Insatser i den friska befolkningen räddar flest hjärtliv

Dödligheten i hjärt-kärlsjukdomar har minskat i Sverige. De förbättrade siffrorna beror till största delen på förändrade riskfaktorer i den friska befolkningen, och i mindre utsträckning på behandlingar och förändringar hos de som redan är

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Insatser i den friska befolkningen räddar flest hjärtliv

Dödligheten i hjärt-kärlsjukdomar har minskat i Sverige. De förbättrade siffrorna beror till största delen på förändrade riskfaktorer i den friska befolkningen, och i mindre utsträckning på behandlingar och förändringar hos de som redan är

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Boston ADA

A study presented here may shed some light on why children of obese parents are at a high risk of obesity and metabolic disorders themselves.

Researchers, led by Kristen Boyle, PhD, at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, looked at fetal stem cells and found that in utero,an

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ADA BOSTON

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in people with type 1 diabetes and is associated with abnormal glycemia and microvascular complications but not body mass index (BMI), a new study finds.

The data were presented June 7, 2015 here at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 2015

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ADA Boston

BOSTON — Among US Medicare beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes, out-of-pocket expenses diminish adherence to medication and may end up increasing overall healthcare costs in the long run, a new study finds.

The results, from an analysis of Medicare claims data for 2006–2009, were

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ADA Boston

(Reuters Health) - Intranasal glucagon can safely and effectively treat hypoglycemia in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to new findings presented at the American Diabetes Association's annual meeting in Boston.

Currently, intramuscular injections that must be mixed before

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ADA Boston

Lilly Insulin Tops Sanofi's Lantus in T2DM Trials

(Reuters) - A long-acting insulin being developed by Eli Lilly and Co demonstrated greater blood sugar reduction than Sanofi SA's top-selling Lantus in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to data from three Phase III trials

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ADA Boston. 75th ADA Meeting. Looking back to Science in Diabetes last 20 years

The discovery of insulin in 1921 and the availability of home blood glucose monitoring in 1981 perhaps represent the greatest advances thus far in the world of diabetes. But in the past 20 years, numerous incremental

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ADA BOSTON

In a cohort of adult patients with type 1 diabetes who were hospitalized with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in Edinburgh, Scotland, almost all patients survived the hospitalization, but they had an increased risk of early death, new research shows.

After one hospitalization for DKA,

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ADA Boston.

Already 1994 the 4 S Study, the first study was published, a Scandinavian study with 4444 patients for 5 years showing effects of simvastatin on hard end points, heart infarctions – and in diabetic patients there was a 55% drop of heart attacks. The lipid hypothesis is accepted, and

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ADA Boston.

Already 1994 the 4 S Study, the first study was published, a Scandinavian study with 4444 patients for 5 years showing effects of simvastatin on hard end points, heart infarctions – and in diabetic patients there was a 55% drop of heart attacks. The lipid hypothesis is accepted, and

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ADA Boston

Latinos who worry about having enough food to eat, so called food insecurity, report having a poorer diet and exhibit worse glycemic control ,HbA1c, than tose who are not worried about having sufficient food to surivive, according to a study

These findings suggest that food insecurity

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ADA Boston

Gut-hormone-based mewdication used to treat diabetes, such as GLP-1-receptor agonists, have also been show to reduce body weight. Researchers have ben working to understand how.

This study sheds light on how these medications alter the brain´s response to food, possibly reducing

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ADA BOSTON 

Type 1 diabetes patients younger than 40 may be candidates for statin use, as guidelines recommend after age 40, researchers suggested.

Under the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology definition,

• the 10-year cardiovascular risk was about 5% for type 1 diabetes patients

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ADA Boston.

Treatment with sitagliptin, a DPP4-inhibitor, versus placebo for median 3 years in 14 671 patients with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular (CV) disease showed non-inferiority for the primary composite CV endpoint of the trial evaluating CV outcomes (TECOS) in the

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ADA Boston

From fiercemedicaldevices.com

Today's Top News

Medtronic touts data in support of FDA approval of the latest MiniMed glucose monitor

Medtronic presented data in support of FDA approval of its MiniMed 640G glucose monitor and pump at the ongoing annual meeting of the American Diabetes

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så ligger den där överst till vänster, klickbar och utan lösenord

 

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Press release from Sanofi 

ELIXA is the first event-driven cardiovascular outcomes study to provide data for a GLP-1 receptor agonist -

Full results for ELIXA study presented at American Diabetes Association's 75th Scientific Sessions -

Paris, France - June 8, 2015 - Sanofi announced today the

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 ADA Boston

Diabetes education and support are needed throughout a persons´ life, not just at diagnosis. It has always been acknowledged as a key part of diabetes care.

Scientific evidence supports a structure for education. We know that education works. Research has shown that diabetes education and

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ADA BostonF

Four experts review the latest advances in islet transplantation, including results from a major multicenter, phase 3 registration trial. T

“We are now planning the FDA submission of a Biological License Application for islet transplantation,” said Dr. Ricordi. “If successful, it

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Banting Medal winner investigating many roles of adiponectin, Philipp E. Scherer, PhD

Adipose tissue is emerging as one of the most potent regulatory tissues in the human body. There’s much more to it than fat and obesity.

“No other tissue has been so maligned for so long,” said Philipp E.

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Boston ADA

What is the optimal treatment for patients with diabetes and osteitis or osteomyelitis of a bone in the diabetic foot, surgical or medical and is there a role for hyperbaric therapi in treating the diabetic foot ulcer?

There is strong evidence on all sides of these questions, and even

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Boston ADA

If we take a look at all the posters and oral presentations the following search words are the most popular topics, in number of abstracts.

It may give some hints about today´s main topic for the diabetes community as well as the challenges for the future

Listing from highest

85 number of

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Boston ADA.

The artificial pancreas (AP) for children and adolescents is not a reality. Not yet. But closed loop technology is improving and moving toward. Many investigators see device submission and approval as a matter of time.

One of the most exciting things in the AP world in the last year is

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Boston ADA.

Newer formulations of insulin promise to be effective but also more costly than the insulin already on the market. New insulins coming up, more long-working Tresiba, higher concentration of the new Lantus U 300, new Humalog U-200 and so on.

Are they really worth it?

Con; New products are

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