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February 2008
- Diabetic Dieters Take Big Risks
  
  USA Today | Feb 27, 08 8:10 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Psychologists studying eating habits in type 1 diabetics have found that women who cut back on their insulin as a weight management tactic—and 30% do—triple their chances of dying young. Women who restrict their insulin use have higher rates of kidney disease and foot problems, and die on average at 45, compared to 58 for other type 1 diabetics, reports USA Today. More »
- Substitutes Not All Sweetness and Light
  
  Time | Feb 15, 08 7:42 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Cutting back on sugary calories could make you gain weight instead of lose it, a study suggests. Scientists at Purdue University compared rats fed either zero-calorie saccharin or sugar, and found that those on artificial sweetener gained more weight—mostly in fat, Time reports. Animals appear conditioned to respond to sugar by eating less; when they don't taste it, they eat more. More »
- Docs Shelve Diabetes Study After Deaths
  
  New York Times | Feb 6, 08 10:16 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Researchers have abruptly tabled a major study measuring the effects of lowering diabetics' blood sugar after a surprising number of deaths among participants. The results come as a shock to the medical community, which has long held that lowering blood sugar through diet and medication is the only way for diabetics to stave off heart disease, the New York Times reports. More »
January 2008
- Caffeine May Worsen Diabetes
  
  Reuters | Jan 28, 08 4:53 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Diabetics may want to consider kicking the coffee habit after a new study showed caffeine consumption increased blood sugar levels, Reuters reports. Type 2 diabetics given caffeine pills equivalent to four cups of coffee experienced an 8% rise in average blood glucose levels relative to days when they were given placebo pills, Duke University researchers say. More »
- Surgery Kicks Type 2 Diabetes Better Than Dieting: Study
  
  New York Times | Jan 23, 08 8:35 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Surgery is better than dieting and exercise to help people suffering from type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Three of four patients—73%—who underwent "lap-banding" surgery lost 20% of their body weight and were in diabetic remission within two years, WebMD reports. That compares with a 13% remission rate for patients undergoing conventional therapy of diet, exercise, and drugs and who lost an average of 1.7% of their body weight. More »
- You're Only as Healthy as Your Last Meal
  
  Time | Jan 16, 08 5:41 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - One meal can make you healthy…or quite the opposite, according to a review of recent dietary research. Eating junk food instantly causes inflamed tissue and creates molecules that damage cells. “People don’t understand this, even most physicians,” one researcher tells Time . “Your health and vigor, at a very basic level, are as good as your last meal.” More »
- Conn. Grade School Kills Dessert
  
  CBS | Jan 11, 08 11:55 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hoping to curb the trend toward obesity and diabetes in children, one Connecticut school has taken a drastic measure: It no longer serves sweets. The ice cream and cookies that drew huge cafeteria crowds twice a week have been replaced with fruit and yogurt, reports CBS 2 New York. The move makes parents happy, but many students are less than thrilled. More »
December 2007
- Smoking Linked to Diabetes Risk
  
  BBC | Dec 12, 07 1:13 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The list of ways smoking can kill you got a bit longer today, reports the BBC. Smokers have a 44% higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study shows, and that risk rises yet higher for heavy smokers, up to 61%. “The relevant question should no longer be whether this association exists,” the researchers said, “but whether [it] is causal.” More »
November 2007
- Starchy Foods Increase Diabetes Risk
  
  Reuters | Nov 27, 07 3:05 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - African-American and Chinese women whose diets are high in starchy foods like white rice are at bigger risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, researchers have discovered. The good news is that eating whole-grain foods can help reduce the risk, according to two studies in the Archives of Internal Medicine . As an added bonus, those foods contain magnesium, which can help reduce blood pressure. More »
- Diabetes Drug Given Strictest Warning Label
  
  Wall Street Journal | Nov 14, 07 3:20 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The FDA has applied its harshest warning to the diabetes drug Avandia, declaring the product potentially increases risk of heart attacks. Now marked with a “black box” warning, GlaxoSmithKline’s drug will stay on the market pending a continuing “safety assessment,” the Wall Street Journal reports; FDA officials say the agency remains split on the wisdom of pulling the drug immediately. More »
October 2007
- Pfizer Down 77% on Loss of Exubera
  
  Wall Street Journal | Oct 18, 07 7:54 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The world's largest drug maker took a 77% hit in third-quarter net income after dropping Exubera, its inhaled insulin product. Competition from generic drugs also pulled down sales, Pfizer announced this morning, as the company lowered its 2007 net-income forecast. More »
- Diabetes Research Shows Role of Bones, Brain
  
  New York Times | Oct 16, 07 12:23 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The New York Times surveys what it calls an "explosion" of recent breakthroughs in diabetes research, painting a much more complex portrait of how the body balances sugar in the bloodstream, and offering radically different possibilities for treatment. One of the most surprising discoveries is that bones produce a hormone that influences blood sugar levels. More »
- Cancer Drugs Show Promise in Autoimmune Disorders
  
  Reuters | Oct 8, 07 12:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A new kind of cancer drug may be useful in treating autoimmune disorders and preventing transplant patients' bodies from rejecting donor tissue, new research reveals. The drugs seem to promote T-cells, which help regulate the body's immune system, Reuters reports. In mice, the drugs reversed inflammatory bowel syndrome and stopped heart transplant rejections. More »
- Aussie Scientists Make Diabetes Breakthrough
  
  ABC News (Australia) | Oct 6, 07 1:23 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A major breakthrough by Australian researchers could be the beginning of the end for type 2 diabetes. The team identified an enzyme that blocks insulin production. Until now, treatment has sought to manage insulin levels but couldn’t attack the root of the problem, ABC News explains. Now, pharmaceutical companies can develop therapies to target the offending enzyme. More »
September 2007
- Exercise Combo Helps Control Diabetes
  
  USA Today | Sep 18, 07 2:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A combination of aerobic exercise and strength training can provide enormous benefits for people with Type 2 diabetes, new research shows. Although both types of activity helped control blood sugar in patients with adult-onset diabetes, combining them led to almost twice as much improvement as either did alone. Previously, some scientists thought resistance exercises might be harmful to diabetics. More »
August 2007
- Weight-Loss Surgery Can End Diabetes
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 22, 07 10:52 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Surgery that shrinks stomachs and reroutes intestines can make diabetes disappear—but some worry the procedure is the wrong one for the disease. More than three of four diabetics who undergo bariatric surgery are left with no symptoms, and can even live without insulin. But docs are concerned about complications like nutritional deficiency—and remission is possible in some cases, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »
- Bone Hormone Could Help Treat Diabetes
  
  Boston Globe | Aug 13, 07 3:08 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A substance produced by the skeleton may help to treat diabetes, a new study suggests. A hormone called osteocalcin regulates blood sugar; type 2 diabetics have a lower level of the hormone than other people. In the study, mice with lower levels of osteocalcin develop symptoms of diabetes, which go away when they are injected with the hormone. More »