Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Connection Between Thiamine (Vitamin B1) and Diabetes


Researchers at Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, have discovered that deficiency of thiamineVitamin B1 - may be key to a range of vascular problems for people with diabetes. They have also solved the mystery as to why thiamine deficiency in diabetes had remained hidden until now.

The University of Warwick researchers, led by Professor Paul Thornalley, have shown conclusively that diabetic patients are thiamine deficient in blood plasma. They were also able to solve the mystery of what was happening to thiamine in diabetic patients and connect it more closely to vascular complications in diabetic patients.

The team found that thiamine concentration in blood plasma was decreased 76% in type 1 diabetic patients and 75% in type 2 diabetic patients.

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Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Diabetics Face Sleep Apnea More



Healthy Day reported on July 30, 2007 about a National Sleep Foundation study that showed that 36 percent of type 2 diabetics suffer from sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea occurs when impaired breathing due to collapsed airways triggers multiple nighttime awakenings. the report found that men, particularly those over the age of 62, were more than twice as likely as women to experience interrupted sleep.

The researchers recommend that clinicians screen patients with type 2 diabetes for obstructive sleep apnea.

The report said The National Sleep Foundation estimates that more than 18 million people suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, although the majority of people have not been diagnosed with the disorder. Obstructive sleep apnea is related to a multitude of health risks, including heart disease, high blood pressure, depression, sexual dysfunction and an increased risk of car accidents.

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