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Monday, Feb 18, 2013 03:11 PM EST

Gene therapy cures dogs of type 1 diabetes [Life Lines] Mon, 18 Feb, 2013 11:36 AM PST Diabetes is characterized by high blood sugar. The cause of high blood sugar differs for people with type 1 versus type 2 diabetes. For type 1 diabetics, the pancreas produces little or no insulin, the hormone responsible for lowering blood sugar. For type 2 diabetics, tissues in the body are not responsive to insulin, termed… Diabetes Care Getting Better Mon, 18 Feb, 2013 10:27 AM PST Although obesity, a risk factor for diabetes, is on the rise, there’s some good news as well: those who already have diabetes have become much better in controlling their condition. Big improvement in diabetes control over past decades Mon, 18 Feb, 2013 10:14 AM PST More people are meeting recommended goals in the 3 key markers of diabetes control, according to a new study. Possible link between diabetes and increased risk of heart attack death Mon, 18 Feb, 2013 09:13 AM PST Having diabetes doubles a person's risk of dying after a heart attack, but the reason for the increased risk is not clear. A new study suggests the link may lie in the over-activation of an important heart enzyme, which leads to death of pacemaker cells, abnormal heart rhythm, and increased risk of sudden death in diabetic mice following a heart attack. Sitting Time Associated with Increased Risk of Chronic Diseases Mon, 18 Feb, 2013 08:45 AM PST Those who sat for more than four hours per day were significantly more likely to report having a chronic disease such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. Rider’s attempt at blind speed record Mon, 18 Feb, 2013 08:13 AM PST A Scottish motorcycle rider is looking to enter the Guinness Book of Records â€" as the world’s fastest blind biker. Stuart Gunn is looking to break the record to raise money for the Royal National Institute of Blind People, Riders for Health, Joey Dunlop Foundation and Diabetes UK charities. Stuart, 39, was left partially paralysed [...]

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