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New
stories of diabetes in pregnancy |
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Diabetes UK has enhanced and extended the Pregnancy
and diabetes section of its website. These webpages help to explain the diverse issues that
affect women with diabetes when planning for a family and during
their pregnancy (Diabetes UK) |
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Normal
Fasting Plasma Glucose and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis |
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The strong independent association between the
level of normal fasting plasma glucose and the incidence of diabetes
after controlling for other risk factors suggests that diabetes
risk increases as fasting plasma glucose levels increase, even
within the currently accepted normal range (American Journal of
Medicine) |
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Latest
GI News |
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Including: High GI diet speeds progression to
type 1 diabetes in at risk kids (GI News, Australia) |
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Insulin
sensitivity is correlated with glomerular filtration rate |
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After a follow-up of 7 years, the investigators
found a direct and independent correlation between insulin sensitivity
and GFR (American Diabetes Association) |
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Removal
of the following Rosiglitazone subsidies from the PBS |
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As of 01 October 2008 - Rosiglitazone for the
initiation or continuation of combination therapy with insulin,
and as of 01 November 2008 - Rosiglitazone for the initiation of
triple oral combination therapy with metformin and a sulfonylurea
(PBS, Australian Government) |
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Diamyd
Medical’s NTDDS Technology Effective against Diabetes Pain |
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These new data indicate that not only is the
NTDDS platform with enkephalin effective at reducing pain, it reverses
the root cause of diabetes related pain. This means that the approach
is not just pain relief, but local pain prevention (Diamyd) |
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AMA
Position Statement on obesity |
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Obesity - 2008 (Australian Medical Association) |
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