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Reuters provides weekly articles about diabetes. Check back with us often to find out what's new in the world of diabetes.

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May 2009
Circulatory problems still bedevil diabetics
Teens not urged to activity by pedometers/texts
Cardiac anomalies seen in poorly controlled diabetes
Type 2 diabetes raises risk of pancreatitis: study
Undiagnosed diabetes costs U.S. $18 billion a year
Diabetes often affects women's sex-life
Double transplant seen best for diabetics
Botox injections may ease diabetic foot pain
Too little, too much sleep raises diabetes risk
Early antibiotic use unrelated to type 1 diabetes

April 2009
Minority patients often lack diabetes knowledge
Diabetes fundamentally a lifestyle disease: expert
Breast-feeding good for mom's heart: study
Teen weight gain may mean more adult belly fat
Cigna, Merck in performance deal on diabetes drugs
Drug seen useful in preventing diabetes: study
Obesity clouds pregnancy sonogram picture
Aspirin use linked to a lower risk of diabetes
Fitter diabetic men live longer
Diabetes impacts outcome of breast cancer chemo
US jury rules for Monsanto in PCB pollution case
Transplants help Type 1 diabetics skip insulin
Low blood sugar a dementia risk for diabetics
Asymptomatic diabetics don't need cardiac screening
Fibrate drug may prevent or delay type 2 diabetes
Diet soda linked to higher diabetes risk
Larger hips may protect against diabetes
Certain type of diabetes drug tied to eye condition
Weight-loss surgery worthwhile for diabetes
Diet change cuts diabetes risk in Latino teens
Weekly phone advice helps diabetics cope
High-fat diet may impair cognition in diabetics
Pharmacist-led diabetes program shows promise
Web program helps get diabetes patients moving
South Asian diabetics at risk for early eye trouble
Diabetics may need more calcium with their fiber
Early growth predicts diabetes later in life
U.S, panel says Bristol diabetes pill promising

March 2009
"Eccentric" exercise safe for older women
US FDA seeks input on Novo drug heart, tumor risk
Diabetes-related stress may affect blood sugar
UK discovers counterfeit insulin pen needles
Bypass may be better for older diabetics
Scientists grow diabetes drug in tobacco plants
Paced breathing lowers diabetics' blood pressure
Score predicts diabetes without lab testing
Three main coping strategies seen in diabetic patients
Pre-diabetes linked to heart disease
Too little sleep may raise diabetes risk: U.S. study
Teens' emotions may affect diabetes control
Diabetes linked to reduced prostate cancer risk

February 2009
Diabetic pregnant women at risk for depression
Drug combo cuts kidney problems in diabetics
Diabetics can choose their energy-restricted diets
Web-based program improves diabetics' self care
Sprints may be best for diabetes prevention
Amputations much more common in diabetics
Dangerous low blood sugar linked to sex drugs
High uric acid raises risk of death in adults
Diet pattern linked to higher diabetes risk
Egg intake linked to diabetes risk
China halts use of diabetes drug after deaths
Glucose levels affect cognition in diabetics

January 2009
Exercise improves insulin sensitivity in older men
Weight control program ups diabetics' well being
Exercise may lower teens' risk of type 2 diabetes
Many diabetics may doubt benefits of medication
Diabetes slows some aspects of mental function
Type 1 diabetes delayed when parents have type 2
Study finds favorable trends in stroke
Chromosome disorder raises risk of death
Risk of diabetes in pregnancy higher in some women
Diabetes can slow the brain, study finds

December 2008
Bypass surgery may reverse diabetes in obese teens
Diabetic youth may try unhealthy dieting tactics
Vitamin D deficiency common in diabetic kids
Aggressive cholesterol lowering has benefits: study
Undiagnosed diabetes common in hospitalized adults
Evidence growing for vitamin D-heart health link
Pregnant Indians pass diabetes risk to babies

November 2008
Periodontal disease linked to metabolic syndrome
Prenatal diabetes exposure has consequences: study
Diabetes control doesn't normalize menstruation
Genes that raise heart risks amplified in diabetics
Eating fish may prevent kidney decline in diabetics
Diabetic women more likely to die after heart attack
Heart problems often worse in diabetic women
Safety risks higher with Avandia than Actos - study
Hormone linked to falls in older diabetic adults
Type 2 diabetes may slow mental processing speed
Depression linked to poorer diabetes control
Gene test adds little to diabetes risk analysis
Psychotherapy may help with diabetes control
Diabetes plus excess weight in pregnancy bad combo
Liver cancer patients have high diabebes prevalence
Education improves life for diabetic kids
Drug-coated stents top bare metal in diabetics
Energy-dense foods may raise diabetes risk
Fish may help prevent diabetic kidney trouble
Mom's diabetes tied to kid's language deficits
Children increasingly medicated: study

October 2008
New US diabetes rate up 90 percent in past decade
Intense care for premature babies risky: studies
Drug may prevent diabetes in arthritis patients
Cost of diabetes treatment escalating in US
School nurses help kids control diabetes
Novo taps stem cells in hunt for diabetes cure
New Europe, U.S. diabetes guidance drops Avandia
Aspirin no heart protection for diabetics: study
Diabetes not a risk factor for Parkinson's disease
Fasting may cut risks of heart disease, diabetes
Inflammation not a factor in drinking-diabetes link
Drug-resistant HIV strains turning up in China
Scripps to study lifestyle impact of gene testing
Low testosterone a problem in young diabetic men
Eating disorder risk may be high in diabetic girls
Pneumonia vaccine may lower heart attack risk
Teens' faculties not harmed by low blood sugar
Diabetes not linked with prostate cancer death
Calorie overload sends the brain haywire: study
Birth risks differ for Asian-Caucasian couples
Analogue or human insulins OK for type 2 diabetes

September 2008
Liraglutide beats glimepiride for diabetes control
Mom's diabetes ups baby's risk of multiple defects
Anxious folks may spot diabetes symptoms early
Low bone density persists in women with diabetes
Diabetics can control fatty liver with exercise
Flame retardant tied to diabetes
Hormone discovery may help combat diabetes: study
Whole grains, leafy greens may lower diabetes risk
Mental processing slightly reduced in diabetic kids
Companies seek alternatives to plastic chemical
YMCA-based program may help prevent diabetes
Effective drugs help curb diabetes deaths
Un estimulador gástrico induce la pérdida de peso en diabéticos
Plastics chemical tied to heart disease, diabetes
Pre-meal blood sugar values most informative: study
Gastric stimulator induces weight loss in diabetics
Diabetes linked to poor weight loss with surgery
Intensive diabetes program has lasting effects
Early diabetes treatment key for long term health
Hepatitis C patients may have abnormal blood sugar
Diabetes drug may help treat obesity
Tests show 2-year benefits of Merck diabetes drug
Amylin says Byetta outperformed Januvia in trial
Height linked with aggressive prostate cancer
Alzheimer's plaques reduced by diabetes therapy
Campaign aims to educate men about type 2 diabetes
New devices help control diabetes better
Poor nerve function tied to disability in seniors
New form of diabetes drug effective once a week
One in five affluent Indians have type 2 diabetes mellitus
Obesity not a red flag for spotting diabetes
Cancer, diabetes leave fingerprints in blood, serum
Gastric bypass anatomy leads to diabetes control
Study backs low vitamin D-diabetes link

August 2008
Researchers turn living cells into insulin-makers
Cholesterol extremes predict outcome in diabetes
Gastric bypass surgery reverses metabolic syndrome
Fenofibrate and CoQ may lessen diabetic heart risk
Study confirms berberine benefits for diabetics
Arsenic exposure linked to type 2 diabetes
Amputation risk still high for type 1 diabetics
FDA seeks stronger warnings for Amylin's Byetta
Pneumonia vaccination important for diabetics
Heart disease risk soars with obesity, diabetes
High PCB exposure tied to diabetes risk
Spices may lessen consequences of high blood sugar
Combo of diabetes drugs may increase mortality
Hormone drug increases stroke risk in women
Gestational diabetes ups cardiovascular risk
Benefits of weight loss maintained in diabetes
Diabetic teens benefit from discussing problems
Brain trouble tied to diabetes duration, severity
Internet program helps diabetics monitor sugar
High vitamin C intake may cut diabetes risk
Parents of diabetics worried about complications
Impaired ankle function seen in diabetics: study

July 2008
Test predicts birth weight in obese pregnant women
Diabetes triples women's risk for birth defects
Gestational diabetes raises risk of type 2 diabetes
Studies show exercise boon for obesity, diabetes
Sugary drinks boost black women's diabetes risk
Dual diabetes drugs help stave off Alzheimer's
Low-fat diets per se do not curb diabetes risk
Artificial pancreas just years away, experts say
Statins may protect against memory loss: study
Diabetes may threaten tuberculosis control efforts
Special sex ed course effective for diabetic girls
Gum disease tied to diabetes risk
Low-fat milk recommended for some toddlers
Limit sucrose as painkiller for newborns: study
Mom's diabetes tied to early diabetes in offspring
Marriage weakens high blood sugar-hostility link
Epilepsy drug eases diabetic neuropathy pain
Alternatives to low-fat diets just as effective
Diabetes makes people more vulnerable to TB: study
Diabetic foot ulcers often have poor outcomes
Men may need to work harder to cut diabetes risk
Fruit juice tied to modest rise in diabetes risk
Type 2 diabetes epidemic seen looming
Liver protein linked to diabetes in older adults

April 2008
Inhaled insulin flops, but field may hold promise

 

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Circulatory problems still bedevil diabetics
Teens not urged to activity by pedometers/texts
Cardiac anomalies seen in poorly controlled diabetes
Type 2 diabetes raises risk of pancreatitis: study

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