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Diabetic Digest - Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007
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News, updates and help from and for the diabetic community.
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Readers:
It's Valentine's Day! Remember to go easy on the sugar-free
chocolate and candy.
Don't forget to check out the today's recipe for Cocoa that
will keep you warm this winter.
Regards,
Steve
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New Genes Point to Type 2 Diabetes Risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers said on Sunday they had
homed in on five areas of DNA that could account for 70
percent of the genetic risk for type 2 diabetes.
They identified four different areas of genetic variation
that conferred a significant risk of developing diabetes
and confirmed that a fifth area, a gene called TCF7L2
suspected in diabetes, is associated with the disease.
Writing in the journal Nature, the international team of
researchers said their findings would help other scientists
find causes and possible treatments for diabetes. They also
said it showed it was useful to scan people's entire genome
to look for disease-causing genes.
"Our new findings mean that we can create a good genetic
test to predict people's risk of developing this type of
diabetes," said Philippe Froguel of Imperial College
London, who worked on the study.
Type 2, also referred to as adult-onset diabetes, is
becoming more and more common around the world and is
even being found now in children. It is associated with
obesity and a lack of exercise.
"The rapidly increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes
mellitus is thought to be due to environmental factors,
such as increased availability of food and decreased
opportunity and motivation for physical activity, acting
on genetically susceptible individuals," the researchers
wrote.
Constantin Polychronakos of McGill University in Montreal,
Quebec, and colleagues tested nearly 7,000 volunteers --
most with diabetes and many with a known family history
of the disease.
They used new gene chip technology that allowed them to
quickly screen for many of the tiny differences in the
complex genetic code of DNA.
They found four new areas that appear involved in insulin
secretion and pancreatic development. One gene encodes a
protein that helps move zinc ions around and is found
solely in the beta cells, the pancreatic cells that make
and release insulin.
Many of the diabetes-linked variations seem to be the
"older" version of the DNA sequence, suggesting that human
beings evolved to be susceptible to diabetes. This would
support the theory that biological traits that helped
human beings survive famines have become disease-causing
in times of plenty, they said.
Copyright 2006 Reuters Limited.
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Diabetic Recipe
Instant Cocoa Mix
(makes 2 2/3 cups, enough for eight 3/4-cup 180 ml servings)
2 cups (672 g) nonfat dry milk powder
1/2 cup (48 g) lower-fat powdered nondairy creamer
1/2 cup (119 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
10 packets Equal® or 1 tablespoon (15 ml) Equal®Measure
1 teaspoon (5 g) ground cinnamon (optional)
1. Mix together all ingredients. Transfer to a self-sealing
plastic bag.
2. When ready to use, place 1/3 cup (105 g) of the mix in
a heat-proof mug. Add 3/4 cup (180 ml) boiling water
and stir.
Per serving: 104 calories, 8 g protein, 7 g carbohydrate,
2 g fat
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