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(HealthDay)—There was no effect of intensive versus conventional insulin therapy during the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) on cardiac parameters as assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in the Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC) cohort (follow-up to the DCCT), but prior glycemic exposure had an impact on cardiac parameters, according to research published online March 21 in Diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-cardiac-function-unaffected-prior-intensive.html Diabetes Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:59:21 EST news284990356 (HealthDay)—Calorie reduction rather than the actual Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery seems to account for the improvement in glucose homeostasis in obese patients with type 2 diabetes who undergo RYGB, according to a study published online March 25 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-calorie-reduction-bypass-surgery-ups.html Diabetes Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:00:01 EST news284919088 As global rates of diabetes escalate, a new computerised self-care system for people with Type 2 diabetes has been shown to significantly improve diabetes control and mental health-related quality of life, according to a global health expert. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-trial-high-tech-approaches-diabetes-related.html Diabetes Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:11:13 EST news284361044 (Medical Xpress)—Type 1 diabetes is a condition in which the body does not produce insulin and cannot convert sugar, starches and other food into energy. Generally diagnosed during childhood or adolescence, the disease requires lifelong access to medical care and intensive daily self-management. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-youth-diabetes-greater-transition-pediatric.html Diabetes Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:23:51 EST news283422223 (HealthDay)—Among patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, a structured self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) protocol correlates with reductions in the level of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), according to a study published online Feb. 22 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-self-monitoring-blood-glucose-protocol-hs-crp.html Diabetes Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:40:01 EST news281892121 More people are meeting recommended goals in the three key markers of diabetes control, according to a study conducted and funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-nih-big-diabetes-decades.html Diabetes Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:54:20 EST news280148015 (HealthDay)—Women with type 1 diabetes experience post-pregnancy deterioration in glycemic control and sustained weight gain, according to research published online Dec. 18 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-post-pregnancy-deterioration-glycemic-t1dm.html Health Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:53:41 EST news280065192 (HealthDay)—For patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, elevated levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) are associated with an increased risk of clinically significant macular edema (CSME) and with the development of retinal hard exudates, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in JAMA Ophthalmology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-high-hscrp-macular-edema-t1dm.html Ophthalmology Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:10:01 EST news279552940 (Medical Xpress)—Getting your family and friends to support you in being physically active and setting yourself physical activity goals are among the top ten tips scientifically proven to help combat Type 2 diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-ten-combat-diabetes-year.html Diabetes Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:45:31 EST news276342322 (HealthDay)—There is a bidirectional relationship between type 2 diabetes and depression, with a stronger correlation for depression predicting diabetes onset, according to research published online Nov. 12 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-bidirectional-link-diabetes-depression.html Diabetes Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:00:21 EST news272555969 A new study suggests that when prescribed by physicians in routine practice and used appropriately by patients, treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) could reduce blood pressure in men with hypertension. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-treatment-obstructive-apnea-blood-pressure.html Sleep apnea Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:53:08 EST news269322758 Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified a common compound in the modern diet that could play a major role in the development of abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. The findings are published in the August 20, 2012 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-specific-toxic-byproduct-heat-processed-food.html Medical research Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:15:41 EST news264694477 Most people who have diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol have difficultly managing all three conditions; indeed, success is fleeting for those who do manage all three, according to a Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Research study that appears online in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-people-difficulty-multiple-chronic-conditions.html Cardiology Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:30:01 EST news262967709 The widely used diabetes drug metformin comes with a rather unexpected and alluring side effect: it encourages the growth of new neurons in the brain. The study reported in the July 6th issue of Cell Stem Cell also finds that those neural effects of the drug also make mice smarter. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-diabetes-drug-metformin-brain-cells.html Medical research Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:00:02 EST news260705010 Obese adults with poorly controlled Type 1 diabetes can better control their blood sugar by adding liraglutide, a Type 2 diabetes drug, to their insulin therapy, a new study finds. The results, which will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston, also found that these diabetic patients lost weight and lowered their blood pressure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-liraglutide-insulin-poorly-diabetes.html Diabetes Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:00:01 EST news259835664 A new study has found that programs aimed at helping people prevent or manage diabetes are most successful if they are directed at the patient or the health care system. Programs aimed at physicians were only successful for patients with poorer diabetes control. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-diabetics-health.html Diabetes Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:23:36 EST news259583004 Aggressive control of blood sugar levels in diabetes can help to prevent a painful condition affecting patients' nerves, according to a new systematic review in the Cochrane Library. However, the review suggests that optimal target levels need to be established to prevent serious complications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-diabetes-tighter-blood-sugar-nerve.html Diabetes Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:00:01 EST news258745556 (HealthDay) -- Many people know diabetes -- both type 1 and type 2 -- can take a serious toll on physical health. But these blood-sugar disorders also can affect your emotions and, in turn, your emotions can wreak havoc on your diabetes control. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-diabetes-toll-emotions.html Diabetes Fri, 18 May 2012 05:00:01 EST news256532185 Intervention by peer mentors has a statistically significant effect on improving glucose control in African American veterans with diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP). Full results of the study were published in the March 20th issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-health-benefits-african-american-veterans.html Diabetes Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:24:40 EST news251396672 Maintaining good glucose control early in the course of type 1 diabetes could lessen the long-term risk of kidney disease, as measured by a common test of kidney function. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-intensive-diabetes-therapy-diabetics-kidneys.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:14:25 EST news240329657 Eating nuts every day could help control Type 2 diabetes and prevent its complications, according to new research from St. Michael's Hospital and the University of Toronto. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-nutty-solution-diabetes.html Health Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:50:43 EST news229683020 Using a combination of Facebook-like tools and personally controlled health records, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have engaged members of an online diabetes social network as participants in public health surveillance. In an article published April 27 in PLoS ONE, Elissa Weitzman, ScD, MSc, and Kenneth Mandl, MD, MPH, of the Children's Hospital Informatics Program (CHIP) show that health-focused social networks can be viable resources for chronic disease surveillance. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-online-social-network-members-donate.html Other Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:24:23 EST news223143846