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Mediterranean Diet & Diabetes
For recently−diagnosed diabetics, following a Mediterranean−style diet may reduce the need for blood sugar medications. The effect of this diet on insulin sensitivity is one reason it appears to help.... more
10/02/09

An Aid For High Blood Sugar?
Adding carnitine, a nutrient essential for proper fat metabolism, to rats' diets for eight weeks restored the rats' fuel−burning ability. And in a small human study... more
09/17/09

A Type 2 Diabetes Cure?
When PEDF, a protein released by fat cells, was neutralized in obese mice their insulin resistance vanished... more
08/05/09

Vitamin C Eases Vessel Damage
Vitamin C administered with insulin helped end the damage to blood vessels so common in both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, a finding that holds promise for the long-term complications associated with the disease... more
07/16/09

Obese Moms’ Babies At Risk
Obese women pass on insulin resistance -- abnormally high insulin and blood sugar levels -- to their infants in utero. These babies often have high levels of fat... more
07/10/09

Triglycerides And Neuropathy
When it comes to predicting the likelihood that a diabetic patient will develop neuropathy in the near future, looking at blood fats may be a much more valuable indicator than blood sugars... more
06/19/09

Nighttime Is The Right Time
For kidney patients who need dialysis, the option of undergoing treatment overnight can be an appealing alternative to the standard daytime sessions and may offer medical benefits... more
06/10/09

Glitazones and Macular Edema
This class of diabetes drugs can increase the risk of fluid buildup in the eye. Untreated, this macular edema can cause blurring and vision loss. But do the benefits outweigh the risks?... more
05/04/09

Virus Linked To Diabetes?
A common enterovirus may be the tipping point in a chain of events that causes beta cells in the pancreas to stop producing insulin... more
03/30/09

Drug Ads Need To Offer More
Direct-to-consumer advertising should do more to present the benefits of drugs, as well as side effects, so consumers can make better-informed decisions with their doctors. Drug fact boxes help... more
03/11/09

Another TV/ Diabetes Link
African American women who watched 5+ hours of T.V. a day were 86% more likely to develop diabetes than those who watched less than one hour. Taking a brief walk instead.... more
01/13/09

Metabolic Syndrome
This cluster of factors that often leads to heart disease and diabetes and stroke appears to be influenced by poor dental health, lack of calcium and.... more
12/23/08

Feet First for Diabetics
People with diabetes need exercise, and now it appears that even those with peripheral neuropathy may benefit from exercise without increased risk of foot ulcers.... more
12/02/08

Diet Promotes Diabetes
A new study has found that people who eat a calorie-dense diet (think steak and ice cream) are up to 60% more likely to develop adult onset diabetes.... more
11/19/08

Shark Attack? No, Even Worse
The risk of developing diabetes is high, very high. So why aren’t people more afraid and why don’t they take steps to prevent the disease? It is about imagery...more
11/10/08

Treating Heart Risk in the Obese -- Pills Are Not Enough
Overweight people with hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol may think that the medication they take will protect them from heart disease...more
6/3/08

Using Breakfast to Stabilize Blood Sugar
What you eat for breakfast can reduce the insulin rollercoaster and your risk for heart attack, stroke, type 2 diabetes and heart failure...more
5/6/08

Vitamin D in Childhood Lowers Diabetes Risk
Whether from sunlight or supplementation, Vitamin D has been found to reduce the risk of diabetes...more
3/21/08

Stem Cell Transplant and Diabetes
Stem cell transplant can provide temporary relief from insulin...more
4/16/07

Belly Fat and Disease
Excess belly fat contributes to increased inflammation? more
3/15/07

Sleep Loss and Diabetes
African-Americans + high blood-sugar = poor sleep... more
9/22/06

Does Prostate Cancer Treatment Cause Diabetes and Heart Disease?
A common treatment increases risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease... more
9/22/06

Obesity and Your Baby's Diet
Minimally processed food better for baby... more
9/7/06

If You Needed a Reason to Drink Coffee
Coffee fights Type 2 diabetes... more
6/30/06

Sugary Risk
Making a few lifestyle changes can help prevent diabetes... more
3/11/03


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