Diabetes

DALLAS — Sept. 4, 2007 — A simple imaging technique developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has revealed fat buildup in the hearts of pre-diabetic people long before symptoms of heart disease or diabetes appear.

The technique detects fat accumulation in cells of the beating heart in a way no other clinical method can, the researchers said, and may provide a way to screen patients for early signs of heart disease in diabetes.    » read more »

27 August 2007 -- A new report says obesity rates are continuing to rise across the United States.

The report by the research group, Trust for America's Health, says obesity rates climbed in 31 states last year. No state showed a decline.

The state of Mississippi had the highest adult obesity rate for the third year in a row. The report said Mississippi is the first state to reach a rate of more than 30 percent.

The report also said Washington, DC, had the highest obesity rate (22.8 percent) for overweight children ages 10 to 17.    » read more »

Alliance Will Also Educate People about the Importance of Insulin Pump Therapy and Proactive Diabetes Management

New Blood Glucose Meter to Provide Advanced Therapy Options for People with Diabetes Beginning in Canada and Europe

- Online Sweepstakes Offer of 10,000 New OneTouch® UltraMini™ Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems in Choice of Four Colors, 100 Winners to Also Win Personalized iPod® nanos Pre-Loaded with Diabetes Podcasts
- New Colors Aimed at Making Glucose Testing Feel Less "Clinical" and More "Personal"

Minorities No Longer More Likely to Be Undiagnosed but Less Educated Are

August 13, 2007 -- The number of men in the United States with undiagnosed diabetes has declined sharply over the past 25 years, with Hispanics and African-Americans no longer more likely than whites to unknowingly have the disease, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.

Study author James P. Smith found that in 1999-2002 about 20 percent of American men who had diabetes did not know they had the disease, in contrast to 25 years ago when about half of the men with diabetes were undiagnosed.    » read more »

American Heart Association rapid access journal report

DALLAS, June 19 — The risk of dying from heart disease increases with the earliest sign that the body is having trouble metabolizing glucose, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.    » read more »

‘Worst Pills, Best Pills’ Subscribers Receive Life-Saving Warnings About Dangerous Drugs Before They Are Removed From the Market

June 1, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Januvia (scientific name sitagliptin), a new drug designed to improve blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes, should not be used because the drug’s long-term safety is still unknown, Public Citizen writes in a new June posting on its WorstPills.org Web site.    » read more »

Study finds Avandia increases risk of heart attack, death

WASHINGTON (May 25, 2007) - A coalition of scientific, public health and consumer organizations today issued a letter urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to exclude scientists with financial ties to GlaxoSmithKline from a panel reviewing the safety of the pharmaceutical giant's popular type 2 diabetes drug, Avandia.    » read more »

May 14, 2007 -- Women with heart disease and diabetes are less likely to receive several types of routine outpatient medical care than men who have similar health problems, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.

While previous research has shown that women less frequently receive expensive medical care such as angioplasty for heart disease, few studies have evaluated gender disparities for routine care in managed care settings.    » read more »

WASHINGTON, May 10 – Employees who participated in a worksite health program improved blood pressure control by 9 percent and diabetes control by 15 percent, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s 8th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke.    » read more »

Bill Increases Ability to Engage in Education and Diabetes Management

May 9, 2007 -- Washington, DC - Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today joined with Representatives Eliot Engel (D-NY) and Vito Fossella (R-NY) to introduce the Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Control Act, which increases our nation's ability to address the growing epidemic of diabetes.    » read more »

Diabetes may increase risk of Alzheimer's

May 02, 2007 -- ROCHESTER, Minn. -- An article on MayoClinic.com sheds light on the possible connection between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease and offers advice on how to reduce the risk of getting both conditions.

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, a general term for a group of conditions that gradually destroy brain cells and lead to progressive decline in mental function. More than 5 million people in the United States have Alzheimer's disease.    » read more »