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A
call for sponsorship to support the running and future development
of Glycosmedia |
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Click on the above headline for an overview
of the Glycosmedia diabetes news service and our call for sponsorship.
Brief details on how sponsorship will work can be seen here. For further details please contact (Jim Young, Editor-in-Chief) |
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FDA
Approves Sanofi-Aventis Rapid-Acting Insulin Apidra(R) for Treatment
of Children with Diabetes |
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Sanofi-aventis announced today that the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Apidra® (insulin glulisine [rDNA origin] injection) to improve glycemic control in children
(4 years and older) with diabetes mellitus (BioSpace) |
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Insulin
Resistance and Obesity in Childhood |
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Several factors are implicated in the pathogenesis
of obesity-related insulin resistance, such as increased free fatty
acids and many hormones and cytokines released by adipose tissue
(European Journal of Endocrinology) |
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The
glycemic index of bread and biscuits is markedly reduced by the
addition of a proprietary fiber |
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The fiber mix added to the flour used in the
preparation of biscuits and bread markedly reduces their GI (NMCD) |
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Vitamin
K Supplements Reduce Progression of Insulin Resistance in Older
Men |
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Vitamin K supplementation for 36 months at doses
attainable in the diet may reduce progression of insulin resistance
in older men, according to the results of a randomized controlled
trial (Medscape) |
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Inverse
association reported between type 2 diabetes and high intake
of certain foods |
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New study findings suggested that multiple food
groups may collectively influence the risk for type 2 diabetes
(Endocrine Today) |
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New
Teaching Tools Foster Science and Diabetes Education in Native
American Schools |
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The Diabetes Education in Tribal Schools’, “Health
is Life in Balance”, K-12 curriculum will be launched by the National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health,
the Indian Health Service , the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and eight tribal colleges and universities (NIH, USA) |
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Video
Games Zap Kids' Diabetes Risk |
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Nutrition Experts Creating Video Games to Help
Children Prevent Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes (WebMD) |
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Sources
of funding |
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If you know of any sources of funding that we
can contact to support the running and future development of Glycosmedia
then please mail Jim Young, Editor-in-Chief jim@glycosmedia.com |
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