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More Than 3,000 Emergency Hospital Admissions A Year For Children With Diabetes, UK
Latest figures reveal that last year there were more than 3,300 cases of children in England admitted to accident and emergency departments with DKA. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) occurs when blood glucose levels are high (hyperglycaemia) and causes nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, rapid breathing and, if left untreated, may lead to coma. DKA requires urgent hospital treatment...
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Sugar Sweetened Carbonated Drinks Linked To Pancreatic Cancer
A new study found that people who consumed two or more soft drinks (defined as sugar-sweetened carbonated beverages) a week, had a nearly two-fold higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer; the researchers suggested regular consumption of sweetened beverages could raise insulin levels and thereby fuel the growth of pancreatic cancer cells...
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Possible 'Artificial Pancreas' For Children With Diabetes
Scientists in Cambridge have shown that an 'artificial pancreas' can be used to regulate blood glucose in children with Type 1 diabetes. A trial found that combining a real-time sensor measuring glucose levels with a pump that delivers insulin can boost overnight blood glucose control...
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Artificial Pancreas Trials Show Benefits For Kids, Teenagers With Diabetes
In a landmark study in children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes, JDRF-funded researchers at the University of Cambridge showed that using a first-generation artificial pancreas system overnight can lower the risk of low blood sugar emergencies while sleeping, and at the same time improve diabetes control...
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Overeating Triggers Molecular 'Firing Squad' In Mice, Destroys Metabolism
Overeating in mice triggers a molecule once considered to be only involved in detecting and fighting viruses to also destroy normal metabolism, leading to insulin resistance and setting the stage for diabetes...
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Laughter is the best medicine
SAN DIEGO, Apr 17, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Mirthful laughter was linked to lower cholesterol and less risk of cardiovascular disease in a study of high-risk diabetic patients, U.S.
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Diabetes Impacts Outcome of Breast Cancer Chemo
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diabetes appears to have an adverse effect on complications and outcomes of chemotherapy in older women with breast cancer, according to Houston-based researchers.
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Latest Advances in Diabetes Research to Be Presented in New Orleans, Louisiana at World's Largest Diabetes Conference, June 5-9, 2009
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Apr 16, 2009 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- WHAT: American Diabetes Association's 69th Scientific Sessions .
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Asymptomatic Diabetics Don't Need Cardiac Screening
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In adults with type 2 diabetes and no symptoms of coronary artery disease, routine screening for signs of heart disease does not appear to affect the overall cardiac outcomes and, therefore, "cannot be advocated,"...
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Low Blood Sugar a Dementia Risk for Diabetics
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Older diabetics whose blood sugar drops to dangerously low levels have a higher risk of developing dementia, U.S.
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