http://diabetes.medtrials.info Translating Research into Treatment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:24:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Registration for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s 14th annual Walk To Cure Diabetes is open and runs until Sept. 26.article continues at unknown brought to you by diabetes.medtrials.info and medtrials.info http://diabetes.medtrials.info/2008/08/19/juvenile-diabetes-walk-registration-open/ However, when the causes are not clear, a doctor’s job is to ask, and answer, this important question: “What else could it be?” This report is about a possible, additional cause of diabetes, Type 2, identified by researchers at the …article continues at TPR brought to ... http://diabetes.medtrials.info/2008/08/19/%e2%80%9cwhat-else-could-it-be%e2%80%9d-arsenic-in-drinking-water-may-lead-to/ The work could also speed up national efforts to use stem cells, the building blocks of tissue, to cure Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. I have several friends and one young, family member with diabetes, so I understand the impact this can …article continues ... http://diabetes.medtrials.info/2008/08/19/diabetes-study-putting-pancreas-cells-in-patients-arm/ After analyzing 788 US adults aged 20 or older, the study authors found that people with type 2 diabetes had a 26 percent higher level of total arsenic in their urine than participants without type 2 diabetes. …article continues at hernews brought to you by diabetes.medtrials.info and ... http://diabetes.medtrials.info/2008/08/19/arsenic-in-drinking-water-raises-diabetes-risk/ Government data suggests low-level arsenic exposure, possibly via drinking water, might be a risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. Is there any other exposure left that is not a potential cause of Type 2 diabetes? …article continues at JJSDiabetes brought to you by diabetes.medtrials.info and medtrials.info http://diabetes.medtrials.info/2008/08/19/trace-amounts-of-arsenic-in-water-might-be-linked-with-diabetes/ Not surprisingly they also tend to cause type II diabetes & heart disease. In fact, if you have been drinking several soft drinks a day, by switching to water or tea or green tea or unsweetened cocoa or even coffee without added sugar, …article continues at ... http://diabetes.medtrials.info/2008/08/19/keys-to-successful-fat-weight-loss%e2%80%a6-todays-post-tuesday-8-19/ Byetta, a Type 2 diabetes drug made by Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has been linked to six cases of hemorrhagic or necrotizing pancreatitis. Two patients have died and four others are recovering after being hospitalized, according to …article continues at timgrenda brought to you by diabetes.medtrials.info and medtrials.info http://diabetes.medtrials.info/2008/08/19/diabetes-medication-byetta-linked-to-pancreatitis-fda-orders/ Inorganic arsenic, commonly found in ground water in certain areas, may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.article continues at unknown brought to you by diabetes.medtrials.info and medtrials.info http://diabetes.medtrials.info/2008/08/19/arsenic-exposure-could-increase-diabetes-risk/ Added reference to study published in JAMA which analyzed NHANES data and found a striking correlation between the concentration of arsenic in urine and the risk of diabetes. Cited NYTimes coverage of this story that explained the …article continues at Jenny brought to you by diabetes.medtrials.info and ... http://diabetes.medtrials.info/2008/08/19/jama-higher-arsenic-concentration-in-urine-correlates-with-risk/ The FDA approved Byetta for treatment of Type 2 diabetes in April 2005, and it has been used by approximately 700000 people in the United States. It is manufactured and marketed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Eli Lilly & Co., … article continues at admin brought to you by diabetes.medtrials.info and ... http://diabetes.medtrials.info/2008/08/19/fda-warns-of-additional-byetta-pancreatitis-reports/