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New Test for Insulin Resistance

Posted: Friday, June 23, 2006

Lowering blood levels of a protein found in higher quantities among those with insulin resistance might cut the risk of diabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease, a new study suggests. Raised levels of the protein in the blood may provide an early warning sign of the development of type 2 diabetes.

Study Shows New Non-Invasive Device Screens Diabetes Better Than Fasting Plasma Glucose Test

Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006

Diabetes biomarkers found in skin shown to Correlate well with diabetes risk.

One-Third of Adults With Diabetes Still Don't Know They Have It

Posted: Friday, June 02, 2006

The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in U.S. adults age 20 and older has risen from about 5.1% to 6.5%, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

New Study Advances Treatments to Prevent Type 2 and Metabolic Syndrome

Posted: Friday, June 02, 2006

Insulin uses two distinct mechanisms to control glucose and the metabolism of blood fats (lipids) in the liver. Failures in each of these networks can lead to serious health problems: the breakdown of glucose metabolism that can lead to type 2 diabetes, and the malfunction of lipid metabolism contributing to metabolic syndrome, which is a cluster of conditions that puts people at increased risk of heart disease, vascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

Metabolic Syndrome Independently Tied to Heart Failure

Posted: Friday, June 02, 2006

Findings from a new study suggest that metabolic syndrome is a risk factor for the development of heart failure, independent of known risk factors for the condition, such as interim MI.

Georgia to Pay Diabetes Doctors for Performance

Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Georgia will provide bonuses to doctors who care for state employees with diabetes, and improve their outcomes.

Type 2 Diabetes Rising Among U.S. Adolescents

Posted: Monday, May 22, 2006

Some 39,000 adolescents in the United States already have obesity-linked type 2 diabetes, and nearly 3 million more may have blood sugar levels that could spur diabetes and other health problems, researchers report. Curbing obesity can help avert a public health crisis, experts say.

Beverage Industry Agrees to Halt Soda Sales in Schools

Posted: Monday, May 15, 2006

Bill Clinton, has done what public health experts failed to do. He pulled the plug on public school soda machines.

Findings Shed Light on Mechanism of Condition Associated With Heart Disease, Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Monday, May 15, 2006

Researchers have shown, for the first time, that blocking the action of a critical protein with etanercept can improve multiple inflammatory pathways in patients with the metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes.

Metformin and Lifestyle Intervention Prevents Metabolic Syndrome

Posted: Thursday, April 27, 2006

"The metabolic syndrome is a high-risk state for diabetes and cardiovascular disease," Lifestyle intervention is better then any drug and along with metformin works to prevent the metabolic syndrome (MS).