This year, thousands of people in communities across the country will join the movement to Stop Diabetes® by participating in the American Diabetes Association’s Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes event. Step Out is a fundraising walk that takes place in more than 140 cities to raise awareness about diabetes and to raise much needed funds to help change the future of this growing epidemic that is taking a physical, emotional and Read the rest of this entry »
Co-Workers, Families And Friends ‘Step Out’ To Stop Diabetes
August 27th, 2010
Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes Linked To Plaques Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease
August 26th, 2010
People with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes appear to be at an increased risk of developing plaques in the brain that are associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research published in the August 25, 2010, issue of Neurology® , the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Insulin resistance, or the stage before diabetes, happens when insulin, a hormone in the body, becomes less Read the rest of this entry »
Court Curtails Stem Cell Research
August 25th, 2010A federal court decision has blocked a White House policy allowing more embryonic stem cell research, a change that research advocates say will postpone long-awaited breakthroughs.
The ruling by chief judge Royce Lamberth of Federal District Court for the District of Columbia, granted a temporary injunction rescinding a 2009 executive order by President Obama loosening constraints on the research, saying that the president had violated Read the rest of this entry »
Raised Glucose Fosters Infections
August 25th, 2010Unhealthy glucose levels in diabetics can severely inhibit defenses against bacterial and fungal infections, new research shows.
The study carried out at the UK’s University of Warwick finds that the raised glucose can create a sugar coating that serves to impair the body’s attempts to fight off such infections, according to a summary at dLife.com.
Specialized receptors that recognize molecules associated with bacteria Read the rest of this entry »
‘Diabetes Dude’ Headed to ‘Today Show’
August 25th, 2010Members of the “Flamingo Flock” diabetes-awareness campaign are planning to attend the Thursday airing of NBC’s “Today Show.
The campaign was begun this year by the family of 9-year-old type 1-diabetes sufferer Noah Brokmeier, aka “the Diabetes Dude.” It distributes blue plastic flamingos carrying letters urging recipients to send photos with the lawn ornament to Brokmeier’s informational website.
The Taunton, Read the rest of this entry »