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		<title><![CDATA[When Mom Has Pregnancy Diabetes, Breast-Feeding Curbs Child Obesity]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/10/when-mom-has-pregnancy-diabetes-breast-feeding-curbs-child-obesity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Breast-feeding reduces the risk of obesity in children born to mothers with diabetes during their pregnancy, a new study indicates.
Researchers followed 94 children of diabetic mothers and 399 children of non-diabetic mothers from birth until age 13.

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		<title><![CDATA[4 New Genes Linked to Type 2 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/09/4-new-genes-linked-to-type-2-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Four new genes associated with type 2 diabetes have been identified by researchers, who also pinpointed six independent diabetes-associated gene variants at previously known locations on chromosomes.
These findings, from an analysis of 50,000 genetic variants across 2,000 genes linked to heart and metabolic function, appear in the Feb. 9 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54210&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Short Breaks During Exercise OK for Diabetes Control: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/08/short-breaks-during-exercise-ok-for-diabetes-control-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Taking short breaks while exercising, or &#8220;intermittent&#8221; exercise, is an effective way to improve insulin sensitivity and blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a new British study.
The researchers also found that exercising in a low-oxygen (hypoxic) environment improves blood sugar control more than intermittent [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54152&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pancreas May &#8216;Taste&#8217; Fructose, Hinting at Links to Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/06/pancreas-may-taste-fructose-hinting-at-links-to-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  New research shows that the pancreas has sweet-taste receptors &#8212; like those found on the tongue &#8212; that can &#8220;taste&#8221; fructose. 
Fructose is a common ingredient in many foods and beverages. Nutrition experts have warned that Americans take in far too much fructose and the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54090&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Metformin Preferred Drug for Type 2 Diabetes, Experts Say]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/06/metformin-preferred-drug-for-type-2-diabetes-experts-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
When it comes to the treatment of type 2 diabetes, the first line of defense is lifestyle changes such as losing weight and exercising more often.
But, if those lifestyle changes don&#8217;t get blood sugar levels under control, the American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends the drug metformin [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54088&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetes Takes Toll on Women&#8217;s Hearing: Stud]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/03/diabetes-takes-toll-on-womens-hearing-stud/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Ellin Holohan HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Diabetes is associated with hearing loss in women, especially if the blood sugar disease isn&#8217;t well-controlled, new research indicates.
The study, done by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, examined the medical records of 990 men and women who had hearing tests between 2000 and 2008. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=54065&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Type 1 Diabetes Treatment Disappoints in Trial]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/type-1-diabetes-treatment-disappoints-in-trial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The latest trial of a drug called GAD-alum to treat type 1 diabetes failed to show any significant improvement in the common markers of the blood sugar disease.
The researchers, however, said they felt there were possible reasons for the failure of the current trial, and that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53957&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Exercise a Good Pick-Me-Up After Cancer Treatment: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/02/01/exercise-a-good-pick-me-up-after-cancer-treatment-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Exercise can improve the health, energy and well-being of cancer patients after they&#8217;ve completed their main cancer treatment, a new review finds.
University of Hong Kong researchers analyzed the results of 34 clinical trials that examined the effects of physical activity among adult patients with breast, prostate, gynecologic, colorectal, gastric [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53930&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fatty Diet Before Pregnancy Linked to Gestational Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/31/fatty-diet-before-pregnancy-linked-to-gestational-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A pre-pregnancy diet high in animal fat increases the risk that moms-to-be will develop gestational diabetes, a new study says.
&#8220;Our findings indicate that women who reduce the proportion of animal fat and cholesterol in their diets before pregnancy may lower their risk for gestational diabetes during pregnancy,&#8221; senior author [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53915&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Popular Diabetes Drug Might Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/31/popular-diabetes-drug-might-cut-pancreatic-cancer-risk-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new Swiss-American study indicates that long-term use of the popular diabetes medication metformin may lower the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, at least among women.
The researchers also found that the long-term use of another class of diabetes medications known as sulfonylureas was associated with a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53909&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Many Docs Use Costly MRIs to Diagnose Nerve Condition: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/25/many-docs-use-costly-mris-to-diagnose-nerve-condition-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Doctors are more likely to use high-cost MRI scans to diagnose peripheral neuropathy than cheaper &#8212; and more effective &#8212; glucose tolerance tests, a new U.S. study has found.
In people with peripheral neuropathy, the nerves that carry information to and from the brain don&#8217;t work properly. Symptoms of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53276&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Treating Diabetes, Depression Together May Make Sense]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/20/treating-diabetes-depression-together-may-make-sense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Patients with depression and type 2 diabetes showed more improvement when they received simultaneous treatment for both conditions, researchers report.
Their 12-week study of 180 patients found that nearly 61 percent of those who received integrated care combined with a brief program to help them adhere to their medication regimens [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53183&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Paula Deen May Face Uphill Diabetes Fight]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/17/paula-deen-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, January 17, 2012 (Health.com) — Celebrity chef Paula Deen, who appeared this morning on the Today show to confirm rumors that she has type 2 diabetes, likely faces an uphill battle in managing her disease, experts say.
With time and effort, many people can control diabetes through diet and lifestyle changes alone, without the aid [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=53055&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Diabetes Prevention Program Might Avert 885,000 Cases]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/12/u-s-diabetes-prevention-program-might-avert-885000-cases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  A national community-based diabetes prevention program in the United States could prevent or delay 885,000 cases of type 2 diabetes over 25 years, a new federal government study says. 
Overall, the program would save $29.8 billion in medical costs. But, the program itself would require [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52957&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Novel Stem Cell Treatment May Hold Promise for Type 1 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/11/novel-stem-cell-treatment-may-hold-promise-for-type-1-diabetes-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new type of stem cell treatment for people with type 1 diabetes appears to help re-educate rogue immune system cells, which allows cells in the pancreas to start producing insulin again. 
The treatment, which combines a patient&#8217;s immune system cells with stem cells from a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52979&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Novel Stem Cell Treatment May Hold Promise for Type 1 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/11/novel-stem-cell-treatment-may-hold-promise-for-type-1-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new type of stem cell treatment for people with type 1 diabetes appears to help re-educate rogue immune system cells, which allows cells in the pancreas to start producing insulin again. 
The treatment, which combines a patient&#8217;s immune system cells with stem cells from a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52894&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Short Delay in Treating Blood Pressure Safe for Diabetics: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/09/short-delay-in-treating-blood-pressure-safe-for-diabetics-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Waiting up to a year to treat high blood pressure in a person with diabetes is probably not harmful, but waiting many years to get blood pressure under control could result in serious complications, new research indicates.
In the study, published online Jan. 9 in the Journal of General Internal [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52871&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetes Care Thwarted by Unstable Health Insurance: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/06/diabetes-care-thwarted-by-unstable-health-insurance-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Diabetes patients require continuous health coverage to ensure they receive recommended care, a new study concludes.
For the study, U.S. researchers analyzed data from nearly 3,400 diabetes patients who received medical care between 2005 and 2007 at 50 federally qualified health centers in Oregon. At these centers, free or reduced-cost [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52844&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smog Tied to Raised Risk of Chronic Illness in Black Women]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/06/smog-tied-to-raised-risk-of-chronic-illness-in-black-women/</link>
		<comments>http://news.health.com/2012/01/06/smog-tied-to-raised-risk-of-chronic-illness-in-black-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[COPD]]></category>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Air pollution may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure in black American women, a new study suggests.
Previous research has shown that air pollution boosts the chances of acute cardiovascular events such as stroke and heart attack, but it hasn&#8217;t been known whether it also [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52839&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heart Failure, Diabetes Might Be Linked by Protein]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/05/heart-failure-diabetes-might-be-linked-by-protein/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Researchers may have pinpointed how heart disease can lead to diabetes, a finding that could lead to new preventive treatments.
The team at Chiba University in Japan found that the stress of heart failure activates a protein called p53, resulting in inflammation in fat tissue, systemic insulin resistance  and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52802&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Poor Sleep May Complicate Young Diabetics&#8217; Blood Sugar Control]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/03/poor-sleep-may-complicate-young-diabetics-blood-sugar-control/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sleep]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Poor sleep may be undermining the efforts of children with type 1 diabetes when it comes to controlling their blood sugar, new research indicates.
In the study, researchers tracked sleep patterns among 50 kids with type 1 diabetes aged 10 to 16. Compared with similarly aged kids, the children with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52730&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mom&#8217;s Poverty, Diabetes Might Raise ADHD Risk in Kids]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2012/01/02/moms-poverty-diabetes-might-raise-adhd-risk-in-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADHD ADD]]></category>
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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; New research suggests that the combination of poverty and having diabetes during pregnancy significantly raises the risk of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a woman&#8217;s offspring.
Children born to such moms are as much as 14 times more likely to have ADHD by the age of 6, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52736&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Obesity, Diabetes Pose 1-2 Threat to Young Americans]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/12/30/obesity-diabetes-pose-1-2-threat-to-young-americans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>

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By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Doctors have long been concerned that increasing rates of childhood obesity could fuel a diabetes epidemic.
Study results have now underscored that fear.

Researchers have found that the length of time a person carries excess weight directly contributes to an increased risk for type 2 diabetes.
In other words, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52756&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Life-Saving Lesson That Took Decades to Learn]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/12/30/a-life-saving-lesson-that-took-decades-to-learn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Doctors diagnosed Ronda Keys with type 2 diabetes when she was 19 years old and a student at the University of Maryland.
Now 38 and living in Montgomery Village, Md., Keys had been suffering the classic symptoms before her diagnosis &#8212; fatigue, extreme thirst, frequent urination. &#8220;That [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52754&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Holiday Travel Tips for People With Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/12/23/holiday-travel-tips-for-people-with-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; If you have diabetes and plan on traveling this holiday season, there are certain things you need to do to safeguard your health, says a University of Alabama at Birmingham expert.
&#8220;I tell patients, especially type 1 diabetics, to be diligent about blood sugar control when they travel &#8212; especially [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52670&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Driving Isn&#8217;t An Issue for Most People With Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/12/20/driving-isnt-an-issue-for-most-people-with-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Diabetes needn&#8217;t prevent someone from driving, and only a doctor should decide if complications are severe enough to keep an individual off the road, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) says.
In a new position statement published in the January issue of Diabetes Care, the association advises against [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52566&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Want to Cut Chocolate Cravings? Take a Walk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/12/13/want-to-cut-chocolate-cravings-take-a-walk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Dec. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A short walk can cut the amount of chocolate and other snacks you eat while at work, a new study suggests.
U.K. researchers created a simulated work environment for 78 people who were regular chocolate-eaters but had gone two days without eating chocolate. They were divided into four groups.

Two groups [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52364&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Night Shift Work May Raise Diabetes Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/12/06/night-shift-diabetes-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women whose jobs require them to rotate through day and night shifts may be increasing their diabetes risk, especially if they maintain that schedule over a long period of time, a new study of nurses suggests.
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		<title><![CDATA[Risk for Dementia Rises When Diabetes, Depression Meet: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/12/05/risk-for-dementia-rises-when-diabetes-depression-meet-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; When people with type 2 diabetes also struggle with depression, their odds for a third worrisome condition &#8212;  dementia &#8212; goes up markedly, a new study suggests.
Specifically, patients with type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to develop dementia three to five years after being [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=52159&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Not Everyone Shuns Fruits and Veggies]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/18/not-everyone-shuns-fruits-and-veggies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The difficulty June Stewart had working vegetables into her day-to-day meals didn&#8217;t stem from any aversion to them.
&#8220;I love salad and I love broccoli and stuff like that,&#8221; said Stewart, 67, a Baltimore resident who said her love of vegetables stemmed from her childhood. &#8220;We&#8217;ve always [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=51276&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hispanics With Diabetes Urged to Get Yearly Foot Care]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/18/hispanics-with-diabetes-urged-to-get-yearly-foot-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Hispanics are the focus of a campaign to promote foot care among people with diabetes, says the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA).
Hispanics are 66 percent more likely than whites to be diagnosed with diabetes, which can result in foot ulcers and lower limb amputations. Leading causes of type 2 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=51268&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sugar-Sweetened Drinks May Pose Heart Risks to Women, Study Suggests]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/13/sugar-sweetened-drinks-may-pose-heart-risks-to-women-study-suggests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
SUNDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Drinking two or more sugar-sweetened beverages a day may boost a woman&#8217;s risk for developing heart disease and diabetes &#8212; even if this habit isn&#8217;t causing her to pack on extra pounds, a new study says. 
Sugary sodas and other sweetened beverages are frequent targets in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=51148&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Intensive Control of Type 1 Diabetes Helps Kidneys: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/12/intensive-control-of-type-1-diabetes-helps-kidneys-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
SATURDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People with type 1 diabetes who  maintain tighter control of their blood sugar levels help protect their kidneys from long-term damage, finds a new study. 
Those treated early with more intensive diabetes management halved their risk of a kidney complication called impaired glomerular filtration rate [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=51152&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Earthquakes Put Millions of Lives, Major Cities at Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/11/03/earthquakes-put-millions-of-lives-major-cities-at-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
When an earthquake hits, up to 8 percent of a city&#8217;s population can suffer fatal injuries, a new report suggests.
That&#8217;s because the mass casualties, lacerations, broken bones and crushing injuries associated with these natural disasters occur when bridges and roads may be impassable and local and regional emergency medical care [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=50895&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Report Slams Makers of Sugary Drinks for Targeting Kids]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/10/31/report-slams-makers-of-sugary-drinks-for-targeting-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new report claims that the makers of sugar-laden drinks such as sodas, sports drinks, energy drinks and fruit drinks take direct aim at children, particularly black and Hispanic kids, in their marketing campaigns.
Despite promises to improve their marketing practices, these companies still use tactics such [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=50533&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Healthy Halloween Advice for Children With Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/10/22/healthy-halloween-advice-for-children-with-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SATURDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) &#8212; While there are challenges, Halloween can still be fun for children with diabetes, an expert says.
&#8220;They can enjoy Halloween and enjoy some of the sweets the holiday offers &#8212; within reason,&#8221; Dr. Kenneth McCormick, a pediatric endocrinologist and senior scientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Diabetes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=50233&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Neighborhood Can Affect Obesity, Diabetes Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/10/19/neighborhood-can-affect-obesity-diabetes-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Women living in poor neighborhoods are more likely to be obese and have type 2 diabetes than those who move into more advantaged areas, new research suggests.
In the first randomized trial of its kind, researchers provided women living in high-poverty areas with vouchers and counseling so [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=50198&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Where Folks Live Plays Role in Health Disparities: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/10/11/where-folks-live-plays-role-in-health-disparities-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; White and black Americans who live in poor neighborhoods struggle with many of the same health disparities, which suggests that where a person lives plays a larger role in health disparities than previously believed, according to a new study.
Researchers looked at rates of high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49931&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetes Education Seems to Help Improve Blood Sugar Control]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/10/10/diabetes-education-seems-to-help-improve-blood-sugar-control/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  Three new studies show that diabetes education and behavioral interventions can help lower blood sugar levels in people who are having trouble managing their diabetes. 
Each study looked at different types of educational and behavioral interventions and found some improvement in long-term blood sugar control. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49906&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Shift Workers Show Rise in Stress Hormone]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/10/10/shift-workers-show-rise-in-stress-hormone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Shift work or working odd hours can cause changes in stress hormone levels, especially when people start these schedules as young adults, according to a new Dutch study. 
Researchers said that increased levels of cortisol, a hormone whose levels rise when people are stressed, could be key to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49897&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More Frequent Doctor Visits May Benefit Diabetes Patients]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/26/more-frequent-doctor-visits-may-benefit-diabetes-patients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Diabetes patients who visit a primary care doctor every few weeks achieve quicker control of their blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, researchers have found.
Control of these levels reduces the risk of diabetes-related complications, but most diabetes patients do not have these levels under control. Current treatment guidelines [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49552&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asthma Can Complicate Diabetes Care in Kids]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/26/asthma-can-complicate-diabetes-care-in-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Children hit with the double whammy of type 1 diabetes and asthma have an especially tough time keeping their blood sugar under control, a new study finds.
The reason why asthma might complicate pediatric diabetes care remains unclear, however, and is &#8220;something that needs to be explored [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49508&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Popular Diabetes Drugs May Raise Pancreatic Cancer Risk, Study Suggests]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/22/popular-diabetes-drugs-may-raise-pancreatic-cancer-risk-study-suggests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People with type 2 diabetes taking the drugs Januvia or Byetta might have an increased risk of developing pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, a preliminary study suggests.
The study also found that Byetta (exenatide) may raise the risk of thyroid cancer.

Although the links aren&#8217;t conclusive, they merit further [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49466&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study: Diabetes Doubles Alzheimer&#8217;s Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/19/diabetes-alzheimers-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People with diabetes are at increased risk of having a heart attack or stroke at an early age. But that&#8217;s not the only worry: Diabetes appears to dramatically increase a person&#8217;s risk of developing Alzheimer&#8217;s disease or other types of dementia later in life, according to a new study conducted in Japan.
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		<title><![CDATA[More Evidence Links Diabetes, Dementia]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/19/more-evidence-links-diabetes-dementia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Ellin HolohanHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People with diabetes are at significantly higher risk of developing all types of dementia, including Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, finds a new study that bolsters previous research connecting the two illnesses.
The study of more than 1,000 people in Japan found that 27 percent of those with diabetes developed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49338&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[366 Million People Now Have Diabetes: Report]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/13/366-million-people-now-have-diabetes-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The worldwide diabetes epidemic continues to worsen, with an estimated 366 million people struggling with the disease, 4.6 million deaths due to it each year, and annual health-care spending pegged at $465 billion, the International Diabetes Federation announced Tuesday. 
The federation released the numbers at a meeting of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49158&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lifetime &#8216;Dose&#8217; of Excess Weight Linked to Diabetes Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/12/lifetime-dose-of-excess-weight-linked-to-diabetes-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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MONDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212; It&#8217;s long been known that obesity increases diabetes risk, but a new study finds that the amount of excess weight someone carries &#8212; and how long it&#8217;s carried &#8212; can make that risk even higher.
That&#8217;s especially worrisome given the growing number of obese children and teens who will spend [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=49186&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study Highlights 5 Keys to Diabetes Prevention]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/06/5-keys-to-diabetes-prevention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Meeting just one of five key health goals reduces your odds of developing diabetes in middle age by roughly one-third, a new study estimates, and the more goals you meet, the lower your risk falls, even if you have a family history of diabetes.
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		<title><![CDATA[Healthy Living Can Cut Chances of Developing Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/09/05/healthy-living-can-cut-chances-of-developing-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alcoholism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Living a healthy lifestyle can cut your risk of diabetes by as much as 80 percent, researchers from the U.S. National Institutes of Health report.
It has been clear that diet, exercise, smoking and drinking have an impact on whether one is likely to develop type 2 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48997&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Many Get Too Many Calories From Sugary Drinks: CDC]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/31/many-get-too-many-calories-from-sugary-drinks-cdc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Almost half of Americans get a substantial amount of their calories from sweetened drinks, a new report indicates.
Recent dietary guidelines have called for reducing the amount of sugar in one&#8217;s diet, and for many, sugar-sweetened drinks are a major source of sugar. Excess sugar has been [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48902&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Could Lots of Chocolate Lower Your Heart Risk?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/29/could-lots-of-chocolate-lower-your-heart-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People who eat chocolate regularly may not only be feeding their sweet tooth, but lowering their risk for heart disease, a new study suggests.
Chocolate has been linked to reducing the risk of heart disease before, but in this analysis of recent studies involving more than 100,000 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48803&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Kidney Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/19/metabolic-syndrome-linked-to-kidney-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chronic Kidney Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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FRIDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People with metabolic syndrome are at increased risk for kidney disease, a new study suggests.
Metabolic syndrome refers to the presence of three or more of the following health threats: high blood pressure, high blood sugar, low good cholesterol, excess fat in the waist/abdomen, and elevated levels of fatty acids.

It [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48511&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Does Her Diabetes Differ From His?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/16/does-her-diabetes-differ-from-his/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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TUESDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
Scientists who identified significant differences in male and female metabolism say there&#8217;s a need for gender-specific drug therapies for some diseases.
The German researchers analyzed the metabolic profile of blood serum from more than 3,000 people and found major gender differences for 101 of 131 metabolites, especially in lipids and amino [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48422&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Little Exercise Goes a Long Way to Cut Disease, Death Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/15/a-little-exercise-goes-a-long-way-to-cut-disease-death-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>

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MONDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) &#8211;
Just 15 minutes of physical activity a day can reduce your risk of death by 14 percent and increase your life expectancy by three years, a new study suggests.
Current recommendations call for adults to do at least 150 minutes, or a total of 1.5 hours, of physical activity weekly.

But the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48322&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Too Much TV May Take Years Off Your Life]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/15/too-much-tv-may-take-years-off-your-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Spending your days in front of the television may contribute to a shortened lifespan, a new study suggests.
Researchers in Australia found that people who averaged six hours a day of TV lived, on average, nearly five  years less than people who watched no TV.

For every [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48320&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Daily Hot Dog May Feed Diabetes Risk: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/10/daily-hot-dog-may-feed-diabetes-risk-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Eating red meat &#8212; especially processed products such as hot dogs &#8212; increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.
It also found that you can significantly lower your diabetes risk by replacing red meat with healthier proteins, such as nuts, whole grains or low-fat dairy products.

Harvard [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=48078&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Weight Loss May Boost Sex Life of Obese, Diabetic Men]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/05/weight-loss-may-boost-sex-life-of-obese-diabetic-men/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category>

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FRIDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Weight loss improves the sexual health of obese men with type 2 diabetes, a new study finds.
Australian researchers placed 31 obese men with type 2 diabetes on either a meal replacement-based low-calorie diet or a low-fat, high-protein, reduced-carbohydrate diet meant to decrease calorie intake by 600 calories a day.

A [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=47984&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smoking, Diabetes, Obesity May Shrink Your Brain]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/08/01/smoking-diabetes-obesity-may-shrink-your-brain/</link>
		<comments>http://news.health.com/2011/08/01/smoking-diabetes-obesity-may-shrink-your-brain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smoking]]></category>

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By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Aug. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; As if there weren&#8217;t already enough good reasons to avoid smoking and keep your weight, blood sugar levels and blood pressure all under control, a new study suggests these risk factors in middle age may cause your brain to shrink, leading to mental declines up to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=47787&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dentists May Be Able to Spot Undiagnosed Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/28/dentists-may-be-able-to-spot-undiagnosed-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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THURSDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Dentists may be able to help spot undiagnosed diabetes or identify people with pre-diabetes, a new study suggests.
By identifying people with the disease who are unaware of their condition, routine dental checkups present an opportunity for dentists to help fight the diabetes epidemic, said the study authors, from the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=47720&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Menopause Does Not Boost Diabetes Risk, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/27/menopause-does-not-boost-diabetes-risk-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Menopause does not raise a woman&#8217;s odds of developing diabetes, according to a new study. 
Researchers from the University of Michigan Health System found this was true for both women who underwent natural menopause and those who had their ovaries removed.

&#8220;In our study, menopause had no additional effect on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=47666&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Caution Urged in Intensive Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/27/caution-urged-in-intensive-treatment-of-type-2-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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WEDNESDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Intensive glucose-lowering treatment for people with type 2 diabetes doesn&#8217;t reduce the risk of cardiovascular-related death and doctors need to be cautious about prescribing this type of treatment, a new study suggests.
Patients with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Intensive glucose-lowering treatment is widely used [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=47660&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Blood Test May Better Predict Diabetics&#8217; Heart Risk: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/25/blood-test-may-better-predict-diabetics-heart-risk-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, July 25 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A standard test used to measure blood sugar levels in people with diabetes could also help predict their risk of cardiovascular disease, a new study suggests.
The test &#8212; which measures levels of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in blood &#8212; enables doctors to assess how well their diabetic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=47619&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Controversial Cholesterol Drug Might Lower Blood Sugar Levels in Diabetics]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/18/controversial-cholesterol-drug-might-lower-blood-sugar-levels-in-diabetics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Australian researchers have discovered that a drug initially designed to raise levels of &#8220;good&#8221; HDL cholesterol has an unexpected benefit in people with type 2 diabetes: it lowered their blood sugar.
That&#8217;s the good news.

The bad news is that this particular medication, torcetrapib, also has a significantly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=47305&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[For People With Diabetes, Pets May Pose Unusual Hazards]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/07/11/for-people-with-diabetes-pets-may-pose-unusual-hazards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
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MONDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Pet owners are familiar with cats pouncing on their feet under the covers or a pooch who nibbles their toes in bed.
But if you have diabetes, this lighthearted play is off-limits: Your feet and hands should not be exposed when sleeping with a pet.

In the second case of its [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=47033&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Preventing Type 2 Diabetes Saves Money: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/28/preventing-type-2-diabetes-saves-money-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Preventing type 2 diabetes not only improves an individual&#8217;s quality of life, it also saves quite a bit of money. 
By treating people who were at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes, researchers reduced medical costs by $2,600 for each person enrolled in a lifestyle [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46744&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Trials of Type 1 Diabetes Vaccines Bring Mixed Results]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/28/trials-of-type-1-diabetes-vaccines-bring-mixed-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A vaccine developed to prevent the progression of type 1 diabetes shows some promise, while another designed to alter insulin production fails, according to the results of two new studies.
The results of both studies were slated to be presented Tuesday at the American Diabetes Association annual [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46735&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Working Night Shifts May Raise Diabetes Risk for Women]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/27/working-night-shifts-may-raise-diabetes-risk-for-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Women who often work at night may face higher odds of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.
The study, which focused only on women, found that the effect got stronger as the number of years spent in shift work rose, and remained even after researchers accounted for obesity. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46691&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Class of Drugs Linked to Higher Heart Risk in Older Diabetics]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/25/class-of-drugs-linked-to-higher-heart-risk-in-older-diabetics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter
SATURDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) &#8212; New research shows that older people with type 2 diabetes who take drugs known as sulfonylureas to lower their blood sugar levels may face a higher risk for heart problems than their counterparts who take metformin.
Of the more than 8,500 people aged 65 or older with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46655&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[After Diabetes Diagnosis, Concentrate on Dietary Changes, Study Says]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/25/after-diabetes-diagnosis-concentrate-on-dietary-changes-study-says/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
SATURDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Dietary changes alone can yield the same benefits as changes in both diet and exercise in the first year after a person is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, a new study contends.
English researchers found that patients who were encouraged to lose weight by modifying their diet [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46651&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetes on Upswing Worldwide]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/25/diabetes-on-upswing-worldwide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SATURDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The last quarter century has seen a such an explosion in the incidence of diabetes that nearly 350 million people worldwide now struggle with the disease, a new British-American study reveals. 
Over the past three decades the number of adults with diabetes has more than doubled, jumping from 153 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46649&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Some Drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis May Cut Diabetes Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/21/some-drugs-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-psoriasis-may-cut-diabetes-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Some medications commonly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis may help patients with these autoimmune disorders lower their risk of developing diabetes, researchers say.
New research found that a particular class of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) known as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors and the antimalarial [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46519&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetic Kidney Disease Rising in the U.S.]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/21/diabetic-kidney-disease-rising-in-the-u-s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The frequency of diabetic kidney disease has increased in line with rising rates of diabetes in the United States over the past two decades, a new study finds.
About 40 percent of people with diabetes develop diabetic kidney disease (DKD), which is a leading cause of chronic kidney disease and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46502&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Men&#8217;s Waistlines Could Be Key to Health]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/20/mens-waistlines-could-be-key-to-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Men can gain significant health benefits from watching their waist size and, if necessary, losing some flab around the middle, the American Dietetic Association says.
&#8220;Just as it&#8217;s important to know your blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and weight numbers, men need to know their waist circumference. So, get out [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46431&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Singer Crystal Bowersox Comes to Terms With Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/17/singer-crystal-bowersox-comes-to-terms-with-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  Crystal Bowersox, one of 20 finalists on American Idol last year, almost had her dreams dashed by the disease she&#8217;s had since the age of 6 &#8212; type 1 diabetes.
Several days before the 10 female finalists were supposed to perform, Crystal started feeling ill. She [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46330&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetes Drug Actos May Raise Risk for Bladder Cancer: FDA]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/16/diabetes-drug-actos-may-raise-risk-for-bladder-cancer-fda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that the popular diabetes drug Actos (pioglitazone) may increase the risk of bladder cancer when used for more than a year.
The agency&#8217;s warning comes five days after Germany and France pulled Actos from the market, citing similar [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46350&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Too Much TV Raises Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease and Death]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/14/too-much-tv-raises-risk-of-diabetes-heart-disease-and-death/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Couch potatoes beware: All those hours in front of the TV may be making you sick, or even killing you.
Watching television for two to three hours or more per day is linked to significantly higher risks of developing diabetes and heart disease and dying from all [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46207&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[TV Watching Raises Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/14/tv-diabetes-heart-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No one ever claimed that watching TV was healthy, but doctors are only now discovering just how bad it can be. Evidence from a spate of recent studies suggests that the more TV you watch, the more likely you are to develop a host of health problems and to die at an earlier age.
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		<title><![CDATA[Impaired Heart Function Seen in Teens With Type 2 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/08/impaired-heart-function-seen-in-teens-with-type-2-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Some teens with type 2 diabetes already show signs of impaired heart function, researchers report.
&#8220;Past studies in adults with type 2 diabetes show that their heart and blood vessels&#8217; ability to adapt to exercise may be impaired. Our study shows that these changes in heart function may begin to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=46019&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Exercise Helps Men Battling Diabetes and Sleep Apnea]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/06/06/exercise-helps-men-battling-diabetes-and-sleep-apnea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Men who have type 2 diabetes in addition to obstructive sleep apnea seem to benefit from a regular exercise regimen, a new study has found.
Greater endurance from consistent physical activity can significantly boost survival rates for men with both conditions, researchers found. The findings are significant since the prevalence [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=45880&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[In Diabetics, Good Scores on Bone Tests May Not Rule Out Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/31/in-diabetics-good-scores-on-bone-tests-may-not-rule-out-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 17:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Although many older diabetics have good bone density scores, they are as prone to fractures as people with osteoporosis, a new study finds.
For people over 65, doctors usually recommend a bone density test to look for signs of bone loss and osteoporosis, but whether those tests [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=45630&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Warning Signs of Pregnancy-Related Diabetes Appear Years Earlier]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/27/gestational-diabetes-risk-factors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 18:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a new study, researchers say they&#8217;ve identified a series of routine health measures that can help doctors predict years in advance which women will develop pregnancy-related diabetes, paving the way for lifestyle changes and other early prevention efforts.
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		<title><![CDATA[Gestational Diabetes Predictable Before Pregnancy, Experts Say]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/27/gestational-diabetes-predictable-before-pregnancy-experts-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 16:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Whether or not a woman will develop diabetes during pregnancy can be predicted up to seven years before she even conceives, new research suggests.
In the study of 580 ethnically diverse women, investigators found that routine evaluations of blood sugar and body weight &#8212; long before pregnancy &#8212; could help [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=45507&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Simply Eating Less Fat May Cut Diabetes Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/24/simply-eating-less-fat-may-cut-diabetes-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 17:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Losing weight may not be required to lower a person&#8217;s risk for diabetes, a new study contends.
Rather, the study found, small dietary changes can make a big difference in risk, even without weight loss and particularly among blacks.

For the study, published online May 18 in the American Journal of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=45395&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Losing Baby Weight Cuts Odds of Pregnancy-Linked Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/23/losing-baby-weight-cuts-odds-of-pregnancy-linked-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 22:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Women who gained 18 or more pounds after their first baby was born are more than three times more likely to develop gestational diabetes during their second pregnancy, according to new research. 
On the bright side, the study, published in the May 23 online issue of Obstetrics &#38; Gynecology, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=45361&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Post-Baby Weight Gain Raises Diabetes Risk in Next Pregnancy]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/23/weight-gain-gestational-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 21:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women who gain weight after giving birth for the first time dramatically increase their risk of developing pregnancy-related diabetes during their second pregnancy, a new study suggests.
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		<title><![CDATA[Fat Cats, Dogs Developing Diabetes, Report Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/13/fat-cats-dogs-developing-diabetes-report-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 20:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Maryann MottHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Like all good pet owners, Christine Wong didn&#8217;t hesitate to go to a veterinary clinic near her home in Austin, Texas, when her cat, Kiki, wasn&#8217;t feeling well.
&#8220;She just wasn&#8217;t acting like herself,&#8221; recalled Wong. 

After running a blood and urine test, the doctor discovered the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=45084&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Structured Exercise Programs Help Lower Blood Sugar, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/03/structured-exercise-programs-help-lower-blood-sugar-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 14:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, May 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A structured exercise program helped people with type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar level more effectively than just receiving advice about getting more physical activity, according to a new review of data. 
After analyzing the results of 47 randomized clinical trials, the researchers also found [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44774&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tradjenta Approved for Type 2 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/05/02/tradjenta-approved-for-type-2-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 15:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Tradjenta (linagliptin) tablets, combined with diet and exercise, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to control blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes, the agency said Monday.
People with type 2 diabetes don&#8217;t produce the pancreatic hormone insulin, or don&#8217;t respond to it properly. Insulin [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44728&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Clues to How Gastric Bypass Surgery Combats Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/27/new-clues-to-how-gastric-bypass-surgery-combats-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Gastric bypass surgery has been known to improve blood sugar control, often sending people with type 2 diabetes into remission, but experts have long wondered exactly how that happens.
Now, a new study provides some clues.

Circulating amino acids linked with insulin resistance decline dramatically in those who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44617&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vitamin E, Diabetes Drug May Not Ease Obesity-Linked Liver Trouble in Kids]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/26/vitamin-e-diabetes-drug-may-not-ease-obesity-linked-liver-trouble-in-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, April 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Neither vitamin E nor the diabetes medication metformin worked any better than a placebo in treating fatty liver disease in children, according to new research. 
Fatty liver disease is an increasingly common, yet not well-known, disorder that can lead to very serious complications, such as cirrhosis [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44516&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Low Glucose Levels May Raise Death Risk Among Older People]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/18/low-glucose-levels-may-raise-death-risk-among-older-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; New research finds that older diabetics with better control of their blood sugar face less chance of such diabetes-related complications as heart attacks, amputation and kidney disease. 
However, there&#8217;s a twist: Those with the lowest blood sugar levels face a slightly higher chance of dying than do those whose [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44359&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Do Immune System Ills Help Drive Type 2 Diabetes?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/17/do-immune-system-ills-help-drive-type-2-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
SUNDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; New research suggests that the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes may be linked to an immune system reaction gone awry.
&#8220;The main point of this study is trying to shift the emphasis in thinking of type 2 diabetes as a purely metabolic disease, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44320&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Certain Diabetes Drugs Better for Heart Health, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/07/certain-diabetes-drugs-better-for-heart-health-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The commonly used oral diabetes drug metformin not only helps stabilize blood sugar levels, it also may offer protection against heart disease, researchers say. 
In a study that included more than 100,000 residents of Denmark taking metformin or another group of oral diabetes medications called insulin [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=44171&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Add Cancer to Health Risks of Diabetes: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/04/03/add-cancer-to-health-risks-of-diabetes-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 15:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
SUNDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Diabetes is already linked to a number of complications, but emerging evidence suggests an increased risk of cancer can be added to that list. 
A new study found that women with diabetes had an 8 percent increased risk of developing cancer generally, while men with diabetes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43570&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Some Type 1 Diabetics Seem Shielded Against Complications]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/29/some-type-1-diabetics-seem-shielded-against-complications/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) &#8212; While complications from type 1 diabetes are common, they aren&#8217;t inevitable. New research suggests that some people with the disease apparently have an inherent protection against serious complications, such as eye, kidney and heart disease. 
In a group of people who&#8217;d had type 1 diabetes for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43475&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nick Jonas Lives Large, Despite Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/25/nick-jonas-lives-large-despite-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Teen superstar Nick Jonas may be the picture of health today, but five years ago his body was wasting away. Even at 13, Jonas knew something was wrong. He just didn&#8217;t know what. 
That something was type 1 diabetes, and though it&#8217;s a disease Jonas will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43435&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Analysis Confirms Diabetes Drug May Harm the Heart]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/17/analysis-confirms-diabetes-drug-may-harm-the-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new analysis confirms that those who take the diabetes drug Avandia are more likely to develop heart problems and die than those who take a similar type of diabetes medication.
&#8220;The effect on public health may be considerable,&#8221; the analysis authors wrote.

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		<title><![CDATA[In Men, Duration of Diabetes Linked to Raised Heart Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/14/in-men-duration-of-diabetes-linked-to-raised-heart-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; When a man develops type 2 diabetes could determine his risk of a heart attack, a new study finds.
In fact, men who have had type 2 diabetes for a decade or more face the same risk as those who have already had a prior heart attack, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43170&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Metformin Still Best First-Line Type 2 Diabetes Drug]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/14/metformin-still-best-first-line-type-2-diabetes-drug/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  Although there are numerous options in oral medications for type 2 diabetes, an older drug &#8212; metformin &#8212; may be the best first-line option, according to a new analysis of research on diabetes medications. 
The analysis included six classes of oral diabetes medications, and found [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43156&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetics Do Better With Empathetic Doctors]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/11/diabetics-do-better-with-empathetic-doctors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A doctor&#8217;s empathy can improve the care of diabetes patients and should be considered an important part of being a good doctor, according to a new study.
The study included 891 diabetes patients treated between July 2006 and June 2009 by 29 doctors at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43120&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Blood Pressure Drug Delays Kidney Disease in Diabetics]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/09/blood-pressure-drug-delays-kidney-disease-in-diabetics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  A drug normally used to lower blood pressure may also help protect the kidneys of people with type 2 diabetes, researchers are reporting with a  caveat. 
In a new study, an international team of researchers found that the drug pressure-reducing medication olmesartan, brand name [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43072&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Drug May Trim Insulin Injections to Just 3 a Week]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/09/new-drug-may-trim-insulin-injections-to-just-3-a-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A preliminary study reports that people with diabetes were able to get injections of a new insulin drug just three times a week without major ill effects.
The findings still need to be confirmed in another phase of research, and it&#8217;s not clear how much the drug [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=43066&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Southeastern States Mired in the &#8216;Diabetes Belt&#8217;: CDC Report]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/08/southeastern-states-mired-in-the-diabetes-belt-cdc-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People living in certain areas of the United States are more likely to develop diabetes, according to a new government analysis. 
Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have discovered that a wide swath across mostly southern U.S. states has diabetes rates above [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=42969&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetes Often Not Diagnosed or Treated Properly]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/04/diabetes-often-not-diagnosed-or-treated-properly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Poor diagnosis and ineffective treatment of diabetes may put millions of people worldwide at risk for early death, a new study finds.
U.S. researchers examined diabetes diagnosis, treatment and management in Colombia, England, Iran, Mexico, Scotland, Thailand and the United States.

Nearly 90 percent of U.S. adult diabetics &#8212; more than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=42961&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tight Blood Sugar Control May Put Some Diabetics at Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/02/tight-blood-sugar-control-may-put-some-diabetics-at-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Intensive blood sugar control doesn&#8217;t benefit people with both type 2 diabetes and heart disease &#8212; and it may harm them, researchers say.
Trying to maintain the blood sugar levels typical of people without diabetes can increase the risk of death for people with type 2 diabetes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=42870&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetes Ups Death Risk Overall, Study Shows]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/02/diabetes-ups-death-risk-overall-study-shows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People with diabetes are 80 percent more likely to die prematurely than those without the disease &#8212; and it&#8217;s not just diabetes that&#8217;s killing them.
Besides dying from vascular problems caused by diabetes, people with the blood sugar disease are also more likely to die prematurely from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=42868&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Scientists Spot Another Gene Behind Type 2 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/03/01/scientists-spot-another-gene-behind-type-2-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Scientists have identified a gene variant present in some people of white European descent who have type 2 diabetes.
Although it&#8217;s not yet clear how the gene works, it may prove a future target for treatments, among other benefits, say the authors of a study published March [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=42841&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Type 1 Diabetes Patients Need New Kidney Therapies: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/02/24/type-1-diabetes-patients-need-new-kidney-therapies-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Despite major advances in kidney care over the last two decades, type 1 diabetes patients with kidney dysfunction still have high rates of kidney failure and heart-related death, researchers have found.
The findings show that more effective treatments are needed for these patients, according to the authors of the new [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=42735&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetes Social Networking Web Sites Vary in Quality]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/02/18/diabetes-social-networking-web-sites-vary-in-quality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  The quality of social networking sites for people with diabetes varies greatly, researchers say, with some providing useful medical information and emotional support, while others may simply be thinly veiled advertising sites.
Only half of the sites researchers from Children&#8217;s Hospital Boston reviewed contained content that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=42329&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dwarfism Mutation May Protect From Cancer, Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/02/16/dwarfism-mutation-may-protect-from-cancer-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A genetic mutation that causes a type of dwarfism may also protect against cancer and diabetes, a new study finds.
The finding suggests it may be possible to use drugs or other methods to achieve similar protection in normal-height adults, said study authors Valter Longo, a University of Southern California [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=42282&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cold Viruses Appear Linked to Type 1 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/02/03/cold-viruses-appear-linked-to-type-1-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; While the causes of type 1 diabetes aren&#8217;t known for certain, a new analysis backs the possibility that cold-like viruses might trigger the disease.
Australian researchers looked at a number of studies, and concluded there is a strong association between enteroviruses and the development of type 1 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=42006&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[105 Million in U.S. Have Diabetes or Prediabetes, CDC Says]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/01/26/105-million-in-u-s-have-diabetes-or-prediabetes-cdc-says/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Diabetes now affects nearly 26 million Americans of all ages and 79 million people have what doctors call &#8220;prediabetes,&#8221; according to 2011 estimates released Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Prediabetes, which the CDC says affects 35 percent of adults, is a condition where blood sugar [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=41814&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Breast Cancer Patients With Diabetes May Fare Worse]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/01/20/breast-cancer-patients-with-diabetes-may-fare-worse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Having both breast cancer and diabetes greatly increases the chances of dying, new research shows.
Researchers conducted a meta-analysis, or pooled analysis, of previously published studies that looked at how breast cancer patients with diabetes fared.

Six of seven studies found pre-existing diabetes was associated with significantly higher [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=41710&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bright Lights at Night May Raise Diabetes Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/01/14/bright-lights-at-night-may-raise-diabetes-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Exposure to bright artificial light between dusk and bedtime can reduce the quality of your sleep and may increase the risk of high blood pressure and diabetes, new research has found.
The study included 116 healthy participants, aged 18 to 30, who were exposed to either bright room light or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=41524&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetes Soaring Among American Adults: Report]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/01/05/diabetes-soaring-among-american-adults-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The number of American adults treated for diabetes more than doubled between 1996 and 2007, rising from about 9 million to 19 million, says a federal government report released Wednesday.
By age groups, the number of adults treated for diabetes increased from 4.3 million to 8 million among people age [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=41286&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[In Women, Diabetes Plus Depression a Deadly Combo]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2011/01/03/in-women-diabetes-plus-depression-a-deadly-combo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Women suffering from both diabetes and depression have a greater risk of dying, especially from heart disease, a new study suggests.
In fact, women with both conditions have a twofold increased risk of death, researchers say.

&#8220;People with both conditions are at very high risk of death,&#8221; said [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=41243&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Whole-Fat Dairy Products May Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/12/20/whole-fat-dairy-products-may-lower-type-2-diabetes-risk-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; New research suggests that whole-fat dairy products &#8212; generally shunned by health experts &#8212; contain a fatty acid that may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes.
The fatty acid is called trans-palmitoleic acid, according to the study in the Dec. 21 issue of the Annals of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=41008&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sperm-Producing Cells Coaxed to Produce Insulin]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/12/12/sperm-producing-cells-coaxed-to-produce-insulin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
SUNDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Researchers have been able to prod human cells that normally produce sperm to make insulin instead and, after transplanting them, the cells briefly cured mice with type 1 diabetes.
&#8220;The goal is to coax these cells into making enough insulin to cure diabetes. These cells don&#8217;t secrete [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=40811&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Type 1 Diabetes Death Rate is Falling, But Not Fast Enough]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/11/26/type-1-diabetes-death-rate-is-falling-but-not-fast-enough/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News)  Death rates have dropped significantly in people with type 1 diabetes, according to a new study. 
Researchers also found that people diagnosed in the late 1970s have an even lower mortality rate compared with those diagnosed in the 1960s.

&#8220;The encouraging thing is that, given good [diabetes] control, you can [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=40429&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Weights Plus Walking Equals More Fitness in Less Time]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/11/23/weights-plus-walking-equals-more-fitness-in-less-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rileytant</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, November 23, 2010 (Health.com) — Walkers who squeeze a bit of light weight training into their workout get more bang for their buck in terms of being fit and trim without increasing their total workout time, according to a new study of sedentary people with type 2 diabetes.
What&#8217;s more, those who mixed up their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=40336&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Exercise Combo Best for Type 2 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/11/23/exercise-combo-best-for-type-2-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Variety in your workout routine may be key to optimal diabetes management,  new research suggests. 
The study found that when people with type 2 diabetes did aerobic exercise some days and resistance training on others, they had lower blood sugar levels after nine months than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=40362&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Depressed? It May Boost Your Diabetes Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/11/22/depressed-boost-diabetes-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Tamkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diabetes and depression often occur together, but it’s always been a chicken-or-egg scenario. Does diabetes make people depressed or are depressed people more likely to develop diabetes? Now a large new study suggests it’s both. People with diabetes have a higher risk for developing depression than those without the chronic condition and those who are depressed are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
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		<title><![CDATA[Despite FDA Warning, Avandia Use Varies Across U.S.]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/11/17/despite-fda-warning-avandia-use-varies-across-u-s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Using the controversial diabetes drug Avandia as an example, new research finds that doctors&#8217; prescribing patterns vary across the country in response to warnings about medications from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 
The result is that patients may be exposed to different levels of risk [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=40219&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cell Phone &#8216;Telemonitoring&#8217; May Help Control Blood Pressure]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/11/17/cell-phone-telemonitoring-may-help-control-blood-pressure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Diabetics may soon find that assistance in controlling their blood pressure is just a cell phone screen away.
Researchers are now exploring the potential of a new mobile phone monitoring system that automatically picks up patients&#8217; home blood pressure readings, which is then sent out wirelessly via radio signals from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=40199&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are You at Risk of Developing Diabetes?]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/11/11/are-you-at-risk-of-developing-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Diabetes is a leading cause of death in the United States, and Americans need to know the risk factors and what they can do to prevent and treat the disease, says the American College of Physicians.
&#8220;Diabetes is a chronic condition that can cause serious complications, including heart disease and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=40058&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Childhood Abuse Linked to Diabetes Risk in Adult Women]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/11/10/childhood-abuse-linked-to-diabetes-risk-in-adult-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Women who were victims of childhood abuse may be at increased risk of developing diabetes in adulthood, new findings suggest.
Researchers surveyed 67,853 U.S. nurses and found that 54 percent reported physical abuse and 34 percent reported sexual abuse before age 18. Moderate and severe physical and sexual abuse were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=40011&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Kombiglyze XR Approved for Adult Type 2 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/11/05/kombiglyze-xr-approved-for-adult-type-2-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRIDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The combination drug Kombiglyze (saxagliptin, metformin XR) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help control blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes, makers AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb said Friday.
Kombiglyze XR combines a DPP-4 inhibitor called saxagliptin (brand name: Onglyza) with a popular biguanide [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=40380&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetes Drugs Might Lower Risk of Lung Cancer]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/11/02/diabetes-drugs-might-lower-risk-of-lung-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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by Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Researchers report that drugs used to treat diabetes may indeed both prevent and contain lung cancer.
The findings, being presented Tuesday at the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians in Vancouver, back up preliminary data that some diabetes medications might protect against tobacco-induced lung [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=39889&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Drop Seen in Rate of End-Stage Kidney Disease in Diabetics]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/10/28/drop-seen-in-rate-of-end-stage-kidney-disease-in-diabetics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The rate of new cases of end-stage kidney disease requiring dialysis among Americans diagnosed with diabetes fell 35 percent between 1996 and 2007, a new study has found.
The age-adjusted rate of end-stage kidney disease, also known as end-stage renal disease (ESRD), that was linked to diabetes declined from 304.5 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=39770&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Peer Support May Bring Better Control of Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/10/21/peer-support-may-bring-better-control-of-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Pairing people with diabetes who are struggling to control their blood sugar levels with their peers for weekly support sessions could be an effective and inexpensive way to help manage the disease, researchers say.
Such a program was linked with significantly reduced blood sugar levels in male [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=39634&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Even Well-Controlled Diabetes May Present Post-Surgery Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/10/18/even-well-controlled-diabetes-may-present-post-surgery-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People with diabetes who had normal blood sugar levels before non-heart surgery had a higher risk of death in the year following surgery compared to people without diabetes, researchers have found.
And, patients who hadn&#8217;t been diagnosed with diabetes but had high blood sugar readings before surgery [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=39530&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Retinal Disease Treatments for Elders Doubled Over 10 Years]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/10/11/retinal-disease-treatments-for-elders-doubled-over-10-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The number of older Americans undergoing treatment for retinal conditions such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy nearly doubled between 1997 and 2007, with a significant shift in the types of procedures being performed, a new study has found.
Age-related macular degeneration is a progressive disease of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=39393&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[How People With Type 2 Diabetes Can Lose Weight, Keep It Off: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/09/28/how-people-with-type-2-diabetes-can-lose-weight-keep-it-off-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) &#8212; An intensive lifestyle change program helped people with type 2 diabetes lose weight and keep it off, a new study shows.
The program also led to improved control of blood glucose levels and reduced risk factors for cardiovascular disease, both of which are critical in preventing long-term complications caused by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=39101&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[FDA Restricts Access to Avandia]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/09/23/fda-restricts-access-to-avandia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; In response to major concerns about heart risks, U.S. health officials on Thursday severely restricted use of the diabetes drug rosiglitazone (Avandia) to patients with type 2 diabetes who cannot control their disease on other medications.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials also ordered the drug&#8217;s manufacturer, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=38900&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Immune System Genes Show Links to Type 1 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/09/08/immune-system-genes-show-links-to-type-1-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is still unknown, but international researchers have found a link between the blood sugar disorder and a network of immune system genes.
Using a genome-wide association study, the researchers found that a certain group of genes that react in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=38478&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dementia Warning Signs Identified in Type 2 Diabetics: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/09/08/dementia-warning-signs-identified-in-type-2-diabetics-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Three factors linked to cognitive deficits in older adults with type 2 diabetes have been identified in a new study.
Canadian researchers looked at 41 adults, ageds 55 to 81, with type 2 diabetes and found that those who had high blood pressure, walked slowly or had balance problems, or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=38468&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mouse Study May Help Explain Fish Oil&#8217;s Benefits]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/09/07/mouse-study-may-help-explain-fish-oils-benefits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Feeding obese mice omega-3 fatty acids reduced inflammation that can lead to diabetes, a new study finds.
Fish oil supplements that contain high levels of omega-3 fatty acids are one of the most popular dietary supplements in the United States. While omega-3 fatty acids are widely believed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=38410&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in Mice]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/09/01/diabetes-drug-metformin-linked-to-lower-lung-cancer-rate-in-mice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A drug widely used to treat high blood sugar in type 2 diabetics may hold some promise in the prevention of tobacco-induced lung cancer, according to extremely preliminary findings in a mouse study.
In the September issue of Cancer Prevention Research, researchers report that metformin was associated [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=38362&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Older Diabetes Patients Still Sexually Active, Study Finds]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/08/27/older-diabetes-patients-still-sexually-active-study-finds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Most older adults with diabetes are sexually active but the disease does cause some problems with intimacy, a new study found.
U.S. researchers surveyed 1,993 people, aged 57 to 85, and found that nearly 70 percent of partnered men with diabetes and 62 percent of partnered women with diabetes had [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=38241&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heart Risks the Same With 2 Diabetes Drugs: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/08/24/heart-risks-the-same-with-2-diabetes-drugs-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new study finds that the risk of heart attacks or death after taking the glucose-lowering diabetes drugs Avandia and Actos are about the same.
This is a direct contradiction to numerous other studies that found that the risk was elevated for Avandia (rosiglitazone) but not for Actos (pioglitazone). The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=38166&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Type 1 Diabetes &#8216;Survivors&#8217; Give Clues to the Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/08/18/long-term-type-1-diabetes-survivors-give-clues-to-the-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Although it&#8217;s long been thought that people with type 1 diabetes cease to produce any insulin after they&#8217;ve had the disease for a while, new research suggests that the insulin-producing beta cells destroyed by type 1 diabetes may actually be in a constant state of turnover, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=38033&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Type 2 Diabetes Medication Use]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/08/16/weight-loss-surgery-may-cut-type-2-diabetes-medication-use/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Bariatric weight-loss surgery in obese people with type 2 diabetes can have an unexpected, yet positive side effect &#8212; nearly 3 out of 4 patients in one study were able to stop taking their insulin and other diabetes medications within six months of surgery.
In a study [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=37999&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Eye Disease Affects Nearly One in Three Diabetics]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/08/10/eye-disease-affects-nearly-one-in-three-diabetics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Almost one in three people with diabetes has evidence of the eye disease called diabetic retinopathy, according to new research. 
What&#8217;s more, over 4 percent of people with diabetes have diabetic retinopathy that&#8217;s so advanced it&#8217;s threatening their vision, reports the study published in the Aug. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=37839&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Foot Doctors Can Help Diabetics Avoid Amputation: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/08/06/foot-doctors-can-help-diabetics-avoid-amputation-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Being treated by a podiatrist helps diabetes patients reduce their risk of amputation, research shows.
Podiatrists, also called podiatric physicians, are medical specialists of the foot, ankle and lower leg.

&#8220;More than half of all amputations in the U.S. are related to diabetes. Podiatrists are detecting conditions that can lead to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=37770&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Breast Abscesses Linked to Smoking, Nipple Piercings]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/08/06/breast-abscesses-linked-to-smoking-nipple-piercings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Smoking greatly increases the risk of breast abscesses, painful inflammatory lesions that are difficult to treat and tend to recur at rates as high as 40 to 50 percent, a new study has found.
The University of Iowa study was also one of the first to show evidence that nipple [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=37760&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Type 2 Diabetes Might Harm Young Brain, Study Suggests]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/08/05/type-2-diabetes-might-harm-young-brain-study-suggests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) &#8212; In a sign that diabetes may strike at the brain early in life, a small study found that obese children with type 2 diabetes suffer from thinking difficulties that do not appear in non-diabetic  overweight kids.
The preliminary study doesn&#8217;t definitively prove that diabetes is responsible [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=37701&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tight Blood Pressure Control Doesn&#8217;t Help All Diabetics: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/07/20/tight-blood-pressure-control-doesnt-help-all-diabetics-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Lower may not be better when it concerns blood pressure levels in type 2 diabetics who also have heart disease.
New research finds that patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease did not have fewer strokes or heart attacks, and actually were more likely to die when [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=37372&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Changes in Fat Cells May Pave Way for Type 2 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/07/06/changes-in-fat-cells-may-pave-way-for-type-2-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Cellular changes in fat tissue play a major role in the development of type 2 diabetes, a new study shows.
University of Cincinnati researchers found that these changes in fat cells &#8212; not the immune system, as previously thought &#8212; are linked to the &#8220;hyperinflammation&#8221; seen in obesity-related glucose intolerance [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=37098&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tight Blood Sugar Control in Older Diabetics May Not Reduce Heart Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/29/tight-blood-sugar-control-in-older-diabetics-may-not-reduce-heart-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, June 29  (HealthDay News) &#8212; Intensive control of blood glucose levels does not reduce the odds of cardiovascular disease for those with long-term type 2 diabetes who are at risk of heart problems, as researchers have known. But it may have some other benefits, a new analysis suggests.
Strict control of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36989&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Insulin Pump With Blood Sugar Sensor May Improve on Injections]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/29/insulin-pump-with-blood-sugar-sensor-may-improve-on-injections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Type 1 diabetics who used an insulin pump and a sensor that continuously monitored their blood sugar levels had better control over their illness than people taking insulin injections, a large clinical trial finds.
Researchers divided 485 people aged 7 to 70 into two groups. One group [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36987&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Community-Based Diabetes Prevention Program Promising: Study]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/29/community-based-diabetes-prevention-program-promising-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A community-based diabetes prevention program helps people lose weight and lower blood sugar as effectively as individual counseling from health professionals, finds a new study.
Participants in the Healthy Living Partnerships to Prevent Diabetes study were divided into two groups. Those in the lifestyle intervention program received six months of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36985&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fewer Dying From Type 1 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/29/fewer-dying-from-type-1-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The overall death rate from type 1 diabetes is decreasing in the United States, but blacks are more likely to die from the condition than whites, a new study shows.
The finding came from an analysis of data from the Allegheny County Type 1 Diabetes Registry, which includes nearly 1,100 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36977&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetes Drug Avandia Ups Heart Risk, Reviews Conclude]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/28/diabetes-drug-avandia-ups-heart-risk-reviews-conclude/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, June 28  (HealthDay News) &#8212; According to data pooled from several large clinical trials, the diabetes drug Avandia does raise the odds of having a heart attack, bolstering the argument that the drug&#8217;s risks might outweigh its benefits in people with type 2 diabetes.
Avandia did not, however, show an increased [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36935&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More Genes Implicated in Type 2 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/27/more-genes-implicated-in-type-2-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
SUNDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Scientists have located 12 new genes that seem to be linked with a predisposition for type 2 diabetes, bringing the total number of genetic locations implicated in the condition to 38.
At this point, the findings don&#8217;t mean much for patients or doctors, although one day they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36922&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[No Omega-3 Heart Benefit Seen in Women With Type 1 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/26/no-omega-3-heart-benefit-seen-in-women-with-type-1-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SATURDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Boosting consumption of omega-3 fatty acids doesn&#8217;t seem to lower the risk of heart disease in women with type 1 diabetes, according to a new study.
Omega-3 fatty acids, found primarily in fish, help prevent the buildup of cholesterol in the arteries, but little is known about whether omega-3 helps [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36917&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vitamins May Not Curb High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Diabetics]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/26/vitamins-may-not-curb-high-blood-pressure-in-pregnant-diabetics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SATURDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Taking vitamin C and E supplements will not lower the risk of the blood pressure disorder known as preeclampsia in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, a new study finds.
Women  with diabetes are at high risk for preeclampsia (a sudden increase in the mother&#8217;s blood pressure after the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36914&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Report Finds Too Few Clinics Target Diabetes, Obesity]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/24/u-s-report-finds-too-few-clinics-target-diabetes-obesity-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Too few local health clinics in the United States offer diabetes screening or obesity prevention programs, according to a nationwide study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The clinics, which tend to serve poor clients, need to be &#8220;armed and equipped&#8221; to respond to the increasing threat [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36885&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Report Finds Too Few Clinics Target Diabetes, Obesity]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/24/u-s-report-finds-too-few-clinics-target-diabetes-obesity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Too few local health clinics in the United States offer diabetes screening or obesity prevention programs, according to a nationwide study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The clinics, which tend to serve poor clients, need to be &#8220;armed and equipped&#8221; to respond to the increasing threat [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36860&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetes May Double Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/24/diabetes-may-double-risk-of-heart-attack-stroke/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Diabetes appears to double the risk of dying from a heart attack, stroke or other heart condition, a new study finds.
The researchers implicate diabetes in one of every 10 deaths from cardiovascular disease, or about 325,000 deaths a year in industrialized countries.

&#8220;We have known for decades [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36851&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Drug Helps Tackle Type 2 Diabetes in New Way, Study Says]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/24/drug-helps-tackle-type-2-diabetes-in-new-way-study-says/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A new drug, the first in its class, gives added blood sugar control to people with type 2 diabetes who are already taking the glucose-lowering medication metformin.
The new agent, dapagliflozin, which also helped patients lose weight, is novel in that it does not work directly on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36848&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetes Seems to Up Risks for Lung Disease Patients]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/24/diabetes-seems-to-up-risks-for-lung-disease-patients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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THURSDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; People with diabetes who are hospitalized for sudden worsening of symptoms of the common lung disease known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have longer hospital stays and are more likely to die than COPD patients without diabetes, a new study has found.
This might be because impairment of their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36837&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mouse Study Sheds Light on Diabetes-Heart Disease Link]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/23/mouse-study-sheds-light-on-diabetes-heart-disease-link/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A potential link between diabetes and a heightened risk of heart disease and sudden cardiac death has been spotted by researchers studying mice.
In the new study, published in the June 24 issue of the journal Neuron, the investigators found that high blood sugar prevents critical communication between the brain [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36757&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gaining Weight Later in Life Ups Diabetes Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/22/gaining-weight-later-in-life-ups-diabetes-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Gaining weight when you&#8217;re over age 50, especially around the waist, significantly increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.
Compared to people whose weight remained stable after age 50, people who gained the most weight after 50 (more than 20 pounds) nearly tripled their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36735&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Many Diabetics Unaware of Hot Weather Hazards]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/22/many-diabetics-unaware-of-hot-weather-hazards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Although diabetes raises the chances of developing heat illness, many people with the condition don&#8217;t know how to reduce their risk, a new Mayo Clinic survey reveals.
&#8220;People with diabetes have an impaired ability to sweat, which predisposes them to heat-related illness, as do uncontrolled high blood sugars,&#8221; lead researcher [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36712&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Age, Race May Affect Type 2 Diabetes Screening Results]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/21/age-race-may-affect-type-2-diabetes-screening-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Despite its endorsement last year by the American Diabetes Association as an effective way to diagnose type 2 diabetes, new research out of Singapore suggests that the hemoglobin A1c blood test may not accurately identify the disease among elderly Asians.
The American Diabetes Association&#8217;s current recommendation is that this particular [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36683&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome in Studies]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/21/vitamin-d-deficiency-linked-to-diabetes-metabolic-syndrome-in-studies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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SATURDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) &#8212; A pair of new studies has uncovered evidence that low levels of vitamin D could lead to poor blood sugar control among diabetics and increase the risk of developing metabolic syndrome among seniors.
Both findings are slated to be presented Saturday at the Endocrine Society&#8217;s annual meeting in San Diego.

In [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36656&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brown Rice Bests White for Diabetes Prevention]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/15/brown-rice-bests-white-for-diabetes-prevention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) &#8212;  Substituting brown rice or another whole grain for white rice can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. 
Five or more servings of white rice a week increased the risk of type 2 diabetes by 17 percent, according to the study, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36545&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Swapping White Rice for Brown May Lower Diabetes Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/14/rice-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Hainer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eating more brown rice and cutting back on white rice may reduce your risk of diabetes, a new study reports.
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		<title><![CDATA[Glucose &#8216;Tattoo&#8217; Could Track Blood Sugar Levels for Diabetics]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/04/glucose-tattoo-could-track-blood-sugar-levels-for-diabetics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>

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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) &#8212; In the future, people with diabetes may be able to monitor their blood sugar levels using a glucose &#8220;tattoo.&#8221;
This new type of continuous glucose monitor relies on fluorescent nanoparticle ink injected under the skin to detect blood sugar levels with a watch-sized or smaller monitor worn [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36150&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Drug Combo Staves Off Type 2 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/06/03/drug-combo-staves-off-type-2-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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WEDNESDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) &#8212; In people with pre-diabetes, a low-dose combination of two diabetes drugs &#8212; metformin and Avandia (rosiglitazone) &#8212; appeared to reduce the progression to type 2 diabetes, new research shows.
The study found that the risk of developing type 2 diabetes was reduced by two-thirds in those taking [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=36104&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Caring for Diabetic Pets Helps Humans Get Healthier]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/05/31/caring-for-diabetic-pets-helps-humans-get-healthier/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Daniela Trnka had been living with type 1 diabetes for almost 20 years when she noticed telltale signs of the disease in her Siberian Husky, Cooper. He was thirsty, urinating often and at times, lethargic.
So she took out her blood sugar test kit, opened a fresh [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=35967&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Experts Advise At-Risk Diabetics to Begin Daily Aspirin Later]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/05/28/experts-advise-at-risk-diabetics-to-begin-daily-aspirin-later/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 17:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Three major medical groups have pushed upwards the recommended age at which diabetics should start taking low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke.
According to a joint statement by the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association and the American College of Cardiology, only [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=35941&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Frequent Doctor Visits Help Diabetics Control Blood Pressure]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/05/25/frequent-doctor-visits-help-diabetics-control-blood-pressure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 17:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Frequent doctor visits may help  diabetics get their high blood pressure back to normal faster, a new study says. 
Current guidelines suggest that patients with high blood pressure return for doctor visits within a month, but patients often wait longer.

Dr. Alexander Turchin, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=35809&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Viral Infection Could Be Marker for Type 1 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/05/25/viral-infection-could-be-marker-for-type-1-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 17:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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MONDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Researchers have discovered a link between infection with enteroviruses &#8212; which can cause viral meningitis &#8212; and diagnoses of type 1 diabetes in children.
It&#8217;s not clear how the two might be linked, but the findings suggest that the existence of the virus could be a biomarker for diabetes in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=35807&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Common Diabetes Drug Linked to Vitamin B-12 Deficiency]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/05/21/common-diabetes-drug-linked-to-vitamin-b-12-deficiency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 17:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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FRIDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Diabetics who take the drug metformin over the long term should get their vitamin B-12 levels checked regularly to see if they are developing a vitamin deficiency, a new report suggests.
Metformin, also known by several brand names including Glucophage, is a common treatment for people with type 2 diabetes, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=35765&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bran Intake Helps Those With Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/05/10/bran-intake-helps-those-with-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 21:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nelson Alonso</dc:creator>
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By Ed EdelsonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Women with diabetes who ate a diet rich in bran-containing foods had a significantly lower death rate in a long-term study, researchers report.
&#8220;Many studies before have found some protective effect in the general population,&#8221; said Dr. Lu Qi, an assistant professor of nutrition at the Harvard [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=news.health.com&amp;blog=4493756&amp;post=35252&amp;subd=healthnewschannel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tight Blood Sugar Control May Not Harm Diabetics]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/04/28/tight-blood-sugar-control-may-not-harm-diabetics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>timeinctemp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) study was abruptly halted in 2008 when researchers noticed an increase in deaths in the group of type 2 diabetics who were being intensively treated to bring their blood sugar levels down to near-normal levels.
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		<title><![CDATA[Drug a New Treatment Option for Diabetic Eye Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/04/28/drug-new-treatment-option-diabetic-eye-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new drug may be the first new treatment in 25 years for a common diabetes-linked eye condition called diabetic macular edema (DME), researchers report.
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		<title><![CDATA[Injection Helps Treat Hard-to-Control Type 2 Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/04/23/injection-helps-treat-hard-to-control-type-2-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patients with type 2 diabetes who can&#8217;t control their blood glucose levels with the drug metformin alone do better after adding injections of the drug liraglutide compared to oral doses of another drug called sitagliptin, researchers report.
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		<title><![CDATA[Wounded Soldier Spared Diabetes With Emergency Transplant]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/04/21/wounded-soldier-spared-diabetes-emergency-transplant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the first operation of its kind, a wounded soldier whose damaged pancreas had to be removed was able to have his own insulin-producing islet cells transplanted back into him, sparing him from a life with the most severe form of type 1 diabetes.
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetes Drug May Help Prevent Lung Cancer]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/04/20/diabetes-drug-may-help-prevent-lung-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research in mice suggests that metformin, a drug widely used to treat type 2 diabetes, may guard against lung cancer.
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		<title><![CDATA[Hormones Tied to Diabetes Might Also Influence Fertility]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/04/13/hormones-tied-diabetes-might-also-influence-fertility/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study in mice suggests that the hormones leptin and insulin work together in the brain to control blood sugar levels and, in a surprise to researchers, female fertility.
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetes Screening Should Start Sooner]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/03/30/diabetes-screening-should-start-sooner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Current recommendations suggest that screening for type 2 diabetes start at age 45, especially for those who are overweight, but new research shows cost-effective screening can begin between the ages of 30 and 45 for everyone.
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		<title><![CDATA[Novel Method Eyed for Normalizing Blood Sugar]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/03/30/novel-method-eyed-normalizing-blood-sugar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A potential new method of normalizing blood sugar levels in diabetes has been discovered by U.S. researchers.
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		<title><![CDATA[&#8216;Jekyll and Hyde&#8217; Factor May Control Insulin Function]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/03/29/jekyll-and-hyde-factor-may-control-insulin-function/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A &#8220;Jekyll and Hyde&#8221; protein involved in both insulin action and insulin resistance has been identified by U.S. researchers.
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		<title><![CDATA[Diabetics Face Higher Death Risk After Cancer Surgery]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/03/29/diabetics-face-higher-death-risk-after-cancer-surgery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Type 2 diabetics newly diagnosed with cancer have an increased risk of dying in the month following their cancer surgery, compared to people who are battling cancer alone.
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		<title><![CDATA[Accepting Help Improves Survival Among Diabetics]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/03/25/accepting-help-improves-survival-among-diabetics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People with diabetes do much better, in terms of survival, if they can turn to others for support in times of need, new research suggests.
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		<title><![CDATA[Researchers Identify 2 Genes Linked to Fatty Liver Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/03/24/researchers-identify-2-genes-linked-fatty-liver-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers have identified two gene variants that increase the risk of both the most common chronic liver disease in the United States as well as type 2 diabetes.
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		<title><![CDATA[New Inhaled Insulin Shows Promise for Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/03/23/new-inhaled-insulin-shows-promise-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new form of inhaled insulin appears to help people with diabetes who must use insulin, with fewer potential risks than an earlier form of inhaled insulin that is no longer on the market.
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		<title><![CDATA[Avandia Researchers&#8217; Financial Ties Questioned]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/03/19/avandia-researchers-financial-ties-questioned/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new review of studies on the controversial diabetes drug Avandia finds that most of the researchers who reported positive results had financial ties to pharmaceutical companies, but it&#8217;s not clear if being paid by drug makers directly leads to supportive research.
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		<title><![CDATA[Selenium Could Shield Against Diabetes]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/03/19/selenium-could-shield-against-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists have found evidence that older men with higher levels of selenium are less likely to suffer from dysglycemia, or improper blood-sugar metabolism.
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		<title><![CDATA[Online, Phone Tests Assess Diabetes Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/03/17/online-phone-tests-assess-diabetes-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 20 percent of Americans have prediabetes and are at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes, the American Diabetes Association reports.
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		<title><![CDATA[Arthritis Drug May Fight Diabetes, Too]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/03/15/arthritis-drug-may-fight-diabetes-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A generic drug widely prescribed for arthritis shows promise in treating type 2 diabetes, according to U.S. researchers.
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		<title><![CDATA[2 Drugs Fail to Prevent Diabetes in the Overweight]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/03/15/2-drugs-fail-prevent-diabetes-overweight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hopes that two available drugs could help prevent diabetes and the problems it causes in overweight people with poor sugar metabolism have been dashed by a major international study.
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		<title><![CDATA[Intense Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Therapies Don&#8217;t Help Type 2 Diabetics]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/03/15/intense-cholesterol-blood-pressure-therapies-dont-help-type-2-diabetics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two sets of results from a large U.S. government-sponsored trial find that neither aggressive treatment of cholesterol nor of blood pressure lowers the risk of heart events in people with type 2 diabetes.
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		<title><![CDATA[Start Metformin Early for Best Results]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/03/12/start-metformin-early-best-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If diabetics start the drug metformin early — within three months of diagnosis — it appears the drug will remain effective longer, a new study finds.
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		<title><![CDATA[Body&#8217;s Response to Foods&#8217; Smell, Taste Could Be Diabetes Risk Factor]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/03/11/bodys-response-foods-smell-taste-could-be-diabetes-risk-factor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A mutation that affects how the body responds when a person smells or tastes food may play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes in some people, U.S. researchers report.
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		<title><![CDATA[Increasing Soda Consumption Fuels Rise in Diabetes, Heart Disease]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/03/08/increasing-soda-consumption-fuels-rise-diabetes-heart-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Increasing consumption of sugary soft drinks contributed to 130,000 new cases of diabetes, 14,000 new cases of heart disease and 50,000 more life-years burdened with heart disease in the last decade, a new U.S. study finds.
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		<title><![CDATA[More Info Needed on Problems With Insulin Pumps]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/03/05/more-info-needed-problems-insulin-pumps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The makers of insulin pumps used to treat diabetes should try to supply more information to U.S. officials when filing reports about potential problems with the devices, an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
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		<title><![CDATA[Whole Grains Take a Bite Out of Type 2 Diabetes Risk]]></title>
		<link>http://news.health.com/2010/03/04/whole-grains-take-bite-out-type-2-diabetes-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brown rice is better than white rice at reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes, but whole grains are the most effective at lowering the risk, study findings show.
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