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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 jmp5329 at yahoo.com. I will check it out and if posted, give credit where credit is due.

American Diabetes Association: U.S. Senate Shouldn’t Wait Another Day to Pass Stem Cell Research Legislation
H.R. 810 Will Expand Embryonic Stem Cell Research; Help Advance Search for a Cure and Better Treatments for Diabetes
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29, 2006 /PRNewswire/ — With the U.S. Senate expected to consider a unanimous consent package that would include the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (H.R. 810/S.471), the American Diabetes Association (ADA) today strongly urged Senators to allow the bill to be debated and ultimately passed. The ADA has been a strong supporter of the bill, which would accelerate stem cell research by easing existing restrictions and supporting research that uses embryonic stem cells. Scientists believe this research offers great promise in the search of a cure and better treatment for diabetes, one of the nation’s most prevalent, debilitating and deadly diseases.

Diabetes Adds 15 Years
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — People with diabetes can expect to develop cardiovascular disease about 15 years sooner than people without the condition. That’s the key finding from Canadian researchers who studied a large population of people in Ontario, assessing heart disease risks among those with and without diabetes. Among those who had heart attacks or strokes, or who died from any cause, men with diabetes entered the high risk category at about age 48. Women were about 54. When researchers looked at outcomes for people who also required cardiovascular procedures such as bypass surgery or revascularization, the high-risk ages dropped to about 41 for men and 48 for women.

Diabetes Mellitus Has Protective Effect on Bone Density Even in Elderly, Female Nursing-Home Patients: Presented at ENDO 2006
BOSTON, MA — June 30, 2006 — Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with significantly lower bone turnover and higher results on bone ultrasound measurements, even in a largely vitamin-D-deficient, elderly, female nursing home population, reported researchers here at the Endocrine Society’s 88th Annual Meeting (ENDO 2006). Harald Dobnig, MD, department of internal medicine, division of endocrinology and nuclear medicine, Center for Medical Research, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, led a research team in a prospective study of 583 ambulatory elderly patients (70 years of age and older) with type 2 diabetes mellitus living in 95 nursing homes across 4 countries.

Fast Food More Than Twice Weekly Adds Pounds
ISLAMABAD: People who eat too much fast food gain more weight and are more likely to develop early signs of diabetes. That’s the conclusion of a study of more than 3,000 white and black American adults. Participants reported their fast-food dining habits for 15 years, starting when they were 18-30 years old. “Appropriate action would be to reduce portions to normal sizes, and to sell burgers of lean meat, whole-grain bread or buns, fat-reduced mayonnaise, more vegetables, lower-fat fried potatoes, and reduced-sugar soft drinks,” writes Arne Astrup, in an accompanying editorial in The Lancet. In the study, those who ate fast food more than twice a week gained 10 more pounds during the study than participants who ate fast food less than once a week. They also doubled their insulin resistance, a sign of early diabetes. 
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