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Lack of Deep Sleep Possible Cause of Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Monday, January 21, 2008

A recent study at the University of Chicago has found a direct connection between insufficient non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, also known as slow-wave sleep (SWS), and type 2 diabetes. This is the first study of its kind.

The Magic Pill: A New Drug That Mimics Healthy Lifestyle Effects Posted: Tuesday, January 15, 2008

The magic ingredient in wine is being studied to reduce the effects of diabetes and aging.

Merck's New Obesity Drug Cuts Pounds Posted: Tuesday, January 15, 2008

An experimental Merck obesity drug helped patients lose weight and burn up calories, but at higher doses caused psychiatric side effects similar to those that prevented U.S. approval of a similar Sanofi-Aventis drug, researchers said.

Diabetes Risk Factors Linked to Neighborhoods Posted: Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Researchers found that people who lived in neighborhoods that were more conducive to exercise and healthy eating were less likely to have insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes.

Fish Oil Supplements Reduce Adiposity in Type 2 Diabetics Posted: Thursday, January 10, 2008

French researchers report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition for December that, two months of daily fish oil supplements reduces adiposity and atherogenic markers in women with type 2 diabetes.

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.

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.

Screening for Pre-Diabetes Cost-Effective Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2007

Screening overweight and obese adults for pre-diabetes is cost-effective, according to a study by researchers at RTI International, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

 

 

 

 

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