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Shellfish Can Raise Diabetes Risk

Posted: Monday, November 02, 2009

A new U.K. study showed that eating white and oily fish regularly may provide protection against Type 2 diabetes but eating shellfish may have the opposite effect.

Research Points to New Way to Treat Type 2 Diabetes: Insulin First

Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Three years into a six-year study and researchers have reported that the standard treatment for patients with Type 2 diabetes may have to be turned on its head.

Study Finds How Substance in Grapes Can Improve Glucose Control

Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2009

A naturally produced molecule called resveratrol, found in the skin of red grapes, has been shown to lower insulin levels in mice when injected directly into the brain, even when the animals ate a high-fat diet.

Switching from Orals to BiPhasic Insulin Improves Control

Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Initiating insulin therapy with insulin aspart 30/70 (BIAsp 30) improved glycemic control in insulin-naïve patients with Type 2 diabetes who had poor glycemic control with oral antidiabetic drugs, according to new data.

In Early Pregnancy, Metabolic Syndrome Increases the Risk of Preterm Birth

Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Women with metabolic syndrome in early pregnancy have a higher risk for preterm birth, according to study findings.

Obese Diabetics Who Fail Oral Therapy Can Benefit from Gastric Electrical Stimulation

Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Gastric electrical stimulation is a reasonable alternative to insulin and oral hypoglycemic agents in obese Type 2 diabetics who are poorly controlled by oral agents and who are not candidates for gastric bypass surgery.

Targeting the Brain with Resveratrol to Treat Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Resveratrol, a molecule found in red grapes, has been shown to improve diabetes when delivered orally. Until now, however, little has been known about how these beneficial changes are mediated in the body.

Body's Circadian Rhythm Tightly Entwined with Blood Sugar Control

Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Scientists have long struggled to understand the body's biological clock. Its tick-tock wakes us up, reminds us to eat and tells us when to go to bed. But what sets that circadian rhythm?

Weight Loss Independently Predicts Normalization of Glucose Regulation

Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009

True diabetes prevention lies not in maintaining a pre-diabetes state but rather in moving from prediabetes to normal glucose regulation, Dr. Leigh Perreault from the University of Colorado in Aurora and colleagues say.

Healthy Lifestye Factors Can Reduce Deadly Chronic Diseases by 80%

Posted: Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Four healthy lifestyle factors -- never smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly and following a healthy diet -- together appear to be associated with as much as an 80 percent reduction in the risk of developing the most common and deadly chronic diseases, according to a report in Archives of Internal Medicine.