a cesarean section.
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Diabetes As Risky As Having a Prior Heart Attack
ADA Diabetes World- April 10, 2008
(Reuters Health) For people with diabetes, the likelihood of having a major heart-related event is as high as for non-diabetics who've previously suffered a heart attack, Danish researchers report. The finding, which appears in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation, comes from a study of 3.3 million residents of Denmark who were at least 30 years of age. Overall, 2.2 percent of subjects had diabetes and 2.4 percent had a prior heart attack.
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Exercise Boosts Peripheral Insulin Sensitivity
ADA Diabetes World- April 3, 2008
(Reuters Health) The improvement in whole-body insulin sensitivity seen in type 2 diabetics who engage in aerobic exercise is due to gains in insulin sensitivity that occur in extremities, not in the liver, study findings indicate. Researchers determined the effect of 7 days of aerobic exercise training on insulin sensitivity in the extremities and insulin sensitivity in the liver for 18 obese adults with type 2 diabetes.
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Researchers Find Six More Diabetes Genes: Study
ADA Diabetes World- April 3, 2008
(Reuters) U.S. and European scientists have found six more genes that make people more susceptible to developing type 2 diabetes, in a study they say may help prevent and treat the chronic condition. The finding extends the total number of genes linked to the disease to 16 and provides clues to how the biological mechanisms that control blood sugar levels go awry when people get type 2 diabetes. "None of the genes we have found were previously on the radar screen of diabetes researchers," said Mark McCarthy who co-led the study.
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