April 1st 2011

Some Type 1 Diabetics Seem Shielded Against Complications

The study found that in one group that had diabetes for 50 years, many never developed expected problems

>> Link to article in HealthDay (MedlinePlus)

>> Link to original article in Diabetes Care journal

Feb 2011

Suspension of Avandia (rosiglitazone) from New Zealand market

Diabetes medicine rosiglitazone will be withdrawn from the New Zealand market on 29 April 2011 after a safety review found an elevated risk of cardiovascular events in patients treated with this medicine.

>> Article by Ministry of Health

Feb 10th 2011

Link between Enterovirus infection and Type 1 diabetes in childhood.

Children with Type 1 diabetes are nearly 10 times as likely to also have a viral infection than healthy children, Australian research suggests.

Childhood diabetes has been linked to enteroviruses, which can lead to cold, flu and even meningitis. However the review of 26 existing studies by a group in Australia, published in the British Medical Journal, does not prove that the virus causes diabetes.

Read the original article in BMJ.