Diabetes Cure Blog

According to Boston-based researchers, Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist treatment for prostate cancer might increase the chances of diabetes development in nondiabetic men. This observation suggests that hormone therapy increases risk for (type 2) diabetes, a condition defined by insulin resistance.

Genes can play a major defensive role against both type 2 diabetes and heart disease, a new study finds.

Dr. Martin Silink, president elect of the International Diabetes Federation told The Royal Gazette yesterday that Bermuda could easily become a world showcase for diabetes treatment and prevention – if it did all the right things.

Diabetes is killing many more New Zealanders than once thought, and revised figures rank it close behind illnesses such as cancer, heart disease and stroke.

Diabetics have to spend hundreds of dollars each month for the drugs they require. If they try to skip their medications, the results can be disastrous. Trying to slow the growing health care costs of diabetes, the University of Michigan said today it will provide most diabetes medicines free to insured employees and their families [...]

Cocktail of the two drugs, the anti-CD3 antibody and proinsulin peptide, developed by scientistsin California, can reverse Type 1 diabetes, which usually starts in childhood and occurs when the immune system turns on itself and attacks the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas.

Boca Medical Products, Inc., of Coral Springs, Florida is initiating a recall of 3984 boxes of Ultilet Insulin Syringe 30g 1/2cc product lot number 5GEXI as displayed on the inner case, due to possible bacterial presence.

Asian diabetics vulnerability to the disease is almost invisible. That means doctors and patients often don’t suspect diabetes until patients begin to suffer side effects, such as blurred vision, extreme thirst, excessive urination, or other complications.

Canadian Diabetes Association is collecting cell phones as part of project Redial that will support over 50 thousand people living with Diabetes in Saskatchewan throughout April.

A team from the University of Bristol have discovered what causes a condition which can lead to people with diabetes having to have lower limbs amputated.