Herbal Medicine Silymarin May Help Sugar-Control in People with Type 2 Diabetes
November 2006 - Diabetes is a growing health problem. Giving antioxidants is recognised as one way of helping people with diabetes to control their blood sugar levels.
Children's Belly Fat Increases More Than 65 Percent Since 1990's
November 2006 - Abdominal obesity increased more than 65 percent among boys and almost 70 percent among girls between 1988 and 2004. The finding of growing girth is significant because abdominal obesity has emerged as a better predictor of...
More Treatment Options for Diabetes Means Few Excuses for High Blood Sugar
November 2006 - A generation ago, there was just one kind of pill that could help people with diabetes keep their blood sugar levels down. But today, so many new options are available that it's almost dizzying. Advertisements for the new medicines...
New, Minimally-Invasive Surgery for the Morbidly Obese
October 2006: Three studies presented at the 71st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology demonstrated that transoral endoscopic surgical techniques ? entering the abdomen through oral cavities such as the nose and mouth...
Test Your Knowledge Issue 338
One of the differences between the GLP-1 Drugs and the DPP-4 inhibitors (Gliptins) is that the DPP-4 inhibitors increase the effect of the GLP-1 hormone.
Step 2: Get Up and Get Moving (Part 3)
If your patients are overweight, they may have special concerns about doing structured exercise routines. They often become so self-conscious about their bodies during such activities that it prevents them from wanting to participate at all. Sheri...
Artificial Pancreas Testing to Begin Jan. 2007
A team of scientists in Britain are in the process starting the first study of a closed loop system with 12 children with Type 1 diabetes. The device if successful promises to transform the lives of scores of youngsters.
Acomplia ™(Rimonabant) Receives 1st Marketing Authorization in North America
Acomplia™ (rimonabant) approved in Mexico to treat obese/overweight patients with associated type 2 diabetes or dyslipidemia or to help them improve glycemic control on background of conventional antidiabetic treatment.
Compound in Red Wine Counters Effects of a High-Calorie Diet
The results of an international study suggests that a compound found in red wine gave mice longer and healthier lives and also countered some of the effects of a high-calorie diet.
Lifestyle Change Cuts Weight, CVD Risk in Diabetes
Control group had lost a mean of 8.3% of their body weight.
Patients Miscode Monitors 16% of the Time Causing Faulty Readings
Significant Errors In Insulin Dose Can Result When Blood Glucose Meters Are Miscoded According to New Clinical Study
Celiac Disease Triples Risk of Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis
Children with celiac disease have a higher likelihood of a subsequent diagnosis of type 1 diabetes — approximately 3-fold higher — than the general population, according to results of a population-based cohort study in Sweden.
Height Directly Linked to Risk of Peripheral Insensate Neuropathy
Tall people, regardless of whether they have diabetes or not, are at increased risk for peripheral insensate neuropathy.
Human Stem Cells Stimulate Insulin Production in Diabetic Mice
Transplantation of human stromal cells into diabetic mice stimulated native mouse beta cells to produce insulin, and the human cells were taken up into the animals' glomerular epithelium.
Fruit Yogurt Could Play an Important Role in Diabetes Management
Scientists screened dairy and soy yogurts for properties that could help keep diabetes and hypertension in check, such as the activity level of enzymes that help moderate blood sugar.
Mars Chocolate Lowers Cholesterol, Study
Mars' CocoaVia nutritional chocolate bar range has had its healthy image boosted by a new study indicating that the product actively reduces cholesterol levels.
Raised Blood Glucose Levels Cause More Than 3 Million Deaths Each Year
Higher-than-optimum blood glucose levels are responsible for 21% of deaths from ischemic heart disease and 13% of deaths from stroke worldwide, which, when added to the deaths from diabetes itself, puts this condition in the top five causes of...
Three Years Later, Participants in the Diabetes Prevention Study Still Benefitin
Lifestyle intervention has lasting benefits in those at risk of diabetes.
Low-Carb Diets Reduce Coronary Disease Risk in Women
A study suggesting that low-carbohydrate diets do not increase the risk for coronary artery disease in women may help to allay fears that people who eat higher amounts of protein and fat, while cutting back on carbohydrates, are not trading hopes of a...
Salt Intake Linked to Obesity
Research from scientists in Finland could increase pressure on the food industry to reduce salt content in a wide range of foods. The researchers found that salt intake reduction helps combat obesity.
Januvia™ Works For for First and Second-Line Management of Type 2 Diabetes
The FDA has approved sitagliptin for use with diet and exercise or in combination with metformin or the TZDs to improve glycemic control in adult patients with type 2 diabetes.
