ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Glucose Control and Vascular Complications in Veterans with Type 2 Diabetes (New England Journal of Medicine)

In this study, 1791 military veterans with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes were randomly assigned to receive either standard or intensive glucose control. Other cardiovascular risk factors were treated uniformly. The glycated hemoglobin goal was an absolute reduction of 1.5 percentage points in the intensive-therapy group. There was no significant difference between the two groups for the ...

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Diabetes strategy 'needed in NI' (BBC News)

A regional strategy is needed to tackle diabetes in Northern Ireland, according to the NI director of a UK-wide charity.

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CORRESPONDENCE: Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Type 1 Diabetes (New England Journal of Medicine)

To the Editor: The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Continuous Glucose Monitoring Study Group (Oct. 2 issue)1 concluded that "continuous glucose ...

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Study: Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Decline (Time.com via Yahoo! News)

More and more scientific evidence suggests that type 2 diabetes may be linked to mental decline, memory loss and perhaps even Alzheimer's disease

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Jupiter woman hopes foundation will help children with diabetes (The Jupiter Courier)

Debra Canney has established a foundation in her recently deceased son's name, which she says is helping her to focus on working with children who might have diabetes and need testing, and those who have been diagnosed with diabetes and need insulin and supplies.

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Health Watch: Diabetes Related to Slow Brain Function (WDEF Chattanooga)

Another sympton related to diabetes: slower brain function.

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Gateway pairing with Lawson researchers to study technology and diabetes (Seaforth Huron Expositor)

Researchers from the Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ont. are pairing up with the Gateway Rural Health Research Institute in Seaforth to determine if technology and exercise can help to reduce risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

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