Diabetes In Control News http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:41:37 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com Diabetes In Control News http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8049&Itemid=7 POSSIBLE LINK BETWEEN INSULIN GLARGINE AND CANCER QUESTIONED - MORE RESEARCH REQUIREDExperts stress patients should not stop using insulin and consult their doctor if concerned. See This Week’s Item 1 (index.php?option=com_content id=8041)Takeda’s Diabetes Drug Alogliptin Rejected by FDA Asia’s biggest drugmaker, Takeda, failed to gain U.S. regulatory approval to market its new diabetes drug alogliptin because of insufficient data. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a so-called complete-response letter saying the company must provide more data on cardiovascular risks. More information in next week's issue. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:20:49 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8048&Itemid= New Product: Dictionary of Diabetes Education (https://www.diabeteseducator.org/ProfessionalResources/products/view.html?target=40 sub1=BOOKS sub2=Publications) Link:https://www.diabeteseducator.org/ProfessionalResources/products/view.html?target=40 sub1=BOOKS sub2=Publications (https://www.diabeteseducator.org/ProfessionalResources/products/view.html?target=40 sub1=BOOKS sub2=Publications) Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:59:11 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8047&Itemid=6 Answer and Critique  Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:40:44 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8046&Itemid=10 Test Your Knowledge Issue 475 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:26:38 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8045&Itemid= By Sheri Colberg, Ph.D.,FACSMAs a physically active person, you arelikely to be bombarded with claims about the superiority ofparticular diets and guarantees that specific nutritional supplementswill enhance your athletic performance. With the fierce competitionthat exists in sports nowadays, athletes look for any edge to improvetheir athletic ability. They will try almost any supplement ortechnique to get it—amino acid supplements, glycerol, sportsdrinks, creatine, carbohydrate loading, and ginseng, to name just afew. In reality, few of these advertised ergogenic aids (i.e.,anything that enhances performance) for athletes are scientificallyproved to enhance your physical prowess. Moreover, as an athlete withdiabetes, you may have special concerns about the effects of variousdiets and supplements on your diabetes control, as well as how andwhat to consume to maintain your blood sugars during exercise. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:06:30 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8044&Itemid= “…To know even one life breathed easier because you have lived; this is to have succeeded.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:01:07 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8043&Itemid= Lantus Cancer Concern Inconclusive Details of a new study, "Lantus insulin: a possible link with cancer which requires further investigation," to be published in the Journal of the EASD, “Diabetologia,” have been leaked. This release came out last Friday and by the time you get this newsletter it will probably be in all the papers and on every TV news station and your patients will be calling your office to ask you what to do. We did the research and have the answers for you, and the main message is: more studies need to be done! For a review of the studies and learn what to tell your patients See Item 1 (/index.php?option=com_content view=article id=8041 catid=1 Itemid=8) Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM, has spent considerable time working with athletes and others to develop exercise regimens for success. She has seen her share of diabetes patients who have to stop runs, swims or bike rides after suffering from hypoglycemia. She asked me if we could focus on Effective Dietary Practices of Active People with Diabetes. This week she starts with Part 1: The Importance of Carbohydrates. TCOYD Diabetes Conference, July 28, 2009Topic: Type 1 Night! Moderator: Steven Edelman, MDGuest Speakers: Chris Sadler, PA-C, CDE - Pumps; Andrea Gasper, MS, PA-C - Pumps; Matthias Von Herrath, MD - Research; Bill Polonsky, PhD, CDE – Emotions Panelists: Chris Sadler, PA-C, CDE, Diabetes... Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:38:23 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8031&Itemid=8 Mothers who drink an excessive amount of fructose-sweetened beverages during pregnancy or breast-feeding may be likelier to have children—at least sons—who are more prone to becoming overweight and developing Type 2 diabetes, authors of a new study reported. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:00:41 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8041&Itemid=8 Just as in the Accord study and in the Avandia debacle controversy, premature release of this kind of information before all the facts are in can be devastating for the medical community and patients. They will tell patients to consult with their physicans before making any changes to their treatment. But what can their physician tell them when they have not had any time to analyze the data and the information is not conclusive and more studies are needed? Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:52:22 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8040&Itemid=8 Researchers studying 6,538 people in the UK over almost 10 years found specific changes in blood glucose levels and sensitivity to the hormone insulin. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:50:03 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8039&Itemid=8 The Mediterranean diet is back in the news today, with new information suggesting that "wine, veg and little meat [are a] recipe for long life." The researchers said that they had found that not all components of the Mediterranean diet had the same benefits. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:47:20 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8038&Itemid=8 If only patients knew, just how important lifestyle factors are? With that said, one could easily argue that the laboratory measures are actually proxies for lifestyle factors. Ninety percent of new diabetes cases may be due to lifestyle factors. Just maybe we should spend more effort educating patients on lifestyle change than adding new drugs. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:45:43 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8037&Itemid=8 Through its effect on adipose metabolism, vitamin D, the precursor and active forms, in adequate levels, plays an important role in helping patients lose weight, according to new research. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:43:44 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8036&Itemid=8 Researchers at the University of Connecticut in Farmington report that depression is associated with low insulin sensitivity and that treatment of depression decreases insulin resistance. "Depressed subjects have a 37% increased risk of developing diabetes." Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:41:19 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8035&Itemid=8 Results indicate that, compared with people who slept six hours or more while being monitored in the sleep laboratory, individuals with insomnia who slept for five or fewer hours had the highest risk of diabetes (odds ratio of 2.95); people with insomnia who slept for five to six hours also had an elevated risk of diabetes (odds ratio of 2.07). Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:36:30 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8034&Itemid=8 Forty-six percent of patients over age 60 currently on the waiting list for a kidney transplant will die before they receive an organ from a deceased donor, reports an upcoming study. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:27:52 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8033&Itemid=34 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:12:35 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8032&Itemid=8 A new study found that, in middle-aged and older men with low testosterone levels, long-term testosterone replacement therapy greatly improves their fatty liver disease and their risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:07:36 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8030&Itemid=8 Troubled teeth and gums aren't always just a dental problem. Sometimes they indicate deeper issues, and dentists are increasingly picking up the clues. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:03:35 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8029&Itemid=8 Data detailed in "Birth weight, early weight gain, and subsequent risk of Type 1 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis" have been presented. "Previous studies suggest that birth weight and weight gain during the first year of life are related to later risk of Type 1 diabetes." The authors performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on these associations. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:00:06 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8028&Itemid=8 In research that could lead to new approaches for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, a research team has found that suppressing a liver enzyme that induces glucose production helped diminish the symptoms of the disease — reducing blood glucose concentrations, decreasing rates of glucose production in the liver, and improving insulin sensitivity. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:57:17 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8027&Itemid=23 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:50:03 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8026&Itemid=8 A child's current body fat is the strongest predictor of poor insulin sensitivity. But, can 8 year old children give up their sweets, when everyone else around is eating them? Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:46:17 +0100 http://cms.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8025&Itemid=8 Young adults who are overweight or obese have an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, and being obese at an older age is associated with a lower overall survival rate for patients with pancreatic cancer, according to a study. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:42:35 +0100