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Low Glycemic Index Diet Improves Insulin Sensitivity Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2007

Switching to a low glycemic index (GI) diet from a high GI diet can result in improvements in insulin sensitivity, and may thereby lower the risk of type 2 diabetes in overweight or obese individuals with impaired glucose tolerance.

Increasing Proportion of Cardiovascular Disease Due to Diabetes Over the Last 50 Years Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2007

A new study shows that as rates of diabetes have risen in the U.S., the proportion of cardiovascular disease (CVD) linked to diabetes has also increased.

LDL Under 100 Not Low Enough: and HDL of 60 Gains Support Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2007

Fully half of U.S. patients hospitalized for coronary artery disease now have an LDL cholesterol level of 100 mg/dL or less on admission.

Is Inhaled Insulin Still Safe After 2 Years? Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2007

The safety of inhaled insulin is holding up at 2 years in an ongoing study, with adverse pulmonary effects being small, occurring early, and proving reversible on cessation of the drug.

Pizza A Functional Food To Lower Cholesterol? Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2007

A new pizza dough mixture which incorporates cholesterol-lowering plant sterols is set to further expand the market for functional snack foods.

Depression Increases Diabetes Risk Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2007

Poor mood may lead to less exercise and worsening diet and depression appears to raise the odds for diabetes in older people, researchers report.

Resistance Training Lowers Diabetes Risk in Older Adults Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2007

Resistance training may not only help to build muscle in older people, it may also be warding off type 2 diabetes, a new study demonstrates.

A New Risk Factor for Diabetes in Men? Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2007

Men with testosterone levels in the low-normal range appear to be more likely to develop diabetes than those with higher levels, according to a national study.

Baby Boomers First Generation With Shorter Life Spans Than Their Parents Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Baby boomers might be the first generation to enter retirement in worse health than their parents, according to a growing body of evidence, the Washington Post reports.

Type 2 Diabetes Often Asymptomatic in Children Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

The overall prevalence of type 2 diabetes has increased 5-fold in the United States since the 1960s, and children and adolescents are among those affected. However, children often exhibit no symptoms. Therefore, physicians need to be alert for this disease in children and open to the possibility that patients in their 20s might be suffering from the long-term complications of preexisting type 2 disease.

 

 

 

 

 

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