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Weight Loss with Xenical Reduces Threat of Developing Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Friday, January 09, 2004

Patients who achieve weight loss with Xenical® (orlistat) have a significantly reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Magnesium May Help Prevent Development of Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, January 06, 2004

Magnesium-containing foods can prevent development of type 2 diabetes in both men and women, according to the results of a large cohart trial.A second cohort study in the same issue showed a similar benefit, especially for overweight women

Surgical Treatment May Cure Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, January 06, 2004

Gastric bypass surgery, a well-established treatment for morbid obesity , may cure Type 2 diabetes even in individuals who are not overweight, according to a groundbreaking new study.

Type 2 Diabetes Glycemic Control From 1988 to 2000, Better But Worse?

Posted: Tuesday, January 06, 2004

Diabetes is controlled in only 36% of the participants, despite recommendations for early diagnosis and aggressive treatment in recent years.

Lizard Saliva for Diabetes

Posted: Monday, December 22, 2003

The Gila monster is a rare lizard with deadly venom in its saliva. That turns out to be a good thing for type 2 diabetics like Bill Caldwell.Researchers have used the saliva to develop a new drug called exenatide. It’s injected twice a day to help type 2 diabetics keep their blood sugar under control.

“We think that the effect of the drug has something to do with the fact that this animal eats two, maybe three or four times a year,”

Cinnamon Improves Glucose, Lipid Control in Type 2 Diabetics

Posted: Wednesday, December 10, 2003

Patients with Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes may benefit from the regular inclusion of cinnamon in their daily diet to prevent and control elevated glucose and blood lipid levels.

Incidence of Hypoglycemia in Insulin-treated Type 2 Diabetes Higher than Previously Recognized

Posted: Wednesday, December 10, 2003

The prevalence of hypoglycemia is generally considered to be lower in patients with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes compared with type 1 diabetes. However, increasing emphasis on strict glycaemic control has led to earlier introduction of insulin and more intensive regimens for type 2 diabetics in recent years, which may increase the risk of hypoglycemia.

Physical Fitness Predicts Survival in Men with Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, December 10, 2003

Exercise helps to control blood sugar, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and prevent weight gain. Men with Type 2 diabetes are two times more likely to die then those that are considered fit.

Renal Disease Progresses in Slowly Type 2 Diabetics

Posted: Wednesday, December 10, 2003

Type 2 diabetic patients without overt nephropathy have a significant, but slow, course ofrenal insufficiency. In patients with type 2 diabetes with overt nephropathy, the risk for progressive renal failure ishigh. The risk is less well established for those with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria or normalbuminuria.

Susceptibility Genes Explain High Rate of Diabetic Kidney Failure in Blacks

Posted: Wednesday, November 26, 2003

New evidence found that genetic variations in regions of certain chromosomes are linked to severe kidney disease in younger African Americans with diabetes. The findings may ultimately lead to new drugs to prevent kidney failure in diabetics.