Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: diabetes complications http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Study shows US diabetes care improves, potential gaps remain (Medical Xpress)—According to a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Americans with diabetes had increasingly better control of their blood sugar and cholesterol levels and attended more preventive check-ups from 1999 to 2010. However, one in five Americans with diabetes still smokes, blood pressure has not improved significantly, and approximately 40 percent don't receive education at diagnosis, annual vaccinations, or annual checks for diabetes complications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-diabetes-potential-gaps.html Diabetes Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:10:03 EST news286095966 Social networking approach to public health research raises hypoglycemia awareness Hypoglycemia may be a much larger problem among patients with diabetes than is currently realized, according to a study of members of a diabetes-focused social network conducted by researchers in Boston Children's Hospital's Informatics Program (CHIP). The study shows how engaging patients in research through social networking may help augment traditional surveillance methods for public health research, while simultaneously offering opportunities to promote healthy behaviors among participants. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-social-networking-approach-health-hypoglycemia.html Diabetes Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:00:08 EST news279805431 Novel racial/ethnic differences found in diabetic kidney disease (HealthDay)—Rates of proteinuric and nonproteinuric diabetic kidney disease (DKD) vary significantly across racial/ethnic groups, according to a study published online Dec. 13 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-racialethnic-differences-diabetic-kidney-disease.html Diabetes Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:00:01 EST news277390718 Life expectancy has improved with childhood type 1 diabetes (HealthDay) -- For children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, life expectancy has increased, with about a 15-year improvement seen from a 1950-1964 subcohort to a 1965-1980 subcohort, according to a study published online July 30 in Diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-life-childhood-diabetes.html Diabetes Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:51:45 EST news263821897 Study finds excess insulin levels an unlikely cause of atherosclerosis A number of studies have shown that excess insulin circulating in the bloodstream is a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, a new study from Joslin Diabetes Center finds that this condition, called hyperinsulinemia, is itself not a cause of atherosclerosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-excess-insulin-atherosclerosis.html Cardiology Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:04:06 EST news252072234 Study seeks to reduce cardiovascular risk JDRF-funded researchers have begun enrolling adult patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in the REMOVAL study, to test whether metformin—a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes—could help prevent or reduce the risk of cardiovascular complications in people with T1D. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-cardiovascular.html Cardiology Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:20:01 EST news242995986 Surprising culprits behind cell death from fat and sugar overload Excess nutrients, such as fat and sugar, don't just pack on the pounds but can push some cells in the body over the brink. Unable to tolerate this "toxic" environment, these cells commit suicide. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-culprits-cell-death-fat-sugar.html Medical research Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:27:26 EST news229087626