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Heading Off Diabetes' Disability

Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2012

A study indicates that overweight people with diabetes can improve their ability simply to get around if they can control their weight and be more physically active.

New Glucose Index Predicts Diabetes Remission after Gastric Bypass

Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2012

Predictive factors for type 2 diabetes remission following gastric bypass include insulin use and preoperative glucose disposition index....

New Research Finds That Not All Calories Are the Same

Posted: Monday, July 02, 2012

The statement that "all foods can be part of a healthful diet as long as you watch calories … is really misleading"....

FDA Approves Lorcaserin (Belviq) for Treatment of Obesity

Posted: Sunday, July 01, 2012

First weight loss drug to be approved by the FDA in thirteen years....

Nectarines, Plums and Peaches Fight Obesity and Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Stone fruits, also known as drupes, such as nectarines, plums and peaches, may contain useful compounds that help fight-off metabolic syndrome....

Cold Burns Fat and Reduces Obesity

Posted: Monday, June 11, 2012

A type of "good" fat found in the body, which helps burn calories, can be activated by cold temperatures. Can cooling vests be the answer to preventing type 2 diabetes?

Both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Rates Increase Significantly among American Youth

Posted: Monday, June 11, 2012

The prevalence of both type 1 and type 2 increased among young people substantially over the past decade. Researchers also found that complications such as nerve damage are…

Reality Weight-Loss TV Meets Medical Skeptics over Exercise

Posted: Sunday, June 03, 2012

Medical community resists super intensive exercise-based weight-loss programs that shed pounds and reduce the risk for diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors....

Moveable Magnets Used to Do Minimally Invasive Gastric Bypass Surgery

Posted: Monday, May 28, 2012

Minimally invasive approach might have applications for weight-loss procedures, diabetes in humans....

The Virtual Examination Room: How New Technology Can Improve Diabetes Care

Posted: Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Telemedicine has proven to be an acceptable means of providing affordable and accessible care to patients in remote areas where endocrine care is not available....