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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.

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University will cut drug costs in 2-year test
DETROIT – Beginning July 1, at least 2,100 diabetic University of Michigan employees and dependents will receive many of their essential medicines for free as part of a two-year pilot program. The university in Ann Arbor, Mich., will waive co-pays for certain generic prescription drugs that control blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol and depression and reduce the risk of heart and kidney problems. It will reduce co-pays 25 percent to 50 percent for brand-name equivalents of those drugs.

Soft drink up diabetes risk 80%
ONE sugary drink a day increases the risk of diabetes in women by 80 per cent, experts have warned. Kidney Health Australia today called on all states and territories to join Victoria’s lead and ban sugar laden drinks at schools. Dr Tim Mathew, Kidney Health Australia’s medical director, said research in the US had shown one soft drink or sweet juice each day at any age was associated with an 80 per cent increase in the risk of acquiring diabetes in females. “Sugar sweetened drinks are now the principal source of added sugars in the diet of Americans, with a similar trend happening in Australia,” Dr Mathew said in a statement. “As a person gets bigger, hyper-filtration occurs and this over filtration is what destroys the kidneys.”

Israeli diabetes researcher lauded with US ‘young investigator’ award
Shany Blum didn’t think he had much of a chance of winning the prestigious American College of Cardiology Young Investigator Award 2006 when he sent in his application.
But the 30-year-old Israeli doctor – who was part of a team that has developed a blood test for diabetic patients to assess their relative risk of future complications from the disease – underestimated his chances.

Care of gums helps with diabetes control
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Standard treatment for moderately inflamed gums around the teeth — periodontitis — can help people with diabetes keep their blood sugar levels under control, Spanish and Portuguese researchers report. Bascones, at Complutense University, Madrid and colleagues note in the Journal of Periodontology that since the 1960s there have been studies suggesting that periodontal disease worsens blood sugar control in diabetics.

Diabetes: 3 Commonly Missed Tests
Less Than Half of U.S. Diabetes Patients Get All 3 Annual Tests
April 28, 2006 — The U.S. government reports that most adults with diabetes aren’t getting three annual medical tests recommended for diabetes patients.

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