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Archived News
July 4th 2008
 
 
  Osmotic polyuria: an overlooked mechanism in diabetic nephropathy
  Tubulo-interstitial pathology in diabetic nephropathy is thought to be caused by cell injury that is induced by high ambient glucose levels and increased proportions of glycated proteins (NDT, USA)
   
  Adjust to Target in Type 2 Diabetes
  Comparison of a simple algorithm with carbohydrate counting for adjustment of mealtime insulin glulisine (Diabetes Care, USA)
   
  Intake of Fruit, Vegetables, and Fruit Juices and Risk of Diabetes in Women
  Consumption of green leafy vegetables and fruit was associated with a lower hazard of diabetes, whereas consumption of fruit juices may be associated with an increased hazard among women (Diabetes Care, USA)
   
  Gender Counts When it Comes to Effective Diabetes Management, Prevention
  A recently published study that suggests diabetes counseling, management and patient education should be presented differently to men and women could help FPs in their efforts (AAFP, USA)
   
  Weight Change and Glycemic Control After Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes
  A small-but-substantial group of patients had a mean weight trajectory that included a clinically significant weight loss. Weight-loss trajectories were strongly associated with better glycemic control when compared to weight gain (Journal of General Internal Medicine, USA)
   
  Effects of inhaled human insulin on airway lining fluid composition in adults with diabetes
  Inhaled human insulin (Exubera® (human insulin of rDNA origin) Inhalation Powder) causes small, early and reversible changes in pulmonary function in subjects with diabetes mellitus (European Respiritory Journal)
   
  Neonatal Diabetes groundbreaking treatment offers hope
  A team of researchers led by a physician at UC Davis Children's Hospital has for the first time rapidly transitioned an infant with neonatal diabetes from injected insulin to a generic oral medication in an outpatient setting (Rocklin & Roseville Today, USA)
   
  Danny wants to end pie and chips diet to beat killer diabetes
  The defender, once rated as the world's best in his position, beat diabetes to have a successful 20-year playing career (Evening Times, Scotland)
   
 
  
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