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Archived News
August 27th 2008
 
 
  Launch of a free diabetes news service for health professionals
  A big thank you to the National Diabetes Support Team for spreading the word about Glycosmedia (Editor)
   
  Caesarean babies' 'diabetes risk'
  Children born by Caesarean section have a 20% higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes than those born naturally, says a report in PubMed journal (BBC, UK)
   
  T1 Kids
  A new website for children with type 1 diabetes launched (JDRF)
   
  Beyond the Era of NPH Insulin—Long-Acting Insulin Analogs: Chemistry, Comparative Pharmacology, and Clinical Application
  This review describes blood glucose homeostasis by insulin in people without diabetes and outlines the physiological application of exogenous insulin in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes (Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics)
   
  Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Problems
  Researchers reporting in the August issue of Archives of Neurology have linked mild cognitive impairment to earlier onset, longer duration, and greater severity of diabetes (WebMD)
   
  Physical activity and overweight in children and adolescents using intensified insulin treatment
  To increase physical activity to recommended level and limit TV viewing should be an important issue in education of all children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, independent of insulin regimen (Pediatric Diabetes)
   
  Diabetes T-cell treatment advance
  A way to isolate and kill defective immune system T-cells that cause insulin-dependent diabetes is being researched by scientists using tumour necrosis factor (Pharmacy Europe)
   
  Endocrinologists and Surgeons Join Forces to Fight Type 2 Diabetes
  At the 1st World Congress for Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes, prominent endocrinologists from around the world will convene in an exchange with leading surgeons about the role of surgery and other emerging new therapies for type 2 diabetes (Newswise)
   
 
  
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