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Welcome to “Diabetes in the News”. This feature has links to diabetes related news stories, blogs, or websites. If you come upon a story, blog or website that I haven’t mentioned, e-mail me at joscafe.com at gmail.com. I will check it out and if posted, give credit where credit is due.

Scientists get cells to produce insulin
In the March 1 issue of the journal Nature Medicine, Dr. Fred Levine will describe a way for tweaking ordinary adult cells in the pancreas so they become insulin-producing beta cells. more…
– In an related story: Transition Therapeutics wins diabetes patent

More evidence for diabetes and CVD protection by whole grains.
Eating a diet rich in whole grains, a rich source of bran, fibre, minerals and vitamins, could reduce the risk of type-2 diabetes and heart disease, claims a new study that adds to a growing body of evidence on the subject. more…

ADA Urges Congress to Up Federal Funding for Diabetes Research & Prevention
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) this week called on Congress to increase federal funding for diabetes research and prevention, pass stem cell legislation and protect diabetes health coverage — changes that could help reverse the increase in diabetes prevalence and reduce the nationwide burden of diabetes and its complications on the healthcare system. more…

Monitor aims to ease check for pet diabetes
Abbott Laboratories has its sights set on a furry four-legged market with a new product to more easily test blood-sugar levels in diabetic cats and dogs. more…

Two in 10 here suffer diabetes
KUWAIT CITY: Twenty per cent of Kuwait’s population suffers from diabetes, says consultant of endocrine gland and diabetes in the Mubarak Al-Kabir Hospital, Dr Waleed Al-Dhahi. Indicating the Health Ministry’s standards for treating diabetes in the Kuwait hospitals are still inadequate, Al-Dhahi explained, “this is because it does not depend on an integrated team for treatment of diabetes.” “There is also a certain amount of dependency on nurses who do not speak Arabic and this is also another major reason for Kuwait not being as ‘developed’ in the treatment of this disease,” he added. more…

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