Researchers find diabetes trigger, possible fix

[wdlove]

Researchers at Joslyn Diabetes Center in Boston have have a genetic trigger, "Master Switch" in the liver of obese adults. It causes a low level inflammation that can produces Type II or adult type diabetes. Research than a low cost aspirin type medication can reduce this inflammation. This treatment has been found to work in mice. Human testing is underway.

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/health_science/articles/2005/01/31/researchers_find_diabetes_trigger_possible_fix/

 

[themadchemist]

This is very cool. Particularly since salicylates are so safe, it may be possible, as the article suggests, to do human studies with currently-available drugs pretty quickly. Also, current salicylates might serve as good lead compounds to modify and develop into a more effective drug against the NF-kB production.

 

[Jalexster]

SNIP
although IMHO the best way still to treat that is to stop stuffing your face with fast food **** and work out your fat ass
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I find that quite insulting. As a person who knows several people with diabetes, I don't think your additude is very nice.

 

[wdlove]

I find that quite insulting. As a person who knows several people with diabetes, I don't think your attitude is very nice.

Maybe he was confusing obesity with diabetes. Still it's not nice to use that kind of language.

 

[themadchemist]

Maybe he was confusing obesity with diabetes. Still it's not nice to use that kind of language.

While his word choice was poor, he does make an important point. As you undoubtedly know wdlove, obesity greatly increases the risk of developing diabetes. Therefore, a healthy diet and enough exercise are important to preventing this disease, as they are for preventing so many others. This is especially true if you have a high risk of disease by way of heredity. Of course, all the exercise and wise diet choices in the world don't always prevent the disease, and there are other risk factors (like heredity, mentioned above) at work. Therefore, a cure, or at least an effective therapy, is extremely important, considering the number of people who do suffer from the disease.

 

[wdlove]

Doctors are urging loosing, diet, and exercise to treat Type II, Adult onset diabetes. Now they are urging early detection of those at risk beginning at age thirty. Doctors are now pushing for aggressive treatment with two or more medications.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/02/03/aggressive_treatment_of_diabetes_is_urged/