Women with diabetes are 1.5 times more likely to develop colorectal cancer than those who do not have the metabolic disorder, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota. The findings, they say, add to the complex body of evidence linking diet and colorectal cancer and also provide new evidence that furthers our understanding of the role of insulin in cancer promotion.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 6, 2007 - Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have identified an enzyme thought to be an important instigator of the inner-body conflict that causes Type 1 diabetes. A chronic condition that affects nearly three million American children and adults, Type 1 diabetes is more severe than Type 2. Type 1 diabetes, also called autoimmune diabetes, arises when the body’s infection-fighting white blood cells start destroying the beta-cells that produce insulin in the pancreas.

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NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Findings, Published in November Journal Hypertension

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The shortage of islet cells limits the development of islet transplantation. One new approach was reported in the October 21 issue of the World Journal of Gastroenterology because of its great significance in enhancing the output of islet cells. This article will undoubtedly bring benefit to diabetic patients.

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With an eye on curing diabetes, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have successfully transplanted embryonic pig pancreatic cells destined to produce insulin into diabetic macaque monkeys – all without the need for risky immune suppression drugs that prevent rejection.

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Could a new form of diabetes be to blame for the memory loss of Alzheimer’s disease?

Recent research has revealed levels of brain insulin are lower in patients with the Alzheimer’s and of a third form of diabetes may cause the disease, which results in loss of memory and, ultimately, death.

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Many patients with diabetes say that the inconvenience and discomfort of constant therapeutic vigilance, particularly multiple daily insulin injections, has as much impact on their quality of life as the burden of intermediate complications, researchers from the University of Chicago report in the October 2007 issue of Diabetes Care.

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Diabetics found to have elevated methyl nitrate content in exhaled breath

Irvine, Calif. — Breath-analysis testing may prove to be an effective, non-invasive method for monitoring blood sugar levels in diabetes, according to a University of California, Irvine study.

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You may soon love pigs for more than bacon. Islet cells from pigs may hold the key to curing diabetes.

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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that patients suffering from the metabolic syndrome – a cluster of conditions that increases the risk for heart disease, stroke and diabetes – also have a propensity to develop highly acidic urine, which increases the risk of developing kidney stones.

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