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September 1st 2008
 
 
  Glycosmedia on the Young Diabetologists website
  Glycosmedia has been selected as a news feed "Tab" (Young Diabetologists)
   
  Diabetes UK swimmers take on the English Channel
  Twelve spirited swimmers braved the waters of the English Channel in a relay race that took place in the middle of the night to raise vital funds for (Diabetes UK)
   
  Special needs of children with type 1 diabetes at primary school: perceptions from parents, children, and teachers
  The three population groups agreed about the necessity of having more available information on diabetes at schools. Although some discriminatory behavior was still occurring, it seemed it has been diminishing in recent years (Pediatric Diabetes)
   
  Should we prescribe diuretics for patients with prediabetes and hypertension?
  Diuretics are known to achieve long term cardiovascular results as good as, or better than, alternative antihypertensives—at least in people aged 55 years or older. But clinicians may not initially treat patients with prediabetes and hypertension with a diuretic because they worry that the induced diabetes might result in a worse outcome (BMJ, UK)
   
  Tracking Developments In Diabetes Research
  Scientists report that they have been able to selectively kill the defective autoimmune cells that were destroying insulin-producing islets in samples of human blood. Listen now as Denise Faustman, director of immunobiology at Massachusetts General Hospital East, describes the latest diabetes research (npr)
   
  Type 2 Diabetes in the 21st Century: Where Are We Heading?
  What are our goals in the management of type 2 diabetes? With an ever-expanding pharmacologic armamentarium, does the choice of agent(s) influence the ability to safely reach these goals? (Medscape)
   
  Prevalence of Structural Central Nervous System Abnormalities in Early-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
  Early age of onset of T1DM per se is associated with a high incidence of CNS abnormalities, particularly MTS, suggesting hippocampal damage. Early-onset severe hypoglycemia may have an effect on gray matter volume (The Journal of Pediatrics)
   
  Recent Advances in GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  A Conference Report From the 68th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (Medscape)
   
  Inhaled Human Insulin Causes Small Changes in Pulmonary Function in Type 2 Diabetes
  Therapy with inhaled human insulin (Exubera) caused small changes in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), and weight gain was less with inhaled human insulin vs subcutaneous insulin in adult patients with type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a 2-year safety study reported in the September issue of Diabetes Care (Medscape)
   
 
  
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