Diabetes News Archive

SAN DIEGO, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Novocell, Inc., a preclinical stage stem cell engineering company focused on diabetes, announced today the Company's shareholders and Board of Directors approved a name change to ViaCyte, Inc. The name ViaCyte retains the Company's identity as a leading cell therapy company, as "-cyte" is derived from the Greek "kytos," which means cell.

UP to 7,000 VHI Healthcare customers in Cork city are to be invited for free diabetes and cardiovascular screening tests as part of the health insurers efforts to cut costs by detecting potentially chronic illnesses early.

SLEEPING badly may be one of the underlying causes of adult diabetes, one of the biggest killers in Scotland, a new study has found.

Effect of Nateglinide on the Incidence of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Events (10.1056/NEJMoa1001122; published on March 14, 2010, at NEJM.org). In Table 1 (page 7), all values in the Baseline and ...

Effect of Valsartan on the Incidence of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Events (10.1056/NEJMoa1001121; published on March 14, 2010, at NEJM.org). In Table 1 (page 7), all values given for Lipids and ...

Effects of Combination Lipid Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (10.1056/NEJMoa1001282; published on March 14, 2010, at NEJM.org). The third sentence of the Plasma Lipids subsection of Results (page 7) ...

WASHINGTON, May 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it will allow the limited use of the diabetes drug Vetsulin for dogs or cats in critical need of the medication.

Just one sleepless night can hamper the body's ability to use insulin to process sugar in the bloodstream, according to a study which scientists say might help explain why diabetes is on the rise.

A study suggests sleeping badly may be one of the underlying causes of adult diabetes.

Sleeping badly may be one of the underlying causes of adult diabetes, a study suggests.

Knowing that his father had diabetes, Cyril Hansen started getting tested for the disease when he turned 30. Four years later, he was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. "I was getting tested every six months and was able to catch it early," said Hansen, now 41, a city bus driver from Roosevelt. "I'm controlling [...]

Israeli researchers announced they have found a genetic connection between stress and diabetes, offering some hope towards fighting a related problem: overeating.

Asian and Hispanic women may have a heightened risk of developing pregnancy-related or "gestational" diabetes -- and so may women with partners of those same backgrounds, a new study finds.

Researchers are using powerful analytic tools to sift through a vast array of protein molecules for clues that could yield much earlier diagnoses of a form of diabetes than are now possible.

The McLaren Diabetes Support Group will meet 6-7:30 p.m. May 12 in the Beech Hill Center, 3200 Beecher Road.

The popular diabetes medication metformin works in different fashion than the current widely accepted view. This new finding could lead to wider use of the drug - particularly in people with cancer and diseases linked to TSC deficiency like tuberous sclerosis and lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). The results of this study, led by George Thomas, PhD, scientific director of UC's Metabolic Diseases ...

[NEW DELHI] The obesity and diabetes epidemic in India is strongly associated with rural urban migration, a new study has found.

The findings suggest it may be no coincidence that while sleep duration has shortened there has also been an increase in cases of 'insulin resistance' and adult-onset diabetes.

The popular diabetes medication metformin works in different fashion than the current widely accepted view.

A free program, Health, Heart and Diabetes: Lets Work Together, is scheduled for 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 10, at HealthReach, 1705 S.E. Broadway, Albert Lea.

A lack of sleep may lead to Type 2 diabetes, new research out of the Netherlands suggests.

Harvard affiliates aid in establishing a comprehensive program for diabetes care, management and research

UnitedHealth will begin paying for classes to educate those at risk for diabetes.

WASHINGTON -- A $16.1 million federal economic-stimulus grant will mean an unprecedented level of preventive care for 60,000 diabetes patients in Western New York, as medical providers and insurers collaborate to use technology to keep patients on top of their treatment.

Nick Jonas has teamed with Bayer Diabetes Care for a new contest, "Give Back. Simply Win."

Researchers have learned that the popular diabetes medication metformin doesn't work the way they thought.

A DAY conference is to take place in the Capital exploring further links between obesity and diabetes.

Washington, May 5 : Researchers have learned that the popular diabetes medication metformin doesn't work the way they thought.

Castle Montessori Schools, a leader in Montessori education, believes it is their responsibility to contribute to the health and wellness of the community through active participation in local events and donations to charitable organizations. The schools proudly announce a donation of $13,000 to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation "Walk to Cure Diabetes."

Researchers at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and Children's Hospital of New Orleans have found that there is a major difference in the hemoglobin A1c response to blood glucose between African-American and Caucasian children with diabetes. HbA1c is the main test used to monitor diabetes and guide treatment decisions.

A recent study led by MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. investigated a pilot Value-Based Benefit Design program to improve adherence to diabetes medications. The study found that a VBBD program that reduced copayments for diabetes medications by 36 percent reduced the number of non-adherent patients by 30 percent.