Breath Test Offers New Option for Monitoring Diabetes
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a breath test using a combination of titanium dioxide and carbon nanotubes that could serve as a noninvasive means of monitoring blood glucose levels. "Such a device could completely...
Obesity Rate Highest in Nation for Michigan Seniors
A report by the United Health Foundation revealed Michigan had the highest number of obese seniors at 29.5%, while Hawaii had the lowest rate at 16.9% among those ages 65 and older. Researchers also found seniors in Minnesota were the healthiest in...
All Women Should Be Screened for Gestational Diabetes after 24 Weeks of Pregnancy
The independent panel of national experts also said in the new draft recommendation statement that there is not enough evidence to weigh the benefits and risks of screening for diabetes that develops during pregnancy before 24 weeks. "It's...
Sweeteners May Cut Diabetes Risk
Using low-calorie sweeteners in place of sugar may help reduce increases in blood glucose levels and help prevent and manage type 2 diabetes. Researchers said artificial sweeteners may also aid in weight control, as they do not have the same...
Gastroparesis More Common and Underdiagnosed in Type 2 Patients
While symptoms of gastroparesis are common in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients, the condition is significantly underdiagnosed in the latter population. Lead researcher Dr. Lee M. Kaplan said, "The surprisingly high prevalence of...
Older Black Men with Diabetes Have Higher Risk of Hypoglycemia
The risk of hypoglycemic events during hospitalization was 2.5 to three times higher in older black men with diabetes, but not in women, compared with other patients ages 65 and older. Higher hospital hypoglycemia rates were also seen in patients...
Need for Better Doctor-Patient Communication
Doctor-patient communication that leads to medical decision-making needs improvement, according to four studies and a commentary published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Patient surveys found physicians did not always discuss risks and benefits of...
Young Adults Struggle with Diabetes Care
One in five patients with a mean age of 19 scored in the depressive range on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale. In turn, depressive symptoms were associated with poorer adherence to treatment (F=3.56, P<0.05, R2 =...
Eating Sweets Does Not Increase Obesity or CVD Risks
Individuals who ate sweets at least every other day were no more likely to gain excess weight and did not have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease than those who consumed sweets once a week or less, according to the US National Cancer...
Nordic Diet Reduces Inflammation
Sticking to a Nordic diet plan -- rich in berries, fish, and canola oil -- lowered cholesterol and inflammation in people with metabolic syndrome, much like the better-known Mediterranean diet. Researchers from Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland...
Mangos Show Glucose Benefits
Mangos may have a positive effect on blood sugar in obese individuals and help to limit inflammation, U.S. researchers suggest. Daily freeze-dried mango intake resulted in significantly lower blood glucose levels in obese participants at 12 weeks....
Beta-Cell Dysfunction May Drive Diabetes in Asians
A new published study has found that beta-cell dysfunction, not merely insulin resistance, may explain the early stages of type 2 diabetes in Asian Indians. One-thousand two-hundred sixty-four individuals without known diabetes in the Diabetes...
Higher A1c Rates in Diabetes Patients Who Sleep Late
Type 2 diabetes patients who go to bed late and sleep in late showed higher BMI and A1c rates, had more depressive symptoms, and were more likely to require insulin. Patients who sleep late also tend to eat more calories at dinner, which may lead...
Regular Consumption of Cereal for Breakfast May Lower BMI in Children
A study looked at 625 children from 4th to 6th grades in San Antonio, Texas. The researchers surveyed the children once a year and asked them what they had eaten for breakfast in the previous three days. After the children were surveyed, the...
One Can of Soda Daily Increases Risk of Diabetes by 22%
Using results from the EPIC study, researchers also found that the increase in risk fell slightly after adjusting the findings to take account of BMI. This suggests it was not simply being overweight that led to the trend, they said. A total of...
Canadian Diabetes Association: Everyone over 50 Should Get an A1c Test
It's estimated a third of Canadians will have either diabetes or prediabetes by 2020. "Pre-diabetes I like to think of as the waiting room to diabetes," said guideline chair and Toronto endocrinologist Dr. Alice Cheng. "We want to be...
Low Glycemic Diets Can Reduce Medication Needs
Overweight and obese diabetes patients who followed a low-glycemic diet reduced their need for anti-diabetes drugs by 86% at three weeks, compared with 6% in those who had a low-fat diet. However, the transition to a low-glycemic diet helped cut...
Canola Oil Linked to Less Belly Fat
Researchers presented a study at an AHA meeting which found that adults who consumed canola or high-oleic canola oils on a daily basis for four weeks lowered their belly fat by 1.6%. Abdominal fat was unchanged by the other three oils studied,...
Equine Impact of Human Obesity
One impact of the obesity epidemic is that people are now too fat to ride horses. A third of recreational riders are too heavy for their beasts of burden, and are giving the animals health problems including...
Fish Oil May Not Stave off Atherosclerosis in Diabetes Patients
Patients with early type 2 diabetes who took insulin-glargine injections showed reductions in atherosclerosis measures, while those who took omega-3 capsules did not. The findings suggest that fish oil supplements do not provide protection against...
Gifts to Doctors Influence Prescribing
Physicians who attended medical schools that restricted industry-provided meals and gifts were less likely to prescribe brand-name drugs than those whose schools did not implement such restrictions. Another study supported the findings, noting...
High Mercury Levels Increases Diabetes Risk
Data on nearly 3,900 young adults showed those with higher levels of mercury had a 65% greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes but also had healthier lifestyles compared with other participants. The lead researcher said the findings emphasize...
Psoriasis Tied to Increased Risk of New-Onset Diabetes
Researchers found that even those with mild symptoms of psoriasis face a significant risk for diabetes. They analyzed data from a populational cohort of participants 10 years of age or older in January 1997 and followed through December 2009. Of...
Lower Risk of Mortality for Diabetes Patients Who Exercise
Norwegian researchers found adults with diabetes were two to three times as likely as those without the condition to die from CVD. However, diabetes patients who reported 1 to 2 hours of weekly exercise had a...
Mini-Organ Would Mimic Pancreas to Treat Type 1 Diabetes
In its final stages, the BioHub would mimic a pancreas and act as a home for transplanted islet cells, providing them with oxygen until they could establish their own blood supply.Diabetes Research Institute at the University of Miami
Obesity May Be Linked to Microorganisms in Gut
A breath test profile of microorganisms inhabiting the gut may be able to tell doctors how susceptible a person is to developing obesity. The study shows that people whose breath has high concentrations of both hydrogen and methane gasses are more...
Short, Frequent Exercise Better for Breaking Down Fat
Participants who underwent short but frequent bouts of exercise showed better fat metabolism compared with those who completed one continuous session, a study found. The volunteers took part in two 39-hour sessions (2 nights, 3 days) during...
Patients Using GLP-1 Are More than 40 Percent Less Likely to be Hospitalized for Heart Failure
In the retrospective study, researchers from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit examined data from more than 4,400 patients taking diabetes medications between 2000 and 2012....
Car Commuters Gain More Weight
Among people in the study who got at least two and a half hours of weekly exercise, car commuters gained an average of four pounds over four years -- one pound more than people who got to work another way or worked...
Too Many Electronic (EHR) Alerts Can Lead to Missing Important Alerts
Missing those notifications could delay needed care for patients, according to the 2600 physicians, nurse practitioners and physicians assistants surveyed. The findings suggest that missed results in EHRs might be related to information overload...
Survey Finds Fewer Hispanics than Whites Report Having Diabetes
Data from a Pew Research Center survey showed only 51% of Hispanics monitor their weight, diet and exercise, compared with 60% of the general U.S. population. Researchers also found 34% of Hispanics reported having...
Sleep Deprivation Suppresses Genes Linked to Metabolism
Healthy people in a laboratory study who slept for no more than six hours a night showed suppression in genes that regulate metabolism as well as the immune system and stress response, which may increase their risk of diabetes, obesity and heart...
Menu Labels Help Least-Health-Conscious Diners the Most
Diners using the alternative menus ate fewer calories than those who ordered off standard menus. People who are not health conscious, however, are "precisely the people that menu labeling laws are often trying to influence." International Journal of...
Keeping Triglycerides Low with Light Exercise after Meals
In a small sample of healthy participants who were not currently participating in an exercise program, a low-intensity exercise combination of walking and light resistance exercises suppressed the elevation of...
Some Contraceptives Can Increase Diabetes Risk
Long-acting reversible contraceptives were associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in obese women. Data on three types of birth-control methods showed women who had progestin-releasing LARC devices implanted under the skin had a...
Adiposity, Hyperglycemia Tied to Cognitive Performance
Researchers examined the correlation between markers of insulin resistance, markers of adiposity, HbA1c, and cognitive performance in a sample of 1,172 adults aged 35 to 64 years without diabetes. In tests...
Spending Just Three Extra Minutes at Family Dinners Means Less Obesity for Children
According to the results of a study, communication and scheduled meal times play key roles in children's weight. Children who eat with their families for at least 20 minutes four times a week have lower body weight...
Eating More Frequently Can Help Control Weight
New Research from the Institut Paul Bocuse in France suggests eating small amounts of food more frequently during the day may help keep people from gaining weight. The study...
Sudden Death Risk before Diabetes
Prediabetic and diabetic men may have increased risk of sudden cardiac death. Results from recent research showed that men with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes had a higher risk of sudden cardiac death (death from heart-related causes soon after...
Americans Are Less Healthy and Die Younger
Americans have shorter average life expectancy than people in other wealthy nations and are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors such as consuming high-fat, high-calorie diets, according to a report. The U.S. fared poorly on metrics such as...
