Diabetes

Swimming beats walking in metabolic benefit

10/03/2010 | A trial comparing the metabolic benefits of swimming and walking has challenged the assumption that all kinds of aerobic exercise give similar effects on parameters such as body weight, lipid levels and blood glucose.


Diabetes researcher recognised

10/03/2010 | A diabetes researcher has been awarded a National Health and Medical Research Council Excellence Award this week.


New threshold for gestational diabetes

04/03/2010 | Fifty per cent more Australian women will be diagnosed with gestational diabetes under new international recommendations that change the diagnostic threshold.


Prenatal diabetes treatment has no effect on childhood BMI

24/02/2010 | Treatment of mild gestational diabetes during pregnancy substantially reduces macrosomia at birth but has no effect on BMI at 4-5 years, Australian researchers conclude.


Statins slightly up diabetes risk

18/02/2010 | People taking statins are at a slightly increased risk of type 2 diabetes, but this risk is low in absolute terms and is greatly outweighed by the benefits, researchers say.


Study confirms diabetes, fatty liver disease risk

18/02/2010 | A study has confirmed patients with type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease are at a substantially increased risk of death.


Lap band more effective than lifestyle measures in adolescents

11/02/2010 | In teenagers with a BMI over 35, gastric lap banding helped almost all shed at least 50% of their excess weight, or an average of 35kg, an Australian trial shows.


Check insulin injection technique in poorly-controlled diabetes

11/02/2010 | Rotation of injection sites should be checked regularly in patients with diabetes using insulin, especially when glycaemic control is not as good as expected, a new study has suggested.


Children to get 80% insulin pump subsidy

10/02/2010 | Insulin pumps should now be affordable for most children with diabetes who need them, with the Federal government saying it will subsidise up to 80% of their cost.


Closed-loop system reduces nocturnal hypoglycaemia

10/02/2010 | Use of a closed-loop insulin delivery system in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes improves glycaemic control and reduces the risk for nocturnal hypoglycaemia, research shows.


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