Diabetes news 2006-04

2006-04-20 MannKind Corporation :: Type 1 Diabetes Patients on Technosphere Insulin Showed HbA1c Improvements, Low Post-Prandial Glucose Fluctuations, and Weight Loss

Type 1 Diabetes Patients on Technosphere Insulin Showed HbA1c Improvements, Low Post-Prandial Glucose Fluctuations, and Weight Loss

According to the United States Centers for Disease Control, or CDC, as of 2005, approximately 20. 8 million people in the United States, or 7 pct. of the population, suffered from diabetes. The CDC estimated that 14. 6 million cases of diabetes were diagnosed and under treatment and that 1. 5 million new cases would be diagnosed in 2005. The CDC reported that diabetes was the sixth leading cause of death listed on death certificates in 2002, but that diabetes was likely to be underreported as a cause of death. Overall, the CDC found that the risk of death among people with diabetes is about twice that of people without diabetes of similar age. The American Diabetes Association estimated that, in 2002, the total cost of diabetes in the United States was usd. 132 billion. This amount includes usd. 12 billion of direct costs for drug treatment,

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MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ: MNKD) today announced results from a Phase 2 clinical study of inhaled insulin in people with Type 1 diabetes. The study was designed to evaluate whether inhaled insulin delivered using the MannKind Technosphere(R) Insulin System showed similar safety and efficacy at controlling blood sugar based on dosing regimens commonly used in the every day management of

2006-04-20 Colorectal Cancer and Diabetes - Type 2 - Diabetes Health magazine

People with diabetes need to test their blood glucose more frequently the day before the test and possibly for the next few days, according to Dara Schuster, MD, associate professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Ohio State University. She also advises scheduling the colonoscopy early in the day, since the test requires fasting.

The American Cancer Society does not list diabetes as a primary risk factor for developing colon cancer. Age is considered the primary risk factor, which is why the Society and rsquo;s colorectal cancer testing guidelines recommend that individuals aged 50 and older begin having colorectal cancer screening. People with a family or personal history of colon cancer or polyps, or who have a personal history of inflammatory bowel disease, are at a higher risk.

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2006-04-24 Johns Hopkins Gazette

Saudek said self-monitoring of blood glucose by patients, according to their condition and type of diabetes, gives an accurate reflection of immediate blood glucose levels. HbA1c, however, performed in a doctors office or clinic, is a better measure of long-term blood glucose control, which can be influenced by a number of physiological and behavioral factors. Saudek also recommends that diabetics should get their physician to conduct the HbA1c test every three to six months. The frequency of self-monitoring depends on the individual case but can be anywhere from once daily to more than six times per day. If patients are taking insulin, their treatment changes or their blood sugar stays too high, the self-monitoring should be done more frequently.

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2006-04-09 New York Daily News - Ideas and Opinions - Dr. Gerald Bernstein: Disclose diabetes patient info. Yes

There are three-quarters of a million adults living with diabetes in New York City, and nationally there are at least 20-plus million with the disease. At the current annual growth rate of 9 pct. , we will have more than 100 million people with diabetes and another 100 million with prediabetes in the next quarter century. Even though obesity and diabetes are recognized at earlier ages, diabetes-related illness will strike people in the prime of their productivity for this city and the country. The cost of the disease is enormous - both in dollars spent to treat it and in lost productivity.

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2006-04-23 MTB Europe - Medtronic receives FDA approval for insulin pump with glucose monitoring

Integrating an insulin pump with REAL-Time CGM is a major step toward the development of a "closed-loop" insulin delivery system that may one day mimic some functions of the human pancreas. Medtronic is testing future systems that would employ advanced scientific algorithms to proactively recommend insulin dosages to patients. Through this process, Medtronic anticipates developing an external, closed-loop system designed to simplify and improve patient diabetes management.

Current standards for assessing glucose control include A1C tests and fingerstick measurements, yet both have limitations. An A1C test, which measures glucose control over a three-month period, is important for long-term management, but it is only an average and does not reveal day-to-day glucose fluctuations that can damage the body. In turn, fingerstick measurements only reveal a glucose value at a single moment in time. As a result, patients are unable to detect approximately 60 percent of low glucose (hypoglycemia) events, and have difficulty assessing glucose fluctuations while they sleep. In contrast, REAL-Time CGM allows patients to view glucose trends throughout the day and night, and understand how fast, and in what direction, their glucose levels are heading. By discovering how diet,

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2006-04-11 College Misericordia

The test subjects were at least 50 years old and had been previously diagnosed with diabetes. The students utilized six nylon filaments of different sizes to test the sensation of the subjects. right foot in nine places. The filaments are often used by clinicians to test sensation of the feet in medical and health care facilities. After the measurements from the testing are reviewed and analyzed, the students will present a description of the study and findings to the college community.

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2006-04-26 The Peninsula On-line: Qatars leading English Daily

With money raised from bake sales and diabetes marches across the country, the foundation is launching a series of independent studies designed to test manufacturer claims about the new devices and provide information on their worth. Among the big questions are how much they can cut rates of hospitalisation, car accidents caused by drivers with low blood sugar and the many other problems attributable to diabetes.

The group is also pushing to mate the glucose sensors with insulin pumps, which have been on the market for years, to create automated systems that might be able to control diabetes for days with minimal intervention. That technique has been tested on a small scale recently at Yale University, and the creation of a commercial system was recently designated a priority by the Food and Drug Administration.

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2006-04-18 What Men Dont Know About Their Health and Aging Can Hurt Them: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

WASHINGTON /PRNewswire/ -- A national survey released today indicates that one third of American men over the age of 39 report experiencing two or more symptoms of low testosterone (Low T), a condition that affects four to five million American males, marked by decreased energy, low libido, reduced muscle strength, increased body fat, weaker bones, and mood swings. The survey of 522 men over age 39, which was commissioned by the Alliance for Aging Research and conducted by Harris Interactive, shows that of those men experiencing two or more symptoms, 95 percent say their doctors did not mention Low T as a possible cause, even though it is known that the condition can be diagnosed with a simple blood test.

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What Men Dont Know About Their Health and Aging Can Hurt Them. - WASHINGTON /PRNewswire/ -- A national survey released today indicates that one third of American men over the age of 39 report experiencing two or more symptoms of low testosterone (Low T), a condition that affects four to five million American males, marked by decreased energy, low libido, reduced muscle strength,

2006-04-22 New Devices May Free Diabetics From Constant Monitoring

With money raised from bake sales and diabetes marches across the country, the foundation is launching a series of independent studies designed to test manufacturer claims about the new devices and provide information on their worth. Among the big questions are how much they can cut rates of hospitalization, car accidents caused by drivers with low blood sugar and the many other problems attributable to diabetes.

The group is also pushing to mate the glucose sensors with insulin pumps, which have been on the market for years, to create automated systems that might be able to control diabetes for days with minimal intervention. That technique has been tested on a small scale recently at Yale University, and the creation of a commercial system was recently designated a priority by the Food and Drug Administration.

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When Casey Burkhalter, 12, was diagnosed with diabetes years ago, her parents started waking up repeatedly at night to test her blood sugar, typical of the exhausting tasks many of the nations 21 million diabetics go through to extend their lives. - Business news headlines metro business personal finance finance email newsletters business archives business columnists washington region business

2006-04-24 Device a New Era In Diabetes Battle

With money raised from bake sales and diabetes marches across the country, the foundation is launching a series of independent studies designed to test manufacturer claims about the new devices and provide information on their worth. Among the big questions are how much they can cut rates of hospitalization, car accidents caused by drivers with low blood sugar and the many other problems attributable to diabetes.

The group is also pushing to mate the glucose sensors with insulin pumps, which have been on the market for years, to create automated systems that might be able to control diabetes for days with minimal intervention. That technique has been tested on a small scale recently at Yale University, and the creation of a commercial system was recently designated a priority by the Food and Drug Administration.

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