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Holidays Can Be Dangerous For Diabetics

Posted: Saturday, April 10, 2004

The lack of long-term control of blood sugar levels that puts diabetics at risk of complications stems largely from lapses in eating and exercise habits during the winter holiday season, new research indicates.

The Today Study Will Identify Best Treatment For Type 2 Diabetes In Youth

Posted: Saturday, April 10, 2004

The TODAY (Treatment Options for type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth) study is the first clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Department of Health and Human Services, to focus on type 2 diabetes in youth. A clinical study comparing three treatments of type 2 diabetes in children and teens has begun in 12 medical centers and their affiliated sites around the country.

Strength Training Increases Insulin Action in Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, March 31, 2004

Strength training improves the effect of insulin in skeletal muscle of patients with type 2 diabetes. Dr. Flemming Dela from the University of Copenhagen stated that "physical inactivity is becoming close to the number-one leading cause of death in the US."

Diabetes Reduces Pulmonary Function

Posted: Thursday, March 18, 2004

Reduced lung volumes and airflow limitation are likely to be chronic complications of type 2 diabetes. The lung is a target organ in diabetes and that glycemic exposure is a strong determinant of reduced pulmonary function in type 2 patients. Furthermore, because measures of airflow limitation predict all-cause mortality in type 2 diabetes, intensive glycemic management may reduce the risk of death through improved ventilatory function independent of other beneficial effects."

Increased Risk For Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Metabolic Syndrome For Relatives of Type 2 Diabetics

Posted: Thursday, March 18, 2004

A high proportion of first-degree relatives of patients with type 2 diabetes will develop impaired or diabetic glucose tolerance in association with multiple other metabolic syndrome characteristics.

Increased Risk For Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Metabolic Syndrome For Relatives of Type 2 Diabetics

Posted: Thursday, March 18, 2004

A high proportion of first-degree relatives of patients with type 2 diabetes will develop impaired or diabetic glucose tolerance in association with multiple other metabolic syndrome characteristics

Racial Differences Evident in Development of Insulin Resistance

Posted: Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Results of a study confirm the existence of intrinsic racial differences in insulin sensitivity that are independent of obesity and pubertal progression, and may influence the development of glucose intolerance.

Women With Type 2 Diabetes Have Increased Risks Of Poor Cognitive Function & Substantial Cognitive Decline

Posted: Wednesday, March 10, 2004

"Women with type 2 diabetes had increased odds of poor cognitive function and substantial cognitive decline. Use of oral hypoglycemic therapy, however, may ameliorate risk. Women with diabetes were at 25-35% increased odds of poor cognitive function.

Whole Grains Good for the Diabetic Heart

Posted: Saturday, March 06, 2004

Women with type 2 diabetes who incorporate more whole grains, bran, and cereal fiber into their diets may reduce their risk of heart disease, according to a new study.

What's more, low-glycemic index foods, that is, readily digested carbohydrates that cause a rapid rise in blood sugar levels, may also help to curb early signs of heart trouble

Unique Plants To Treat Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, March 04, 2004

Clinical trials may be done with three indigenous plants to South Africa which, have been shown to have diabetes-treating properties. Research has provisionally found the plants - prescribed by traditional healers to their patients - to be effective and non-toxic, If successful, a drug developed from the research would be much cheaper than existing commercial medicine for type 2 diabetes.