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Chromium Picolinate Linked With Reduced Carbohydrate Cravings Posted: Friday, October 07, 2005

Patients who reported the highest levels of carbohydrate cravings demonstrated significantly greater reductions than the placebo group

Daytime Sleepiness Linked with Depression and Diabetes Posted: Friday, October 07, 2005

Drowsiness is more common in people younger than 30 and in those older than 75. Researchers are recommending that adults who are drowsy during the day should get a thorough checkup for depression and diabetes.

FDA Approves Pfizer's Lipitor® to Reduce Risk of Strokes and Heart Attacks Posted: Friday, October 07, 2005

Patients on Lipitor experienced 50% fewer strokes than those on placebo.

Metformin Should be the First Drug of Choice for Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Friday, October 07, 2005

Using metformin alone can improve control of blood glucose, while also reducing risk factors for heart disease such as excess body weight, cholesterol levels and hypertension

Nerve Changes from Diabetes Begin Earlier Than Previously Known Posted: Friday, October 07, 2005

New Drug Treatment Prevents Loss of Transplanted Islet Cells Posted: Friday, October 07, 2005

transplanted insulin-producing cells survive better when the activation of a specific type of immune cell is blocked

New Link Between Smoking and Diabetes Posted: Friday, October 07, 2005

A five-year study has found that cigarette smokers were almost twice as likely as nonsmokers to develop the most common form of diabetes.

New Test Predicts Damage from Diabetes Posted: Friday, October 07, 2005

New test has the potential to be as significant to health care as measuring cholesterol levels. The test is based on determining the level of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) in the body, which form when sugar damages proteins.

Pedometers Increase Activity for Patients Seen at a Family Medicine Clinic Posted: Friday, October 07, 2005

The purpose of this pilot study was to examine whether the addition of a pedometer to brief physician counseling could help patients increase their ambulatory activity. Average individual improvement was 41% over the study period

Recovery Time from Bell’s Palsy Longer for Those with Diabetes Posted: Friday, October 07, 2005

In diabetic patients, recovery from Bell’s palsy was delayed and the facial movement score remained low in comparison with nondiabetic patients.

 

 

 

 

 

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