http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A study from Canada published this week in PLoS Medicine suggests an association between tighter glycemic control and an increased risk of a motor vehicle crash in diabetic adults. Using a population-based case control analysis over a 2 year period, Donald Redelmeier and colleagues from the University of Toronto studied the association between measured glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in diabetic drivers and the risk of a motor vehicle crash. http://www.physorg.com/news179482809.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:00:01 EST news179482809 Even the anticipation of sweets may cause our muscles to start taking up more blood sugar, say researchers reporting in the December issue of Cell Metabolism. That message is delivered via neurons in the brain's hypothalamus containing the chemical known as orexin and the sympathetic nervous system, the studies in mice and rats suggest. http://www.physorg.com/news178892306.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:19:29 EST news178892306 (PhysOrg.com) -- UConn researchers have developed a tiny wireless device that can be inserted under a patient?s skin to monitor blood glucose levels over a period of several months. http://www.physorg.com/news177018067.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:20:05 EST news177018067 Cellular phones - once a luxury used strictly for talking - have taken on many new roles in recent years. Now researchers at Saint Louis University and Old Dominion University in Virginia say smartphones can be used to help elderly diabetics manage their health and learn more about their condition. http://www.physorg.com/news176054191.html Medicine & Health Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:10:01 EST news176054191 Intensive lifestyle changes aimed at modest weight loss reduced the rate of developing type 2 diabetes by 34 percent over 10 years in people at high risk for the disease. http://www.physorg.com/news175976058.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:16:16 EST news175976058 Blood glucose levels in a lot of patients fed normal liquid food (NLF) and a high calorie diet (HCD) were high. There was no significant difference in the blood prealbumin levels. There was a significant increase in the blood cortisol levels in some patients. The stress of surgery may be tolerated by children by feeding up to 2 h before elective surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news175957818.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:10:02 EST news175957818 The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) released new data today showing that a staggering 285 million people worldwide have diabetes. The latest figures from the IDF Diabetes Atlas indicate that people in low and middle-income countries (LMCs) are bearing the brunt of the epidemic, and that the disease is affecting far more people of working age than previously believed. http://www.physorg.com/news175257091.html Medicine & Health Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:50:01 EST news175257091 (PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Queensland pilot study to evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative traditional Chinese exercise program on depression and obesity has produced very promising results. http://www.physorg.com/news175184645.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:27:33 EST news175184645 Individuals living in neighborhoods conducive to physical activity and providing access to healthy foods may have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes in a five-year period, according to a report in the October 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news174584063.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:34:49 EST news174584063 Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) enables those with diabetes to modify their behavior, adjust their medicine and understand their disease to better manage it, according to a recent study, published by SAGE in The Diabetes Educator. The research looked at "paired testing," a self-monitored testing both before and after specific events, to evaluate whether it could assist the patient in making better health and food choice decisions over time. http://www.physorg.com/news173630399.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:30:02 EST news173630399 Treating pregnant women for mild gestational diabetes resulted in fewer cesarean sections and other serious birthing problems associated with larger than average babies, according to a study conducted in part at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.physorg.com/news173552801.html Medicine & Health Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:10:06 EST news173552801 (PhysOrg.com) -- A regular tai chi exercise program can help people better control their diabetes and lower glucose levels, according to a University of Florida study. http://www.physorg.com/news173547213.html Medicine & Health Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:37:48 EST news173547213 Diabetes patients should always control their own blood sugar values if this leads to improvements in their treatment. This is the view advocated by Michael Nauck of the Bad Lauterberg Diabetes Center and his coauthors in the current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2009; 106[37]: 587-94), who discuss sensible approaches to blood glucose self-monitoring. http://www.physorg.com/news173440224.html Medicine & Health Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:00:04 EST news173440224 Kudzu, the fast-growing vine that has gobbled up some 10 million acres in the Southeast, may prove to be a valuable dietary supplement for metabolic syndrome, a condition that affects 50 million Americans, say researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). http://www.physorg.com/news171195492.html Chemistry Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:40:01 EST news171195492 In a new approach to an effective "electronic tongue" that mimics human taste, scientists in Illinois are reporting development of a small, inexpensive, lab-on-a-chip sensor that quickly and accurately identifies sweetness - one of the five primary tastes. It can identify with 100 percent accuracy the full sweep of natural and artificial sweet substances, including 14 common sweeteners, using easy-to-read color markers. This sensory "sweet-tooth" shows special promise as a simple quality control test that food processors can use to ensure that soda pop, beer, and other beverages taste great, - with a consistent, predictable flavor. Their study was described here today at the American Chemical Society's 238th National Meeting. http://www.physorg.com/news169744634.html Chemistry Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:50:01 EST news169744634 Near-normal control of glucose beginning as soon as possible after diagnosis would greatly improve the long-term prognosis of type 1 diabetes, concludes a study published in the July 27, 2009, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, which updates information about the clinical course of type 1 diabetes. The study also found that the outlook for people with longstanding type 1 diabetes has greatly improved in the past 20 years due to a better understanding of the importance of intensive glucose control as well as advances in insulin formulations, insulin delivery, glucose monitoring, and the treatment of cardiovascular risk factors. http://www.physorg.com/news167935748.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:50:01 EST news167935748 Older patients with diabetes who take antipsychotic medications appear to have an increased risk of hospitalization for hyperglycemia (elevated blood glucose level), especially soon after beginning treatment, according to a report in the July 27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news167935517.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:20:01 EST news167935517 A cellular protein that may prevent nerve cells from dying also helps to improve insulin action and lower blood glucose levels, according to a study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in collaboration with scientists at University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.physorg.com/news167458070.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:08:30 EST news167458070 A Monash University study has proven a critical link between obesity and the onset of Type 2 diabetes, a discovery which could lead to the design of a drug to prevent the disease. http://www.physorg.com/news166270497.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:15:45 EST news166270497 (PhysOrg.com) -- Harvard researchers at Brigham and Women`s Hospital (BWH) found that diabetics hospitalized for noncritical illnesses who develop hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) during hospitalization have an increased likelihood of remaining hospitalized longer and a greater risk of mortality both during and after hospitalization. This research appears in the July 2009 issue of Diabetes Care. http://www.physorg.com/news165507735.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:50:01 EST news165507735 Obesity is probably the most important factor in the development of insulin resistance, but science's understanding of the chain of events is still spotty. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have filled in the gap and identified the missing link between the two. Their findings, to be published in the June 21, 2009 advance online edition of the journal Nature, explain how obesity sets the stage for diabetes and why thin people can become insulin-resistant. http://www.physorg.com/news164810148.html Medicine & Health Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:36:38 EST news164810148 Men with low testosterone should have their hormone levels retested after they fast overnight because eating may transiently lower testosterone levels, a new study concludes. http://www.physorg.com/news164164943.html Medicine & Health Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:22:36 EST news164164943 Researchers have discovered a reason why smoking greatly increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. Nicotine promotes insulin resistance, also called prediabetes, which is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, according to the new study. http://www.physorg.com/news163946959.html Medicine & Health Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:49:29 EST news163946959 Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that very low doses of inhaled carbon monoxide in diabetic mice reverses the condition known as gastroparesis or delayed stomach emptying, a common and painful complication for many diabetic patients. The findings will be presented on June 1 at Digestive Disease Week in Chicago. http://www.physorg.com/news163095925.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:25:53 EST news163095925 A common blood test for triglycerides - a well-known cardiovascular disease risk factor - may also for the first time allow doctors to predict which patients with diabetes are more likely to develop the serious, common complication of neuropathy. http://www.physorg.com/news161880388.html Medicine & Health Mon, 18 May 2009 15:47:41 EST news161880388 Research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center reveals that the drug most commonly used in type 2 diabetics who don't need insulin works on a much more basic level than once thought, treating persistently elevated blood sugar - the hallmark of type 2 diabetes - by regulating the genes that control its production. http://www.physorg.com/news161527158.html Medicine & Health Thu, 14 May 2009 13:39:55 EST news161527158 Making sure you see your doctor and have tests run on a regular basis can prevent serious complications of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results suggest that patients who follow preventive measures are more likely to stay healthy. http://www.physorg.com/news160941605.html Medicine & Health Thu, 07 May 2009 19:00:44 EST news160941605 Low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, poses a serious health threat for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The findings indicate that hypoglycemia may account for some portion of the excess heart-related deaths seen in CKD patients. http://www.physorg.com/news160939799.html Medicine & Health Thu, 07 May 2009 18:31:02 EST news160939799 The benefits of physical activity and a balanced diet are well documented and form the basis of many public health recommendations. This is because each of these factors can independently influence risks for many chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and some forms of cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news158944077.html Medicine & Health Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:08:18 EST news158944077 A recent study by Mount Sinai faculty suggests that a gene associated with onset of type-2 diabetes also decreases in Alzheimer's disease dementia cases. The research, led by Dr. Giulio Maria Pasinetti, MD, Ph.D., The Aidekman Family Professor in Neurology, and Professor of Psychiatry and Geriatrics and Adult Development at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, was published this week in the scientific journal, Archives of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news158584038.html Medicine & Health Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:08:36 EST news158584038