JDC monthly diabetes newsletter. Issue 53 March 2013

Dear Friends,

Diabetes is an ever growing science with rapid advancements in evaluation and treatment. This month we bring before you some important topics like apple shape obesity and kidney disease risk, the higher risk of heart attack even with pre-diabetes and the baseless concerns on cancer risk with diabetes.

Our monthly special features - Picture of the month, video of the month, recipe of the month, drug updates, JDC updates etc. continues.

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JDC Diabetes Gems Team
Jothydev's Diabetes and Research Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, INDIA
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JDC GEMS Picture of the month

Gems picture of the month is a cartoon which was part of Cartoon Exhibition of Diabetes Kerala 2012 (www.diabeteskerala 2012.net) Whether educated or not, patients in large numbers get attracted to unscientific ......

Diabetes drugs and Cancer Concerns; baseless belief: Jothydev Kesavadev


1.	Pre diabetes Signals Heart Attack Risk Individuals with prediabetes (HbA1c between 5.7%-6.4%) appear to have similar cardiovascular risk factors as patients with diabetes. In a study, about 36% of patients with impaired fasting glucose had coronary ......... READ MORE
2.	Nearly half of patients fail to meet goals for blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol Just 14 percent of people with diabetes hit all the recommended health targets during the first decade of the 21st century, according to the new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and .......... READ MORE
3.	New Pill could be the Holy Grail for Type 1 Patients Type 1 patients lack Suppressor Of Glucose by Autophagy(SOGA), a protein that lowers blood glucose. SOGA is released when insulin is released and works by blocking the production of glycogen when........... READ MORE
4.	Reducing Carbohydrate in Pregnancy ineffective, new study observes A randomized control trial was performed by Didac Mauricio, MD, PhD, of the University of Lleida in Spain, and colleagues for patients with gestational diabetes who followed a low carb diet......... READ MORE
5.	Apple-Shape May Increase Risk for Kidney Dysfunction Arjan Kwakernaak from the University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands and colleagues sought to find out whether or not central distribution of body fat was associated with a higher risk ......... READ MORE
6.	Gems Picture of the Month Gems picture of the month is a cartoon which was part of Cartoon Exhibition of Diabetes Kerala 2012 (www.diabeteskerala2012.net)Whether educated or not, patients in large numbers get attracted to unscientific ........ READ MORE
7.	Green Coffee lovers rejoice: it reduces glucose levels Green coffee is associated with reduced blood glucose levels among normoglycemic adults, according to a study presented at the American Chemical Society's Spring 2013 National Meeting ......... READ MORE
8.	Diabetes drug updates First Details of Empagliflozin Trials Follow US and EU Filings ......... READ MORE
9.	Recipe of the month Summer rolls ......... READ MORE
10.	JDC Updates Diabscreen Kerala Free Camp, Panmana Aashramam, Kollam May 7, 2013 ......... READ MORE