By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) — The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is still unknown, but international researchers have found a link between the blood sugar disorder and a network of immune system genes.
Using a genome-wide association study, the researchers found that a certain group of genes that react in response to viral infections were present in both (more…)
Members 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, (more…)
Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) presented results recently demonstrating that once-daily Victoza(R)(liraglutide [rDNA] injection) achieved significantly greater improvements in blood sugar control compared to placebo among African-American patients with type 2 diabetes. The meta-analysis of phase 3 data from the Liraglutide Effect and Action in Diabetes (LEAD) trials were presented at the 2010 National Medical Association Annual Convention (more…)