MannKind asks FDA to approve inhaled insulin

Inhaled insulin is not dead yet! Even though Pfizer's product bombed, a company called MannKind is still bullish on offering a viable product.

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New Study of Human Pancreases Links Virus to Cause of Type 1 Diabetes

Key to success is unique availability of relevant organs for research

A team of researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England, the University of Brighton and the Department of Pathology at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, has found that a common family of viruses (enteroviruses) may play an important role in triggering the development of diabetes, particularly in children.

These viruses usually cause symptoms similar to the common cold, or vomiting... read more

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Alternative and Complimentary Medicine for Diabetes

The field of alternative medicine is quickly growing. Learn what options exist for diabetics.

When considering any type of treatment for diabetes, it is always critical to determine the following:

* Does your doctor have special training in diabetes?

* Does your doctor see more people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes?

* What tests will be performed at regular office visits? How often will these be ordered?

*... read more

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Go-ahead for pig cell trial on humans

Diabetes sufferers are hoping for a cure with a long-awaited Government decision giving the go-ahead to a clinical trial transplanting pig tissue into humans.

Diabetes sufferers are ecstatic, but the decision has outraged opponents of genetic engineering and disturbed some clinicians, who warn the trial could unleash pig viruses into the human population.

Auckland biotech company Living Cell Technologies finally received provisional approval from Health Minister David Cunliffe yesterday, 18 months after getting the all-clear... read more

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Does Diabetes Have a Genetic Link?

How did I get diabetes? Why did I get it? If I have diabetes, what are the chances that my children will get it, too?

If you've been recently diagnosed with diabetes, these questions are probably cascading through your mind, and the fear of the unknown might be setting in. Rest assured that research into genetic and environmental risk factors is ongoing, and new answers are being discovered all the time.

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Low-Carb Diets & Memory Loss

Low-Carb Diets and Memory Loss: Is There a Link?

You may be losing more than just a quick pound.

By Seth Czarnecki,
QualityHealth News

Few would argue the fact that low-carb diets work in the short run, but what these dieters might not realize are the effects that a lack of carbohydrates may have on other parts of the body. A study of both low-carb and low-calorie dieters conducted at Tufts University in Massachusetts... read more

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The Glucose-Monitoring Tattoo: A novel nanosensor could be used for skin-based glucose sensing.

Scientists at Draper Laboratory, in Cambridge, MA, are developing a nanosensor that could be injected into the skin, much like tattoo dye, to monitor an individual's blood-sugar level. Wow!

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Higher A1C Levels Linked to Lower Brain Function

This is very bad news indeed. More reason to maintain good glucose control!

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Common infant virus may cause type 1 diabetes

A harmless virus, which is encountered by most infants and displays few symptoms, may
trigger type 1 diabetes, according to a new study.

Researchers at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, who conducted the study, suggested that this “silent” Human parechovirus should be taken into consideration when looking for triggers for type 1 diabetes among those who are genetically at risk.

This study was conducted as part of a long-term project to examine if... read more

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Vitamin D deficiency common in diabetic kids

Children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes may have a particularly high rate of deficiency in bone-building vitamin D, a small study suggests.

The findings, say researchers, underscore the importance of adequate vitamin D intake for children with type 1 diabetes -- who, studies suggest, are already at particular risk for bone loss as they grow older.

Among 128 children and teens with the disease, three-quarters had inadequate levels of vitamin D in their blood.... read more

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