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Ten Dollar Pedometer Decreases Blood Pressure and Weight

Posted: Friday, November 23, 2007

The use of a 10 dollar pedometer and a Web site that tracked physical activity levels proved to be powerful motivators for people with diabetes who participated in a recent walking study.

Exercise Fights Heart Failure Better Than Drugs

Posted: Friday, November 23, 2007

Exercise boosts the number of progenitor cells in people with heart failure, and those cells in turn repair and rebuild weakened muscle and blood vessels, researchers report.

Possible To Predict Type 2 in Early Childhood

Posted: Friday, November 16, 2007

It may be possible to predict which kids are most likely to mature into adults with type 2 diabetes - and to nip that risk in the bud. A new study spotlights two key strategies.

Unique Idea: Have Government Subsidize Fruits and Vegetables

Posted: Friday, November 02, 2007

Doctors tell lawmakers to subsidize salads, vegetables and fruit, not fat don't exercise is going to cost them and the taxpayers, plus they will lose years from their lifespan.

New Drug Has Potential to Decrease Diabetic Gastroparesis

Posted: Friday, November 02, 2007

This may be the first product to directly treat gastroparesis by restoring gastrointestinal nitric oxide synthase, thereby increasing stomach motility and improving blood glucose control.

New Blood Test Predicts Future Chance of Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2007

Type 2 diabetes is caused by poor eating habits, hereditary, and lack of exercise. But now, researchers at UCLA say there is another risk factor that doesn't have to do with weight, diet and genes that can help predict who's likely to develop diabetes.

Patients Give Up 10 Quality of Life Years, Rather Then Intensely Manage Their Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, October 04, 2007

Many patients with diabetes say that the inconvenience and discomfort of constant therapeutic vigilance, particularly multiple daily insulin injections, has as much impact on their quality of life as the burden of intermediate complications.

A New Magic Pill Gives The Same Results As Exercise

Posted: Thursday, October 04, 2007

A new study conducted on mice at the Salk Institute, reveals the potential for a drug that can give the same results as exercise

Activity of Any Kind Improves Insulin Sensitivity

Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2007

Total activity -- or more accurately, the lack of it -- appears to be a major driver of insulin resistance, a key component of the metabolic syndrome and a cardiovascular risk factor.

Magic Pill Improves Glycemic Control and Decreases Death by 25% for Type 2's

Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2007

"Imagine an inexpensive pill that could decrease the hemoglobin A1c value by 1 percentage point, reduce cardiovascular death by 25%, and substantially improve functional capacity (strength, endurance, and bone density)."