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Yogurt Can Help Delay Diabetes Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2007

Homemade curd delays onset of diabetes, slowing down the progression of diabetes, lowering bad cholesterol and raising heart-protective good cholesterol. The findings have been reported in the latest issue of international journal Nutrition.

Lipid Effects of Diabetes Agents May Protect Arterial Function Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2007

Lipoprotein subfraction changes may be at the root of the dyslipidemia accompanying type 2 diabetes and help explain how thiazolidinediones improve carotid intima-media thickness.

Diabetics at Increased Risk of Hearing Loss Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007

Diabetics should be screened for hearing loss because they have twice the risk of developing hearing loss as are nondiabetics.

For Diabetes/Prediabetes Screening, Random Blood Sugars are Cheaper and Easier Then OGTT Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007

For diabetes and prediabetes screening, random plasma glucose testing alone appears to be at least as good as the full gamut of metabolic syndrome tests, and is easier and cheaper to boot, researchers found.

Neuropathy Most Likely to Strike in Type 2 Diabetes Not in Type 1 Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007

Painful neuropathy is more common in patients with type 2 diabetes than in those with type 1, due to metabolic syndrome, researchers suggest, because of a link with the metabolic syndrome.

Markers of "Prediabetes" Independently Raises Mortality Risk 60% Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007

Markers of impaired glucose metabolism in nondiabetics were independently related to increased risks of all-cause and cardiovascular death in a large population-based study.

Early Tight Control and Aggressive Treatment Pays Off Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007

There seems to be a point of no return in the onset of diabetes and scientists have speculated exposure to high glucose levels quickly creates a metabolic memory due to glycation, in which diabetes persists long after the glucose levels are corrected.

Stone-Age Low-Carb Diet Is Best to Lower Blood Sugars Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007

According to a new study you can toss out the Mediterranean cookbooks and turn back to the Stone Age if you're looking to lower your blood-sugar levels.

Diabetes-Related Education Cuts Hospitalizations and Charges Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007

Diabetes education, especially counseling from nutritionists, can reduce hospitalizations and lower hospital charges by 14 thousand dollars, for urban, low-income patients.

U.S. Survey Shows Uninsured Numbers 43.6 Million Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007

Just under 44 million Americans had no health insurance in 2006, according to a survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

 

 

 

 

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