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Six
years on: delivering the Diabetes National Service Framework |
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The report reviews the development and delivery
of diabetes services and identifies the progress made over the
past six years towards meeting the Diabetes NSF (DoH, UK) |
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NICE
recommends liraglutide for diabetes triple therapy |
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NICE has recommended the use of liraglutide
(Victoza), a once-daily injection, for the treatment of type-2
diabetes as part of triple therapy regimens, under latest draft
guidance (NICE) |
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Novo
Nordisk Makes Victoza(R) Commercially Available in the United
States |
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Victoza is the first once-daily human glucagon-like
peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (Genetic
Engineering & Biotechnology News) |
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Infected
foot ulcers in male and female diabetic patients: a clinico-bioinformative
study |
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The study aimed at (i) characterizing the mode
of transmission of blaCTX-M and blaTEM-1 among extended-spectrum-ß-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli strains isolated from infected diabetic
foot ulcers, and (ii) identifying the risk factors for "sex-associated multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacterial (MDRGNB)-infection
status" of the ulcers (Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials) |
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Joslin
Study Finds Insulin Regulates Beta Cell Function in Healthy Humans |
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Finding by Joslin scientists may aid in understanding
how insulin production eventually goes wrong in type 2 diabetes
(Joslin Diabetes Center) |
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Self
monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) cannot replace HbA1c |
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HbA1c is the gold standard for monitoring glycemia,
and it cannot be replaced by SMBG (Internet Journal of Family Practice) |
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Effects
of Exenatide on Systolic Blood Pressure in Subjects With Type
2 Diabetes |
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These results support the need for a prospective,
randomized, controlled study of BP changes during exenatide treatment
in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes (American Journal
of Hypertension) |
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Diabetes
danger of South Asian youngsters |
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Experts are warning of a worrying trend in the
rise of children, particularly South Asians, developing type 2
diabetes at an earlier age than their previous generations (BBC,
UK) |
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Understanding
Insulin Resistance Video |
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When your cells become insulin resistant, they
lose their sensitivity to insulin. As a result, large quantities
of glucose cannot enter the cells, remaining instead, in the blood
stream where it passes to the liver and is converted to fat (Diabetes
Insider) |
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Using
analogy-building to initiate insulin |
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Insulin initiation is a challenging aspect of
diabetes management, and successful starting of this therapy calls
for strong counseling skills (The Internet Journal of Family Practice) |
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Obesity
'often set before age of two' |
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The "tipping point" that
sets children on the way to a lifetime of obesity often occurs
before the age of two, say US researchers (BBC, UK) |
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The
Role of Mitochondria in the Pathogenesis of Type 2 Diabetes |
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We hypothesize that genetically determined and/or
inactivity-mediated alterations in mitochondrial oxidative activity
may directly impact adaptive responses to overnutrition, causing
an imbalance between oxidative activity and nutrient load (Endocrine
Reviews) |
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Diabetes
drug stinks, doctors find |
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The commonly used diabetes drug metformin stinks,
literally, and this may explain why many patients stop taking it,
U.S. doctors report (Reuters) |
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