Diabetes News
September 27, 2006
Clinical Trial Shows Islet Transplantation is a Promising Procedure
The first international, multicenter trial of the Edmonton Protocol--a standardized approach to the transplantation of insulin-producing islets--demonstrates that this may be an appropriate therapy that can dramatically benefit certain patients with severe complications of Type 1 diabetes mellitus. Read More.
September 20, 2006
Walgreens and Joslin Diabetes Center Form Broad Alliance to Improve Diabetes Outcomes
Walgreens, the nation's largest drugstore chain, and Joslin Diabetes Center, the global leader in diabetes research, care and education, have formed a sweeping alliance to improve health outcomes for Americans with diabetes. Over the next five years, Walgreens and Joslin, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, will develop and deliver awareness, wellness, prevention and education programs nationally to reach the estimated 21 million Americans with diabetes and the additional 41 million Americans at risk for the disease. Walgreens also will open a specialty pharmacy on the Joslin campus under a separate lease arrangement. Read More.
September 20, 2006
Hope for Significant New Diabetes Treatment in Stanford Discovery
Certain immune-suppressing drugs, such as those taken by patients who have had organ transplants, greatly increase the risk of developing diabetes. These drugs are known to put a stranglehold on a protein called calcineurin. Read More.
September 19, 2006
Prostate Cancer Drug Raises Heart, Diabetes Risk
"For men who do require this treatment, physicians may want to talk with their patients about strategies, such as exercise and weight loss, which may help to lower risk of diabetes and heart disease," Dr. Matthew Smith of Massachusetts General Hospital said in a statement. Read More,
September 18, 2006
Insufficient Sleep Associated with Poorer Blood Glucose Control in African Americans with Diabetes
Getting fewer hours of sleep or lower-quality sleep may be associated with poorer blood glucose control among African-Americans with diabetes, according to an article in the September 18 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, a theme issue on sleep. Read More.