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Diabetes and Adoption
Rachel and her husband chose to adopt a baby instead of meeting the challenges of handling a high risk pregnancy and Rachel’s type 1 diabetes at the same time. She shares their thought process and ultimate happy ending about the decision to bring a child into their lives.
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Chris Matthews Makes Time for Diabetes
Hosting Hardball on MSNBC and The Chris Matthews Show keep Chris Matthews working long hours. But Matthews got a lesson in priorities and made some life changes when he was diagnosed with type 2.
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A Chihuahua with Diabetes
Olivia and her dog both have diabetes and today they comfort and encourage each other through the rigors of dealing with the disease. Plus, find out what it means when your domestic pet is diagnosed with diabetes.
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Smoking and Diabetes
Smoking has severe effects on your diabetes and your health. Learn why diabetes and smoking are an especially bad combination and get some tips from the experts on how to quit.
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Continuous Glucose Monitors
CGM is a relatively new technology, but the information it provides is invaluable. Find out what CGM offers and whether it could help you.
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Latest Type 1 Issues Articles
Candesartan not only reduced the occurrence of retinopathy in patients who entered the study free of the condition, but also slowed the progression of the disease in those who already had it.
Brits Report That Hypertension Drug Lowers Retinopathy Risk in Type 1s
According to the British public health organization Diabetes UK, a four-year study has shown that the drug candesartan reduces the chances of people with type 1 diabetes developing retinopathy by almost 20 percent.
These findings could lead to the first-time use of a drug therapy to treat retinopathy. Retinopathy, a common consequence of diabetes in which blood vessels in the eye begin to leak and then scar from the effects of high blood sugar, is currently treated with surgery or laser therapy.
Candesartan is a hypertension treatment commonly sold under the trade names Amias, Atacand, Blopress, and Ratacand by the drug companies AstraZeneca and Takeda Pharmaceuticals.
The researchers, from Imperial College in London, tracked more than 1,400 patients with type 1 diabetes, administering candesartan to 711 of them and a placebo to the remaining 710.
They noted that the drug not only reduced the occurrence of retinopathy in patients who entered the study free of the condition, but also slowed the progression of the disease in those who already had it.
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