CNS - Diabetes Media Initiative

CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 18- 24 January 2012

2012-01-24T11:29:00.002+05:30

Issue: 124
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of five major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. This is issue 124 (period: 18-24 January 2012).
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1- Community with low diabetes has more risk gene: study

(Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi, India)
A study on the apparent diabetes resistance of a tribal community in Rajasthan has found that they have the highest occurrence of the HLA gene, which makes the body predisposed to diabetes, in India, and possibly the world. Read more

2- My sister died because she didn't take diabetes seriously

(Source: Mail Online, UK)

When Yolanda Acuna Ocana was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, her family was almost relieved. She was 14 and had been suffering from inexplicable weight loss, constant thirst and tiredness, and they were grateful for a diagnosis. Read more

3- Challenges of Juvenile Diabetes in India

(Source: Huffington Post, USA)
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 346 million people worldwide have diabetes. 5-10% of these are expected to be juvenile (or Type 1) diabetics. In 2004, an estimated 3.4 million people died from consequences of high blood sugar and 80% of the deaths came from low- and middle-income countries. India, with a sixth of the world's population at relatively lower income levels has a horrifying share of the numbers above. Read more

4- Bad eating habits, sedentary lifestyle to blame for type II diabetes
(Source: The Indian Express, Chandigarh, India)
Going by the data provided by the Department of Endocrinology, PGI, the number of adolescents prone to diabetes, is pegged at five to eight per cent. As per the data of over 1000 patients who visited the OPD in the institute, about 5-8 per cent are children and are in the age group of 12 to 19 years. Doctors say that overweight children are in the risk group and are more likely to fall prey to the disease. Read more

5- Type 2 Diabetes – The Importance Of Using A Blood Sugar Meter

(Source: Caribbean Media Vision, UK)
The device necessary for calculating blood sugar levels is known as a blood glucose meter, a glucometer or monitor. Using a glucometer is a simple process and this convenient device provides reliable results in only a few seconds. It makes sense for almost everyone with diabetes to have a monitor on hand. Read more
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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 8 - 14 September 2011

2011-09-14T12:43:00.000+05:30

Issue: 122
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of five major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. This is issue 122 (period: 8-14 September 2011).
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1- New medicine approved by FDA to treat type 2 diabetes

(Source: The Tribune, New Delhi, India)
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc and Eli Lilly and Company announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved TRADJENTA(TM) (linagliptin) tablets, a new prescription medication used along with diet and exercise, to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. Read more

2- Diabetes Type 1 - Alcohol Related Deaths Rise Significantly

(Source: Mediacal News Today, USA)
According to a study published on bmj.com, alcohol has become an important cause of death among patients with type-1 diabetes since the 1980s. Read more

3- Risk for Diabetes Tied to Degree and Duration of Obesity

(Source: Medscape News Today, USA)
Degree and duration of obesity, expressed as excess body mass index (BMI)-years, shows a better correlation with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with BMI alone, according to a new study. Read more

4- Diabetes Continues to Escalate Worldwide, Kills One Every 7 Seconds
(Source: International Business Times, USA)
About 366 million people worldwide have diabetes and a person dies from it every seven seconds, world health officials said.The International Diabetes Federation described the number of cases as "staggering" and called for strong measures to stem the epidemic. The federation says it's time for global officials to step up and commit more time and research to prevent diabetes. Read more

5- High court comes to rescue of ailing nursing student

(Source: Hindustan Times, Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh)
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has come to the rescue of a nursing student who had been denied entrance in a nursing college on the ground that she had developed Diabetes Mellitus (Type-1). Read more
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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 12 - 18 July 2011

2011-07-19T12:59:00.001+05:30

Issue: 121
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of five major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. This is issue 121 (period: 12 - 18 July 2011).
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1- Cataract, glaucoma highly dangerous for diabetics

(Source:The Times of India, New Delhi, India)
It is not only diabetic retinopathy (DR) that raises the risk of blindness during diabetes, other conditions like glaucoma and cataract pose even higher risk for damaging eyes and causing blindness in diabetics. Read more

2- Dal, roti to replace burgers and pizzas in schools

(Source: Daily News Analysis, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
The Centre has asked state governments to ban sale of junk food and carbonated drinks on schools premises and withdraw all such items that lead to unhealthy eating from canteens. Read more

3- Researchers Identify How a Gene Linked to Both Alzheimer’s Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Works

(Source: Newswise, USA)
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified how a gene for a protein that can cause Type 2 diabetes, also possibly kills nerve cells in the brain, thereby contributing to Alzheimer’s disease. Read more

4- Controversial Cholesterol Drug Might Lower Blood Sugar Levels in Diabetics
(Source: UNS News, Australia)
Australian researchers have discovered that a drug initially designed to raise levels of "good" HDL cholesterol has an unexpected benefit in people with type 2 diabetes: it lowered their blood sugar. Read more

5- Annual eye check must for diabetics: expert

(Source: The Times of India, Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh)
If you are a diabetic, go for annual eye (retinal) check up to keep track of diabetic retinopathy (DR), as chances of ailment threatening to damage eyes increase manifold if the disease is over seven years old. Read more
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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 5 - 11 July 2011

2011-07-12T15:39:00.000+05:30

Issue: 120
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of five major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. This is issue 120 (period: 5 - 11 July 2011).
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1- Hypertension, diabetes take a toll on Mumbaikars’ lifestyle

(Source:The Times of India, New Delhi, India)
Diabetes cases, saw a sharp increase of 76%, with municipal dispensaries reporting only 2,593 cases in 2008-09, as against 4,536 cases in 2010-11. Read more

2- New Research Points to Type 1 Diabetes Prevention

(Source: Med India News, New Delhi, India)
Increasing a specific protein in areas of the pancreas that produce insulin, blocks the immune attack that causes type 1 diabetes, indicates new research. Read more

3- Diabetes on the rise in Hunter

(Source: The Herald, Australia)
Diabetes is on the rise in the Hunter, with data showing incidence increases of between 19 per cent and 35 per cent in the past five years across the region's state electorates. Research from the Australian Diabetes Council mapped areas of increase and concern throughout the state. Read more

4- Preliminary results from Generex Oral-lyn clinical trial on type 1 diabetes

(Source: News Medical, USA)
Generex Biotechnology Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GNBT) (www.generex.com) announced preliminary clinical results of two major trials using the Generex Oral-lyn™ formulation that will be used for registration and marketing. Read more

5- Gaining Weight in Pregnancy Poses Gestational Diabetes Risk

(Source: Health Talk News, USA)
A study reported that those women who have gained weight during their first and second pregnancies have the more probability of developing gestational diabetes when they get pregnant the second time, in comparison with women who have constant weights. Read more

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 28 June - 4 July 2011

2011-07-05T16:05:00.000+05:30

Issue: 119
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of five major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. This is issue 119 (period: 28 June - 4 July 2011).
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1- Tame Diabetes Before It Gets You

(Source:Citizen News Service, India/Thailand)
The Union Health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad recently announced a nationwide screening campaign under which every person above 30 years of age and all pregnant women will be tested for diabetes in a phased manner. Read more

2- Soon, a sensor to detect role of zinc in diseases like type 2 diabetes

(Source: Daily News and Analysis, New Delhi, India)
Scientists have designed a sensor to spot zinc — a key element in the treatment of a range of diseases, for example type 2 diabetes, prostate cancer and Alzheimer's disease — in zebrafish. Read more

3- Stem cell biologist brings new hope for diabetes treatments

(Source: Hospital News, Canada)
Applications for stem cells were once considered ‘futuristic.’ But today’s research is ushering in a new era in which these cells are a source of great hope for use in regenerative medicine, as well as in the development of new drugs to prevent and treat illnesses including diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury and macular degeneration. Read more

4- Diabetes link found in genes of Emiratis

(Source: The National, Dubai)
A link has been found for the first time between the genetic make-up of the Bedouin people of the UAE and Type 2 diabetes, according to research. Read more

5- ADA: Biologic Slows Type 1 Diabetes

(Source: Medical Page Today, USA)
The arthritis drug abatacept (Orencia) may help delay progression of type 1 diabetes, according to randomized clinical trial results. After two years of monthly infusions of the biologic drug in new onset cases, beta-cell function appeared better preserved, Jay S. Skyler, MD, of the University of Miami Diabetes Research Institute, and colleagues found. Read more

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 21-27 June 2011

2011-06-27T16:54:00.001+05:30

Issue: 118
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of five major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. This is issue 118 (period: 21-27 June 2011).
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1- Weight loss surgery may cure diabetes in many cases

(Source: Reuters News, USA)
Most obese people with diabetes will be cured of the blood sugar disease after undergoing weight loss surgery, a new review of earlier studies suggests. Read more

2- Want to prevent diabetes, take plenty of fruits

(Source: The Nigerian Tribune, Nigeria)
A healthy diet, including fruits and vegetables could help prevent diabetes from ever occurring. The higher levels of fruit and vegetable consumption might decrease the risk of diabetes in adults, particularly women. Read more

3- After thalassaemic, diabetic declared unfit for services

(Source: The Tribune, New Delhi, Delhi)
In another case of discrimination on medical grounds, the Department of Personnel and Training recently declared a UPSC rank holder “unfit to join all the services on account of diabetes”. Read more

4- Goa to give free treatment to diabetics

(Source: The Times of India, Goa, India)
Every diabetic patient in Goa who is registered with the diabetic registry of the health department will be given free treatment soon. At present only diabetic patients who seek treatment in government hospitals are given free medicines and insulin injection. Read more

5- A third of worlds diabetics in India, China

(Source: Mangalorean Times, Mangalore, India)
The number of adults diagnosed with diabetes worldwide has doubled since 1980 to 347 million with more than a third of them living in India and China, a new study has found. According to the study by Harvard and World Health Organisation (WHO), the largest of its kind for diabetes, 70 per cent of the rise in worldwide diabetic cases was due to population growth and ageing, with the other 30 per cent due to higher prevalence. Read more

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 14-20 June 2011

2011-06-20T17:24:00.000+05:30

Issue: 117
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of five major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. This is issue 117 (period: 14-20 June 2011).
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1- Your Heart Is Worth Your Grain Of Salt

(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
Dr Anil Kapur, Managing Director of the World Diabetes Foundation, attributes this to the ‘increasing popularity of the eating out concept in urban India, as restaurant food is more likely to a have higher salt content. He also blames the hot climate which makes the people sweat a lot, leading to salt loss and this in turn may contribute to salt craving and higher salt consumption. Read more

2- Many Indians secretive about diabetes in U.K.: Survey

(Source: The Hindu, New Delhi, Delhi)
Over 40 per cent of people with roots in the Indian sub-continent with diabetes in the UK could be risking their health and experiencing emotional distress by keeping their diabetes a secret, according to a survey by leading health charity organisation, Diabetes U.K. Read more

3- Control diabetes to cut cancer risk

(Source: Zee News, India)
Diabetes is associated with lower risk of prostate cancer in men but with higher risk of other cancers in both men and women, according to a new study. The NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study data also showed an association between diabetes and higher cancer mortality rates. "Our results provide further evidence that abnormal insulin and glucose signaling may contribute to cancer initiation and development," said Gabriel Lai, a cancer prevention fellow at the US National Cancer Institute. Read more

4- Type 2 diabetes ups stroke, heart risk

(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
In a recent study, type 2 diabetes was found associated with an increased risk of recurrent stroke or cardiovascular events among patients who have had an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). Read more

5- Stem cell therapy used for diabetic patients

(Source: IBN Live News, Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
Doctors in the city claim to have achieved a major breakthrough in saving the legs of several diabetic patients from amputation using stem cell therapy. Vascular surgeons from Vijaya Hospital, Vadapalani, along with stem cell experts from Nichi-In Centre for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM), claimed to have cured leg ulcers using stem cells from the patient’s own bone marrow. Read more
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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 4-10 June 2011

2011-06-11T14:44:00.001+05:30

Issue: 116
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of five major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. This is issue 116 (period: 4-10 June 2011).
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1- 'Goa to launch diabetes registry, rural medical dispensaries'
(Source: The Time of India, Goa, India)
Health minister Vishwajit Rane said Goa will become the first state in the country to launch a Diabetes Registry of its diabetes-afflicted population in order to help the state health services to better monitor the disease in Goa. Read more

2- New Study Shows Infant Formula Linked to Childhood Diabetes
(Source: Fox News Network, USA)
Choosing the right formula could stave off infant diabetes, according to a new global study distributed. The study showed that if a mother transitions from breastfeeding to "highly hydrolyzed formula," which is broken down for easier digestion, the infant may have a lower risk of developing type 1 diabetes. Read more

3- Patients with type 2 diabetes at risk of developing heart problems
(Source: Daily News and Analysis, Mumbai, India)
A new study has found that people having type 2 diabetes are at a risk of developing heart problems as early as in their adolescence. “Past studies in adults with Type 2 diabetes show that their heart and blood vessels' ability to adapt to exercise may be impaired. Our study shows that these changes in heart function may begin to happen very early after Type 2 diabetes occurs," said Teresa Pinto, a pediatric endocrinologist at the Dalhousie University IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Canada. Read more

4- Researchers use genetic therapy to cure type 1 diabetes in mice
(Source: Endocrineweb News, USA)
MontclairA team of Baylor College of Medicine researchers may have identified a genetic therapy that can stimulate the growth of new insulin-producing pancreatic cells and reverse the symptoms of type 1 diabetes, according to a recent presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society. Read more

5- Low-fat diet may not increase diabetes risks
(Source: Reuters India News, India) While the low-fat diet craze led some doctors to worry that Americans would instead start eating too many carbohydrates, a new study suggests that eating low-fat doesn't have to increase carbohydrate-fueled health risks. Read more

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 21-27 May 2011

2011-05-27T12:34:00.038+05:30

Issue: 115
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. The following represent the major 5 news items out of the 73 news which we tracked over this week. This is issue 115 (period: 21-27 May 2011).
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1- Weight gain after 1st baby’s birth ups diabetes risk in 2nd pregnancy
(Source: Asian News International (ANI), India)
A new study has revealed that women who gain weight between their first and second pregnancies have a heightened risk for developing pregnancy-related diabetes in their second pregnancy. Read more

2- Type 2 Diabetes Frequently Leads to Mood Disorders
(Source: Accented Touch, USA)
“Type 2 diabetes and mood disorders such as depression and anxiety are known to co-occur at high rates. However, doctors have been unsure whether one condition causes the other or if a single underlying factor is responsible for both ailments.” Read more

3- Diabetes cases on the rise in Saudi Arabia
(Source: Arab News, UAE)
Diabetics cases in Saudi Arabia are growing at alarming rate holding third place in the world, says Dr. Zuhair Al-Ghareebi, director of the National Diabetes Center and head of the campaign for early detection of diabetic patients in the Kingdom. Read more

4- Common test could offer prediction of early death from diabetes
(Source: Diabetes News, UK)
Researchers in the United States have found that a common and fairly inexpensive test for diabetes, the computed tomography (CT) scan, could help predict early death in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes . The study also revealed that diabetics were at an increased risk of developing heart and vascular disease. Read more

5- Diabetic? Forget pills, pop almonds
(Source: The Times of India, India)
As India grapples with a major public health problem, being home to an estimated 50.8 million diabetic population, the largest in the world, experts say "consuming a few almonds daily can help combat the lifestyle disease." Read more

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 14-20 May 2011

2011-05-20T15:28:00.014+05:30

Issue: 115
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. The following represent the major 5 news items out of the 86 news which we tracked over this week. This is issue 115 (period: 14-20 May 2011).
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1- Act Now To Control Diabetes
(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
Poor dietary habits and lack of exercise are the main reasons for spreading this epidemic to such unimaginable extent. The time is to act now. Together we can change this scenario by better urban planning which creates the right environment to make healthy choices. It is high time we started clipping down the branches of high cost of care, disability, poverty and discrimination, adorning the tree of diabetes. Read more

2- Ignorance Is Not Bliss In Diabetes Treatment And Care
(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
Dr Rajesh Kesavan, diabetic foot specialist from Chennai, rues that time is ticking fast. With a view to improve the existing situation he suggests that—“Diabetic foot problems and diabetic neuropathy should be made a compulsory part of medical curriculum; more medical professionals should be trained in quality wound care management; and research should be encouraged for developing cheaper and better wound care products and therapeutic footwear.” Read more

3- Diabetes in youth, women big challenge
(Source: The Tribune, India)
"The two major challenges in the field of diabetes during the next decade in the country would be diabetes in youth and women, particularly pregnant women. He added that if diabetes could be prevented during pregnancy, it could cut down the tendency of diabetes in the newborn." said Dr Jitendra. Read more

4- Coimbatore district has 2.8 lakh diabetics, says study
(Source: The Hindu, India)
Around 2.8 lakh people have diabetes in Coimbatore district and 3.2 lakh people have pre-diabetes, V. Mohan, chairman and managing director of Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre (DMDSC), said here quoting an Indian Council of Medical Research - India Diabetes (ICMR-INDIAB) study. Read more

5- Can Intensive Treatment of Diabetes Lower Cardiovascular Risk?
(Source: Med India News, India)
Patients with type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease. Diabetes can affect blood flow to the heart, resulting in angina and heart attack. It could also cause heart failure. Besides, diabetes could also affect the blood supply to the brain, leading to transient ischemic attacks and stroke. Read more

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 7-13 May 2011

2011-05-14T09:16:00.033+05:30

Issue: 114
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. The following represent the major 5 news items out of the 40 news which we tracked over this week. This is issue 114 (period: 7-13 May 2011).
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1- Diabetic foot is a major public health challenge in India: Dr Arun Bal
(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
Speaking on why diabetic foot lesions are often missed, Dr Bal said that often usual signs and symptoms of infection are absent, patients don't complain of pain, low levels of awareness exist at primary healthcare level and diabetic foot lesions are 'silent'. He said that unless people with diabetes take very good care of their feet it is likely that they will end up with ulcers in their feet which trigger the disease to take a completely different progression path and at times it becomes unmanageable. Read more

2- The Curtain Falls On ADFC 2011
(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
Diabetes is a disease of the blood vessels. By the time the lower limb has vascular obstruction, the heart is already affected by poor blood supply. If a diabetic patient, who has undergone a major amputation, is ambulant on prosthesis, there is increased cardiac strain to the rate of 15%. Thus by limb salvage it is not only the quality of life/ psychological status of the patients that is improved, but even the life span is increased. Read more

3- Type 2 Diabetes and Women
(Source: Web MD News, USA)
Women with diabetes are as likely to have a heart attack as someone who has already had a heart attack. Compared to men, women with diabetes are more likely to have a heart attack and to die from it. And they tend to have a poorer quality of life than men. “Nobody knows for sure why these heart risks are different for women than men - whether it’s hormones or socioeconomic factors or some combination of those two,” says ob-gyn and diabetes educator Cassandra Henderson, MD, of New York’s Montefiore Medical Center. Read more

4- A diabetic lives 8.5 yrs less
(Source: The Times of India, India)
A new study has revealed that a 50-year-old diabetic can expect to live 8.5 years fewer years, on average, than a 50-year-old without the disease. A new report commissioned by The National Academy on an Aging Society found that older adults with diabetes have a lower life expectancy at every age than those without the disease. At age 60, for example, the difference in life expectancy is 5.4 years. By age 90, the difference is one year. Read more

5- Embu Diabetes Pateints Forced to Pay More for Insulin
(Source: All Africa News, Kenya)
Diabetes patients in Embu have been forced to pay more for their doses of insulin after pharmacists at the Embu Provincial General hospital started unlawfully selling the drug at an inflated price of Sh500 from Sh200. Read more

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 30 April - 6 May 2011

2011-05-09T09:48:00.000+05:30

Issue: 113
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. The following represent the major 5 news items out of the 52 news which we tracked over this week. This is issue 113 (period: 30 April - 6 May 2011).
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1- Prevention Of Major Amputations In Diabetic Lower Limb Wounds
(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
According to Dr Ajit Kumar Varma, Additional Professor, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetic lower limb and Podiatric Surgery at AIMS, and Organising Secretary of the conference, "A large number of amputations, in patients with diabetic foot ulcers and deformed diabetic feet can be prevented by employing novel surgical techniques in the management of diabetic foot and lower limb problems. Read more

2- Human Body Is The Temple of God, So keep It Healthy

(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
Thus spoke Swami Sampoojya Poornamritanandapuri, at the inaugural function of Amrita Diabetic Foot Conference (ADFC 2011), organized by Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS), Kochi, India (6-7 May 2011). In the words of Swamiji, 'we can reach a supreme state of bliss if we respect our body, as the human body is a temple in which God resides.' Read more

3- Your Leg Is a Mirror Of Your Body
(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
Diabetes is a disease of the nerves and the blood vessels. Poor blood sugar control affects almost all organs of the body, but the worst sufferers are the feet, said Dr KR Suresh, Director, Jain Institute of Vascular Sciences, Bangalore, India, who spoke to CNS at the Amrita Diabetic Foot Conference (ADFC 2011), organized by Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS), Kochi, India (6-7 May 2011). Read more

4- Interdisciplinary limb salvage team gives hope for people with diabetic foot
(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
A collaborative approach between different specialities in a hospital can save the limb in people with diabetic foot who are slipping towards amputation. "There is always room for change and betterment" said Dr Sarnarendra S Miranpuri, Section of Podiatric Surgery, Detroit Medical Centre, USA, who was delivering the keynote address at the Amrita Diabetic Foot Conference (ADFC 2011). The ADFC 2011 is being organized by Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS) in Kochi, India (6-7 May 2011). Read more

5- Judicious antibiotic use decides diabetic foot infection control

(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
In an award-winning research paper presentation at the Amrita Diabetic Foot Conference (ADFC 2011), Dr Shibin T Sudevan, Department of Endocrinology and Podiatric Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS) presented the study 'Bacteriological profile of diabetic foot infections' making a clear conclusion: judicious use of antibiotics will decide the treatment outcome of diabetic foot infections. Read more

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 23-29 April 2011

2011-04-30T14:53:00.002+05:30

Issue: 112
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. The following represent the major 5 news items out of the 75 news which we tracked over this week. This is issue 112 (period: 23-29 April 2011).

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1- Newest trends in the management of diabetic retinopathy

(Source: The Hindu, New Delhi, Delhi)
Diabetic retinopathy is a key field in medical research, where positive changes occur very frequently. The way we manage diabetic retinopathy has changed immensely in the last few years and is still evolving rapidly. It is indeed a challenge for the retinal surgeon to keep in track with all the new developments of diabetic eye care. He needs to keep refreshing his knowledge on a yearly basis now as management strategies are evolving. Read more

2- Decrease in protein levels could be sign child will develop diabetes

(Source: Asian News International, New Delhi, India)
A study has found that the decreasing blood levels of a protein that helps control inflammation could be a sign that a child will develop diabetes. Georgia Health Sciences University researchers are looking at blood levels of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist, or IL-1ra, in children because their genes put them at risk for type 1 diabetes. Read more

3- Diet may 'reverse kidney failure' in diabetics

(Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi, India)
A controlled diet high in fat and low in carbohydrate may help repair kidney damage in diabetics, a new study has found. Researchers at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York found a "ketogenic diet" could reverse the damage caused to tubes in the kidneys by too much sugar in the blood. For their study, the researchers used laboratory mice with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Read more

4- Autoimmune reaction and type 2 diabetes linked in breakthrough study

(Source: Diabetes News, UK)
Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the University of Toronto have showed that type 2 diabetes could derive from an autoimmune reaction from within the body. It is hoped the breakthrough will lead to new therapies for treating the condition. Read more

5- A New Study Associates Type 1 Diabetes and Sjogren’s Syndrome

(Source: Top News, USA)
A recent study carried out by the Australian scientists from the Sydney’s Garvan Institute of Medical Research has found a link between two autoimmune diseases, Type 1 diabetes and Sjogren’s syndrome. The researchers have discovered a new group of immune cells that connects these two autoimmune diseases. The new type of immune cells belongs to a sub-class of ‘T helper cells’, which are the white blood cells in the body and helps other immune cells to perform their tasks. Read more

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 16-22 April 2011

2011-04-23T18:17:00.002+05:30

Issue: 111
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. The following represent the major 7 news items out of the 129 news which we tracked over this week. This is issue 111 (period: 16-22 April 2011).
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Diabetes and health
1- Ketogenic diet reverses kidney failure
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Researchers have for the first time determined that the ketogenic diet, a specialized high-fat, low carbohydrate diet, may reverse impaired kidney function in people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Read more
2- Combatting depression can help diabetes patients, says study
(Source: Diabetes News, UK)
With many diabetics also suffering from bouts of depression, a new study has revealed that treating depression in type 2 diabetes patients can bring benefits to their overall health. Read more

Type-2 diabetes
1- Type 2 diabetes may be autoimmune disease
(Source: The Herald, India)
Type 2 diabetes, like Type 1, may be an autoimmune disease, but the immune system's target cells are different, Stanford researchers said this week. The discovery sheds new light on how obesity contributes to the onset of Type 2 diabetes and could lead to new types of treatment for the disorder, the researchers reported in the journal Nature Medicine. Read more

Diabetes in children
1- Many kids with diabetes have other immune diseases
(Source: Reuters News, India)
A third of children with type 1 diabetes have signs of other immune system disorders when they get diagnosed with diabetes, according to a new study. The findings, researchers say, underscore the importance of keeping an eye out for symptoms of those diseases in diabetic children. Read more
2- Child Vaccinations Do Not Cause Diabetes
(Source: International News Network, USA)
Routine childhood vaccinations do not increase the risk of developing diabetes, according to a study of more than 700,000 Danish children. The study, led by Anders Hviid of the Statens Serum Institute in Copenhagen, looked at all Danish children born from 1990 through 2000 and found that diabetes rates were not higher regardless of what types of vaccines were administered. Read more

Diabetes control
1- Take control and avoid diabetes complications
(Source: Review Journal, USA)
Changing health behaviors is vital for the nearly 26 million Americans with diabetes and the 79 million American adults with pre-diabetes. That's because improperly managed diabetes can bring serious complications, including heart disease or stroke, kidney disease, nerve damage, vision loss or amputation. Read more
2-Tech advances make it easier to live with diabetes
(Source: The Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Delhi)
Technological advances such as insulin pumps coupled with glucose monitoring system, which deliver insulin more accurately than daily injections, are making people with diabetes manage their sugar levels more easily. Among people benefiting the most are executives with erratic sleep and eating schedules because of work and travel, and pregnant women, for whom fluctuating sugar levels are a challenge to manage. Read more

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 9-15 April 2011

2011-04-16T16:34:00.001+05:30

Issue: 110
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. The following represent the major 10 news items out of the 129 news which we tracked over this week. This is issue 110 (period: 9-15 April 2011).
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Diabetes and health
1- IDF Advocates Rights Of People Living With Diabetes
(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
According to Ann Keeling, CEO IDF, "2011 is a global game changer for diabetes. This year is the year we change the lives of real people on the ground and turn the diabetes epidemic around. I invite you all to be a part of this change and make a world of difference for diabetes." The vision of the Charter is to improve the health and quality of life of people living with diabetes, enabling them to realize their full potential and lead as normal a life as is possible. Read more

2- Wake up call for women with diabetes
(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
Diabetes in women, especially pregnant women, is having far reaching health ramifications in India. According to Dr Anoop Misra, "Women should be more addressed not only for diabetes but also for heart disease and should be targeted in a special way for prevention programmes. They gain weight in each pregnancy. Read more
3- Diabetes could be cured in the United States
(Source: WPTV News, USA)
It's Trahnel Mays' job to make sure everything is set and ready to go for surgery. She's a transplant tech -- and ironically --she is one of the first people in the United States to receive an islet cell transplant to cure her type-one diabetes. The 43-year-old has been dealing with diabetes since she was 13. Before her insulin pump, Trahnel was giving herself five shots a day. Read more
4- How Pacific nations became world's fattest
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, India)
"This is the biggest issue facing Tonga," he said, citing soaring levels of weight-related coronary disease, diabetes and strokes among islanders. "Every other day there's a funeral, a next-door neighbour, a relative, a friend. It's always heart disease, diabetes, it's ridiculous." Read more
5- 'By 2020 more than 10% Indians will be heart patients'
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, India)
"It is just because of eating habits and diabetes. A diabetic patient is more susceptible to heart diseases. In Europe and the US, the smoking habits among people have gone down. But, in India it is not so. Indians love high cholesterol food which is also one of the root causes of heart disease," Maurice said. A Jaipur-based cardiologist Ashok Garg said the younger generation of Jaipurites have become susceptible to heart disease. Read more

Diabetes Control
1- National Diabetes Control Programme Commence by Novo Nordisk
(Source: Accented Touch, India)
The goal of Improve control programme is to change the trend of the management of diabetes treatment through a multi-pronged way which involves healthcare professional training, awareness campaign, and education for patients and training for the medical personnel involved in the diabetes management. It was launched in the eve of the Global Permix Summit held by the diabetes major Novo Nordisk. The program is for a phased manner that involves all the stockholders to assist a program that will help bring the diabetes under control in the six months of diagnosis. Read more

Type-2 Diabetes
1- Treating type 2 diabetes may lower Alzheimer's disease risk
(Source: Endocrine Web, China)
Controlling type 2 diabetes symptoms may produce many health benefits. Now, a new study from a team of Chinese researchers adds the decreased risk of Alzheimer's disease to the list. Investigators from the Third Military Medical University in Chongqing, China, reported in the latest issue of the journal Neurology that individuals with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol who sought treatment for these conditions were significantly less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. Read more
2- ACE survey: 55% of patient with type 2 diabetes experience hypoglycemia
(Source: News Medical, 15 April 2011)
New survey data released today at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 20th Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress reveal that more than half (55%) of people with type 2 diabetes across the country report they have experienced hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. Read more

Research
1- New and Improved Anti-Obesity Drug Developed
(Source: Top News, USA)
In a breakthrough research, a new anti-obesity drug has been developed by the scientists from the Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, which is capable of losing weight with the effect double than the best known medication yet. The drug is named as Topamax after it was made with the combined extracts from Phentermine and topiramate. Read more

Industry update
1- India's First online Diabetes Supplies store launched
(Source: Company News, India)
Diabetes World offers scientifically designed Diabetic footwear that come with adjustable straps, available in all sizes. We also supply diabetic foot care products including socks. A wide range of Sugarfree foods ranging from sugarfree honey, jam, cookies, sweets like gulab- jamun and rosgulla, chocolates, candies and biscuits are available too for guilt-free indulgence. We also supply dietary supplements for diabetics, insulin syringes, needles, urine analysis strips and nebulizers. Read more

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 2-8 April 2011

2011-04-09T11:04:00.002+05:30

Issue: 109
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. The following represent the major 10 news items out of the 113 news which we tracked over this week. This is issue 109 (period: 2-8 April 2011).
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Diabetes and health
1- Emerging global mandate to save 36 million lives from Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
According to The Lancet, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), mainly heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancers, and chronic respiratory disease, are responsible for two out of every three deaths worldwide and the toll is rising. Read more
2- Non-communicable diseases (NCDs): Key concern for women's health
(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
On this year's World Health Day, let us focus on addressing issues that can improve health status of women. A wide array of socio-economic, cultural and gender-based inequalities continue to aggravate risk for women. Read more
3- Scientists find way to cure diabetes?
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, India)
A cure for diabetes may have been found -- at least in men. Researchers have used slivers of testicular tissue to make millions of healthy replacements for the faulty cells that trigger the condition. In experiments on mice, grafts of the lab-grown pancreatic cells produced enough insulin to control blood sugar levels in diabetic mice. Read more
4- American Diabetes Association Launches Diabetes 24/7
(Source: Medical News Today, USA)
The American Diabetes Association is pleased to announce the launch of Diabetes 24/7, a new online application using personal health records that will allow people living with diabetes to manage their condition and share valuable health information with others on their care team. Read more
5- Some diabetes drugs work better than others
(Source: MSN News, 08 April 2011)
Not all diabetes drugs are equally effective at preventing death and heart disease over a decade-long period, a new study suggests. Diabetes patients who take some versions of drugs called insulin secretagogues are 20 to 33 percent more likely to die from any cause over a 10-year period than patients who take the diabetes drug metformin, the study said. Read more

Type-1 Diabetes
1- New type 1 diabetes trials approved for the Sanford Project
(Source: Diabetes News, USA)
The Sanford Project, headquartered in Sioux Fall, South Dakota, has begun clinical trials on people just diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, while a second location for trials has been announced at Sanford Diabetes Center in Fargo. The project, which has the aim of researching and curing type 1 diabetes, is currently recruiting patients for study, particularly those who are between 11 and 45 and have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes within the last six months. Read more

Type-2 Diabetes
1- Adolescent BMI may predict later obesity-related disease
(Source: Daily News & Analysis, Mumbai, India)
The study showed that elevated BMI in adolescence has distinctive relationships with type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease in young adulthood. Researchers showed that diabetes is influenced mainly by recent BMI and weight gain. However, for coronary heart disease, both elevated BMI in adolescence and recent BMI are independent risk factors. Read more
2- Premature Babies at Almost 1% Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes, Says Study
(Source: Top News, India)
A team of Swedish researchers has revealed that premature babies are more likely at risk of developing type-2 diabetes. For the study, the team from the Stanford University roped in 630,000 Swedish to examine the probability of adults, who were born premature, of developing type-2 diabetes. Read more

Research
1- NewCardio invited to present at an upcoming American Diabetes Association event
(Source: Examiner News, USA)
Santa Clara based NewCardio announced that they have been invited to present the findings of a recent study which they have completed that can help patients who suffer from diabetes. The American Diabetes Association has invited NewCardio to present the findings of their study at the annual American Diabetes Association Annual Scientific Session. NewCardio will present using a Guided Audio Poster Tour which will clearly outline the company’s findings. Read more

Industry update
1- Cadila gets USFDA nod for new diabetes molecule
(Source: The Hindu Business Line, India)
The Zydus Cadila Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Pankaj R. Patel, said: “We have been building a promising pipeline of new molecular entities at the Zydus Research Centre.” ZYGK1 is a new molecular entity (NME), which is a ‘potent and orally administered small molecule glucokinase activator’. In multiple pre-clinical models of Type 2 diabetes, ZYGK1 was found to be effective in controlling both fasting and non-fasting blood glucose, the company added. Read more

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 26 March - 1 April 2011

2011-04-02T16:43:00.005+05:30

Issue: 108
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. The following represent the major 10 news items out of the 104 news which we tracked over this week. This is issue 108 (period: 26 March - 1 April 2011).
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Diabetes and health
1- 70% of lower extremity amputations happen to people with diabetes
(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
Amrita Diabetic Foot Conference (ADFC 2011) will open soon next month in Kochi, India. "Over one million lower extremity amputations are performed each year, 70% of which happen to people with diabetes. In India, almost 40,000 legs are amputated every year as a consequence of diabetes" had said Professor Jean Claude Mbanya, President of International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in his message to CNS earlier. Read more
2-Duration of diabetes and high heart attack risk
(Source: NDTV News, New Delhi, India)
Men who have had type 2 diabetes for a decade or more face the same risk of heart attack as those who have already had a prior heart attack. In other words, when a man develops type 2 diabetes could determine his risk of a heart attack. Read more
3- Older drugs just as effective in treating diabetes: study
(Source: The Globe & Mail, UK)
Newer doesn’t necessarily mean better when it comes to the medications used to treat Type 2 diabetes. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore reviewed 166 previously published studies that investigated the effectiveness and safety of different classes of diabetes drugs. Read more
4- World Health Day (7 April): Antimicrobial resistance: no action today, no cure tomorrow
(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
With emerging drug resistance gradually making existing array of curative drugs ineffective, treatment options for a range of health conditions is getting severely limited. This year, the World Health Day (7th April) has put this theme in the bull's eye: Combat drug resistance - no action today, no cure tomorrow. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), antimicrobial resistance is not a new problem but one that is becoming more dangerous; urgent and consolidated efforts are needed to avoid regressing to the pre-antibiotic era. Read more
5- Concerns raised about diabetes care
(Source: The Press Association, USA)
Almost four out of 10 diabetic hospital patients are the victim of medication errors by NHS staff, with "significant" issues around some aspects of care, according to a national audit. There is "cause for concern" about the care of inpatients with diabetes in most hospitals and medication errors "are worryingly common", it said. Read more
6- Latest Advances in Diabetes Research to Be Presented in San Diego, California at World's Largest Diabetes Conference, June 24-28, 2011
(Source: MSN News, India)
More than 13,000 top scientists, physicians and other health care professionals from around the world will share cutting-edge research, treatment recommendations and advances toward a cure for diabetes. Keep your readers, viewers and listeners informed of the advances made in fighting this disease that affects nearly 26 million children and adults in the United States and contributes to the deaths of over 230,000 Americans each year. Read more

Diabetes Type-2
1- International Diabetes Federation backs surgery in fight against diabetes
(Source: Asian News International, India)
Weight loss surgery can effectively treat diabetes in obese people, according to the medical fraternity. A new position statement from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) says that bariatric surgery should be considered earlier as a cost-effective treatment option for severely obese people with type 2 diabetes. Read more

Daibetes in Children
1-More children being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the US
(Source: Diabetes News, USA)
A new report has found that an increasing number of children in the US are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, a condition that used to be known as adult-onset diabetes. The study, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, showed that around 3,700 people in the US under the age of 20 are diagnosed every year for type 2 diabetes, and that the trend has been growing over the last decade. Read more

Research
1- Antioxidants during pregnancy may reduce type 2 diabetes risk in offspring
(Source: Endocrine Web, USA)
A diet that is rich in antioxidants and low in fat and carbohydrates may help pregnant women protect their unborn children from future obesity and type 2 diabetes risk, according to a new study from Philadelphia Children's Hospital researchers. Read more
2- Researchers find link between cigarette smoke and type 2 diabetes
(Source: Endocrine Web, USA)
A medication currently used to treat high blood sugar may help most individuals who are obese and have other metabolic risk factors for type 2 diabetes completely avoid developing the condition. The findings could have implications for millions of Americans. Read more

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 19-25 March 2011

2011-03-26T11:43:00.003+05:30

Issue: 107
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. The following represent the major 10 news items out of the 88 news which we tracked over this week. This is issue 107 (period: 19-25 March 2011).
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Diabetes and health

1- Non Communicable Diseases Outsmart Infectious Diseases

(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) - cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes - are no longer diseases of the wealthy. They are responsible for 8 million deaths in the world’s poorest billion, largely composed of children and young adults. These were among some of the key messages from the speakers at a conference co -organized by the NCD Alliance and Partners in Health , in the first week of March in Boston. Read more
2- Pollutants in air can cause diabetes too
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, India)
Studies conducted in various parts of the world have revealed a strong link between type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases and continuous exposure to ultra fine particulate matter present in the air. "But we can no longer say that only lifestyle and obesity are the only causes of diabetes as we see patients who have a healthy lifestyle and are not obese contracting diabetes," said Dr V Mohan of Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre. Read more
3- Asthma may be linked to increased incidence of diabetes, heart disease
(Source: Endocrine Today, USA)
Asthmatics were more than twice as likely to develop diabetes mellitus as non-asthmatics, according to findings presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology in San Francisco. Read more
4- No quality care for diabetics in Chennai: Study
(Source: The Times of India, Chennai, India)
Most diabetics get substandard care for their disorder, even if they visit a specialty centre, a study on healthcare provided for diabetes in the city has found. The inadequate treatment leads to needless complications and deaths, says diabetologist Dr Vijay Vishwanath, an author of the study published in the International Journal of Diabetes Mellitus in February. Read more

Type-2 Diabetes
1- Identifying postpartum intervention approaches to prevent type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes
(Source: 7th Space Interactive, USA)
Women who develop gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have an increased risk for the development of type 2 diabetes. Despite this "window of opportunity,"few intervention studies have targeted postpartum women with a history of GDM. Read more

Diabetes control
1- Diabetes drug Actos reduces risk of developing the disease
(Source: Los Angeles Times, USA)
Taking the diabetes drug Actos every day reduced the chance of developing Type 2 diabetes by two-thirds in people whose obesity, ethnicity, family history and other factors put them at high risk of developing the disease, researchers said. Read more
2- Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance Programs Expand to Atlanta to Help Tackle City’s Diabetes Crisis
(Source: Yahoo News, India)
Diabetes cost the country an estimated $194 billion in 2010. More than 50 percent of Americans could have diabetes or prediabetes by 2020 if current trends continue, according to an analysis from the UnitedHealth Center for Health Reform & Modernization, which predicts diabetes and prediabetes will account for an estimated 10 percent of total health care spending by the end of the decade at an annual cost of almost $500 billion. Read more
3- Trial will see if mentors can help prevent diabetes
(Source: BBC News, UK)
Researchers in Norfolk are beginning a £2m project to screen 10,000 people who are at high risk of type 2 diabetes. Some people whose blood sugar shows they are at a "pre-diabetes" stage will be assigned mentors - patients who already have the condition. The mentors will give other patients advice on diet and lifestyle - as well as getting support themselves from professionals. Read more

Research

1- U.S. researchers find potential new non-insulin treatment for type 1 diabetes

(Source: People's Daily News, USA)
Researchers at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a hormone pathway that potentially could lead to new ways of treating type 1 diabetes independent of insulin, long thought to be the sole regulator of carbohydrates in the liver. Results of this new study will be published in journal Science. Read more
2- New diabetes blood test offers early detection
(Source: Diabetes News, UK)
It is hoped that the study, by scientists at Harvard University and published in Nature Medicine, could provide a suitable screening for diabetes in the future, and help to identify people who are likely to develop type 2 diabetes, and related complications such as blindness . Read more

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 12-18 March 2011

2011-03-19T12:50:00.002+05:30

Issue: 106
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. The following represent the major 10 news items out of the 70 news which we tracked over this week. This is issue 106 (period: 12-18 March 2011).
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Diabetes and health
1- Thin Is Not Healthy And Neither Is Fat
(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
"Hence it is very important for every woman to be screened for diabetes, which needs to be controlled on an emergency basis in case of pregnant women. If a woman living with diabetes becomes pregnant, her blood sugar needs to be controlled in a more effective manner, as even a slight increase in it will result in an ill effect on the foetus—increase in weight, abortion, malformation, etc. Read more
2- Depression Risk Factors for People With Diabetes
(Source: Web MD News, UK)
Experiencing negative life events and being overweight may raise the risk of depression in people with type 2 diabetes, according to new research. People with type 2 diabetes are 52% more likely to become depressed than people without the condition, according to background information cited in the study. Read more
3- Diabetes drug boosts survival rate for melioidosis patients
(Source: Health Canal News, USA)
"Roughly half of all patients with melioidosis have diabetes as a risk factor," says Dr Gavin Koh, an infectious diseases doctor at the University of Cambridge and first author of the study. Read more

Gestational Diabetes
1- Think prevention of Type 2 diabetes when diagnosed with gestational diabetes
(Source: Natural News, USA)
In the first national study of its kind, the January issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology revealed that a diagnosis of diabetes during pregnancy, known as gestational diabetes, is indicative of a much greater risk in the years ahead for a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes. The study titled "Gaps in Diabetes Screening During Pregnancy and Postpartum" was performed to determine testing patterns across the U.S. for gestational diabetes. Read more

Diabetes in Children
1- Diabetes' link to viral infection confirmed
(Source: The Times of India, India)
An Australian study has suggested that kids with Type 1 diabetes are nearly 10 times more likely to have a viral infection as compared to healthy children. Childhood diabetes has been linked to enteroviruses, which can lead to cold, flu and even meningitis. But the researchers have disapproved that the virus causes diabetes. Read more

Diabetes Risk Factor
1- Second-hand smoke raises diabetes risk
(Source: The Times of India, India)
Cigarette smoke is tied to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes , formerly known as adult-onset diabetes, for both smokers and the people around them , a study said. And the more secondhand smoke people are exposed to, the greater their risk of the disease , which results from insulin resistance — in which cells fail to use insulin properly — sometimes combined with an absolute insulin deficiency, according to the study , published in "Diabetes Care ."Read more

Research
1- Long-Term Plan Announced for Diabetes Research
(Source: Med Page Today, India)
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has announced its 10-year strategic plan for diabetes research. "By setting priorities and identifying the most compelling research opportunities, the strategic plan will guide NIH, other federal agencies, and the investigative community in efforts to improve diabetes treatments and identify ways to keep more people healthy," NIDDK Director Griffin P. Rodgers, MD, said in a statement. Read more
2- New Insulin Found in the Labs of India, Could Benefit Many Diabetic Patients
(Source: Top News, India)
According to new research conducted by Indian scientists, there has been the discovery of a new kind of treatment for diabetes. This insulin injection is such that one would not need to inject it every day. This injection has the capacity to keep the diabetic patients fit for a week after three doses of it have been administered to a person in a week. Read more
3- Study challenges "carb counting" in diabetes
(Source: Reuters News, India)
The glycemic load repeatedly trumped the carb count in predicting the blood sugar and insulin rise after a meal. "It suggests that the methods used to assess carbs in persons with type 1 diabetes might benefit from some rethinking," said Dr. Edward J. Boyko, a diabetes expert at the University of Washington in Seattle who wasn't involved in the study. Read more

Industry updates
1- GSK/Tolerx type 1 diabetes drug fails in Phase III
(Source: Pharma Times, UK)
GlaxoSmithKline and partners have suffered a setback after the type 1 diabetes investigational drug otelixizumab failed in a late-stage clinical trial. GSK and US biotech Tolerx have announced that the 272-patient Phase III DEFEND-1 study of otelixizumab, a humanised anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, did not meet the primary efficacy endpoint of change in C-peptide (which measures the function of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas) at month 12 in patients with new-onset autoimmune type 1 diabetes. Read more

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 5-11 March 2011

2011-03-12T09:25:00.003+05:30

Issue: 105
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. The following represent the major 10 news items out of the 105 news which we tracked over this week. This is issue 105 (period: 5-11 March 2011).
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Diabetes and Health
1- 'DiSHAA - The Right Direction' to address diabetes and obesity
(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
We all are aware that Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) prevalence is rapidly increasing in India. Urban Asian Indian children are also increasingly afflicted with the problem of obesity, majorly due to nutritional westernization and sedentary lifestyle. Research studies show increasing trends of obesity, insulin resistance, and thus increased risk for development of early onset T2DM and coronary heart disease. Read more
2- Diabetes with depression leads to death
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, India)
A new study has suggested that older women who suffer from both diabetes and depression are at a higher risk of dying from all causes, including heart disease, over a six-year period. In fact, symptoms of depression affect between one-fifth and one-fourth of patients with diabetes, nearly twice as many as individuals without diabetes. An Pan of the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and colleagues looked at 78,282 women aged 54 to 79 in 2000 who were participating in the Nurses' Health Study. Read more
3- Poor diagnosis and ineffective treatment of diabetes increases early death risk
(Source: Top News, USA)
The diabetes-related study, which chiefly highlighted that millions of people with Type 2 diabetes in both the developed and developing countries are undiagnosed and untreated, was published in the World Health Organization bulletin in seven countries. Read more

Diabetes Type-2
1- New Drug Brings Hope to Diabetics
(Source: Med India News, India)
A new insulin drug needs to be given as injections just 3 times a week to maintain the blood sugar levels for diabetics, with negligible side effects. The research is still in a nascent stage, so the cost of the drug is not clear yet. Yet, this new drug brings hope to people with Type 2 diabetes, who can soon do away with daily doses of insulin injections , some of whom are required to take atleast 4 injections a day. Read more
2- Second-hand smoke linked to higher diabetes risk - study
(Source: Reuters News, UK)
Cigarette smoke is tied to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, formerly known as adult-onset diabetes, for both smokers and the people around them, a study said. And the more second-hand smoke people are exposed to, the greater their risk of the disease, which results from insulin resistance -- in which cells fail to use insulin properly -- sometimes combined with an absolute insulin deficiency, according to the study, published in "Diabetes Care." Read more
3- Gene Mutation Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
(Source: Voice of America, USA)
Scientists have identified a unique genetic mutation in about 10 percent of people with type 2 diabetes studied in the United States and Europe. The discovery could help some people learn if they are at risk of developing diabetes so they can seek early treatment and possibly avoid getting the disease altogether. Read more
4- Low potassium levels may be reason for type 2 diabetes disparity among African Americans and Caucasians
(Source: Endocrine Web, USA)
African Americans are almost twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes than Caucasians, according to the American Diabetes Association. Now, a new study has shown that potassium levels may be one of the leading causes of this disparity. Read more

Type-1 Diabetes
Stem cells from teeth could help combat diabetes
(Source: Diabetes News, UK)
A new study has found that dental stem cells could offer a possible treatment for type 1 diabetes, it has emerged. It is hoped that the research, which revealed that transforming stem cells from teeth into cells that produce insulin, could provide a potential cure for the disease. Read more

Diabetes Control
1- Better awareness and treatment compliance needed in Thai diabetes control
(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
Diabetes control in Thailand is improving, but better awareness and patients’ treatment compliance is needed to fully tackle the health issues. So says Professor Wannee Nitiyanant, vice president of the Diabetes Association of Thailand under the Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sinrindhorn in reaction to a recently published international study. Read more

Research
1- Study finds link between maternal diet and diabetes in children later in life
(Source: Top News, USA)
Expectant mothers should take proper care of their diet if they want to keep diabetes risk at bay for their children later in life! It has been found that a poor diet during pregnancy may have an adverse effect on not only the health of the would-be mother, but may also increase the risk of diabetes for the offspring in their adulthood. Read more

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 26 February-4 March 2011

2011-03-05T09:58:00.004+05:30

Issue: 104
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. The following represent the major 10 news items out of the 112 news which we tracked over this week. This is issue 104 (period: 26 February-4 March 2011).
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Diabetes and health
1- Act Now To Turn The Tide Of Diabetes
(Source: Citizen News Service, India/Thailand)
xA new study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington shows that millions of people worldwide may be at risk of early death from diabetes and related cardiovascular illnesses because of poor diagnosis and ineffective treatment. Read more
2- Study links diabetes with reduced life expectancy
(Source: The Med Guru News, India)
A latest study involving more than 250 scientists from 25 countries has suggested that life expectancy can be reduced by nearly six years for those suffering from type 2 diabetes [Also called non-insulin dependent diabetes; a condition in which the pancreas produces so little insulin that the body cannot use the blood glucose as energy; can often be controlled through meal plans and physical activity plans, and diabetes pills or insulin]. Read more
3- Scientists spot another gene behind diabetes
(Source: The News International, Pakistan)
Scientists have identified a gene variant present in some people of white European descent who have type 2 diabetes. Although it’s not yet clear how the gene works, it may prove a future target for treatments, among other benefits, say the authors of a study published March 2 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read more
4- 100,000 NHS patients given wrong diabetes diagnosis, says report
(Source: The Guardian, UK)
The NHS has pledged to improve the diagnosis of diabetes after it emerged that about 100,000 people have either been misdiagnosed with the disease or wrongly told which form of it they have. About 2% of the 2.4m registered diabetics in England – 50,000 people – have been told they are suffering from the disease when they do not have it, a report by the Royal College of General Practitioners and NHS Diabetes found. Read more
5- Cuban medicine for diabetic ulcers gains popularity
(Source: Indo Asian News Service, India)
Cuban medication for diabetic feet ulcers is fast becoming popular in a number of countries and has been used to treat more than 22,000 patients worldwide, according to a senior official. Luis Herrera Martinez, director of Cuba's Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Centre, said the Heberprot-P is the leading product made by the institution, and has helped avoid amputation and improve quality of life in many people, according to Prensa Latina, Cuba's official news agency. Martinez said the product was being monitored and showed safe results, with hardly any relapses among patients. Read more

Type-1 diabetes
1- Revolutionary treatment for Type 1 diabetes
(Source: NZ Doctor, New Zealand)
Two international charitable foundations, New Zealand-based Cure Kids and U.S.-based Children with Diabetes Foundation, have each pledged to provide US$140,000 to fund the final two patients in a Phase II clinical trial in New Zealand that has the potential to transform the treatment of Type 1 diabetes. Read more

Type-2 diabetes
1- Millions With Type 2 Diabetes Go Undiagnosed
(Source: Med India News, India)
A recent report by the World Health Organization reveals a dangerous trend among millions of people in the developed and developing nations of the world- Type 2 diabetes. Akin to a ticking time bomb, many millions are unaware that they are victims of diabetes and therefore go untreated. Untreated diabetes poses grave risk to health, which can also be life threatening in certain cases. Read more
2- Untreated diabetes a growing concern
(Source: CBC News, Canada)
Millions of people with Type 2 diabetes in both the developed and developing countries are undiagnosed and untreated, according to a new report. The World Health Organization published the study on diabetes in seven countries Tuesday in its Bulletin. "Too many people are not being properly diagnosed with diabetes and related cardiovascular risk factors. Those who are diagnosed aren't being effectively treated," Dr. Stephen Lim of The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington in Seattle said in a statement. Read more

Research
1- Diabetes Ups Death Risk Overall, Study Shows
(Source: Business Week, India)
People with diabetes are 80 percent more likely to die prematurely than those without the disease -- and it's not just diabetes that's killing them. Besides dying from vascular problems caused by diabetes, people with the blood sugar disease are also more likely to die prematurely from many other causes, including cancer, infections, falls, liver disease, mental disorders and even suicide, a new British analysis finds. Read more
2- Study Finds Gene Mutation Associated with Type 2 Diabetes
(Source: KGOAM810 News, USA)
Type 2 diabetes affects more than 200 million people worldwide. The disease involves an inability of bloodsugar to enter the cells to supply energy. A new study finds that about 10 percent of these patients in the United States and Europe have a gene mutation associated with the disease. Read more

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 19-25 February 2011

2011-02-26T09:36:00.005+05:30

Issue: 103
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. The following represent the major 10 news items out of the 117 news which we tracked over this week. This is issue 103 (period: 19-25 February 2011).
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Diabetes and health
1- Type 1 Diabetes Patients Need Effective Kidney Therapies
(Source: Med India News, India)
Kidney failure and heart related death is a risk for Type 1 diabetes patients with kidney dysfunction, researchers said, underlining the need for better treatments. According to statistics, nearly one-third of Type 1 diabetes patients develop macroalbuminuria, a condition where increased amounts of protein is lost through the urine. Kidney failure and death from heart-related causes is a risk for such patients. Effective therapies are need of the hour and can go a long way in retarding the advancement to end stage renal disease in Type 1 diabetes patients with macroalbuminuria. Read more.....
2- Home urine test measures insulin production in diabetics
(Source: Asian News International, India)
Scientists have developed a simple home urine test that can measure if patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are producing their own insulin. The urine test, from Professor Andrew Hattersley's Exeter-based team at the Peninsula Medical School, replaces multiple blood tests in hospital and can be sent by post as it is stable for up to three days at room temperature. Avoiding blood tests will be a particular advantage for children. Read more...
3- Coordinated civil society input is vital for UN Summit on NCDs
(Source: Citizen News Service (CNS), India/Thailand)
A civil society movement is growing in lead up to the United Nations (UN) Summit on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), said the Chairperson of NCD Alliance Ann Keeling, who was speaking at the WHO-wide Planning Meeting for the UN High level Meeting on NCDs in Washington DC, USA (source: youtube video). She is also the CEO of International Diabetes Federation (IDF). The UN Summit on NCDs she referred to, is scheduled to be held in September 2011. Read more....
4- FDA approves ONGLYZA to treat type 2 diabetes patients with renal impairment
(Source: The Medical News, UK)
ONGLYZA is indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve blood sugar (glycemic) control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in multiple clinical settings. ONGLYZA should not be used for the treatment of type 1 diabetes or for the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis (dangerously high levels of ketones in the blood or urine). "Many people with type 2 diabetes also experience kidney impairment, which can limit treatment options. With this update, ONGLYZA now includes efficacy and safety data in its label supporting its use in this important population," said Elliott Sigal, M.D., Ph.D., executive vice president, chief scientific officer and president, Research & Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb. Read more...
5- WHO nod for new diabetes diagnosis test
(Source: Gulf News, UAE)
The World Health Organisation has approved a new diabetes diagnosis test, an accurate blood test that depends on identifying HBA1C to determine the blood sugar average during the two or three months preceding the test. The test is a positive technique in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes, said Dr Mahmoud Fikri, Assistant Undersecretary for Health Policies at the Ministry of Health, noting that it uses one blood specimen. Read more....

Type-1 diabetes
1- Type 1 Diabetes Patients Need New Kidney Therapies: Study
(Source: Health News, USA)
Despite major advances in kidney care over the last two decades, type 1 diabetes patients with kidney dysfunction still have high rates of kidney failure and heart-related death, researchers have found. The findings show that more effective treatments are needed for these patients, according to the authors of the new study. Read more...

Type-2 diabetes
1- Low amounts of aspirin could reduce risk of type 2 diabetes atherosclerosis
(Source: Diabetes News, USA)
A new study has revealed that low-dose aspirin therapy could reduce the risk of atherosclerotic events in people suffering from type 2 diabetes that also have mild renal dysfunction. The research, by scientists in Japan and published in Diabetes Care, monitored 2,523 patients that were randomly put into two separate groups, with the first group receiving either 81 or 100 mg levels of aspirin each day, while the other group received no aspirin at all. Read more....

Diabetes in children
1- Study challenges use of diabetes test on children
(Source: The Seattle Times, USA)
A commonly used blood glucose test may not be the best way to diagnose diabetes in children, according to a new University of Michigan study released Wednesday. Guidelines from the American Diabetes Association published last year recommend the hemoglobin A1c test, which measures longer-lasting blood-sugar levels in the blood, to diagnose diabetes in children and adults. The test is convenient because it does not require overnight fasting. Read more...
2- Type 1 diabetes to double in European kids under five
(Source: North Shore News, USA)
The number of European children under 5 with type 1 diabetes could double by 2020, an alarming trend that suggests environmental factors may be playing a role, researchers said. They said cases of type 1, or juvenile, diabetes in older children will rise significantly as well, and the findings likely apply to children in other regions. They do not know what could be causing the increase. Read more...

Research
1- Research and Markets: Gestational Diabetes Global Clinical Trials Review, Q1, 2011
(Source: Business Wire, USA)
Gestational Diabetes Global Clinical Trials Review, Q1, 2011 provides data on the Gestational Diabetes Global clinical trial scenario. This report provides in-depth information and data relating to the clinical trials on Gestational Diabetes . It includes an overview of the trial numbers and their recruitment status as per the site of trial development throughout the world, focusing on the status of participation by the developing nations. It offers coverage of disease clinical trials by their phase, trial status, prominence of the sponsors and also provides information pertaining to the number of trials for the key drugs for treating). Read more....

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 12-18 February 2011

2011-02-19T09:39:00.004+05:30

Issue: 102
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. The following represent the major 10 news items out of the 89 news which we tracked over this week. This is issue 102 (period: 12-18 February 2011).
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Health and diabetes
1-Stem cells: Hope for diabetes patients
(Source: Daily News & Analysis, Mumbai, India)
“Diabetes are of two types. In type 1 diabetes, the betaislet cells in the pancrease responsible to produce insulin gets degenerated due to an auto immune disease. In type 2 diabetes, body cells are unable to utilise insulin. In an advanced type 2, degeneration of betaislet cells too happen,” he said. With the help of stem cell therapy, regeneration of betaislet cells in the pancrease can be achieved. Also, stempeucels have a property of immuno suppressants that will prevent betaislet cells from degeneration, said Dr Majumdar. Read more...
2- ‘Diabetics should wear right kind of footwear'
(Source: The Hindu, New Delhi, Delhi)
Almost all footwear outlets these days claim to sell ‘authentic' shoes that suit the feet of diabetics who are prone to frequent infections. While there is a lot of awareness about the need to wear diabetic or therapeutic footwear, there is little information available on how to differentiate the real from the phoney ones. Read more...
3- A diabetic lives 8.5 yrs less
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, India)
A new study has revealed that a 50-year-old diabetic can expect to live 8.5 years fewer years, on average, than a 50-year-old without the disease. A new report commissioned by The National Academy on an Aging Society found that older adults with diabetes have a lower life expectancy at every age than those without the disease. At age 60, for example, the difference in life expectancy is 5.4 years. By age 90, the difference is one year. The report, "Profiles of an Aging Society: Diabetes," was released to coincide with National Diabetes Awareness Month in November. Read more...

Type-1 diabetes
1- Cold virus linked to type 1 diabetes
(Source: NDTV News, New Delhi, India)
While the causes of type 1 diabetes are not known for certain, a new analysis backs the possibility that cold-like viruses might trigger the disease. Type 1 diabetes is caused by a combination of genetic factors, the immune system and environmental factors. Some previous studies have found a link between diabetes and the enterovirus, while other studies have failed to establish the connection. Enteroviruses are common viruses in infants and children that can cause cold or flu symptoms, fever, muscle aches, rash or even meningitis. Read more...
2- Revolutionary treatment for Type 1 diabetes
(Source: Scoop News, New Zealand)
Two international charitable foundations, New Zealand-based Cure Kids and U.S.-based Children with Diabetes Foundation, have each pledged to provide US$140,000 to fund the final two patients in a Phase II clinical trial in New Zealand that has the potential to transform the treatment of Type 1 diabetes. Read more...

Diabetes in children
1-Type I diabetes 'missed in thousands of children'
(Source: The Telegraph, Kolkata, India)
A quarter of the 29,000 children with Type I diabetes in Britain are only diagnosed because they have an attack of Diabetic Ketoacidosis, or DKA, according to Dr Julie Edge, a consultant paediatric diabetologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. Read more...
2- Type 1 diabetes children show heart risk
(Source: UPI News, USA)
Early signs of cardiovascular disease are likely to manifest before the onset of puberty in many children with type 1 diabetes, U.S. researchers say. Study leader Dr. Ramin Alemzadeh of the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, senior clinician scientist at Children's Hospital's Max McGee Juvenile Diabetes Research Center, and colleagues studied 21 preadolescent children -- average age 8.5 -- with type 1 diabetes and compared them to15 healthy siblings. Read more...
3- Children at risk for type 2 diabetes may be more likely to develop osteoporosis
(Source: Endocrine Web News, USA)
Children who develop risk factors for type 2 diabetes before hitting puberty may also be more likely to have weak bones in adulthood, according to a new study from Medical College of Georgia researchers. As the obesity epidemic extends to children, a growing number of adolescents are developing type 2 diabetes or risk factors for the condition. It is well established that encountering these complications at this early stage of life significantly increases the of suffering from heart disease and other chronic conditions. However, the new study is among the first to show a connection to weak bones. Read more....

Research
1- Type-2 Diabetes Clinical Trials Reach Final Stage in Middle East
(Source: MSN News, India)
The Middle East has one of the largest and fastest growing diabetic populations in the world. Six countries in the Middle East and North African Region rank among the world's top ten for diabetes prevalence. Current estimates show that 26.6 million people have Type-2 diabetes in the region (7.7% of the adult population) with that number expected to nearly double in the next 20 years. Similarly, the number of people with Impaired Glucose Intolerance ("IGT") or "pre-diabetes" in the region is estimated to be an additional 24.4 million cases (7.1% of the adult population). Healthcare costs associated with diabetes in the region were estimated to be $5.6 billion in 2010. Read more....
2- Trial underway to test whether surgery is best option for type 2 diabetes
(Source: Asian News International, India)
Experts are conducting a new clinical trial at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center to test whether surgery is best option for type 2 diabetes. The aim of the study is to understand whether surgery can control diabetes, as well or even better than the best medical treatment available today. This is the first study of its kind open to patients who are overweight or mildly obese. Under current guidelines, bariatric surgery is only indicated for the treatment of severe or morbid obesity, defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 35 or greater. By contrast, the new study is open to patients with a BMI as low as 26. Read more....

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 5-11 February 2011

2011-02-12T09:00:00.005+05:30

Issue: 101
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. The following represent the major 10 news items out of the 96 news which we tracked over this week. This is issue 101 (period: 5-11 February 2011).
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Health and diabetes
1- World Bank report: Heart disease, diabetes on the rise in Pakistan
(Source: The Express Tribune, Pakistan)
A new World Bank report alerts that Pakistan is facing a health crisis with rising rates of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which are disproportionately affecting poor families and worsening the poverty situation. Read more...
2- Know the risks of type 2 diabetes
(Source: The Creston News, USA)
Sometimes even a good diet and a healthy exercise program just can't combat the power of genetics. As Ray Santiago of Long Island, N.Y., found out, type 2 diabetes can strike anyone. Santiago maintained a healthy weight and diet, but started experiencing the need to urinate more frequently at night when he turned 40. Read more...
3- New Diabetes Statistics Further Highlight the Urgent Need for Prevention and Early Detection
(Source: Health Canal News, USA)
New data released last week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) paint an urgent picture of the state of diabetes, estimating that nearly 26 million children and adults in the United States are now living with diabetes. With one out of every three Americans at high risk for type 2 diabetes, emphasis must be placed on prevention and lifestyle modifications that can delay or prevent type 2 diabetes, a debilitating disease that can lead to blindness, kidney failure, heart disease and death. Read more...
4-Hypertension vigilance called for in diabetics
(Source: The Philippine Star, Philippine)
Patient-centered management and early, aggressive treatment of hypertension are necessary in patients with diabetes to address the sevenfold mortality increase in this patient population, according to an updated guidance from the American Society of Hypertension. Read more...
5-'There are better drugs to treat diabetes-related eye diseases'
(Source: The Times of India, India)
Dr Gopal, who specialises in vitreo-retinal surgeries, said that the stem cell therapy is being done in corneal diseases and is useful in improving the success rate of corneal grafts following acid/alkali burns in the eye. He said that diabetic retinopathy is on the rise in the country, but the good news is that now we have better drugs to deal with diabetes macular oedema in which fluid collects in the central part of the retina. "There are anti-VEGF injections as well as longer acting steroids which have an effect for six months instead of the earlier two months," he said. Read more...

Gestational diabetes
1-Gestational Diabetes is an Indicator of Diabetes Risk Later in Life
(Source: Med India News, India)
Gestational diabetes or diabetes occurring during pregnancy usually disappears after delivery or in the immediate months following delivery. Yet, it is important for women who have been victims of gestational diabetes to monitor their blood sugar levels during the six months period post delivery. Read more...

Type-1 diabetes
1- Common cold strongly linked to diabetes
(Source: On Medica News, USA)
The study found a strong association between enterovirus infection and type 1 diabetes in what claims to be the first review of molecular studies in this area. Type 1 diabetes is thought to come from a mixture of genetic predisposition, the immune system and environmental factors. Enteroviruses are common viruses especially found in infants and children, which can lead to cold or flu symptoms, fever, muscle aches, a rash, or in more severe cases, meningitis. Recently, there has been a sharp rise in the incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes worldwide, especially in those under the age of five. Some previous studies have found a link between enteroviruses and type 1 diabetes, but findings have been contradictory and no reviews of molecular studies have been carried out. Read more...

Diabetes risk factor
1- Evolutionary changes produce increased diabetes risk today, study finds
(Source: Endocrine Web, USA)
Genetic variations that occurred in humans' long distant past as a result of evolutionary demands may now be placing more individuals at risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study from Stanford University. The findings may help doctors better understand patients' diabetes risks based on genetic and environmental factors. Read more...

Research
1- Insulin not the only way to treat diabetes: Study
(Source: Toronto Sun, Canada)
A new study may have found a way for people with type-1 diabetes to forgo time-consuming and costly insulin injections. The study, out of the UT Southwestern Medical Center, suggests suppressing a single hormone might eliminate the need for insulin. Read more...
2-How diabetes hurts blood vessels
(Source: UPI News, USA)
U.S. researchers suggest the lack of interaction of two enzymes may lead to blood vessel damage in those with diabetes. Xiaochao Wei, a postdoctoral research scholar, and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis say avoiding diabetic-linked blood vessel damage in mice involved two enzymes -- fatty acid synthase and nitric oxide synthase. Wei discovered fatty acid synthase makes a lipid that attaches to nitric oxide synthase, allowing it to hook to the cell membrane and help make blood vessels normal and healthy. Read more...

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CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight: 29 January- 4 February 2011

2011-02-05T09:22:00.003+05:30

Issue: 100
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The CNS Diabetes News In Spotlight provides a weekly snapshot of major news pieces on diabetes-care from around the world, including news highlights from diabetes high-burdened countries and links to major diabetes-related events or other advocacy opportunities. The following represent the major 10 news items out of the 96 news which we tracked over this week. This is issue 100 (period: 29 January - 4 February 2011).
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Diabetes and health
1- New report on surge in diabetes in the US
(Source: Diabetes News, USA)
Estimates for 2001 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have shown that there are now 105 million people in the US with either diabetes or prediabetes . These figures break down into around 26 million Americans with diabetes, and 79 million people with what is termed prediabetes, although some of the rise may be explained by increased levels of obesity and changes in diagnostic criteria. Read more...
2- The 45-minute cure for deadly diabetes
(Source: Express News, UK)
Diabetes affects about two million people in Britain. It develops when the pancreas either stops producing insulin altogether or its output drops sharply. Insulin helps muscles absorb sugar from the blood to burn as a source of fuel. Without the right amounts, the disease can cause irreversible damage to the kidneys, eyes, nerves, heart and major arteries. Read more...
3- 44L people in state have diabetes: Study
(Source: The Times of India, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
The country's most ambitious medical study to count the number of people with diabetes has found 44 lakh people with the condition in Maharashtra. The study's first phase also found another 69 lakh people with pre-diabetes in the state. Read more...
4- 20 million Indians to be screened for diabetes, cancer
(Source: Indo Asian News Asian, Jammu & Kashmir)
More than 20 million Indians across 100 remote and inaccessible districts and in 33 cities with more than a million population will be screened for diabetes and cancer, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said. 'In all, more than 20 crore (20 million) people would be screened in the next 14 months. This is going to be the largest-ever exercise undertaken in the world so far,' Azad announced at an interaction at the Jammu Press Club. Read more...
5- Study shows diabetes cases rising in villages
(Source: The Times of India, Mumbai, Maharashtra)
The country's most ambitious medical study to count the number of people with diabetes has found 44 lakh people with the condition in Maharashtra. The study's first phase also found another 69 lakh people with pre-diabetes living in the state. Roughly, Maharashtra has as many people with diabetes as Mumbai's population of 1.2 million during the 2001 census. Read more..
6- Diabetes affects both patient and spouse
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
A new study has found that older patients with diabetes who are not dealing well with the disease are likely to have symptoms of depression, and their spouses also suffer distress related to the disease and its management. "Responsibilities and anxieties can differ for patients with diabetes and their spouses, but each may experience stress, frustration and sadness at times related to the demands of living with this disease," said Melissa M. Franks, from Purdue University. Read more...

Gestational diabetes
1- Moms who had diabetes in pregnancy need checks for disease's return years later
(Source: The Canadian Press, Canada)
A type of diabetes that strikes during pregnancy may disappear at birth, but it remains a big red flag for moms' future health — one that too many seem to be missing. Read more...

Research
1- Diabetes' link to viral infection confirmed
(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, Delhi)
An Australian study has suggested that kids with Type 1 diabetes are nearly 10 times more likely to have a viral infection as compared to healthy children. Read more...
2- New hope for pregnant women with diabetes
(Source: The Indian Express, New Delhi, Delhi)
For the first time, researchers at the University of Cambridge have successfully demonstrated the potential of an artificial pancreas in pregnant women with Type 1 diabetes. It is hoped the development could drastically reduce cases of stillbirth and mortality rates among pregnant women with the condition, a university release said. Read more...

Obesity
1- Global obesity rates double since 1980
(Source: The Herald News, USA)
Though richer countries did a better job of keeping blood pressure and cholesterol levels under control, researchers said people nearly everywhere are piling on the pounds, except in a few places including central Africa and South Asia. The studies were published today in the medical journal, Lancet. Read more....

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