Diabetes

‘Diabetes Challenge’ Website Scoops Industry Award

Diabetes UK's 'Diabetes Challenge' fundraising website - www.diabeteschallenge.org.uk - created with Chameleon Net, has won an 'Award of Excellence' at the Communicator Awards. The Awards, judged and presented by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, recognise outstanding creativity in professional...
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New Molecular Signaling Cascade Increases Glucose Uptake

Skeletal muscles combust both lipids and carbohydrates during exercise. The carbohydrates consist of both glycogen stored in the muscles as well as glucose extracted from the blood. Being a major sink for glucose disposal, skeletal muscle represents an important model tissue for studying the intracellular signaling pathways leading to increased glucose...
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The Next Big Thing: Developing The Artificial Pancreas For People With Diabetes

All people with type 1 diabetes, and some with type 2, need to inject or pump insulin into their bodies to survive. Figuring out how much insulin is necessary requires frequent monitoring and can be difficult, even...
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Approval Of Additional Indication Of NESINA®: Combination Therapy With Thiazolidinediones For Type 2 Diabetes In Japan

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ("Takeda") announced that an additional indication for "NESINA®" (generic name: Alogliptin), combination therapy with thiazolidinediones for type 2 diabetes, was approved by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. NESINA, a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-4) inhibitor created by Takeda San Diego,...
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Patients With Diabetes May Need Fewer Medications After Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric surgery appears to be associated with reduced use of medications and lower health care costs among patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives...
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Scottish Government Sets Out Action Plan To Tackle Diabetes

The growing problem of diabetes in Scotland is to be tackled by a new Scottish Government Action Plan launched this week. The Scottish Diabetes Action Plan sets out a course of action over the next three years which will support prevention and detection of diabetes and help improve NHS care throughout...
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Eating More Green Leafy Veg Like Spinach And Cabbage Could Lower Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes

Researchers from Leicester University in the UK who analyzed pooled data from six studies examining links between fruit and vegetable consumption and type 2 diabetes suggest that increasing daily intake of green leafy vegetables such as spinach, cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli, could significantly lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and should be investigated ...
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Team Approach To Foot Care Lowers Risk Of Amputation In Diabetes

People with diabetic foot problems can lower their risk of leg amputation by relying on coordinated care that includes a podiatrist, according to a recent study. For instance, those with diabetes-related foot ulcers can reduce their risk of amputation by 31 percent. Diabetes leads to poor circulation and damaged nerves, which make foot injuries more...
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Wound Management Technologies’ CellerateRX® Activated Collagen™ Debuts At The South African Diabetic Foot Working Group Congress In Cape Tow

Wound Management Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WNDM) announced that its new international distributor, Spiramed (Pty) Ltd, exhibited its advanced wound care collagen product, CellerateRX® last weekend at the DFWG (Diabetic Foot Working Group) congress in Cape Town and has already planned exhibitions at two additional upcoming...
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Can Vitamin D Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes?

Researchers from the University of Glasgow, University of Bristol, University College London, and St George's, University of London have been awarded a £195,000 grant by Diabetes UK to investigate whether vitamin D has a role in reducing the risk of developing Type 2...
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