http://medicalxpress.com/diabetes-news/ en-us Medical Xpress Team Medical Xpress provides the latest research news on diabetes (HealthDay)—Addie Parker was a happy 4-year-old who appeared to have the flu. But within hours she was in a coma. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-deadly-diabetes-doctors.html Diabetes 2013-06-19T15:50:03-07:00 A decade-long JDRF-funded study led by the Institute of Diabetes Research in Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany, is providing a deeper understanding of the link between autoantibodies and the risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D), highlighting the importance of pre-diabetes research into possible preventions for the disease. The study, "Seroconversion to Multiple Islet Autoantibodies and Risk of Progression to Diabetes in Children," was published today in The Journal of the American Medical Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-islet-autoantibodies-young-children-early.html Diabetes 2013-06-19T12:09:05-07:00 (Medical Xpress)—Better management of diabetes could dramatically improve outcomes for lung transplant patients, with new research showing that those without diabetes lived twice as long as transplant recipients with the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-diabetes-key-transplant-success.html Diabetes 2013-06-19T06:40:03-07:00 Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-medicare-cost-saving-diabetics.html Diabetes 2013-06-18T16:21:50-07:00 The majority of children at risk of type 1 diabetes who developed 2 or more diabetes-related autoantibodies developed type 1 diabetes within 15 years, findings that highlight the need for research into finding interventions to stop the development of multiple islet autoantibodies, according to a study in the June 19 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-markers-beta-cell-dysfunction-high-diabetes.html Diabetes 2013-06-18T16:00:05-07:00 (HealthDay)—Middle-aged and older adults with prediabetes have an increased likelihood of physical function limitations, according to a study published online June 11 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-physical-function-limitations-prevalent-prediabetes.html Diabetes 2013-06-18T15:20:01-07:00 (HealthDay)—Obesity, age, race/ethnicity, hospital characteristics, and insurance type may contribute to the variability in rates of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) between states, according to research published in the May issue of Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-gestational-diabetes-mellitus-vary-state.html Diabetes 2013-06-18T15:10:01-07:00 Men who lose sleep during the work week may be able to lower their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by getting more hours of sleep, according to Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) research findings presented today at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-diabetes.html Diabetes 2013-06-18T13:30:04-07:00 Insulin degludec (Tresiba), a new ultra-long-acting insulin, has a similar or reduced risk of recurrent hypoglycemia— low blood sugar— compared with the commercially available insulin glargine, a new meta-analysis study finds. Results of the combined analysis, of five completed clinical trials, will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-insulin-degludec-lowers-recurrent-blood.html Diabetes 2013-06-18T13:19:39-07:00 Researchers have developed a risk assessment scoring system that they believe may better identify certain adults-– especially African Americans-– at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke than does the current system of diagnosing the metabolic syndrome. The results will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-score-earlier-diabetes-african-americans.html Diabetes 2013-06-18T13:19:17-07:00 A special type of in vitro fertilization, or IVF, may increase the risk for insulin resistance among children conceived in this way, according to a new study from Greece. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-vitro-technique-insulin-resistance-offspring.html Diabetes 2013-06-17T17:46:10-07:00 Eating more red meat over time is associated with an increased risk of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in a follow-up of three studies of about 149,000 U.S. men and women, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-red-meat-diabetes.html Diabetes 2013-06-17T16:00:01-07:00 (HealthDay)—Initiating statin therapy is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, which is not explained by differential survival, according to a study published in the May issue of Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-statins-linked-t2dm.html Diabetes 2013-06-17T15:30:01-07:00 (HealthDay)—A diet rich in unsaturated fat may increase insulin sensitivity in individuals who are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease, according to research published in the May issue of Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-diet-rich-unsaturated-fat-insulin.html Diabetes 2013-06-14T14:10:01-07:00 (Medical Xpress)—Cases of type 1 diabetes in children mirror the spread of flu – suggesting it is triggered by an infection carried by wild animals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-children-reveal-diabetes-trigger.html Diabetes 2013-06-14T07:30:14-07:00 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a way to trigger reproduction in the laboratory of clusters of human cells that make insulin, potentially removing a significant obstacle to transplanting the cells as a treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-major-hurdle-diabetes-transplants.html Diabetes 2013-06-13T16:37:42-07:00 Massive samples emanating from a decade-old, international initiative to determine how genetics and environment cause type 1 diabetes are giving scientists a unique perspective on which molecular and environmental factors really contribute to the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-teddy-yielding-approach-high-risk-genes.html Diabetes 2013-06-12T11:14:16-07:00 Nationwide Children's Hospital recently developed an online resource to help parents manage their child's diabetes more effectively and care for their health at home. The "Diabetes Calculator for Kids," a first of its kind electronic tool geared toward the pediatric patient, allows parents, caregivers and the adolescent patient themselves to create an individualized chart which calculates the correct insulin dosage that should be given prior to eating. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-pediatric-focused-diabetes.html Diabetes 2013-06-12T08:06:32-07:00 A fifteen minute walk after each meal appears to help older people regulate blood sugar levels and could reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS). The study, published today in Diabetes Care, found that three short post-meal walks were as effective at reducing blood sugar over 24 hours as a 45-minute walk of the same easy-to-moderate pace. Moreover, post-meal walking was significantly more effective than a sustained walk at lowering blood sugar for up to three hours following the evening meal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-moderate-intensity-diabetes.html Diabetes 2013-06-12T00:10:01-07:00 Researchers are kick-starting better diabetic foot care and promoting reduced radiation dose with a new take on a hybrid molecular imaging technique. By targeting both bone cell activity and immune response and improving imaging data interpretation, doctors can better distinguish diabetic foot infection from another common foot condition that often requires an additional bone-marrow scan for definitive diagnosis, say researchers presenting a study at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2013 Annual Meeting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-dual-agent-scan-differentiates-diabetic.html Diabetes 2013-06-11T09:07:39-07:00 (Medical Xpress)—A clinical trial is underway for a potential new treatment for type 1 diabetes that could eventually mean patients are able to reduce insulin treatment from several times a day to only once or twice a week. The new treatment is a direct result of research to understand the genetics of the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-genetic-clinical-trial-treatment-diabetes.html Diabetes 2013-06-11T09:02:22-07:00 (HealthDay)—Levels of estrone are associated with increased risk of incident type 2 diabetes in a cohort of community-dwelling men, according to a study published online May 20 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-estrone-incident-diabetes-men.html Diabetes 2013-06-10T19:40:01-07:00 (HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes, higher self-reported depression symptoms and antidepressant medicine (ADM) use in the previous year are independently associated with developing certain cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor-positive status over the next four years, according to a study published in the May issue of Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-depression-antidepressant-linked-future-cvd.html Diabetes 2013-06-10T19:10:01-07:00 Diabetes-related deaths hit record levels in New York City in 2011, with Type 2 diabetes surging along with an epidemic of obesity, the city's health department reported Monday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-diabetes-related-deaths-york.html Diabetes 2013-06-10T13:41:19-07:00 (HealthDay)—In adults with type 2 diabetes not adequately controlled with metformin, lixisenatide once daily offers diabetes control similar to that of exenatide twice daily, with some added benefits, according to a study published online May 22 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-lixisenatide-non-inferior-exenatide-diabetes.html Diabetes 2013-06-07T10:20:01-07:00 (HealthDay)—Low-fat, Mediterranean, and low-carbohydrate diets are similarly effective in improving renal function in moderately obese people with or without type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online May 20 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-weight-loss-diets-renal-function.html Diabetes 2013-06-06T05:00:01-07:00 Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered how to stop the destructive process that leads to cardiovascular disease in diabetic laboratory animals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-protein-block-vascular-diabetes.html Diabetes 2013-06-05T07:50:01-07:00 Obesity surgery worked much better at reducing and even reversing diabetes than medication and lifestyle changes in one of the most rigorous studies of its kind. But the researchers and others warn that possible serious complications need to be considered. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-obesity-surgery-diabetes-pros-cons.html Diabetes 2013-06-04T18:00:02-07:00 Among mild to moderately obese patients with type 2 diabetes, adding gastric bypass surgery to lifestyle and medical management was associated with a greater likelihood of improved levels of metabolic risk factors such as blood glucose, LDL-cholesterol and systolic blood pressure, according to a study in the June 5 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-gastric-bypass-surgery-diabetes-factors.html Diabetes 2013-06-04T16:55:16-07:00 The term "Type 2 diabetes" is leading medical researchers astray, and resulting in sub-optimal treatment for patients, says a leading diabetes expert in a Viewpoint published in the Lancet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-diabetes_1.html Diabetes 2013-05-30T18:30:03-07:00