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Protein Discovery In Mice May Help To Restore Function In Damaged Insulin Cells
A team of researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center has found that a protein long believed to have a minor role in type 2 diabetes is, in fact, a central player in the development of the condition that affects nearly 26 million people in the United States alone and counts as one of the leading causes of heart disease, stroke and kidney, eye and nerve damage...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news

Patients Taking Insulin For Type 2 Diabetes May Be At Increased Risk Of Health Complications
Patients with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin could be exposed to a greater risk of health complications including heart attack, stroke, cancer and eye complications a new study has found. Examining the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) - data that characterises about 10% of the UK population - a team of researchers from Cardiff University's School of Medicine looked at the risk of death for patients taking insulin compared with other treatments designed to lower blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news