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Possible Target for Diabetes Treatment Identified Posted: Sunday, April 01, 2012

Researchers have discovered that deficiency of a single protein, Mitofusin 2, in muscle and hepatic cells of mice is sufficient to cause tissues to become insensitive to insulin, thus producing an increase in blood glucose concentrations and becoming a potential protein for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Metformin for Diabetes Prevention Is Safe, Well-Tolerated Posted: Sunday, April 01, 2012

Long-term treatment with metformin is safe for preventing or delaying the development of type 2 diabetes.

New Evidence Links Alzheimer's and Diabetes Posted: Saturday, March 31, 2012

An emerging body of research suggests that Alzheimer's disease may be linked to insulin resistance, constituting a third type of diabetes.

Artificial Pancreas Testing Approved for Outpatients Posted: Saturday, March 31, 2012

The FDA has approved a key testing phase for an artificial pancreas developed by researchers of the University of Virginia, which could potentially automate care for millions of those with type 1 diabetes.

Retinopathy Can Signal Impending Cognitive Decline Posted: Monday, March 26, 2012

In a group of healthy older women, retinopathy was associated with worsening cognitive function over 10 years and with larger ischemic lesion volumes on brain imaging.

White Rice Linked to Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Monday, March 26, 2012

Eating more white rice may up the risk of type 2 diabetes by 27%, especially for Asian populations.

New Profile Program Discovers Those Predisposed to Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Monday, March 26, 2012

Team finds medically relevant info using personalized "-omics".

Using A1c Test is Cost-Effective to Diagnose Prediabetes Posted: Monday, March 26, 2012

Using A1c to catch prediabetes is cost-effective if the threshold for diagnosis is set at 5.7%.

H. Pylori Linked to Diabetes Marker Posted: Sunday, March 25, 2012

The bug that causes ulcers may also play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes.

Resistant Starch Shows Blood Sugar Benefits Posted: Sunday, March 25, 2012

Thirty grams per day of resistant starch may improve sensitivity to insulin by 73% for men, but not women.

 

 

 

 

 

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