Diabetes News from The National Diabetes Center

Public sources of news of interest to the diabetic community at large
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Archives 4th Quarter 2007

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News for Week #52 2007

Oral anti-diabetic substance discovered
China Daily - China
WASHINGTON - Research at the University of Haifa in Israel has discovered a substance that may become an oral treatment for diabetes and its complications, ...

Bayer recalls blood sugar test strips in 7 countries
CNNMoney.com - USA
Test results may come in 5-17 pct higher than actual blood sugar levels, it said, adding the issue affects only test strips used with Bayer's Contour TS ...

Diamyd Files IND for Diabetes Vaccine Trial
FDA news (subscription) - Falls Church,VA,USA
... new drug (IND) application with the FDA for a Phase III trial with the Diamyd therapeutic vaccine in recent onset Type 1 diabetes patients. ...

News for Week #51 2007

Coffee, tea linked to lower risk of kidney cancer
Reuters - USA
For example, they explain, coffee and tea may increase the body's sensitivity to the blood-sugar-regulating hormone insulin, and researchers suspect that ...

Stem Cell Sciences in diabetes R&D agreement
SmallCapNews.co.uk - UK
... stem cells (ES) and demonstrate the bulk production of cells relevant for diabetes research at the company's Cambridge based production facility. ...

New Statin Free Drug is Effective at Cutting Heart Attack Risk
Ivanhoe - Winter Park,FL,USA
The animal studies show KD2115 also was effective in fighting obesity and diabetes. They researchers hope to test it oh people to see if it can safely treat ...

Smoking Increases the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Medi News Direct - Bangalore,Karnataka,India
Active smoking may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus, according to a study conducted by researcher Dr.Carole Willi, at the Department ...

Innocoll starts Phase II trial for diabetic foot ulcer treatment
Pharmaceutical Business Review - USA
By Staff Writer Innocoll plans to study CollaRx gentamicin topical for the treatment of diabetic foot infections of varying severity in a series of Phase II ...

Cord Blood May Preserve Insulin Production in Newly Diagnosed ...
Diabetes Health (press release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
Six months later, the children who received the cord blood had A1c's of 7%, as opposed to 8.04 % in the controls, and they required less insulin per day: ...

Ambrx Enters FGF-21 Type 2 Diabetes Drug Discovery Collaboration ...
Earthtimes - London,UK
Inc. to develop a novel therapeutic protein with biological properties similar to Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 (FGF-21) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes ...

Moderate exercise reduces heart disease, diabetes and stroke risk
DailyIndia.com - Jacksonville,FL,USA
About a quarter of all American adults have MetS, a cluster of risk factors associated with greater likelihood of developing heart disease, diabetes and ...

New Research on Risveratrol Reveals Benefit in Curbing Insulin ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
Insulin is a hormone that controls blood sugar. Insulin resistance occurs when the body becomes less sensitive to insulin. This condition can lead to type 2 ...

Galvus®, A New Oral Treatment For Type 2 Diabetes, Receives ...
ABN Newswire (press release) - Sydney,NSW,Australia
Galvus received European Union approval in September 2007 for use in patients in combination with the anti-diabetes medicines metformin, thiazolidinedione ...

News for Week #50 2007

Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Is Involved in Myocardial Apoptosis ...
Journal of Endocrinology -
Previous studies have shown that the endoplasmic reticulum becomes swollen and dilated in diabetic myocardium, and ERS is involved in heart failure and ...

Researchers Link Smoking to Type 2 Diabetes
ShortNews.com - Regensburg,Germany
Scientists in the United States have been able to link smoking with an increased likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes. The study by the University of ...

New Clinical Data Shows Chromium Picolinate Improves Cognitive ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... function: Chromium picolinate is an essential trace mineral that promotes healthy blood sugar, which is important because glucose helps fuel the brain. ...

Pegasus Biologics Receives CE Mark for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
European surgeons have been looking for new options for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers and have greatly anticipated the release of the Unite™ ...

Integra lifesciences Launches Flowable Wound Matrix
CNNMoney.com - USA
Its design is based on Integra's proven collagen technology and provides an alternative to filling deep soft tissue or tunneling wounds in diabetic foot and ...

Microislet Holds Positive Pre-IND Meeting for US Based Human ...
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
The alginate coating allows insulin, glucose, oxygen and other nutrients to diffuse freely, while blocking antibodies and reducing the patient's immune ...

Regeneron eyes drugs for heart, diabetes, asthma
Reuters - USA
O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said the company is interested in widening its focus to possible treatments for cardiovascular problems, diabetes, ...

Byetta Dusts Insulin In Year-Long Trial
Diabetes Health (press release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
The patients' beta cell health was assessed by measuring their secretion of C-peptide, a byproduct of the body's own insulin output. ...

Photo: New Data Show Gleevec(R) Halts Progression to Advanced ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
Bullous dermatologic reactions (eg, erythema multiforme and Stevens- Johnson syndrome) have also been reported. In some cases, the reaction recurred upon ...

Access Pharmaceuticals Demonstrates Ability to Significantly ...
Reuters - USA
Access Pharmaceuticals Demonstrates Ability to Significantly Reduce Glucose Levels in Pre-clinical Testing of Cobalamin(TM) Oral Insulin DALLAS, Dec. ...

Sernova Corp.: Successful Completion of Preclinical Sertolin Study ...
Market Wire (press release) - USA
The benefits of Sertolin are the ability to replace insulin producing cells that have been destroyed in a diabetic patient without the need for ...

News for Week #49 2007

Sangamo biosciences Announces Completion of Enrollment of Phase 2 ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
The symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy and any changes that occur during the trial will be evaluated based on neurological examination data, ...

Binge Drinking Linked to Metabolic Syndrome Risks
About - News &amp; Issues - New York,NY,USA
For people who started drinking later in life and those who drink moderately, the risks are much lower for health conditions known as the metabolic syndrome ...

An Easy Way to Achieve Winter Wellness
Market Wire (press release) - USA
According to the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), an alarming one in five Americans has metabolic syndrome. ...

Expert calls for regional eye disease survey
Newindpress - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
BHUBANESWAR: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) which has emerged as one of the major causes of blindness among diabetics, always remains a cause of concern. ...

Thrombogenics Presents Results of the Vitreomacular Traction Trial ...
ITNews - Roma,Italy
Other potential nonsurgical applications for microplasmin include treatment of macular edema and diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy is the leading ...

The University Of Miami Is Enrolling Patients With Chronic ...
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
The University of Miami Department of Dermatology announced it is recruiting patients with lower extremity diabetic foot ulcers to participate in the MATRIX ...

Corticosteroid Injection in Diabetic Patients with Trigger Finger
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription) - USA
In this study, the efficacy of corticosteroid injections for the treatment of trigger finger in patients with diabetes mellitus was evaluated in a ...

Sleep duration linked to diabetes
United Press International - USA
3 (UPI) -- Too little sleep or too much may be contributing to the current epidemic in diabetes, a US researcher suggests. The study, published in the ...

Diabetes Is Not A Disease Of Blood Sugar
Diabetes Health (press release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
It is a disease of insulin and, perhaps more importantly, leptin signaling. Until that truth is accepted, we will continue to see epidemic growth in type 2 ...

Low-carb Diet Reduces Inflammation And Blood Saturated Fat In ...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
3, 2007) — Metabolic syndrome is a condition afflicting one quarter to one third of adult men and women and is an established pre-cursor to diabetes, ...

News for Week #48 2007

UCB Announces FDA Filing for lacosamide in the Treatment of ...
Reuters - USA
"The fact that a high proportion of patients with diabetic neuropathicpain do not achieve satisfactory pain relief with current management optionsis a ...

'Drug mimicking red wine effects to help treat diabetes'
Hindu - Chennai,India
In mice, it adds, resveratrol reverses the toll of gluttony, keeping their livers healthy and insulin down1. Scientists think this effect is thanks to the ...

FDA needs to re-think diabetes drug studies, insider says
Pharma Times (subscription) - London,UK
Misbin's commentary in the December issue of Diabetes Care envisages a new paradigm for the clinical development of drugs for type 2 diabetes. ...

Study links pcbs, high risk of diabetes
Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA
ALBANY -- Members of the Akwesasne Saint Regis Mohawk tribe whose bodies contain high levels of pcbs are more likely to suffer from diabetes, according to a ...

Diet-In-A-Pill May Be Step Closer
MedPage Today - Little Falls,NJ,USA
In obese mice and rats, the so-called SIRT1 activators increase insulin sensitivity and reduce blood sugar, making them a possible new therapeutic approach ...

Researchers discover that antiaging gene is controlled by insulin
Genetic Engineering News (press release) - New Rochelle,NY,USA
... is regulated by insulin. the klotho protein sits in the membrane of certain cells but is also found circulating in serum and cerebrospinal fluid, ...

Trinity Biotech Gets FDA Clearance To Market Point-of-care Blood ...
RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA
... to market its point-of-care tristat hba1c system, which helps to measure of a patient's blood sugar control over the previous two to three months. ...

Amarin Commences First Clinical Trial in Cardiovascular ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
Amarin intends to develop its dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome cardiovascular development pipeline and will seek partners to further develop and ...

Generex gets ok to sell its insulin spray
Express Pharma - Mumbai,India
Generex Biotechnology has announced that Generex Oral-lyn, its proprietary oral insulin spray product, has been approved for importation and commercial ...

The Problem With ADAGE (A1c-Derived Average Glucose Equivalent)
Medscape (subscription) - USA
To a diligent diabetic who measures and records blood sugar at regular intervals on a daily basis, a blood sugar average is simply the sum of N successive ...

Why Basal-Bolus Insulin Therapy May Be The Best Choice for Type 2 ...
Diabetes Health (press release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
Although the body produces glucose continuously, the amount of blood sugar varies throughout the day. More glucose is present after eating meals, ...

Novel Pathway That Increases Inflammation In Diabetes Patients ...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Their findings suggest that, with good diabetes control, this inflammation may be reduced, possibly resulting in a reduction of cardiovascular disease as ...

Vitreoretinal Technologies Raises $8.8 Million in a Recent Financing
Primenewswire (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
The company's drug candidates are focused on diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and retinitis pigmentosa. "All of us at De Novo Ventures are delighted to have ...

Mercury therapeutics, inc.: breakthrough for patients with type-2 ...
Earthtimes - London,UK
... treat type-2 diabetes ("t2dm") and metabolic syndrome utilizes both proprietary technology and in-house improvements in assay development for activators ...

News for Week #47 2007

Most Diabetes Clinical Trials Ignore Everything But Blood Sugar ...
Diabetes Health (press release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
Most diabetes drug trials focus strictly on the medication's effect on blood sugar levels, but ignore that medication's impact on other outcomes that are ...

Islets could be a key to diabetes cure
ABC News - USA
"the trouble with hypoglycemia is you don't wake up," she says. she set two alarm clocks, hoping that would help, but she has awakened to neighbors pounding ...

Mice Cured of Type 1 Diabetes: But Will It Work in Humans?
Diabetes Health (press release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
You also have to reverse the muscle and fat inflammation that prevents insulin from transferring glucose into those tissues. The researchers started by ...

Protein found to turn on genes related to obesity
Science Daily (press release) - USA
... a number of new pparg target genes which are connected to adipogenesis and insulin sensitivity. currently available marketed oral hypoglycemic drugs, ...

Researchers at a Belfast university are to investigate if dogs can ...
BBC News - UK
Dr Deborah Wells, from the School of Psychology at Queen's, said there were anecdotal stories of dogs detecting a drop in blood sugar in their owners. ...

Cat to the Rescue: Man's Feline Friend Helps Him Avoid Diabetic Coma
The Common Voice - Greenville,SC,USA
But his blood sugar had fallen so low that he was unable to move from the bathroom. Feeling shaky, nauseous, and sweating copiously, Rucks feared he was ...

'Diabetic-friendly' Moolgiri rice launched in Kerala
Hindu Business Line - Chennai,India
KOCHI: Chennai-based Tajmahal Agro Industries Private Limited on Thursday launched a new variety of rice, which it claims would be beneficial to diabetics. ...

Are You At Risk for a Heart Attack?
NBC 17.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
The weight gain, coupled with her high blood pressure and a family history of diabetes made Raeford a candidate for metabolic syndrome. ...

Diabetes drug probe leads to Gates Foundation
MSNBC - USA
Buse, who was named president of the American Diabetes Association in September, has toned down his criticism since then. In an interview last month with ...

Excess sugar turns off gene that controls effects of sex steroids
Science Daily (press release) - USA
... disease. the discovery dispels the earlier assumption that too much insulin reduces shbg, a view which arose from the observation that overweight, ...

Experimental weight loss drug performes very well in clinical trial
OverTheLimit.info - Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
The drug works by stimulating the production of insulin in a person's body to promote a feeling of fullness. The study also found that 80 to 90% of ...

Medingo raises $27M. to develop insulin patch
Jerusalem Post - Israel
By DAVID ROSENBERG, BLOOMBERG Medingo Ltd., the Israeli company developing an insulin-dispensing patch for diabetes patients, raised $27 million in a sale ...

Apollo's Oral Insulin - Key Studies Completed For Trial
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
"This is part of the ongoing building of Apollo's capabilities in the field of oral insulin delivery," said Mr Priest. The pre-trial studies demonstrated ...

Novartis' Tekturna may prevent toxic consequences of obesity
Pharma Times (subscription) - London,UK
This suggests it may offer advantages in protection against cardiovascular and renal damage for patients, such as obese people with metabolic syndrome or ...

New insulin pump may eliminate the need for a jab
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
London , Nov 20(ANI): Patients with Type 1 diabetes may soon be free of insulin injections, for a new non-invasive treatment has been tested on patients in ...

Provexis H1 pretax loss narrows; sees continued progress in rest ...
Hemscott - London,UK
It will also start work on developing claims in the area of metabolic syndrome in 2008. Metabolic syndrome is estimated to affect 50 mln US citizens and as ...

News for Week #46 2007

Antioxidants may stop fat cells formation, says study
NutraIngredients.com - Montpellier,France
"These results suggest that o-coumaric acid and rutin targeted for adipocyte functions could be effective in improving the symptoms of metabolic syndrome," ...

BioRad Launches the in2it A1C Analyzer for Point-of-Care Diabetes ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
... laboratories, and healthcare professionals provide better patient care to those affected by diabetes," said John Goetz, Bio-Rad Vice President and Group ...

Research Highlights Potential Benefits of Telemedicine in Treating ...
Earthtimes - London,UK
In the first year, out of 1257 diabetic patients in the study, only 15 percent had a retinal examination. Two years after implementation of the telemedicine ...

54M Americans headed for type 2 diabetes
USA Today - USA
He has "pre-diabetes," a condition in which his blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not quite high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. ...

AHA: Factors Found to Explain Atherosclerosis Benefit with ...
MedPage Today - Little Falls,NJ,USA
Compared with all other potential predictors of carotid intima-media thickness change, only HDL and insulin parameters significantly changed to account for ...

Activity can prevent, delay onset of type 2 diabetes
Pacific Daily News - Hagåtña,GU,USA
By Renee Veksler Lifestyle changes can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes among high-risk groups. Engaging in moderate amounts of physical ...

AtheroGenics says stops highest dose of drug in diabetes trial
Reuters - USA
O: Quote, Profile, Research) said it was discontinuing the 300 mg dose of its experimental drug, AGI-1067, for diabetes in a late-stage study, ...

Landmark Trial to Evaluate Cardioprotective Properties of Insulin
UB News Center - Buffalo,NY,USA
BUFFALO, NY -- The ability of insulin to limit heart-tissue damage during a heart attack will be tested in a landmark clinical trial led by Paresh Dandona, ...

Manage pre-diabetes to help delay, prevent diabetes
Navy Compass - San Diego,CA,USA
Research shows that if you manage your blood sugar when you have pre-diabetes, you might be able to prevent developing diabetes. ...

Diabetic retinopathy reaching epidemic levels
The Salem News - Beverly,MA,USA
November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and despite the advances in diabetic eye care that have been made during the past 30 years, diabetic retinopathy ...

Type 2 Diabetes: Inflammation, Not Obesity, Cause Of Insulin ...
By ScienceDaily: Latest Science News
Researchers have discovered that inflammation provoked by immune cells called macrophages leads to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Their discovery may pave the way to novel drug development to fight the epidemic of type 2 ...

"Passionate About Profits" (Obviously Not About Diabetes) Novo Nordisk Executive Sees Inhaled Insulin As Niche Product
CNNMoney.com - USA
Pfizer Inc.'s (PFE) recent decision to stop selling the first inhaled form of insulin cast a shadow over the future of such diabetes treatments, ...

Rosiglitazone May Increase Mortality Among Diabetic Patients ...
DG News - USA
[Presentation title: Rosiglitazone is Associated with Increased Mortality among Diabetic HD Patients in the US DOPPS. Abstract SA-FC043]

Fenofibrate - First Lipid Modifying Agent Shown to Protect ...
ITNews - Roma,Italy
Additionally, fenofibrate almost halved (49 per cent, p=0.0002) the need for laser therapies in patients who were not known to have diabetic eye disease at ...

Novartis Diabetes Drug Delayed
Wall Street Journal - USA
ZURICH -- Novartis AG said it has found new liver-safety problems with high doses of its diabetes medicine Galvus, delaying the major drug's path to market ...

News for Week #45 2007

Body-weight Regulation Scientists Give Perspective On Obesity ...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Inflammation, in turn, can block the action of insulin, a hormone that stimulates cells to take up nutrients. The molecules that promote inflammation ...

Obesity and hypertension can often trigger dangerous form of diabetes
Pravda - Moscow,Russia
This process breaks down and blood sugar levels become far too high in case of diabetes," said Tatyana Nikonova, a senior researcher at the Moscow-based ...

Green Tea Extract And Successful Weight Loss
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
Green tea also acts as a glucose regulator ie it slows the rise in blood sugar following a meal, by slowing the action of a particular digestive enzyme ...

News for Week #44 2007

The new source of islet cells
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
The article describes the differentiation of rat pancreatic ductal epithelial cells into insulin-producing cells by the transfection of PDX-1. ...

Insulin In The ICU Saving Lives
KOLD-TV - Tucson,AZ,USA
So, his patients get insulin when they need it. University Hospital says deaths in the surgical trauma ICU have dropped by 30%. ...

News for Week #43 2007

Black tea shows blood sugar benefits
NutraIngredients.com - Montpellier,France
By Stephen Daniells 24/10/2007 - A one gram drink of black tea may have the potential to stimulate an insulin response and reduce blood sugar levels, ...

Eli Lilly in Development Deal for Diabetes Drug
FDA news (subscription) - Falls Church,VA,USA
Eli Lilly will acquire the exclusive rights to teplizumab while MacroGenics will continue to oversee the diabetes trial. The companies have agreed that ...

News for Week #42 2007

Insulin's brain impact links drugs and diabetes
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
Insulin, long known as an important regulator of blood glucose levels, now has a newly appreciated role in the brain. Vanderbilt University Medical Center ...

A previously unknown coupling between obesity and diabetes
Juraforum.de - Rühen,Niedersachsen,Germany
Diabetes is a metabolic condition in which the body does not form sufficient quantities of insulin or in which the insulin that is formed does not have ...

Diabetes Complications - Symptoms of Diabetes Complications
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
Insulin is the fuel-regulating hormone that helps the body mass and make operative use of glucose. In diabetic people, defects in insulin production or ...

Diabetes - Common Myths About Diabetes
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
Insulin causes impotence. Some men who have diabetes may become impotent, but not because they take insulin. Impotence or erectile dysfunction is caused by ...

Diabetes - Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
Blood glucose levels are mainly kept in check by insulin. Type 2 diabetes usually occurs as the result of a combination of problems with insulin activity ...

News for Week #41 2007

Deciphering Your Genetic Destiny
Southwest News-Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
Even if the obese carriers of the APOA5 gene variant didn't smoke or have high fat and cholesterol, blood sugar or blood pressure levels — and even if they ...

Swedes plough SEK 200m into anti-diabetic food research
NutraIngredients.com - Montpellier,France
By Stephen Daniells 08/10/2007 - The Swedish government has announced the funding of a research centre at Lund University for anti-diabetic foods, ...

Cytomedix Submits Cost Effectiveness Study For AutoloGel to CMS
CNNMoney.com - USA
when AutoloGel(tm) was used to treat the most commonly sized diabetic foot ulcers was approximately $15000. This was markedly less than similar costs ...

Risveratrol may improve insuin sensitivity
Globe and Mail - Canada
In a study carried out in mice, they found the chemical - called resveratrol - improves the body's response to insulin. This could be good news for people ...

News for Week #40 2007

Amylin says Symlin use without mealtime insulin not approvable
Reuters - USA
O: Quote, Profile, Research) said US health regulators issued a "not approvable" letter for Symlin use without mealtime insulin in patients with type 2 ...

Rice Eaters Are Healthy Eaters
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... have a lower risk of high blood pressure and of being overweight, and may have a reduced risk of heart disease, type II diabetes and metabolic syndrome. ...

Could Alzheimer's be a Form of Diabetes?
Ivanhoe - Winter Park,FL,USA
Recent research has revealed levels of brain insulin are lower in patients with the Alzheimer's and of a third form of diabetes may cause the disease, ...

Novartis Drug Gets EU Approval
Wall Street Journal - USA
Controlling blood-sugar levels is difficult, even among patients receiving treatment, and more than half of patients with Type 2 diabetes who are on ...

DexCom Tackles Continuous Monitoring Market for Diabetes
San Diego Business Journal - CA,USA
By HEATHER CHAMBERS An emerging market in diabetes care -- continuous glucose monitoring systems -- has begun to transform the way diabetics manage their ...

Coronary Heart Disease Linked to Colorectal Tumors
Medscape (subscription) - USA
Metabolic syndrome (OR 5.99) and history of smoking (OR 4.74) were both independent factors for the association of advanced colonic lesions and CAD. ...

Population-Wide Weight Loss In Cuba Resulted In Fewer Deaths From ...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
As a result, obesity declined, as did deaths attributed to diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke. "This is the first, and probably the only, ...

Cinnamon may not help diabetes
Health24.com - Cape Town,South Africa
Though some studies have hinted that cinnamon may aid blood sugar control, it's too soon to recommend the spice for people with diabetes, according to ...

Nastech Pharma. Begins Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Insulin Nasal ...
Trading Markets - Los Angeles,CA,USA
The company added that the study is a randomized, crossover study and would evaluate different doses of Nastech's Insulin Nasal Spray compared to NovoLog ...

 

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