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New Method To Take Insulin Orally

Posted: Thursday, January 03, 2008

Diabetes treatment could get a whole lot easier to swallow. Dr. Robert Doyle, assistant professor of chemistry at Syracuse University has designed, tested, reproduced and patented a system for delivering insulin through an oral pill.

ADA's new Guidelines for Screening, Diagnosing, and Treating Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, January 03, 2008

ADA has issued new practice guidelines for screening, diagnostic, and therapeutic interventions that are known or believed to improve health outcomes of patients with diabetes.

2008 ADA Guidelines for Medical Nutrition Therapy

Posted: Thursday, January 03, 2008

ADA has updated its guidelines regarding medical nutrition therapy (MNT), including the use of low-carbohydrate diets to prevent diabetes, manage existing diabetes, and prevent or slow the rate of development of diabetes complications.

Vitamin A Suppresses Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, January 03, 2008

A study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) nutrition scientists has shown, for the first time, that high levels of vitamin A can suppress development of type 1 diabetes in laboratory mice prone to that disease.

ADA Nutrition Guidelines Modified for Older Adults

Posted: Thursday, January 03, 2008

A Modified MyPyramid for Older Adults has been developed to serve older adults, who have unique dietary needs and less familiarity with computer use vs younger persons.

2008 ADA Clinical Recommendations Support Low-Carbohydrate Diets

Posted: Thursday, January 03, 2008

For the first time, ADA has come out in support of low-carbohydrate diets for people with diabetes who want to manage their weight. Recommendations cite importance of restricted calorie intake for diabetics wanting to manage their weight.

Childhood Type 2 Diabetes Increases Risk of Kidney Failure

Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2008

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in children is on the rise. In addition to living with this deadly disease, those children infected are at higher risk for kidney failure later in life.

Green Tea May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer

Posted: Monday, December 24, 2007

Asian men are significantly less likely to develop prostate cancer than Western men, and a high level of green tea consumption is likely partly responsible.

Camel Milk May Be Answer to Diabetes?

Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2007

It has been scientifically proven that gulping down camel milk daily would supplement 60 to 70 per cent of insulin in Type I diabetics.

It Is Never To Late To Change: Message for Seniors

Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2007

Age isn't a factor when it comes to improving your health and leading a healthier lifestyle, say researchers in the US who suggest that a better diet and exercise is all that's needed to live better, even if you've had an unhealthy lifestyle in the past.