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Diabetes bid needs overweight men
(BBC 17/11/2009)
Overweight men are wanted by researchers in Aberdeen aiming to better understand the connection between obesity and type 2 diabetes. Twenty overweight men with the condition and another 20 overweight men without are being sought for the study. It is hoped it could improve treatment and prevention of type 2 diabetes. The study by the University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health will assess if specific hormones produced by fat tissue are an issue.
Dieting 'keeps diabetes at bay'
(BBC 29/10/2009)
A period of careful eating and regular exercise can stave off diabetes for a decade, a study suggests. US researchers followed up nearly 3,000 overweight people who had taken part in a three year diabetes prevention programme. The group had initially been divided into three - assigned either to a diet and exercise programme, the diabetes drug metformin or a placebo. The Lancet report notes it was the dieters who reaped the most benefit.
Healthy Neighborhoods May Be Associated With Lower Diabetes Risk
(World health - EU Monitor 13/10/2009)
Individuals living in neighborhoods conducive to physical activity and providing access to healthy foods may have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes in a five-year period, according to a report in the October 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "The worldwide epidemic of type 2 diabetes mellitus is largely driven by the combined rise in obesity, intake of energy-dense or nutrient-poor foods and physical inactivity," the authors write.
Diabetes gene link treatment hope
(BBC 07/10/2009)
Scientists have found that diabetics with a certain gene variant respond better to a particular treatment than those without it. They discovered that a group of drugs, known as sulphonylureas, were more than three times as effective in Type 2 diabetes sufferers with the variant. Sulphonylureas are used to correct blood glucose levels and can help with complications like heart disease. The study assessed 1,073 people in Tayside with diabetes over 18 months.
Hidden 'hypo' diabetes warning
(BBC 05/10/2009)
People with diabetes are suffering needlessly from regular low blood sugar attacks, a survey suggests. Among 2,000 people with type 2 diabetes, half had experienced symptoms of a hypoglycaemic episode in the past two weeks, the study found. GPs said increasing pressure to tightly control patients' blood pressure was partly to blame for the problem. Diabetes UK, which commissioned the survey, said it suggested many patients may not be on the right medication.
New discovery in fight against diabetes
(The Scotsman 07/09/2009)
A GENE that controls the way the body responds to the hormone insulin has been identified, marking a breakthrough in the fight against diabetes. Scientists believe a variation in the gene's DNA promotes insulin resistance, the primary cause of type 2 diabetes. The disease is the most common form of diabetes, affecting around two million people in the UK. The new genetic link, the first known to involve insulin resistance, was found after scientists screened the DNA of more than 14,000 people.
'Sick man' tag stays as diabetes rate soars
(The Scotsman 30/08/2009)
Research has revealed that the number of Scots suffering from type 2 diabetes has risen at a faster rate than elsewhere in the UK. It has been shown that middle-aged male Scots are more likely to be diabetic than their counterparts in England. Experts believe that Scotland's obesity problem and a decline in the amount of exercise taken north of the Border have contributed to the dramatic acceleration in the number of people with the disease linked to serious heart problems.
Weight-loss surgery banishes symptoms of diabetes
(The Scotsman 28/08/2009)
WEIGHT-LOSS surgery eliminates diabetic symptoms in eight out of ten patients, a large study has found. A review of more than 600 studies involving more than 135,000 people found that surgery dramatically cut the number of patients displaying obvious signs of type 2 diabetes, or improved their condition. Bariatric, or weight-loss, surgery includes gastric bypass, gastric banding and stomach stapling. However, Diabetes UK warned such procedures do not offer a "cure" for type 2 diabetes.
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Diabetes drug taken by tens of thousands 'is linked to heart failure'
(The Scotsman 19/08/2009)
A DRUG to treat patients with Type 2 diabetes is linked to an increased risk of heart failure and its continued use may not be justified, a study said yesterday. Research in the BMJ found that rosiglitazone (Avandia) was associated with a higher risk of heart failure and deaths among older patients compared to a similar drug. The researchers concluded "continued use of rosiglitazone is difficult to advocate". GlaxoSmithKline said other research had found no differences between the two drugs.
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