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Cheese May Reduce Risk for Diabetes

Posted: Saturday, July 28, 2012

Cheese lovers can reduce their chances of developing type 2 diabetes by 12%.

Diabetes Remission after Gastric Bypass Determined by Beta Cell Function Not Weight Loss

Posted: Saturday, July 21, 2012

Remission of type 2 diabetes in severely obese people after bariatric surgery hinges on baseline beta cell function, not weight loss.

New Strategies for Diabetes Treatment

Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2012

Researchers are trying new approaches to treat type 2 diabetes amid widespread uncertainty about the most effective therapies and concerns that current strategies might be doing some patients more harm than good.

New Position Statement on Diabetes for Older Adults

Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2012

Three international diabetes groups have taken the first step toward developing a global initiative to improve diabetes care for older people.

Heading Off Diabetes' Disability

Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2012

A study indicates that overweight people with diabetes can improve their ability simply to get around if they can control their weight and be more physically active.

A Common Exercise Lowers Risk for Diabetes by 29 Percent

Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2012

This exercise, which just about everyone can do, can lower risk for diabetes and reduce weight gain and improve cardiovascular health....

New Glucose Index Predicts Diabetes Remission after Gastric Bypass

Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2012

Predictive factors for type 2 diabetes remission following gastric bypass include insulin use and preoperative glucose disposition index....

New Research Finds That Not All Calories Are the Same

Posted: Monday, July 02, 2012

The statement that "all foods can be part of a healthful diet as long as you watch calories … is really misleading"....

Nectarines, Plums and Peaches Fight Obesity and Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Stone fruits, also known as drupes, such as nectarines, plums and peaches, may contain useful compounds that help fight-off metabolic syndrome....

Children with Type 2 Diabetes Progress More Rapidly to Complications than Those Diagnosed as Adults

Posted: Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Many are unable to control A1c and many develop markers of risk for cardiovascular complications....