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Twenty Minutes of Exercise Cuts Diabetes Risk

Posted: Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Just 20 minutes of exercise a day can protect kids from diabetes.

Dramatic Benefits in Diabetes for Small Blood Pressure Drops to Below Normal

Posted: Friday, September 07, 2012

Even normotensive patients with diabetes can reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke, and renal failure by lowering blood pressure.

Tasty Berries Decrease Blood Sugars

Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Scientists have found compounds that inhibit enzymes responsible for carbohydrate absorption and assimilation similar to the alpha-glucosidase inhibitors. And that could mean a tasty way to help people with diabetes decrease their blood sugar.

Physicians Recommending Apps to Their Baby Boomer Patients

Posted: Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Sixty percent of boomers are likely to download an app recommended by a physician, but the question is how to get them to use it.

Physical Activity Lowers Inflammation

Posted: Monday, August 20, 2012

Middle-age individuals who are physically active have lower levels of inflammatory markers sustained over time.

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"....