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Red Meat Increases Diabetes Risk

Posted: Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Middle age and elderly women whose diets include a lot of red meat appear to have an increased risk of developing diabetes. Women who at the highest amounts of red meat were 28 percent more likely to develop diabetes than their peers who ate the lowest amounts. In terms of specific meats linked to diabetes, bacon and hot dogs were identified as two of the worst offenders.

Exenatide New Drug Application Accepted by the FDA

Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2004

First potential therapy in a new class of drugs under investigation for the treatment of type 2 diabetes known as incretin mimetics.
Lilly and Company announced that the New Drug Application (NDA) for exenatide has been accepted for review by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Help Is On The Way For Losing Weight And Smoking Cessation

Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2004

First year results of the two year trial Rimonabant In Obesity (RIO, a Phase III clinical study), showed a 3.5 inch reduction in waist circumference, 19 pounds lost, reduced metabolic syndrome 50%, raised HDL 28%. Rimonabant (endocannabinoid) in another study doubled the odds of quitting smoking without weight gain

Low Carb Diets Are Beneficial in Reducing Visceral Fat in Type 2

Posted: Wednesday, September 08, 2004

when restrict diet was made isocaloric, a low calorie/low carbohydrate diet might be more effective treatment for a reduction of visceral fat, improved insulin sensitivity and increased in HDL–C levels than low calorie/high carbohydrate diet in obese subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus

New Screening Techniques To Distinguish Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, September 08, 2004

Serum concentrations of adiponectin and leptin can aid in discriminating between diabetes type 1 and type 2 in adolescents and children. "Our findings," Dr. Atkinson concluded, should not only help differentiate the conditions "but in addition, may provide clues to the mechanisms that underlie each disorder and point to targets aimed at preventing diabetes."

New Study Shows Walking Reduces Risk of Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, September 07, 2004

Researchers at Glasgow Universitybelieve 30 minutes of moderate exercise or walking every day could significantly reduce the risk of getting Type 2 diabetes.Although people with a parent who has Type 2 diabetes are three times more likely to get the condition themselves, the study found that taking part in regular exercise could make significant changes to the metabolism to reduce this risk.

Symptomless Heart Disease Common Among Diabetics

Posted: Tuesday, September 07, 2004

Known as myocardial ischemia, this serious condition occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood to meet its metabolic needs, usually due to plaque build-up in the coronary arteries. When no symptoms are present, the disease is said to be "silent."

Tomato Juice Reduces Clotting in Diabetics

Posted: Tuesday, September 07, 2004

Researchers have found that drinking tomato juice for three weeks had a blood-thinning effect in people with the disease. The juice reduced "platelet aggregation" -- the blood's ability to clot.

"In diabetes, there are a lot of pro-inflammatory markers that contribute to increasing platelet aggregation, so if there's something we can do that can reverse or limit that, that would be a very positive thing,"

Low Glycemic Index Diet Helpful in Men With Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2004

Although carbohydrates will be included in any diet for a patient with diabetes, the glycemic index can separate foods based on their effects on long-term glycemic control. Carbohydrates such as pasta, lentils, chickpeas, and pumpernickel have a low glycemic index while wholemeal bread, French baguettes, potatoes, and rice have a higher glycemic index.

Low HDL-C Ups Risk of Breast Cancer in Older Overweight Women

Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2004

Women with type 2 diabetes usually have low HDL-C, increasing risk for breast cancer.
Low-levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), as a component of the metabolic syndrome, may serve as a marker of breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women, research suggests