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Living Nutrition Diabetes Still a Diagnosis, Not a Problem

Four years ago I wrote an article about a friend of mine who came to me for advice.
Her 12-year-old grandson had developed a mature onset type of diabetes diagnosis usually reserved for people over 30 years old.
When I first met Martha, I also met her grandson, Jerry.

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Pfizer warns of lung cancer with inhaled insulin

Pfizer Inc and Nektar Therapeutics said on Wednesday clinical trials of the inhaled insulin Exubera found increased cases of lung cancer, leading Nektar to stop seeking a marketing partner for the troubled product and abandon it.

Pfizer said on Wednesday it updated the product's labeling to include a warning with safety information about lung cancer cases found in patients who used Exubera, which U.S. regulators approved in January 2006.

The warning states all patients who... read more

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Cheap Existing Drugs Combined to Lower Blood Pressure in Tests

CHICAGO Two big studies offer good news to people with high blood pressure, finding that novel ways to use cheap drugs already on the market can lower the risk of heart attacks, strokes and death even if they are very old.
Both studies were stopped early so the surprising benefits could be made known.
Doctors presented the results Monday at an American College of Cardiology conference in Chicago.

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Success in Drug Trial With Cells From Pigs; DIABETES FILE

A KIWI-LED drug trial in Russia that features injecting human patients with pig cells has allowed one diabetic patient to go without daily insulin treatment for five months.
Professor Bob Elliott, medical director of Living Cell Technologies, said yesterday that none of the four patients so far involved in the Russian trial had suffered serious adverse effects.
Professor Elliott was forced to halt a study involving Auckland patients in 1996 because of fears... read more

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Hope Gala Fundraiser to Benefit Diabetes Fight

By Laine M. Rutherford
Kathryn Perry accepts life with Type I diabetes, but she's not passive about it .
For the fourth year, she's chairing The Hope Gala , the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's annual fundraiser presented by the Tidewater Chapter .

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Diabetes Up 27%; in State Since 2005; Increase Reflects Nationwide Jump

Since 2005, the incidence of diabetes among adults in Wisconsin rose 27%, according to a report from the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services.
The report, titled "Burden of Diabetes in Wisconsin," said 419,870 adults had diabetes in the state in 2007.
In addition, about 1 million adults in Wisconsin have pre- diabetes, a condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not enough to be considered diabetes.

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Diabetes Unlikely Cause of Semi Crash

Complications from diabetes don't appear to be behind Monday's horrific crash on Yellowhead Trail that killed a 25-year-old truck driver, the medical examiner's office said yesterday.

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Cooking School Teaching Diabetics New Lifestyle

Apr. 3--Janelle Newberry of Portales doesn't have diabetes, but her 3-year-old grandson does, and that's one reason she's attending the Kitchen Creations Cooking School for Diabetics and Their Families.
More than two dozen diabetics, or family and friends of diabetics, are attending a free, four-part class at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales which began on Monday night and continues with three more weekly sessions through April 21.
The hands-on class, which is... read more

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AAPPO Releases Diabetes Toolkit to Spur Action on Better Diabetes Care

Talking with Payers, Providers and Patients About Diabetes: An AAPPO Toolkit for PPOs provides talking points about effective diabetes prevention and care management and offers evidence-based resources from national organizations to help users find more practical information that they can adopt to promote diabetes care improvements with payers, providers and patients.
As the most popular health care option for Americans, PPOs have a responsibility to move the discussion on how to prevent and treat... read more

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Management of Type 2 Diabetes in the Obese Patient: Current Concerns and Emerging Therapies

Key words: Anti-diabetic agents - Anti-obesity agents - Obesity - Pathophysiology - Type 2 diabetes mellitus ABSTRACT
Objectives: The aims of this review are (1) to examine the pathophysiologic relationship between type 2 diabetes and obesity, (2) to provide an overview of current and emerging treatments for type 2 diabetes and their effects on body weight.
Abstracts and presentations from the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions (2002-2006) and the European Association for the... read more

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