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Excessive Cleanliness Blamed For The Prevalence Of Type 1 Diabetes

September 23rd 2008 02:31

"Clean up the rubbish tip that is your room, Arnold!!!" yelled my mum.

"It's a bloody pig sty!!!" she added.

I'm sure we've all heard something similar from our mum's when we were younger - some still do (and I feel for you) - and it still makes me shudder when I recall the times she had to unleash her vocal hairdryer to make me clean up my messy room.

But is being a bit messy really all that bad? Apparently not. According to new research, excessive cleanliness may be to blame for the prevalence of Type 1 diabetes thus adding further weight to claims that our infection wary society is shunting the progression of our immune system to handle disorders like allergies or auto immune diseases.

Scientists say so-called good bacteria in the intestine may have a role in stopping our bodies from developing Type 1 diabetes.

The research published in the latest edition of "Nature" has also found the presence of such bacteria in the gut may also reduce the severity of the illness.

You can read more about this latest research here.

Oh, and the next time your mum gives you grief for not tidying your room, you now have scientific evidence to back up your reasoning. Somehow, I don't think she'll buy it but hey, it's worth trying ain't it? [abc.net.au]

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Weekly Jabs For Diabetics May Be Possible

September 9th 2008 05:29

Those that know anyone - close friends or family - who suffer from diabetes, especially those that suffer from Type 2, will know how much of an inconvenience it is to be required constant monitoring of blood sugar levels and the unpleasantness of twice a day insulin jabs.

Well, according to the latest research, there could be an end to the twice a day jabs with a replacement jab that is effective for up to a week. This has been made possible due to a new formulation of exenatide, a drug used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2 by increasing secretion of insulin to break down sugar after a meal. The new formulation gives the drug better control of blood sugar levels than the current regime of twice a day jabs, according to the University of Toronto in Canada.

The research was conducted over 30 weeks and on 259 patients who were either given a shot of a long-acting form of exenatide once a week, or had the traditional twice-a-day jabs.

The impact of the treatments was assessed by measuring levels of a chemical called haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in the patients' blood. Lower levels of this chemical are an indication that blood sugar levels are being controlled effectively.

Consequently, patients who were given the once a week jab registered a bigger average drop in HbA1c levels than those who had the twice daily jabs. A higher proportion of them also hit the target level for HbA1c during the study.

The were also fewer side effects such as dizziness, headache etc. for the once a week jab.

Details of the study were presented to a European Association for the Study of Diabetes conference in Rome and if confirmed, could transform the lives of Type 2 diabetics around the world. [bbc.co.uk]

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