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: 6- 12 December 2011

2011-12-12T11:28:00.000+05:30

Issue: 123
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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 123 (period: 6-12 December 2011).
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1- Now, diabetes test at villagers’ doorsteps

(Source: The Times of India, New Delhi, India)
While diabetes is assuming alarming proportions, the Belgaum zilla panchayat has taken a model initiative to help rural people detect the disorder at an early stage and take preventive measures. Making it happen is ZP CEO Dr Ajay Nagabhushan, who has an MBBS degree. Read more

2- Pakistan to be 4th largest diabetic population country by 2030
(Source: Daily Times, Karachi, Pakistan)

International Diabetes Federation (IDF) president-elect Sir Michael Hirst has said that more than 300 million people have diabetes, representing six percent of the world’s adult population, with numbers increasing fast everywhere. Read more

3- Study probes diabetes link to population genes

(Source: Hindu Business Line, New Delhi, India)
DegreAn average Indian newborn weighs 700 grams less than its European counterpart. Yet, their absolute fat masses are on par. At birth, these children are already adipose (fat) and exhibit some degree of insulin resistance when compared to European babies. Read more

4- Adolescent diabetes Type 1 study encompassing cardio risk factors
(Source: Science Network News, Australia)
RESEARCHERS at the Telethon Institute of Child Health Research have been given almost $1 million to try and unlock the mysteries of adolescent diabetes—especially the connection to heart and kidney disease. Read more

5- Pancreas study offers diabetes hope

(Source: Press Association News, UK)
Research into a rare genetic disorder of the pancreas may speed up progress towards stem cell treatments for diabetes, according to researchers.The study provides clues to how unspecialised stem cells might be programmed to become insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells. 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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High court comes to rescue of ailing nursing student

2011-09-14T12:35:00.001+05:30

(Published in: Hindustan Times, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)

Lucknow: 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).

The court has directed the Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (Lucknow) vice chancellor to look into the matter and give a report within two weeks as to whether the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashram/Vivekanand College of Nursing is fit to impart nursing education or not. The court has directed to the college to immediately open its gates for Sundhya to enable her to attend clesses.

The court strongly-observed: "These college are not running a military course.They are training for a job, which involves human relations and empathy. If these characters are missing, then they do not deserve to continue with the training".

The court said: "It is shocking that a hospital which is supposed to cater to the need of the patients of a hospital which has been established in the name of greatest spiritual leaders of the world is passing such orders. Incidentally, the name of the college declares that this is a 'mission' hospital and it is a 'Sewashram'.

Justice Shabihul Hasnain passed these orders after coming to know that Sandhya, a third year student pursing a nursing training course, was denied entry to the college by means of a letter dated June 10. The reason for debarring Sandhya, as stated in the letter, was that the disease required administration of insulin three times a day and due to impulsive personality disorder/trait being detected in the student, it requires continuous and periodical monitoring by endocrinologist and psychiatrist. Justice Hasnain also took notice of the recent case of Saghmitra Bannerjee, a student of BSc third-year of a nursing college who was denied access on the ground of misdemeanour. The court directed to the collge not to play with the career of the student.

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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Low-fat diet may not increase diabetes risks

2011-06-11T14:38:00.000+05:30

(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.

Instead, if extra carbohydrates are part of a diet plan that includes more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, the risk of diabetes - the biggest related health concern -- could actually drop, at least in older women, according to the findings. However, a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet could create problems in people who already have diabetes, researchers caution. Read more

Researchers use genetic therapy to cure type 1 diabetes in mice

2011-06-11T12:58:00.000+05:30

(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.

In testing on mice, the investigation team showed that it is possible to stimulate the activity of the neurogenin3 gene, which instructs newly formed pancreatic cells to differentiate into insulin-producing beta cells. This solves one of the greatest challenges in treating type 1 diabetes. Individuals with the condition generally do not have enough beta cells, therefore they constantly have dangerously low levels of insulin.

However, creating more beta cells alone does not cure the condition. The reason why type 1 diabetics do not have adequate supplies of beta cells is usually because their body's own immune system attacks and destroys these cells. To combat this problem, the researchers turned to further genetic treatment. Read more

Patients with type 2 diabetes at risk of developing heart problems

2011-06-11T12:21:00.000+05:30

(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.

A team of researchers led by Pinto analysed teenagers in the age group of 12 to 20. They studied how the heart and blood vessels of 13 teenagers with Type 2 diabetes adapted to exercise, compared with 27 overweight or obese subjects who did not have diabetes and 19 non-diabetic and non-obese control subjects. Read more

New Study Shows Infant Formula Linked to Childhood Diabetes

2011-06-11T11:10:00.000+05:30

(Source: Fox News Network, USA)

Choosing the right formula could stave off infant diabetes, according to a new global study distributed Thursday. 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.

Type 1 diabetes can be fatal unless treated indefinitely with insulin. The study, lead by Dr. Mikael Knip of the University of Helsinki, examined infants carrying an HLA genotype, which puts them at risk for developing diabetes later in life. Read more

'Goa to launch diabetes registry, rural medical dispensaries'

2011-06-11T10:58:00.000+05:30

(Source: The Time of India, Goa, India)

Health minister Vishwajit Rane on Thursday 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.

Addressing a press conference, the health minister also announced that the free distribution of the pentavalent immunization vaccine for children below 12 months of age will soon be distributed statewide. Earlier, the vaccine was distributed free of cost only to five talukas (Pernem, Valpoi, Bicholim, Sanguem and Canacona).

Each such vaccine costs over Rs 200 in the market. The pentavalent is a 5-in-1 vaccine that combats, among other ills, hepatitis B, DPT and pneumonia in children. Since its free distribution all over Goa has financial implications to the government, the health services is awaiting the government's approval for the same. Read more

Older drugs often still the best for treating diabetes

2011-06-02T14:18:00.003+05:30

(Source: Tampabay News, 02 June 2011)
When it comes to prescription drugs, newer is not necessarily better. And that's especially true when treating diabetes. One in 10 Americans has Type 2 diabetes. If the trend continues, one in three will suffer from the disease by the year 2050, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Most Type 2 diabetes patients take one or more drugs to control blood sugar. They spent an estimated $12.5 billion on medication in 2007, twice the amount spent in 2001, according to a study by the University of Chicago. (That figure does not including drugs for related conditions, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol.) Read more

Diabetics show higher risk of pancreas disease

2011-06-02T14:12:00.004+05:30

(Source: Reuters News, 02 June 2011)
People with type 2 diabetes may have a heightened risk of a painful condition known as acute pancreatitis, but those odds are curbed in people on diabetes drugs, a new study suggests. Acute pancreatitis is a sudden inflammation of the pancreas that causes upper abdominal pain - often worse after eating - as well as nausea and vomiting. Mild cases may go away without treatment, but acute pancreatitis can have serious, life-threatening complications like heart, lung or kidney failure. Read more

Sanofi Releases More Results from Type 2 Diabetes Drug Lyxumia (lixisenatide) Study

2011-06-02T14:06:00.002+05:30

(Source: A Sweet Life, 02 June 2011)
Sanofi has released additional positive results from the global GetGoal Phase III development program with Lyxumia (lixisenatide) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Lyxumia (lixisenatide), a once-daily GLP-1 receptor agonist, was invented by Zealand Pharma and global rights are with Sanofi. Read more

Troop caters to Scouts with diabetes

2011-06-02T14:01:00.002+05:30

(Source: Hernando Today, 02 June 2011)
Their disability is type 1 diabetes, also called juvenile diabetes, which a National Institutes of Health website defines as a lifelong disease, often beginning in childhood, when the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin to control blood-sugar levels.

In a telephone interview, Scoutmaster Vickie Parsons said, "I'm a pediatric nurse practitioner at Mankato Clinic and work with about 80 kids with type 1 diabetes from southern Minnesota. The idea began when the mother of an affected child asked about whether we knew of another child with type 1 diabetes her daughter could meet." Read more

School Allegedly Said Diabetic Kid Couldn't Attend

2011-06-02T13:57:00.003+05:30

(Source: Fox News, 02 June 2011)
The U.S. Justice Department says a private school in Alexandria has settled a complaint alleging that it refused to admit a 6-year-old girl who has diabetes because her parents asked the school to supervise her glucose tests and insulin pump. A news release Wednesday said Alexandria Country Day School agreed not to discriminate against diabetics and to ensure diabetic students have an equal chance to attend and participate in all programs and activities.

Thomas Perez, head of the justice department's Civil Rights Division, says he applauds the school and hopes the agreement reminds other private schools that the Americans with Disabilities Act bars discrimination by private schools because of disability. Read more

Promise Ball raises $500,000 for type 1 diabetes research

2011-06-02T13:43:00.002+05:30

(Source: Tulsa World News, 02 June 2011)
The Tulsa Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation raised more than $500,000 for type 1 diabetes research during its 11th annual Promise Ball held recently at the Tulsa Convention Center. The event honored Dr. David Jelley and the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center.

Richard and Melanie Little were event chairs. Each of their two children, Kaela and David, has lived with type 1 diabetes since before the age of 2. "As a family, we were blessed to have the opportunity to work with the volunteers and staff that made this year's JDRF Promise Ball a success," they said. Read more

Scientists create drug from ‘venomous’ Gila monster to fight diabetes

2011-06-02T13:40:00.001+05:30

(Source: Asian News International (ANI), 02 June 2011)
Scientists have developed a new drug for Type 2 diabetes based on peptides found in the saliva of Gila monster, a venomous lizard. They are also developing new drugs for chronic pain, heart attacks, high blood pressure and stroke from venom of the Magician's cone snail, the saw-scaled viper, the Brazilian lancehead snake and the Southeastern pygmy rattlesnake. Peptides are short sequences of amino acids that are the building blocks of proteins and play central roles in many key body processes involved in health and disease. Read more

Taking to the road to fight diabetes

2011-06-02T12:50:00.003+05:30

(Source: My San Antonio News, 02 June 2011)
More than 25 million Americans have diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the problem is only getting worse. Cyclists are preparing to raise money to help fight the disease — as well as raise awareness of it — by riding to Austin in the 10th annual South Central Texas Tour de Cure this weekend.

The ride starts at 7:30 am Saturday at Retama Park in Selma, winding up at the Embassy Suites in San Marcos; the next day, cyclists make their way to Southpark Meadows in Austin. Read more

Type II Diabetes on the rise in children

2011-06-02T12:44:00.005+05:30

(Source: Live5 News, 02 June 2011)
According to the Centers for Disease Control there are more than 250 thousand people 20 and under that are living with Type II Diabetes. Dr. Deborah Bowlby with MUSC'S Pediatric Endocrinology Department is on a mission. Dr. Bowlby is trying to curb the growing surge of Type II Diabetes and break the trend before it even starts in children.

"We use to think of Type II Diabetes as adult Diabetes but what we are realizing is that there are a lot more children getting diagnosed with Type II Diabetes,"Dr.Bowlby said. Dr.Bowlby says 10 years ago she did not see any kids in her clinic with this disease. Currently 20 percent of the children that come into her clinic are dealing with Type II Diabetes. Read more

Cyclists cross Vancouver Island in continuing battle against diabetes

2011-06-02T12:39:00.002+05:30

(Source: Canada.com News, 02 June 2011)
A group of cyclists who are warning children of the dangers of Type 2 diabetes stopped in Nanaimo Tuesday to bring their message to students at Mountainview Elementary School. Seven riders are participating in the Kiwanis Cycles Kilometres for Diabetes tour of Vancouver Island. Rider, race organizer and co-ordinator Robin Nadigi, from Port Alberni, said this year is the ninth annual ride. The group started in Oak Bay on Sunday and has already stopped in Duncan and then Nanaimo. Read more

Fracture Prediction Methods May Be Useful For Patients With Diabetes

2011-06-02T12:37:00.003+05:30

(Source: Medical News Today, 02 June 2011)
Use of established fracture prediction methods in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) found that scores from these methods were associated with hip and nonspine fracture risk, and a certain score associated with higher risk of fracture compared to persons without DM, according to a study in the June 1 issue of JAMA. Because patients with type 2 DM often have higher levels of bone mineral density (BMD), it has been uncertain the applicability of fracture risk screening methods typically used for patients with lower levels of BMD. Read more

Promising proteins for diabetes prevention

2011-06-02T11:33:00.003+05:30

(Source: Daily News & Analysis (DNA), 02 June 2011)
Diabetes can occur when the body is unable to produce enough insulin, or when it loses its ability to respond properly to the production of insulin, a hormone the body uses to convert food into energy. No matter the cause, research suggests that inflammatory processes contribute to the development of diabetes. Read more

All work, no play increases diabetes risk

2011-06-02T11:31:00.004+05:30

(Source: Daily News & Analysis (DNA), 02 June 2011)
The study also shows that as age of the person increases, the activity of the person decreases. However, in the presence of diabetes, hypertension or chronic joint disorder, the TAS does not decrease with increasing age. “This means that a 20-year-old diabetic has same activity as a 60 year old. Read more

Diabetes educators' course on the anvil

2011-06-02T11:26:00.003+05:30

(Source: The Hindu, 02 June 2011)
For instance in diabetes, the treating specialist has little or no time to push home the message of course correction (giving up smoking, alcohol consumption, taking up exercise) to patients. Behaviour change, however, is complex, requiring persistence and guidance to see a patient shift to a healthier lifestyle. It is to meet this demand-supply gap that a cadre of Diabetes educators are being envisaged. Read more

Diet supplement cuts down sugar

2011-05-28T15:38:00.001+05:30

(Source: The News International, 28 May 2011)
A little bitter with a little sweet, in the form of a dietary supplement taken before meals, can drastically cut down fat and sugar absorption. Naringenin, the molecule responsible for the bitter taste in grapefruits, could potentially be used in the treatment of diabetes, arteriosclerosis and hyper-metabolism, says an earlier study by researchers from Hebrew University (al-Quds) and Harvard University. Read more

Combination of common drugs ups diabetes risk

2011-05-28T15:34:00.002+05:30

(Source: The Times of India, 28 May 2011)
A study has indicated that combination of two common drugs - one an antidepressant, the other a cholesterol lowering drug - may increase the risk of diabetes in people. To look for drug combinations that might trigger diabetes, Nicholas Tatonetti and Russ Altman of Stanford University in California turned to a database called the Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS), run by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read more

San Diego company studies stem cell implant as a Type 1 diabetes treatment

2011-05-28T15:32:00.001+05:30

(Source: Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2011)
The treatment is aimed at people with Type 1 diabetes, who typically fall ill as children or young adults when their bodies attack the insulin-producing beta islet cells in the pancreas. Type 1 diabetes affects between 1 million and 3 million Americans.

People with Type 1 diabetes rely on insulin injections or an insulin pump to regulate their blood sugar. It works, but it's inconvenient, says Dr. Vivian Fonseca of Tulane University in New Orleans, the American Diabetes Assn.'s president-elect for medicine and science. Better therapies, he says, are sorely needed. Read more

Gestational Diabetes Predictable Before Pregnancy, Experts Say

2011-05-28T15:29:00.002+05:30

(Source: Health News 28 May 2011)
Gestational diabetes mellitus is a complication of pregnancy that causes glucose intolerance and can increase the risk for preterm delivery and cesarean sections. This condition, which occurs in as many as 7 percent of pregnancies in the United States, can also lead to health issues for the affected babies later in life, such as obesity, diabetes and metabolic disease.

In conducting the study, researchers at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, Calif., found that women who had known risk factors for diabetes and heart disease (such as high blood pressure, high blood sugar and being overweight) prior to conception were also at greater risk for gestational diabetes. Read more

CVD Risk History Predicts Gestational Diabetes

2011-05-28T15:16:00.002+05:30

(Source: Medical News Today, 28 May 2011)
A woman's cardiometabolic profile predicted the risk of gestational diabetes as early as seven years before pregnancy, data from a case-control study showed. Pregravid measurements of serum glucose, body mass index (BMI), and prehypertension or hypertension had independent associations with gestational diabetes. Read more

Health centers equipped to parry diabetes, cardiovascular diseases

2011-05-28T15:10:00.002+05:30

(Source: Sunset News, 28 May 2011)
The implementation of Cardiovascular Disease Program is the offshoot of the diabetes project of Handicap International and CHO. It is a four-year program from 2010-2013, which follows the pilot Diabetes Project that was implemented in 10 barangays in Davao City from 2007-2009.

In a statement, the CVD program aims to make health services available for the prevention and management of diabetes, hypertension and other risk factors in barangay health centers. The services include medical consultations, regular monitoring, nutrition and diet counseling, foot care and laboratory testing. Read more

Emory Univ, PHFI bag $4 mn funding for diabetes & CAD research in India

2011-05-28T15:08:00.001+05:30

(Source: Pharmabiz news, 28 May 2011)
“The need of the hour is to comprehend the epidemiology and address prevention of diabetes and CAD. India is recording a rise in diabetes in urban and rural areas. There is a serious lack of health financing and many of the symptoms are ignored primarily because of the growing healthcare costs. This is where the government of India needs to encourage and fund research to understand the disease, improve the treatment modalities and reduce the risk factors like diabetic nephropathy, retinopathy and neuropathy,” added Dr Narayan. Read more

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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Produced voluntarily by: CNS Diabetes Media Initiative (CNS-DMI), Asha Parivar, Abhinav Bharat Foundation (ABF) and CNS News Monitoring Initiative (CNS-NMI).

Park Nicollet takes fight against diabetes to China

2011-05-27T12:29:00.002+05:30

(Source: Star Tribune, 27 May 2011)
Park Nicollet Health Services is launching a five-year project to help Chinese doctors and public health officials try to stem the tide of the country's growing diabetes epidemic. A two-year training program, based on one used at Park Nicollet's International Diabetes Center, will aim to teach about 500 Chinese doctors how to prevent, identify and treat a disease that currently affects 1 in 10 Chinese people.

"This has the potential to become a model used in India and other places where we're worked before, but never on this scale," said Roger Mazze, senior vice president of research and development of the center. Read more

Gestational diabetes risk can be ID'd up to 7 years before pregnancy: Study

2011-05-27T12:24:00.002+05:30

(Source: Toronto Sun News, 27 May 2011)
The risk a woman runs of developing diabetes during pregnancy can be identified as early as seven years before she gets pregnant based on measurements of blood sugar and body weight, a new study says. The study, published in the online issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, looked at data from 580 ethnically diverse women who participated in a multi-phased health checkup in northern California between 1984 and 1996.

Researchers examined data from women who had a subsequent pregnancy and compared those who developed gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during pregnancy to those who didn't develop the condition. GDM is a glucose intolerance that typically occurs in the second or third trimester, and causes complications in as many as 7% of pregnancies in the U.S. Read more

High-fat diet in pregnancy ups diabetes risk

2011-05-27T12:22:00.001+05:30

(Source: The Times of India, 27 May 2011)
A high-fat diet during pregnancy may program a woman's baby for future diabetes, even if she herself is not obese or diabetic, a new study has warned. "We found that exposure to a high-fat diet before birth modifies gene expression in the livers of offspring so they are more likely to overproduce glucose, which can cause early insulin resistance and diabetes," said Yuan-Xiang Pan, a U of I professor of nutrition. "In recent years, the American diet has shifted to include many high-energy, high-fat, cafeteria-type, and fast foods," he noted. Read more

Found, the 'ultra-bad' cholesterol present in elderly and Type 2 diabetes sufferers

2011-05-27T12:14:00.002+05:30

(Source: Daily Mail, 27 May 2011)
Study leader Dr Naila Rabbani said: ‘We’re excited to see our research leading to a greater understanding of this type of cholesterol, which seems to help cause heart disease in diabetics and elderly people. ‘Type 2 diabetes is a big issue – of the 2.6 million diabetics in the UK, around 90 per cent have Type 2. It’s also particularly common in lower income groups and South Asian communities. Read more

Amylin partner blocked from selling competing diabetes drug

2011-05-27T12:12:00.001+05:30

(Source: Sign On News, 27 May 2011)
A federal judge temporarily blocked a key Amylin Pharmaceuticals partner from selling a new type 2 diabetes drug that would directly compete with the San Diego company's main prescription product. The temporary restraining order marked an early victory for Amylin in a legal battle that erupted earlier this month after the Food and Drug Administration approved Boehringer Ingelheim's Tradjenta, a prescription pill taken once a day for at least six months. Read more

Ultrabad cholesterol can increase risk of heart attacks

2011-05-27T12:09:00.001+05:30

(Source: Mirror News, 27 May 2011)
AN “ultra-bad” cholesterol that raises the risk of heart disease has been identified in diabetics. The fatty material is stickier than normal cholesterol, making it more likely to attach to artery walls. And scientists at the University of Warwick found the cholesterol, called MGmin-LDL, was especially common in type-2 diabetics. Cholesterol sticks to arteries, lifting pressure and triggering strokes and heart attacks. Read more

YMCA gets grant to reduce burden of diabetes

2011-05-27T12:07:00.003+05:30

(Source: Wilton Villager, 27 May 2011)
The Wilton Family YMCA recently received a $60,000 grant to be the lead agency in Fairfield County to implement an innovative program to reduce the burden of diabetes -- one of the nation's costliest diseases, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This grant comes on the heels of a recent CDC report estimating that as many as one in three adults in the United States could develop diabetes by the year 2050 if current trends continue. Read more

Doubling down on diabetes

2011-05-27T12:03:00.002+05:30

(Source: Macleans News, 27 May 2011)
The end result is type 2 diabetes. (In type 1 diabetes, which is more typically diagnosed in kids, the body’s immune system attacks and kills insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.) “We know obesity contributes to insulin resistance,” Daniel says, “but we don’t know how or why.” He and his brother are exploring an entirely new theory that suggests type 2 diabetes might not only be a metabolic disease, but something closer to type 1. Read more

Low awareness of risk makes diabetes a killer

2011-05-27T12:01:00.001+05:30

(Source: Gulf News, 27 May 2011)
Diabetes is crippling thousands of people in the UAE who are in their productive age, while heart disease is killing people before their time, going by what the experts say. Stressing the urgency of the situation, two top doctors said the impact of globalisation is being felt closer home and said it is up to the public and the government to face up to the health challenges presented by diabetes and heart disease.

The scary part is when someone tests positive for diabetes, the affliction, also known as the ‘silent killer' has been working in the background for the past decade in that person's body, said Dr Mohammad Hamed Farooqi, director of the Dubai Diabetes Centre. Read more

Link between diabetes and increased risk of tuberculosis reported

2011-05-27T11:57:00.003+05:30

(Source: Diabetes News, 27 May 2011)
A new study by scientists in the United States has revealed a new link between type 2 diabetes and the risk of contracting tuberculosis (TB). The research showed that diabetes patients have a three to five times greater chance of getting TB than non-diabetics .

The study, carried out at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston and published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation, involved 233 TB patients, finding that 25 per cent of TB cases could be attributed to the presence of diabetes, while just 6 per cent of the TB cases were due to HIV. Read more

Type 2 diabetes patients may be more likely to contract tuberculosis

2011-05-27T11:50:00.002+05:30

(Source: Endocrine Web, 27 May 2011)
Individuals with type 2 diabetes are already known to be at an increased risk of several other diseases, including heart disease, kidney failure and neuropathy. Now, a new study from researchers at the University of Texas has found that they may also be more likely to acquire tuberculosis (TB).

After surveying the medical records of 233 TB patients who lived in Mexico and Texas along the border, the researchers reported in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization that 25 percent of the cases were attributable to type 2 diabetes. They said their results show that diabetics are between five and seven times more likely to contract TB. Read more

Where You Live Can Affect Your Risk for Diabetes

2011-05-27T11:45:00.001+05:30

(Source: Health News, 27 May 2011)
You can drastically reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes simply by choosing to reside in a neighborhood that promotes exercise and offers easy access to healthy foods. In fact, people who live in “healthy” neighborhoods that provide safe sidewalks, plentiful parks, and readily accessible fresh fruits and vegetables, along with dependable public transportation, are 38 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than people who live in less healthy neighborhoods. Read more

'Mission Possible' cuts risk of getting diabetes, heart disease

2011-05-27T11:39:00.004+05:30

(Source: Montgomery News, 27 May 2011)
Carol Casper was the big winner in Montgomery County’s Mission Possible Diabetes Prevention Contest, but not the only winner. Casper lost 13 percent of her body weight during the recently-completed four month program, Alice Lodge, an exercise physiologist and wellness coach with Montgomery County Aging and Adult Services, said. “She reduced her risk of diabetes and heart disease,” Lodge said. “Her doctor, she said, is absolutely thrilled with her success.” Read more

High fat pregnancy diet 'increases child's diabetes risk'

2011-05-27T11:33:00.002+05:30

(Source: Medical News, 27 May 2011)

Pregnant women who consume a high fat diet could be putting their child at risk of future diabetes, research has shown. Exposure to a high-fat diet before birth was found to modify the gene expression in the livers of offspring, meaning they are more likely to produce too much glucose, according to the findings presented in the Journal of Physiology. This could potentially causing early insulin resistance and diabetes, warn the University of Illinois researchers. Read more

Overweight diabetics eat too much salt

2011-05-27T11:26:00.003+05:30

(Source: Herald Sun News, 27 May 2011)
AN Australian analysis shows people with Type 2 diabetes who are overweight or obese are often eating double the healthy dose of salt. The study found that much of the salt consumed came from basic foods, and not junk food. In the first salt-related analysis of people with Type 2 diabetes, researcher Anthony Villani found all but one of the participants had dangerous levels of salt in their diet.

"These people are (already) at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and at increased risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease," Mr Villani told AAP. Eating so much salt only increases their chances of heart problems, he said. Read more

Monitor Linked to Mobile Device Helps Lower Blood Pressure in Type 2s

2011-05-27T11:23:00.002+05:30

(Source: Diabetes Health, 27 May 2011)
A monitor attached to a mobile device helps people with type 2 diabetes lower their blood pressure more than simply having a blood pressure monitor available in the home. That's the conclusion of a year-long study conducted by the University Health Network in Toronto, Canada. The study showed that type 2 patients whose blood pressure was actively reported to their doctors via a Bluetooth-enabled device enjoyed lower blood pressure than patients whose readings were not passed on to doctors. Read more

Weight loss increases Vitamin D in obese women

2011-05-27T11:21:00.001+05:30

(Source: Indo Asian News Service (IANS), 27 May 2011)
'Since Vitamin D is generally lower in persons with obesity, it is possible that low vitamin D could account, in part, for the link between obesity and diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes,' said Caitlin Mason, who led the study at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre.

'Determining whether weight loss helps change vitamin D status is important for understanding potential avenues for disease prevention,' said Mason, postdoctoral research fellow at the Hutchinson Centre, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reports. Read more

Now, blood sugar and BMI can predict diabetes 7 yrs before pregnancy

2011-05-27T11:19:00.001+05:30

(Source: Asian News Service (ANI), 27 May 2011)
A new study has suggested that a woman's risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy can be identified seven years prior to pregnancy with routinely assessed measures of blood sugar and body weight. Researchers at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, California, looked at women who had a subsequent pregnancy and compared those who developed gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during pregnancy to women who did not have GDM.

They found that the risk of GDM increased directly with the number of adverse risk factors commonly associated with diabetes and heart disease (high blood sugar, hypertension and being overweight) present before pregnancy. Read more

How Diabetes is Tough for a Lifelong Carbaholic

2011-05-27T10:32:00.002+05:30

(Source: Yahoo News, 27 May 2011)
I've improved my eating habits since being diagnosed, which doesn't mean I'm a perfect specimen of diabetic maintenance. It does mean that how I eat now compared to how I ate 20 years ago has improved. I notice the effects of certain carb-laden foods on my body in a way that I didn't used to notice. I will still eat refined, bleached flour breads if that's what's served to me or if my budget is too tight to pay the price for whole grains '" but, I DO eat far more whole grains than I used to. Read more

Gluten may not influence babies' risk of developing Type 1 diabetes

2011-05-26T13:35:00.001+05:30

(Source: DSN News, 26 May 2011)
German researchers analyzed data pooled from 150 infants with a first-degree family history of Type 1 diabetes and randomly exposed them to gluten at the age of 6 months (control group) or 12 months (late-exposure group). The infants then were followed until 3 years of age (and annually thereafter for safety purposes).

The researchers found that 70% of families followed the dietary-intervention protocol, and that only seven children developed diabetes: three from the early-exposure group and four in the late-exposure group. Read more

Inflammation may be behind diabetic nephropathy in individuals with type 2 diabetes

2011-05-26T13:31:00.001+05:30

(Source: Endocrine Web, 26 May 2011)
Changes that control inflammatory responses within the kidneys may be the root cause of severe nephropathy stemming from type 2 diabetes, according to a team of researchers from the University of Louisville.

Type 2 diabetes is the leading cause of nephropathy and kidney failure, but the process that underlies the progression of the disease has been poorly understood. Experts knew that loss of kidney function was associated with long-term uncontrolled blood sugar levels, but the exact reason for this connection was unknown. Read more

Diabetics have up to 5 times higher risk of developing tuberculosis

2011-05-26T13:28:00.003+05:30

(Source: Daily News & Analysis, 26 May 2011)
“With the increase in diabetes patients in TB-endemic areas, our findings highlight the re-emerging impact of diabetes mellitus, known as type 2, on TB control in regions of the world where both diseases are prevalent,” said Blanca Restrepo, associate professor of epidemiology at The University of Texas School of Public Health. The research suggested that diabetes depresses the immune response, which in turn facilitates infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and/or progression to symptomatic disease. Read more

Diabetes cases on the rise in Saudi Arabia

2011-05-26T12:07:00.001+05:30

(Source: Arab News, 26 May 2011)
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.

“Many people in the Kingdom are affected by diabetes without their knowledge,” Al-Ghareebi said and called upon public and private health institutions to provide free check up for people aged above 30 to help them know whether they have high blood sugar or not. Read more

U.S. court rules for Abbott's diabetes test patent

2011-05-26T12:05:00.002+05:30

(Source: Reuters News, 26 May 2011)
A U.S. appeals court that specializes in patent disputes ruled on Wednesday that a lower court was wrong to declare an Abbott patent unenforceable, and sent the case back to the lower court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of Abbott Laboratories (ABT.N), saying it could sue for infringement to enforce its patent for disposable blood glucose test strips. Read more

Links Between Menopause and Diabetes, Discussed By Dr. Shoreh Ershadi

2011-05-26T12:02:00.003+05:30

(Source: Benzinga News, 25 May 2011)
There are natural menopause remedies on the market, and many women find themselves turning to these products in order to help their bodies function more normally during this stressful time. By using natural menopause supplements, women may be able to combat the troublesome symptoms that occur during menopause. Hot flashes and the tendency to gain weight can be decreased at this time. The risk of diabetes may be lessened with weight loss and exercise and blood Glucose fluctuations can be managed through Chromium Picolinate, which is one of the ingredients in DON'T PAUSE, an all natural product. Read more

Diabetes Drug May Keep Lung Cancer at Bay

2011-05-26T11:59:00.002+05:30

(Source: Health News, 26May 2011)
The common diabetes drug metformin may hold promise as a way to keep smokers from developing lung cancer, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. They said metformin prevented lung tumor growth in mice exposed to a cancer-causing agent found in tobacco smoke, and because it is already widely used in people, it may be worth further study. Metformin has been shown to switch on an enzyme that blocks mTOR - a protein that helps tobacco-induced lung tumors grow. Read more

High-fat diet during pregnancy programs child for future diabetes

2011-05-26T11:56:00.002+05:30

(Source: Eurek Alert, 26 May 2011)
A high-fat diet during pregnancy may program a woman's baby for future diabetes, even if she herself is not obese or diabetic, says a new University of Illinois study published in the Journal of Physiology. "We found that exposure to a high-fat diet before birth modifies gene expression in the livers of offspring so they are more likely to overproduce glucose, which can cause early insulin resistance and diabetes," said Yuan-Xiang Pan, a U of I professor of nutrition. Read more

Reduce Consumption of Fat to Offset Diabetes

2011-05-26T11:53:00.002+05:30

(Source: Med India News, 26 May 2011)
Recent research has pointed out that the risk of diabetes can be offset with decreased fat or carbohydrate intake. Researchers said that those looking to reduce their risk of diabetes must restrict their daily consumption of fat to about 27 percent of their diet.

"People find it hard to lose weight. What is important about our study is that the results suggest that attention to diet quality, not quantity, can make a difference in risk for type 2 diabetes," researchers said. Read more

Diabetics at higher risk of developing TB

2011-05-26T11:50:00.001+05:30

(Source: The Times of India, 26 May 2011)
"With the increase in diabetes patients in TB-endemic areas, our findings highlight the re-emerging impact of diabetes mellitus, known as type 2, on TB control in regions of the world where both diseases are prevalent," said Blanca Restrepo, associate professor of epidemiology at The University of Texas School of Public Health. Read more

Diabetes can be predicted 7 years before pregnancy with blood sugar and body weight

2011-05-26T11:47:00.003+05:30

(Source: Eurek Alert, 26 March 2011)
The study is among the first to look at routinely measured cardio-metabolic risk factors before pregnancy in women who later became pregnant and developed GDM. The research provides evidence to support pre-conception care for healthy pregnancies as noted in a 2006 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That report suggested that risk factors for adverse outcomes among women and infants can be identified prior to conception and are characterized by the need to start, and sometimes finish, interventions before conception occurs. Read more

Weight Gain and Pregnancies = Diabetes?

2011-05-26T11:39:00.002+05:30

(Source: Ivanhoe News, 26 May 2011)
How much weight a woman gains between her pregnancies may affect her risk of developing gestational diabetes, according to a new study. On the flip side, losing weight between pregnancies may reduce the risk of gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes mellitus is associated with a higher risk of adverse perinatal outcomes as well as diabetes in women and their children. Read more

UTHealth Researchers Find Diabetics At Higher Risk Of Tuberculosis Infection

2011-05-25T11:09:00.002+05:30

(Source: Red Orbit, 25 May 2011)
“Physicians should be screening at-risk diabetic patients for TB and patients should be aware of their diabetes status,” said Restrepo. “Opportunities are being missed for patients and physicians to work together to manage both diseases.” At-risk patients are considered those who have diabetes and had recent contact with a TB patient, making them prime candidates for preventive TB treatment. Read more

Diabetes Device Market to Reach $24 Billion by 2017

2011-05-25T11:05:00.002+05:30

(Source: Market Wire, 25 May 2011)
It is estimated that by 2030, 7 out of the top 10 countries for diabetes populations will be based in Asia. The main contributors to the growing number of diabetics will be India and China. China is said to have an estimated 92.4 million adults with diabetes as compared to 50.8 million people in India, according to the International Diabetes Federation based in Brussels. Read more

Diabetics 'at higher risk of TB'

2011-05-25T11:01:00.003+05:30

(Source: Medical News, 25 May 2011)
People with diabetes are at a higher risk of tuberculosis (TB), research has discovered. A team from the University of Texas Health Science Center found that 25 per cent of cases of TB could be attributed to the presence of diabetes. This compares to just six per cent of cases which were due to HIV, according to the study published in the Bulletin of the Woold Health Organization. Lead investigator Blanca Restrepo said that physicians should screen at-risk diabetes patients for TB and ensure patients are aware of their diabetes status. Read more

Bicycle team at Somerville Tour spreads message of hope on diabetes

2011-05-25T10:47:00.003+05:30

(Source: NJ.com News, 25 May 2011)
The public can meet members of the Sanofi Aventis professional cycling team on Thursday, May 26, from 5-6 p.m. at The Steeplechase Cancer Center at Somerset Medical Center, 30 Rehill Ave. The cyclists will participate in the Tour of Somerville bike race on Memorial Day weekend. The team is dedicated to spreading a message of hope and inspiration to people affected by diabetes. Many of the team’s members have type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Read more

Type 2 Diabetes Frequently Leads to Mood Disorders

2011-05-25T10:44:00.001+05:30

(Source: Accented Touch, 25 May 2011)
The researchers from University of California in San Diego reviewed the medical records of a group of 129 Hispanic individuals who have been diagnosed with diabetes as reported by the Los Angeles Times. Findings of the study were showed at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting.

The Latinos are well known to have high rates in type 2 diabetes compared to the general population. Moreover, the co-occurring mood disorder is more common in the individuals. Hence, the group of patients is an ideal one for studying the relationship between the mood disorder and the type 2 diabetes. Read more

American Diabetes Association Announces New Research Grant for Diabetes Technology

2011-05-25T10:41:00.001+05:30

(Source: Market Wire News, 25 May 2011)
The CareLink database is a secure online database that contains anonymous data downloaded from diabetes management devices. The use of CareLink in conjunction with continuous glucose monitoring systems provides immediate electronic access to data for people with diabetes, providing both patients and healthcare providers with the ability to optimize diabetes therapy. Researchers will be provided with aggregated data from more than 200,000 individuals with diabetes, some of those with multiple years of continuous information. Read more

NCPA Urges Congress to Preserve Seniors' Access to Diabetes Supplies at Independent Community Pharmacies; Back Schock-Welch Bill

2011-05-25T10:33:00.001+05:30

(Source: PR News Wire, 25 May 2011)
The Medicare Access to Diabetes Supplies Act (H.R. 1936) permanently exempts diabetes testing supplies furnished by small community pharmacies from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) competitive bidding program and pricing for Medicare Part B DMEPOS (durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies). The bill also permits small, community pharmacies to continue providing home delivery of these products without them being subject to the future national mail order competitive bidding program. Read more

Common test could offer prediction of early death from diabetes

2011-05-25T10:29:00.001+05:30

(Source: Diabetes News, 25 May 2011)
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

Arterial plaque test may accurately predict risk for cardiovascular complications among type 2 diabetics

2011-05-25T10:27:00.001+05:30

(Source: Endocrine Web News, 25 May 2011)
Testing for coronary artery calcium levels may be an effective way to identify type 2 diabetes patients who are at the greatest risk of dying at a young age from a cardiovascular event, according to the results of a new study out of Wake Forest University.

Individuals with type 2 diabetes are already at a greater risk than the general public of dying from heart disease. The researchers said that more than 60 percent of those with the condition will eventually succumb to cardiovascular problems. However, identifying the diabetics who are the greatest risk has been difficult. Read more

Omega-3s can prevent type 2 diabetes: study

2011-05-25T10:25:00.001+05:30

(Source: The Glob & Mail, 25 May 2011)
The link between omega-3 fats and diabetes has been unclear. Some studies have revealed protective effects with greater intakes, but others have found no association at all. And some research has even hinted that high omega-3 intakes might increase diabetes risk. Two new studies, both published online last week in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, set out to examine the relation between DHA, EPA and ALA and the risk of type 2 diabetes. Read more

Even small improvements in diet can help fight against diabetes

2011-05-25T10:22:00.001+05:30

(Source: Diabetes News, 25 May 2011)
With being overweight or obese already known to increase your chances of getting type 2 diabetes, and weight reduction helping to lower the risk, a new study by scientists in the United States has found that making a small number of changes to your diet can help achieve this. Researchers also showed that the risk was lowered independent of weight loss. Read more

Simply Eating Less Fat May Cut Diabetes Risk

2011-05-25T10:20:00.002+05:30

(Source: Health News, 25 May 2011)
"People find it hard to lose weight," Gower said. "What is important about our study is that the results suggest that attention to diet quality, not quantity, can make a difference in risk for type 2 diabetes." Limiting daily fat intake to about 27 percent of a person's diet can lower diabetes risk over the long term, the study concluded.

The researchers pointed out that the needed dietary changes are minimal and therefore manageable. "The diets used in this study were actually fairly moderate," Laura Lee Goree, a dietitian at the university and a study co-author, said in the news release. "Individuals at risk for diabetes easily could adopt the lower-fat diet we employed." Read more

Weight gain after 1st baby’s birth ups diabetes risk in 2nd pregnancy

2011-05-25T10:17:00.002+05:30

(Source: Asian News International (ANI), 25 May 2011)
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. However, losing weight between the two pregnancies appeared to reduce gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) risk during the second pregnancy. According to researchers, GDM is associated with an increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes as well as subsequent diabetes in women and their offspring. Read more

Pregnancy Weight Gain Increases Risk Of Diabetes Complications

2011-05-25T09:54:00.001+05:30

(Source: Medical News Today, 25 May 2011)
For women that have more than one child, often weight gain between pregnancies can increase the risk of developing diabetes. With an opposite effect, it seems losing weight between the first and second pregnancies appeared to reduce gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) risk in a second pregnancy, particularly for women who were overweight or obese to begin with. Read more

Gain weight between pregnancies? You may be at greater risk for gestational diabetes

2011-05-25T09:39:00.001+05:30

(Source: Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2011)
Women who gain weight between their first and second pregnancies are at greater risk of developing gestational diabetes in their second pregnancy than women whose weight remained stable, according to a study published today. But losing weight between pregnancies can reduce the risk of gestational diabetes in the second pregnancy — especially for those who were overweight or obese to begin with. Read more

Call to create awareness on diabetes

2011-05-24T17:22:00.001+05:30

(Source: The Hindu, 24 May 2011)
Mr. Palaniswami called upon the doctors to create awareness on diabetes among people. Mr. Palaniswami said that new methods of treatments are available for treating type 2 diabetes. He added that diabetes is prevalent both in rural and urban areas and 30 per cent of the population are prone to diabetes. Read more

Diabetic? Forget pills, pop almonds

2011-05-24T15:02:00.002+05:30

(Source: The Times of India, 24 May 2011)
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." "Eating almonds has a positive effect on reducing low density cholesterol and also improves insulin sensitivity; so it does help in pushing diabetes away," says Ritesh Gupta, head of clinical operation at Fortis C-Doc Hospital. Read more

Group raising alarm over rising incidents of diabetes

2011-05-24T11:11:00.003+05:30

(Source: The Daily Press, 24 May 2011)
The Canadian Diabetes Association took advantage of some beautiful weather Saturday, to hold a fundraising barbecue at Walmart. "We're holding the fundraiser to get the message out about diabetes but also to raise funds to help people here locally in Timmins and the surrounding area," said Ken Biggar, volunteer co-ordinator with the Timmins chapter of the Canadian Diabetes Association. Read more

Diagnosis and treatment of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults still evolving

2011-05-24T10:54:00.002+05:30

(Source: Clinical Advisor, 24 May 2011)
Type 1 diabetes is fairly uncommon and is only found in about 5% of patients with diabetes. Pateints that have type 1 diabetes cannot produce insulin. Type 1 diabetes symptoms include frequent urination, extreme hunger or thirst, weight loss and extreme fatigue or irritability. Symptoms tend to come on suddenly and more severely than with type 2 diabetes.

Although patients with type 1 diabetes may develop the condition at any time, it is typically diagnosed early in childhood or adolescence. Patients with type 1 diabetes become insulin dependent very rapidly — usually within days or weeks. Read more

Structured diabetes care leads to differences in organization of care in general practices: the healthcare professional and patient perspective

2011-05-24T10:48:00.004+05:30

(Source: 7th Space Interactive News, 24 May 2011)
Care for patients with chronic diseases is challenging and requires multifaceted interventions to appropriately coordinate the entire treatment process. The effect of such interventions on clinical outcomes has been assessed, but evidence of the effect on organization of care is scarce.The aim is to assess the effect of structured diabetes care on organization of care from the perspective of patients and healthcare professionals in routine practice, and to ascertain whether this effect persists. Read more

Common type 2 diabetes medication may raise risk of bladder cancer

2011-05-24T10:32:00.003+05:30

(Source: Endocrine Web, 24 May 2011)
The type 2 diabetes medication pioglitazone may be associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer, according to a new review of Food and Drug Administration data conducted by a team of Italian researchers. Previous investigations conducted by the pharmaceutical company that produces pioglitazone showed little statistical evidence to support a link to bladder cancer. However, since that time, reports of the disease occurring after taking the medication have continued to surface, which prompted the researchers to examine the relationship. Read more

Honours awarded to diabetes researchers

2011-05-24T10:30:00.003+05:30

(Source: Diabetes News, 24 May 2011)
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) has honoured three scientists whose contributions to diabetes research has offered hope for thousands. JDRF, which works to the cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications, awarded John A. Todd and Alvin C. Powers with the David Rumbough Award for Scientific Excellence and Pedro L. Herrera with the Gerold and Kayla Grodsky Basic Research Scientist Award. Read more

Common medical procedure could predict early deaths for diabetes sufferers

2011-05-24T10:27:00.001+05:30

(Source: Examiner News, 24 May 2011)
“People with diabetes are already at high risk of developing heart disease and experiencing an early death. With this study, we’ve discovered that we can identify a subset of individuals within this high risk group who are at even higher risk, and the means to do this is already widely available in the form of a computed tomography (CT) scan – a relatively inexpensive and non-invasive test,” says Dr. Donald W. Bowden, Ph.D., the director of the Center for Diabetes Research at Wake Forest Baptist and lead investigator. Read more

Loving and living with someone who has diabetes

2011-05-24T10:25:00.001+05:30

(Source: Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2011)
Living with diabetes has many challenges, but so does living with someone who has diabetes. That’s the topic of our next web chat 'When Your Loved One Has Diabetes: How to Nurture not Nag,' Noon to 1 p.m. Wed., May 25. Debra Sievers, a diabetes clinical nurse specialist at Florida Hospital Diabetes Institute, will field questions from both sides, and help participants find a happy healthy ground to living together with diabetes. Read more

Type 2 diabetes often precedes mood disorders

2011-05-24T10:22:00.002+05:30

(Source: Endocrine Web, 24 May 2011)
Latinos are known to have higher rates of type 2 diabetes than the general population. Additionally, co-occurring mood disorders are common among these individuals. This made this group of patients an ideal population for studying the relationship between mood disorders and type 2 diabetes.

The results of the study showed that diabetes was diagnosed first in 54 percent of men with both conditions, while depression was the initial diagnosis of 24 percent of men. Of women with both conditions, 59 percent were first discovered to have diabetes, while 29 percent were first diagnosed with depression. Read more

Losing Baby Weight Cuts Odds of Pregnancy-Linked Diabetes

2011-05-24T10:17:00.003+05:30

(Source: MSN News, 24 May 2011)
Over the course of a decade, more than 22,000 women from Northern California were studied. Women who gained 12 to 17 pounds between pregnancies were more than twice as likely to develop gestational diabetes compared with women whose weight remained relatively unchanged. A weight gain of 18 or more pounds tripled a woman's risk of developing the condition. Losing more than six pounds after giving birth could cut women's risk of gestational diabetes in half -- especially among women who were obese to begin with. Read more

Weight Gain Between Pregnancies Raises Gestational Diabetes Risk

2011-05-24T10:14:00.002+05:30

(Source: Web MD News, 24 May 2011)
Gestational diabetes occurs when a pregnant woman develops elevated blood sugar levels. Higher-than-normal glucose levels during pregnancy can increase a woman's odds of having a larger baby and a more complicated delivery, and it also puts her and her child at greater risk of having type 2 diabetes later in life. Gestational diabetes affects 2% to 10% of all pregnancies, according to the American Diabetes Association. Women who are overweight or obese before having a baby are at a greater risk for gestational diabetes. Read more

Collaborations sought in health care sector

2011-05-24T09:53:00.002+05:30

(Source: The Hindu, 24 May 2011)
The health care sector is advanced in south India, with modern and innovative approaches adopted by professionals in the area. Health care in this part of India is leading the way, not only with high volumes, but also high quality, Mr. Nithavrianakis said.

He was speaking at a function organised to confer on A. Ramachandran, president, Indian Diabetes Research Foundation, the Visiting Professorship in the department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Imperial College, London. Read more

Diabetologist Dr A Ramachandran honoured

2011-05-24T09:49:00.001+05:30

(Source: The Times of India, 24 May 2011)
Dr A Ramachandran's Diabetes Hospitals and the India Diabetes Research Foundation organised a meeting on Sunday to congratulate Dr A Ramachandran for having won the first annual award for outstanding investigator in diabetes in India by the World India Diabetes Foundation. Read more

Diabetes counselling scheme to extend to other conditions

2011-05-21T12:07:00.001+05:30

(Source: The National News, 21 May 2011)
Under the programme, the coaches are faceless to the patients; nothing more than a name and a voice on the telephone. But once a month, without fail, each coach makes a scheduled call to ensure his diabetic patients are on the right track and in control of the disease, thereby ensuring that diabetics are not left to their own devices. Read more

Anxiety disorder may precede diabetes in Latinos, study finds

2011-05-21T12:05:00.002+05:30

(Source: Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2011)
Researchers examined the medical records 129 adults diagnosed with diabetes at a rural health clinic in Imperial County, in California, to assess the rates of mood disorders in diabetic Latinos and to determine which illness appeared first. Among men, 54% developed diabetes first while 24% developed depression first. Among women, 59% developed diabetes first and 29% depression first. Read more

Low-Fat Diet Keeps Diabetes At Bay

2011-05-21T12:01:00.002+05:30

(Source: Food ProductNews, 21 May 2011
The researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham placed 69 healthy, non-diabetic overweight adults who were at risk for the disease on a diet with modest reductions in either fat or carbohydrate for eight weeks. The lower fat group received a diet comprised of 27 percent fat and 55 percent carbohydrate; the lower carbohydrate group’s diet was 39 percent fat and 43 percent carbohydrate. Read more