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Regaining Normal Glucose Function in Patients with Prediabetes

Posted: Sunday, January 03, 2010

Diabetes prevention likely resides in the restoration of Normal Glucose Regulation (NGR) rather than in the maintenance of a high-risk state, such as pre-diabetes. Therefore, it is encouraging to note that nearly one quarter of the study participants achieved NGR within the 3-year study window. Over half of those patients did so in the first year, so for the most part, those who succeed in having NGR restored will do so relatively quickly.

Type 2 Diabetes Gene Predisposes Children to Obesity

Posted: Sunday, January 03, 2010

Pediatric researchers have found that a gene already implicated in the development of Type 2 diabetes in adults also raises the risk of being overweight during childhood. The finding sheds light on the genetic origins of diabetes and may present an avenue for developing drugs to counteract the disease, which has been on the upswing in childhood and adolescence.

Discovery of New Gene Called Brd2 that Regulates Obesity and Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

The chance discovery of a genetic mutation that makes mice enormously fat but protects them from diabetes has given researchers at Boston University School of Medicine, MA, new insights into the cellular mechanisms that link obesity to Type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes Risk Depends on Which Parent a DNA Variant Is Inherited From

Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

Icelandic biologists have discovered that the genetic risk of several common diseases, like Type 2 diabetes and cancer, can depend on which parent a DNA variant is inherited from.

More than 90% of People with Gum Disease Are at Risk for Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

An overwhelming majority of people who have periodontal (gum) disease are also at high risk for diabetes and should be screened for diabetes, a New York University nursing-dental research team has found.

High Testosterone in Women Linked with Insulin Resistance and CVD

Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

In postmenopausal women, high testosterone levels increase the risk for insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and coronary heart disease, a new study shows.

Prostate Cancer Treatment Linked to Increased Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease

Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

New research shows that the risk of heart attack, stroke, sudden cardiac death and diabetes in men who underwent androgen deprivation therapy was 20 to 30 percent higher.

Gene Mutations Identify African-Americans Pre-Determined for Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

Blood samples were analyzed for differences (mutations) in DNA and RNA that affect the level of gene expression. The result of these mutations would cause the individual to be less able to metabolize carbohydrates.

Eating Out Too Often Can Increase Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

Those who ate two meals per week of fried chicken were at 68 percent increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, compared to those who ate none.

One-Hour Glucose Levels a Marker for Heart Disease

Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009

Elevated 1-hour plasma glucose (1hPG) levels in persons without overt diabetes (DM) may be a marker for cardiovascular risk, according to the results of a study.