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By Barry Nelson NEW figures reveal that more than one in nine deaths in the North- East can be attributed to diabetes. The figures compiled by Diabetes UK show that adults under 80 with diabetes are twice as likely to die as those without the condition, and women with diabetes have a greater increased risk of death compared to their male counterparts. Linda Wood, Diabetes UK Northern and Yorkshire manager, said: ?These new figures are truly alarming and confirm that diabetes is one of the...

By Mary Brophy Marcus Many college-bound freshmen have the same questions about their new roommate: Will she be messy, drink a lot, have a weird boyfriend? Caroline McEnery, who heads to Boston College this month, has a few extra concerns, such as: Will her roommate mind bunking with someone with diabetes? "Some people are uncomfortable with seeing someone stick their finger," McEnery says. She has type 1 diabetes -- a condition in which her pancreas does not make enough insulin, a hormone...

By KIM ARCHER Pharmacies offering free diabetes tests to help curb disease Next time you're picking up a pack of gum or a prescription at your neighborhood pharmacy, you might check out your risk of developing diabetes. The University of Oklahoma has launched a research project offering free diabetes risk assessments for adults at more than 40 pharmacies in the state. That number is expected to grow to 150 by year's end. "Community pharmacies are accessible. You've got them everywhere,...

New research suggests that eating broccoli could reverse the damage caused by diabetes to heart blood vessels.A research team from the University of Warwick believes the key is a compound found in the vegetable, called sulforaphane.Sulforaphane encourages production of enzymes which protect the blood vessels, and a reduction in high levels of molecules which cause significant cell damage.Brassica vegetables such as broccoli have previously been linked to a lower risk of heart attacks and...

By Kim Archer, Tulsa World, Okla. Aug. 4--Next time you're picking up a pack of gum or a prescription at your neighborhood pharmacy, you might check out your risk of developing diabetes. The University of Oklahoma has launched a research project offering free diabetes risk assessments for adults at more than 40 pharmacies in the state. That number is expected to grow to 150 by year's end. "Community pharmacies are accessible. You've got them everywhere, in rural areas and metropolitan...

For the first time, a consensus of diabetes and metabolic disorder experts have recommended a comprehensive treatment regimen for patients with pre-diabetes. The recommendations call for specific guidelines on both lifestyle, and pharmaceutical intervention where appropriate. The recommendations are made in a Consensus Statement released this morning by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE). Pre-diabetes is a condition defined by elevated fasting glucose levels or...

By Heather May, The Salt Lake Tribune Jul. 18--Diabetic patients rarely end up in the hospital for more than a month like Larry Miller. But the Jazz owner and business magnate's poor health underscores the seriousness of a disease that continues to grow in Utah. Since Miller was admitted to an unspecified hospital June 10, Miller's family has not said what ails him but have attributed his stay to complications from diabetes. In announcing Miller's hospitalization in June, his oldest son,...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new vision screening device, already shown to give an early warning of eye disease, could give doctors and patients a head start on treating diabetes and its vision complications, a new study shows. The instrument, invented by two scientists at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, captures images of the eye to detect metabolic stress and tissue damage that occur before the first symptoms of disease are evident. For people...

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists: WHAT: --------------- A media briefing about new consensus conference findings that highlight the need for a new approach to better diabetes management. This conference will determine when the risks of diabetes begin. WHO: --------------- -- Alan J. Garber, MD, PhD, FACE, Chair of task force and writing committee, The Diagnosis and Management of Pre-Diabetes in the Continuum of Hyperglycemia, Board of Directors, American Association of...

Akesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: AKES), an emerging diabetes drug-development company, today announced positive results of its preliminary analysis from its placebo-controlled Phase IIa trial designed to test the safety and efficacy of AKP-020, a novel vanadium compound, in patients with Type 2 diabetes. In this single blinded study seven type 2 diabetic subjects were dosed with AKP-020 and two with placebo for 28 days. Over the 28-day period, both placebo subjects showed an increase...