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  Back to the Home Page What's New for 20 July 2008

Of Continuing Interest

  1. The Children with Diabetes Quilt for Life will be displayed on the National Mall in Washington, DC from August 4-5, 2008.
  2. Make plans now to attend CWD's Focus on Technology: Bethesda 2008 conference, to be held at the Marriott Bethesda North, Bethesda, Maryland from September 26-28, 2008. Family scholarships are available from the Education for Children with Diabetes Foundation.
  3. Make plans now to attend CWD's Focus on Best Practices: Marco Island 2009 conference, to be held at the Marco Island Marriott Resort in Marco Island, Florida from January 1-4, 2009.

New This Week

    Top Stories

  1. CWD's Friends for Life conference is this week in Orlando, Florida. Next week's What's New may be delayed as a result.
  2. Lindsey is 10 and was diagnosed when she was one year old.
  3. Last week's poll asked readers readers if they have ever had a microalbumin test. This week's poll asks readers if they have sought counseling to help cope with diabetes.
  4. The Featured Book of the Week is Smart Pumping for People with Diabetes, edited by Howard Wolpert, MD.
  5. Our Report from the Clinical Diabetes Technology Meeting 2008 is Worth a Look.
  6. This week's Humorous Tidbit is:
    Last week, Scott took Daniel and Jesse to Raceway Park in New Jersey to see drag racing, funny car races, etc. The other night, at about 11:15 pm, the house phone rings. I picked it up to hear Daniel say, "389." I said, "What did Jesse eat? Didn't the Navigator alarm? What's wrong?" I'm kind of panicky. Daniel laughed and said, "Ma, what are you talking about?" I said, "A blood sugar of 389 is nothing to laugh about!" My brilliant son said, "Ma, I don't know what you're talking about. But Dad just filled up your gas tank at $3.89 a gallon."
  7. You know you're the parent of a child with diabetes when you ask your child what they had for lunch and they reply 45 carbs! See more parent humor.

    8. Featured Diabetes Team Question of the Week

  8. The Featured Ask the Diabetes Team Question of the Week is:
    Why do I need less insulin during early morning hours? Why do I need less insulin when severely high?
    See the answer.

    9. From the CWD Forums

  9. From the CWD Forums:
    Anyone else have kids that don't like glucose tabs?

    10. Quilt for Life

  10. We added one new panel to the Quilt for Life last week, bringing the total to 666. The complete Quilt for Life will be shown at Friends for Life: Orlando 2008 from July 23 to 25, 2008, and in Washington, DC on August 4 and 5, 2008.

    11. Advocacy, Events, and Support

  11. The National Institutes of Health will broadcasting online the Towards an Artificial Pancreas meetings, to be held on July 21 and 22, 2008. The overall schedule is online in PDF format. You can also review the schedule for day one and day two.

    12. Surveys and Studies

  12. The University of Florida in Gainesville is recruiting for a study of Neulasta in Type 1 Diabetes.
  13. Researchers at the MGH Diabetes Research Center are recruiting subjects to test an Automated Closed-Loop Glucose Control System for Type 1 Diabetics.
  14. The Protégé Study seeks people aged 8 to 35 years with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes.

    15. General Diabetes Information Links

  15. The June 2008 issue of Diabetes Voice, the quarterly publication of the International Diabetes Federation, is online in PDF format. The IDF also sponsors the Life for a Child program, which provides insulin to kids with type 1 living in developing countries.
  16. NDEP Notes and Note for July 2008.

    17. Research

  17. Therapies aimed at preservation or restoration of beta cell function in type 1 diabetes.
  18. Vitamin D signaling in immune-mediated disorders: Evolving insights and therapeutic opportunities.
  19. Increased retinopathy occurrence in type 1 diabetes patients with increased serum levels of the advanced glycation endproduct hydroimidazolone.
  20. Brain GLP-1 regulates arterial blood flow, heart rate and insulin sensitivity.
  21. The Use of Exenatide in Islet Transplant Recipients with Chronic Allograft Dysfunction: Safety, Efficacy, and Metabolic Effects.
  22. Current challenges in islet transplantation.
  23. Simultaneous Islet-Kidney Transplantation in 7 Patients of Type 1 Diabetes with End-stage Renal Disease using a glucocorticoid-free immunosuppressive regimen with alemtuzumab induction.
  24. Reversal of new-onset type 1 diabetes in mice by syngeneic bone marrow transplantation.
  25. Cerebral Blood Flow and Cerebral Edema in Rats with Diabetic Ketoacidosis.
  26. Effect of Aging on A1C Levels in Persons without Diabetes: Evidence from the Framingham Offspring Study and NHANES 2001-2004.
  27. The Mixed Meal Tolerance Test Versus The Glucagon Stimulation Test For The Assessment Of Beta-Cell Function In Therapeutic Trials In Type 1 Diabetes.
  28. Conserved T cell receptor {alpha}-chain induces insulin autoantibodies. Free full text available in PDF format.
  29. Reduced Frequency of Peripheral Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in Type 1 Diabetes.
  30. Gene therapy for type 1 diabetes mellitus in rats by gastrointestinal administration of chitosan nanoparticles containing human insulin gene.
  31. Insulin gene polymorphisms in type 1 diabetes, Addison's disease and the polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type II. Free full text available in HTML and PDF formats.

    32. Daily Care

  32. Alcohol consumption and risk of microvascular complications in type 1 diabetes patients: the EURODIAB Prospective Complications Study.
  33. Intermediate acting versus long acting insulin for type 1 diabetes mellitus.
  34. Mothers', Fathers', and Children's Perceptions of Parental Diabetes Responsibility in Adolescence: Examining the Roles of Age, Pubertal Status, and Efficacy.
  35. International survey of insulin pump users: Impact of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy on glucose control and quality of life.
  36. Neuro-cognitive Performance in Children with Type 1 Diabetes--A Meta-analysis.
  37. Diabetes control and pregnancy outcomes in women with type 1 diabetes treated during pregnancy with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion or multiple daily insulin injections. (Click "English" link to read in English.) Free full text available in PDF format.
  38. The development of microalbuminuria is associated with raised longitudinal adiponectin levels in female but not male adolescent patients with type 1 diabetes.
  39. Prediction of the Onset of Disturbed Eating Behavior in Adolescent Girls with Type 1 Diabetes.
  40. Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet. Free full text available in PDF format.

    41. Celiac

  41. Case management implications of celiac disease.
  42. Clinical response to gluten withdrawal is not an indicator of coeliac disease.
  43. Live probiotic Bifidobacterium lactis bacteria inhibit the toxic effects induced by wheat gliadin in epithelial cell culture.
  44. Increased risk for coeliac disease in paediatric patients with migraine.
  45. The Prevalence of Celiac Disease in Blood Donors in Iceland.

    46. Diabetes in the Popular Press

  46. Insurers hold key to diabetes device sales.
  47. Gadget makes diabetes more manageable.
  48. Pediatric endocrinologist makes time for young campers.
  49. Taking her shot: Artist, furniture designer Dana Mangnuson.
  50. A lifetime with Type 1 diabetes.
  51. Emma Koster's battle to play at top.
  52. CT Scans May Cause Medical Device Malfunctions. Free Medscape membership required.
  53. Pigs may fly for mayor.
  54. Reece's life 'could have been saved'.

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