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Does Diabetes Slow Alzheimer's?

French study suggesting delayed progression gets guarded response from U.S. experts

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Diabetes In Control 10,000 Step Study, 30 Million Steps and 15,000 Miles Later

the results are in, after 44 patients completed the study with a total of over 30 million steps, which is equivalent to almost 15,000 miles.

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Young Women More Susceptible to the Swine Flu

Young Women More Susceptible to the Swine Flu: The study found that 29 people (17%) died -- most within the first 14 days after becoming critically sick.

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Research Points to New Way to Treat Type 2 Diabetes: Insulin First

Three years into a six-year study and researchers have reported that the standard treatment for patients with Type 2 diabetes may have to be turned on its head.

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Older Type 2 Diabetes Patients at Increased Risk for Heart Failure

Undiagnosed heart failure is common among minority, older aged patientswith Type 2 diabetes — particularly diastolic dysfunction.

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Novo Nordisk Wins Design Award for NovoTwist Needle

Novo Nordisk has been awarded a Good Design Award for NovoTwist(TM), the new needle designed for use with the insulin delivery device FlexPen(R). The needle, which has a simple 'just twist' attachment and detachment, makes injection easier for people with diabetes.

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Artificial Sweeteners Linked to Two-Fold Increase in Diabetes

People who use artificial sweeteners are heavier, more likely to have diabetes, and more likely to be insulin-resistant compared with nonusers.

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Glucose Levels May Be Measured Painlessly with Light in the Eye

As with all the other companies promising a non-invasive glucose monitor, this technology has little chance for success, except for rabbits.

In pre-clinical trial Freedom Meditech technology successfully tested a new non-invasive technology designed to painlessly measure glucose levels in the human eye which shows promise of one day replacing the finger-stick blood test.

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Diabetes-Induced Changes in Vaginal Structure

"Women with diabetes experience diminished genital arousal, reduced vaginal lubrication, vaginal atrophy, dyspareunia, and increased infections.

"The goals of this study were to investigate Type 2 diabetes-induced changes in vaginal structure, and to determine if estradiol treatment ameliorates these changes.

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High-Fat Diet Impairs Muscle Health before Diagnosis of Diabetes

Skeletal muscle plays a critical role in regulating blood sugar levels in the body. But few studies have comprehensively examined how obesity caused by a high-fat diet affects the health of muscle in adolescents who are pre-diabetic.

In a paper published last week, a team of McMaster University researchers report that the health of young adult muscle declines during the pre-diabetic state, which is when blood sugar levels are higher than normal... read more

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