New avenue to treat diabetes-related vision problems

New avenue to treat diabetes-related vision problems

Eye on dopamine Dopamine-restoring drugs already used to treat Parkinson’s disease may also be beneficial for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness in adults, researchers have discovered. The results were published in the Jan. 15...

Enzyme restores function with diabetic kidney disease

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Stone Hearth News Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say that, while a prevailing theory suggests elevated cellular levels of glucose ultimately result in diabetic kidney disease, the truth may, in...

An interesting blog site: Diabetes in Control

I just stumbled onto this blog site!  Diabetes in Control: News and Information for Medical Professionals.  www.diabetesincontrol.com Their Mission Statement:  To be the world leader of current and accurate on-line diabetes information for medical professionals, and...

Type 1’s with Type A Personalities Live Longer

Researchers analyzed data from the CDC, which has followed a cohort of patients with type 1 diabetes for 22 years. The study showed that for every 1 point increase on the Bortner Rating Scale that evaluated type A behavior, there was a 1% decrease in all cause...
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