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Omega-3 Use Shows Diabetes Benefits

Posted: Monday, November 07, 2011

A new study has found that omega-3 fatty acids, better known as fish oil, may help to protect against chronic inflammation and insulin resistance.

Pyridoxamine May Slow Early Diabetic Nephropathy

Posted: Saturday, November 05, 2011

Pyridoxamine (vitamin B6) is known to be an effective scavenger of reactive oxygen species and a potent inhibitor of advanced glycation end products. A new study demonstrated the benefits for patients with Type 2 diabetes.

NIH Urges You To Make a Plan To Prevent Diabetes, Complications

Posted: Wednesday, November 02, 2011

In observance of National Diabetes Month and World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14, the National Institutes of Health urges people to set goals and make plans to prevent diabetes and diabetes-related complications.

Andrew P. Mandell - MR. DIABETES® Offers Diabetes Prevention Lessons to Kuwait and U.S.

Posted: Tuesday, November 01, 2011

U.S. Department of State Program for Diabetes Awareness in Kuwait Highlights Prevention Opportunities at Home and Abroad.

Aerobic Exercise and Quality of Life for Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Posted: Sunday, October 30, 2011

Eight-week aerobic exercise program had a major impact on fasting blood sugar, HbA1c, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Weight-Loss Drugs Important in Type 2 Diabetes Management

Posted: Sunday, October 23, 2011

Optimizing weight "should be a priority" in the management of patients with type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes Medication Compliance a Major U.S. Issue

Posted: Sunday, October 23, 2011

We need to do a better job. Research by the New England Healthcare Institute shows that patients who don't take their medications as prescribed, cost the U.S. health care system an estimated $290 billion in avoidable medical spending each year.

Children Destined to Be Obese and Eventually Diabetic Identified by Age 3.5

Posted: Sunday, October 09, 2011

A prospective analysis of body mass index (BMI) in 1957 children from ages 5 months to 8 years reveals that an "atypically elevated BMI trajectory" that leads to obesity is identifiable by age 3.5 years.

Men Develop Diabetes with Less Weight Gain than Women

Posted: Sunday, October 09, 2011

Men apparently develop type 2 diabetes with less weight gain than women a finding that may help explain why men have higher rates of diabetes in many parts of the world.

Liver Function Tests (LFTs) Often Miss Liver Disease in Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Saturday, October 08, 2011

Conventional liver function tests may miss a diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes.