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Circuit Regulating Anti-Diabetic Actions of Serotonin Uncovered by Researchers

Posted: Monday, November 22, 2010

New findings by researchers suggest that serotonin -- a brain chemical known to help regulate emotion, mood and sleep -- might also have anti-diabetic properties.

Strength Exercise Improves Muscle Mass and Hepatic Insulin Sensitivity in Obese

Posted: Sunday, November 14, 2010

A controlled resistance exercise program without weight loss increases strength and lean body mass, improves hepatic insulin sensitivity, and decreases GPR without affecting total fat mass or visceral, hepatic, and intramyocellular fat contents.

Beta-Cells Stop Replicating after Age 30

Posted: Tuesday, November 09, 2010

A new study has revealed that beta cells-responsible for making insulin in the human body do not replicate after the age of 30.

CDC: Diabetes Cases Could Triple by 2050

Posted: Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Older, more diverse population and longer lifespans contribute to increase.

CDC: 1 in 3 Americans Could Have Diabetes by 2050

Posted: Saturday, October 23, 2010

As many as 1 in 3 American adults could have diabetes by the year 2050, according to a new analysis released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control. That would be sharp rise from one in 10 adults now currently living with the disease.

Why Self-Monitoring of Blood Sugars Is Critical in All Patients with Diabetes

Posted: Friday, October 22, 2010

Vigilant monitoring of glycemic levels is the key to success for comprehensive glycemic control in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

A Once-A-Year Continuous Exenatide Therapy Shows 100% Compliance

Posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010

Implantable device promises diabetes patients continuous exenatide therapy with 100% compliance. Tolerability and weight loss was better with ITCA 650 20 μg/day than with exenatide injections.

Strong Link Discovered between Air Pollution and Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010

A national epidemiologic study finds a strong, consistent correlation between adult diabetes and particulate air pollution that persists after adjustment for other risk factors like obesity and ethnicity. The relationship was seen even at exposure levels below the current EPA safety limit.

EASD: New Drug Classes Entering Type 2 Pipeline

Posted: Sunday, October 03, 2010

Farnesoid X receptor agonists, 11-â-HSD1 inhibitors, and glucokinase activators are some of the new approaches to treating Type 2 diabetes described in research presented, but some senior researchers expressed doubts about the clinical need for them.

EASD: Weight Loss with SGLT2 Inhibitors but More Infections

Posted: Sunday, October 03, 2010

Three possible first in class drugs in the sodium glucose co-transporter (SGLT2 inhibitor) class showed improvements in glycemic control and weight loss, but infections proved troublesome, researchers reported.