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April 27, 2015April 27, 2015

New Mechanism Unveils Paradoxical Effect of Anti-diabetic Drugs, Gliflozins

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In a new study entitled “Inhibition of the glucose transporter SGLT2 with dapagliflozin in pancreatic alpha cells triggers glucagon secretion,” researchers report a new mechanism by which inhibiting a glucose ... Read more

April 27, 2015April 29, 2015

Undiagnosed Pre-Diabetes Found To Be Common in Early Alzheimer’s Disease

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A nationwide study being conducted by Georgetown University neurologist R. Scott Turner, MD, PhD, has unexpectedly discovered that a large proportion of participants have previously undiagnosed glucose intolerance, even after ... Read more

April 22, 2015April 22, 2015

Link Between Diabetes, Cancer, and Cardiovascular Disease Revealed in Recent Study

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Researcher Tim Byers from the University of Colorado Cancer Center described in a major symposium at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2015 results of a research study revealing the connection between diabetes, cancer ... Read more

April 21, 2015April 21, 2015

Different Diabetes Illness Perceptions Exist Among Adult Populations at Increased Risk for Disease

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In a recent study published in the journal The Diabetes Educator, a research team led by Dr. Shiela Strauss, associate professor of nursing and co-director of the Statistics and Data Management Core ... Read more

April 20, 2015April 20, 2015

Gestational Diabetes Increases Risk of Autism in Newborns

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Researchers at the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Department of Research & Evaluation, led by Anny H. Xiang, PhD, have concluded that gestational diabetes poses an increased risk of autism to the ... Read more

April 17, 2015April 17, 2015

Expanded Diabetic Screenings of Adults Revealing Mixed Outcomes

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Early detection of type 2 diabetes via expanded screenings in adults does not prevent deaths from cardiovascular disease but does slow the progression of diabetes, according to a new report. ... Read more

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015

Young Children with Type 1 Diabetes Have an Extremely Increased Risk of Hospitalization

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A new study recently published in the journal BMJ Open revealed that children with type 1 diabetes in Wales, especially preschoolers, are at an extremely high risk of hospital admission. ... Read more

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015

Serious Life Events During Childhood Increase the Risk for Type 1 Diabetes

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Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden recently published in the journal Diabetologia the finding that a serious life event during childhood increases the risk for the development of type 1 diabetes. ... Read more

April 14, 2015April 14, 2015

Independence Blue Cross and CareCam Offers App To Manage Diabetes and Asthma

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Pennsylvania-based Independence Blue Cross recently announced it has begun offering the CareCam Health Systems’ (CareCam) chronic condition self-management app to patients to better help them proactively manage their health. The organization is offering ... Read more

April 13, 2015April 13, 2015

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly Receive Positive Opinion for SYNJARDY Type-2 Diabetes Therapy

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A new single-pill combination therapy developed by Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly to treat adults with type 2 diabetes received a positive opinion for approval by the Committee for Medicinal ... Read more