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Primary
schools not able to support children with lunch time injections |
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A recent Diabetes UK survey of primary schools
in England found that where children are not able to inject insulin
themselves, parents in 70 per cent of primary schools in England
are having to provide this support daily (Diabetes UK) |
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Type
1 diabetes and body fat |
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Although weight gain in adulthood is typically
associated with increased mortality, this may not be the case for
those with type 1 diabetes (Diabetes UK) |
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Warning
over diabetes amputations |
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A hundred people a week in the UK have a lower
limb amputated as a result of diabetes, warns (Diabetes UK) |
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Tight
glucose control and heart disease |
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The first papers on the ACCORD trial and an
Australian study (ADVANCE) have now been published (GI News, Australia) |
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More
meds, more quickly to treat type 2 diabetes |
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A new attitude is evolving among some doctors
who believe a more aggressive approach would better control the
disease and help patients avoid its severe consequences in later
life (American Diabetes Association) |
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Amelioration
of diabetes-associated abnormalities in the vitreous fluid by
an inhibitor of albumin glycation |
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These results indicate that inhibiting the formation
of glycated albumin, which is increased in diabetes, ameliorates
vitreous changes in angiogenic and metabolic factors that are associated
with the development of diabetic retinopathy (PubMed, USA) |
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Maternal
lipids as strong determinants of fetal environment and growth
in pregnancies with gestational diabetes mellitus |
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In well controlled GDM pregnancies, maternal
lipids are strong predictors for fetal lipids and fetal growth.
Infants with abnormal growth seem to be exposed to a distinct intrauterine
environment compared to those with appropriate growth (Diabetes
Care, USA) |
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The
Impact of Diabetes and its Treatment on Cognitive Function among
Adolescents Who Participated in the DCCT |
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Despite relatively high rates of severe hypoglycemia,
cognitive function did not decline over an extended period of time
in the youngest cohort of patients with type 1 diabetes (Diabetes
Care, USA) |
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Increased
serum adiponectin levels predicted progression to ESRD |
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Increased serum adiponectin levels predicted
the progression from overt diabetic nephropathy to end-stage renal
disease in patients with type 1 diabetes (Endocrine Today, USA) |
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Tomorrow's
Diabetologist |
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News and viewpoints from the Young Diabetologists’ Forum.
8-page PDF magazine (Tomorrow's Diabetologist) |
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