'Diabulimia' Triples Risk of Death Among Women With Diabetes

Women with type 1 diabetes who take less insulin than they should to try to lose weight triple their risk of dying compared to women who do not skip insulin doses, a new study finds.

"This is a very important women's health issue in diabetes," said Ann E. Goebel-Fabbri, lead author of a study in the March issue of Diabetes Care. "It happens at shockingly high rates, and, if we can detect this problem... read more

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Uric Acid May Help Spot Diabetic Kidney Disease Early

Elevated levels of uric acid in the blood may be an early sign of diabetic kidney disease in people with type 1 diabetes, a new study suggests.

Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston noted that increased uric acid levels may appear before any significant change in urine albumin levels, the standard screening test for diabetic kidney disease.

In the study, the researchers checked serum uric acid concentration and urine albumin levels... read more

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Diabetes and dental care: Guide to a healthy mouth

What do brushing and flossing have to do with diabetes? Plenty. If you have diabetes, here's why dental care matters — and how to take care of your teeth and gums.
When you have diabetes, high blood sugar can take a toll on your entire body — including your teeth and gums. The good news? Prevention is in your hands. Learn what you're up against, and then take charge of your dental health. Start... read more

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Have diabetes? Stop cardiovascular disease in its tracks

When you have diabetes, monitoring your blood sugar is an important part of your treatment plan. But there's more. You also need to pay close attention to what's happening to your heart and blood vessels.

That's because cardiovascular disease is the most common — and most serious — complication of diabetes. In fact, heart disease and stroke cause about 65 percent of all diabetes-related deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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If you have type 1 diabetes — or you have type 2 diabetes and oral medications aren't keeping your blood sugar levels within your target range — intensive insulin therapy may be the key to long-term health.

This aggressive therapy isn't easy, but the benefits are real. Find out how intensive insulin therapy can help you achieve tight blood sugar control and what it requires of you. Then you and your health care team can... read more

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Fooling immune systems to fight diabetes

CHICAGO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Doctors have tricked mouse immune systems into "thinking" cells from a donor pancreas are theirs, bringing hope to diabetes patients, U.S. researchers said.

The new technique, to fight type 1 diabetes, eliminated the need for drugs that inhibit immune-system activity in diabetic mice that had insulin-producing islet cell transplantation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine researchers said.

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Blood Sugar Control Helps Diabetics Preserve Sight

Close monitoring means type 1 patients can avoid retinopathy, study suggests

FRIDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Maintaining good control over one's blood sugar levels can help people with type 1 diabetes better avoid retinopathy, a serious disorder that damages the eye's retina, researchers say.

The findings come from a 25-year study that confirms prior large studies. The findings were published in the November issue of Ophthalmology.

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Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes

TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Gleevec, a wonder drug that effectively treats leukemia and other cancers, may also reverse type 1 diabetes, University of California San Francisco, researchers report.

In experiments with mice, they found that Gleevec and a similar cancer drug, Sutent, could prevent the onset of type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, and is caused by the inability of the body to make insulin.

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Two cancer drugs prevent, reverse type 1 diabetes, study shows

Two common cancer drugs have been shown to both prevent and reverse type 1 diabetes in a mouse model of the disease, according to research conducted at the University of California, San Francisco. The drugs – imatinib (marketed as Gleevec) and sunitinib (marketed as Sutent) – were found to put type 1 diabetes into remission in 80 percent of the test mice and work permanently in 80 percent of those that go into remission.

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Diabetes link to germ-free environment

AMY-LEE NAKHL was the picture of health - but, in fact, she was at death's door. She ate healthily and drank lots and lots of water, just as the health experts advise.

However, it was her never-ending water guzzling that prompted a relative to suggest that perhaps something was wrong. Amy-Lee's mother, Belinda, took her to the doctor where alarms bells rang.

A quick blood-sugar test showed the then five-year-old's levels were at 38.5 -... read more

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