Diabetes News April 13th 2009

Growing up with Diabetes
Children and young people with diabetes in England. 35-page PDF (Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health)

Scotland ‘in grip of diabetes epidemic’
have warned that Scotland is the grip of a diabetes “epidemic” after new figures revealed the number of people with the disease is rising by almost 200 a week. There are now 220,000 Scots suffering from diabetes – 4.3 per cent of the population (The Scotsman)

Swansea researchers to develop breath test for diabetes patients
Researchers in the Sports and Exercise Science Research Centre (SESRC) at Swansea University have been granted £66,000, through the Welsh Assembly Government Health Studentship Scheme, to investigate evidence of biomarkers of oxidative stress in the exhaled breath of diabetes patients (Swansea University)

National guidelines for psychological care in diabetes: how mindful have we been?
Expert psychological support is not available to the majority of diabetes centres and significant geographical variation indicates inequity of service provision (Diabetic Medicine)

Minding the gap
The provision of psychological support and care for people with diabetes in the UK. 90-page PDF (Diabetes UK)

Diabetes Ten City Challenge: Final economic and clinical results
DTCC successfully implemented an employer-funded, collaborative health management program using community-based pharmacist coaching, evidenced- based diabetes care guidelines, and self-management strategies. Positive clinical and economic outcomes were identified for 573 patients who participated in the program for at least 1 year, compared with baseline data 9-page PDF (Diabetes TenCity Challenge)

Too Much Protein, Eaten Along With Fat, May Lead To Insulin Resistance
A clue about the blood chemistry of obese people who develop insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes, has been confirmed in animal studies at the Duke University Medical Center (Science Daily)

Diabetes ‘impact on brain power’
Failure to control type 2 diabetes may have a long-term impact on the brain, research has suggested (BBC)

Exenatide Once Weekly Provided Superior Glucose Control With Weight Loss Compared to Sitagliptin or Pioglitazone in Head-to-Head DURATION-2 Study
This 26-week clinical study compared exenatide once weekly to maximum doses of sitagliptin or pioglitazone, two commonly prescribed oral diabetes medications, in 491 patients with type 2 diabetes taking stable doses ofmetformin (PharmaLive)

The role of inflammation in insulitis and bold beta-cell loss in type 1 diabetes
In this Review, we divided the role of inflammation in T1DM into three arbitrary stages: induction, amplification and maintenance or resolution of insulitis. These stages, and their progression or resolution, might depend on a patient’s genetic background, which contributes to disease heterogeneity (Nature Reviews)

Joslin Study Pinpoints Role of Insulin on Glucagon Levels
Finding Could Lead to New Treatments for Better Blood Glucose Control (Joslin Diabetes Center)

Joslin Study Identifies ‘Good’ Energy Burning Fat in Lean Adults
Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have demonstrated that adult humans still have a type of “good” fat previously believed to be present only in babies and children (Joslin Diabetes Center)

Paying for open access publication charges
Guidance for higher education and research institutions, publishers and authors. 32-page PDF (Universities UK and the Research Information Network)