The TODAY Study Examines Treatment Strategies For Kids With Type 2 Diabetes
Thursday June 28, 2007
Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) is a clinical research study that will investigate three treatments for type 2 diabetes for kids ages 10 through ... Read More
An Interim Analysis - Rosiglitazone Trial Releases Data Two Years Early
Wednesday June 27, 2007
The Rosiglitazone Evaluated for Cardiac Outcomes and Regulation of Glycemia in Diabetes (RECORD) trial is a six year study that has been on-going since 2003. But due to the meta-analysis ... Read More
First Non-Invasive Diabetes Screening Device Debuts at the 67th Annual Scientific Sessions of the ADA
Wednesday June 27, 2007
An experimental diabetes screening system was debuted at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Diabetes Association in Chicago, June 22nd. The Scout DS is a prototype manufactured by VeraLight, ... Read More
Diabulimia... The Eating Disorder that Strikes Diabetic Teens
Thursday June 21, 2007
Diabulemia is a new phrase for a phenomenon that is not very well-known. It is another form of bulimia, an eating disorder that typically strikes teens and young adults who ... Read More
Planning Summer Vacations With Type 1 Kids
Wednesday June 20, 2007
Traveling with kids can be challenging, but it can become even more complicated when your child has diabetes. An enjoyable vacation experience can be had with some advance planning and ... Read More
Carrying Cases for Insulin Pens? Get the Inside Story from the Diabetes Forum
Tuesday June 19, 2007
The Diabetes Forum is the place to go for answers to all sorts of questions about managing diabetes. This week, Shortypro asks
"Ok, I have a dumb question-What do ya'll keep ... Read More
First Type 1 Patient Injected with Pig Islet Cells
Thursday June 14, 2007
According to a press release from LCT (Living Cell Technologies) the first type 1 diabetes patient was injected successfully with porcine pancreatic islet cells. The product is called Diabecell and ... Read More
Can A Little Light Housework Lower Blood Glucose?
Wednesday June 13, 2007
Scientists at the International Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, Australia have completed a study that indicates that substituting light intensity activities for sedentary activities like watching television, can still lower blood ... Read More
Continuous 7-Day Glucose Monitor Approved by FDA
Tuesday June 12, 2007
The STS-7 System, manufactured by DexCom Inc. of San Diego, Calif, is a continuous glucose monitor that is able to measure blood glucose levels for seven consecutive days. The most ... Read More
Results of Last Week's Avandia Poll
Wednesday June 6, 2007
Last week's Diabetes Poll asked, "What is Your Experience with Avandia?" Voters had a range of experiences with the diabetes drug. As of June 6th, there were 264 responses. Of ... Read More
Can Bariatric Surgery Make Type 2 Diabetes Disappear?
Monday June 4, 2007
That's the question being asked, as scientists at Swansea University's School of Medicine in Wales, prepare to study why bariatric surgery appears to lead to a disappearance of type 2 ... Read More
The Wheels Go 'Round For Diabetes
Sunday June 3, 2007
The Novo Nordisk Changing Diabetes Bus embarked on it's "round the world" journey to raise awareness about diabetes, on September 14th, 2006 following the European Association for the Study of ... Read More