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Medicine Wheel Helps Natives Cope with Diabetes Posted: Sunday, January 03, 2010

South Dakota State University research showed an intervention strategy based on the Native American spiritual concept of the Medicine Wheel brought positive changes for diabetics.

Reducing TV Time Helps Adults Burn More Calories Posted: Sunday, January 03, 2010

Adults who used an electronic lock-out system to reduce their television time by half did not change their calorie intake but did expend more energy over a three-week period.

Glycemic Index Education Leads to Better Diabetes Control Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

Nine weeks of education about the glycemic index in foods is enough to encourage adults with Type 2 diabetes to adopt better dietary habits that result in improvements to their health, recent research suggests.

Sugar Substitutes Increase Release of GLP-1 Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

Combining artificial sweeteners with the real thing boosts the stomach's secretion of a hormone that makes people feel full and helps control blood sugar, new research shows.

More than 90% of People with Gum Disease Are at Risk for Diabetes Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

An overwhelming majority of people who have periodontal (gum) disease are also at high risk for diabetes and should be screened for diabetes, a New York University nursing-dental research team has found.

Eating Out Too Often Can Increase Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

Those who ate two meals per week of fried chicken were at 68 percent increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, compared to those who ate none.

Steroid Injections Slow Diabetes-Related Eye Disease Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009

Injecting the corticosteroid triamcinolone into the eye may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that can cause vision loss and blindness, according to a report.

Breastfeeding Curbs Heart and Diabetes Risk Factors Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009

Mothers who breastfeed seem to have a lower long-term risk of developing a collection of risk factors for diabetes and heart disease than women who bottle-feed, a new study suggests.

Exenatide Once Weekly DURATION-5 Study Results Announced Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009

Eli Lilly and Company, and Amylin announced positive results from a head-to-head study comparing exenatide once weekly, an investigational diabetes therapy, to BYETTA® (exenatide) injection taken twice daily, in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Coffee, Decaf and Tea All Associated with Reduced Risk for Diabetes Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009

Individuals who drink more coffee (regular or decaffeinated) or tea appear to have a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of previous studies.

 

 

 

 

 

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