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The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has announced research projects to study newly discovered human type 2 diabetes genes in mice, and potentially find new drug molecules that can treat the genetic causes of type 2 diabetes. The projects will be funded through […]
According to a new article the insulin-sensitizing thiazolidinediones, a new class of diabetic medication, is associated with an increased risk of fractures. Two medications that fall in this category, pioglitazone and rosiglitazone, accounts for over 20% of prescribed diabetic oral medication in the US and over 5% in Europe.
After adjusting for other risk factors, individuals […]
The number of pregnant women that have pre-existing diabetes has more then doubled over the last decade. Alicia at Mental Health Notes sent me over this very disturbing but important article. Being diabetic places you in the ‘high risk’ category during pregnancy and increases ones risk for miscarriage, stillbirth and birth defects.
The actual number of […]
I Googled ‘fun diabetic fact’ and I got nothing. That is right, I saw no fun facts or laughable material. It just took me to links that gave the plain old facts and boring information. So… what I challenge you to do is leave me a comment with one fun diabetic fact. It can be […]
What a week!! I had the flu… in April. Go figure. So to be totally honest I have no idea what my blodsugar was for more than half of the week. I was in bed, sleeping, coughing and shivering. I didn’ t give a hoot what my bloodsugar was and I did not eat anything […]
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Obesity, smoking, poor lifestyle choices, inactivity and family history are the commonly known risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes. There is nothing new there but with new research we have started to look inside the body for clues to fighting type 2 diabetes as well.
Researchers at the University of Warwick have found markers that […]
I have a couple of announcements this fine morning. Number one is that Diabetes Notes is no longer part of the Science and Health channel at b5media … it is now part of the Health and Wellness channel!!!! That is our new name but the faces are the same! I think the new channel name […]
The new magic number is 16 among diabetic researchers. Scientists identified 6 new genes which play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes and among the group is the second gene known to also play a role in prostate cancer.
By researching how the prostate and diabetic related gene works, we see how raising […]
The past few months have proven to bring the largest price increases in food in recent years and we are all felling the crunch. I know for my family of five we spend approximately $700-$800 a month at the grocery store- we eat a lot of produce!
For many diabetics the choices are fairly limited at […]
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