Diabetes News – Newsletter for March 1, 2011
Cuban medicine for diabetic ulcers gains popularity
SANTIAGO DE CUBA - A Cuban medication for diabetic feet ulcers is fast becoming popular in a number of countries and has been used to treat more than 22,000 patients worldwide, according to a senior official.
Luis Herrera Martinez, director of Cuba’s Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Centre, said the Heberprot-P is the leading product made ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Cuban medicine for diabetic ulcers gains popularity.
Diabetes News – Newsletter for February 25, 2011
Missing sugar molecule 'increases diabetes risk'
WASHINGTON - Scientists say that an evolutionary gene mutation that occurred in human millions of years ago and our subsequent inability to produce a specific kind of sugar molecule appears to make people more vulnerable to developing type 2 diabetes, especially if they’re overweight.
The study was carried out by researchers at the University of California, ... Original article on : Missing sugar molecule ‘increases diabetes risk’.
Diabetes News – Newsletter for February 23, 2011
Gastric bypass surgery leads to better long-term results
WASHINGTON - Two new studies have found that gastric bypass surgery lead to better long-term results including greater weight loss, resolution of diabetes and improved quality of life compared with sleeve gastrectomy and “lap-band” surgery.
The most common surgical procedure for treating diabetes in the United States is the laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, more commonly referred .... Original article on Gaea Times at : Gastric bypass surgery leads to better long-term results.
Diabetes News – Newsletter for February 17, 2011
Brain insulin plays critical role in development of diabetes
WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered a novel function of brain insulin.
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered that impaired brain insulin action may be the cause of the unrestrained lipolysis that initiates and worsens type 2 diabetes in humans.
Led by Christoph Buettner, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes ... Read : Brain insulin plays critical role in development of diabetes.
Diabetes News – Newsletter for February 16, 2011
High risk of heart disease in preadolescent kids with type 1diabetes
WASHINGTON - Preadolescent children with type 1diabetes have a 200 percent to 400 percent greater chance of developing cardiovascular disease than those without diabetes, according to a new study.
Medical College of Wisconsin researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin discovered that the early signs of cardiovascular disease are likely to manifest before the onset ... Read more >>>.
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