Are Exercise-Induced Low Blood Sugars Making You Fat?
Letter from the Editor: Technology, Human Interaction and Exercise Weight Gain
This weekend Steve and I are at the International CES Show in Las Vegas, and technology for health is booming. Two years ago, not a single health related exhibit was available, last year there were 2 and now there is a whole section of the show...
Test Your Knowledge #555: A 55-year-old man who has Type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension
A 55-year-old man who has Type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia recently had an abnormal result on a cardiac stress test.
Tool for your Practice: QuickCheck™ pdf
QuickCheck™ (pdf) - Nipro Diagnostics
Blood glucose monitoring only has...
Tool for your Practice: QuickCheck™ pdf
QuickCheck™ (pdf) - Nipro Diagnostics
Blood glucose monitoring only has...
New Product: Endobarrier
Endobarrier
The Endobarrier is a plastic tube inserted down the throat and through the...
Low-Dose Folic Acid Cuts Homocysteine Levels
Low-Dose Folic Acid Cuts Homocysteine Levels: A low dose of folic acid roughly equal to the added intake from food fortification policies in the U.S. and elsewhere lowered homocysteine levels as effectively as doses two to four times higher, a...
Women with Both Diabetes and Depression at Higher Risk of Dying from Heart Disease, Other Causes
Women with Both Diabetes and Depression at Higher Risk of Dying from Heart Disease, Other Causes: Compared with women who did not have either condition, those with depression had a 44% increased risk of death, those with diabetes had a 35%...
Walking Speed Associated with Survival in Older Adults
Walking Speed Associated with Survival in Older Adults: Longevity may vary widely in older adults. One 80 year old may have 20 years of life ahead and another just a few years. This becomes important when physicians assess ongoing treatment plans...
Group Visits Improve Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes
Participating in diabetic group visits (DGVs) helped patients with Type 2 diabetes to control their condition....
Breakthrough in Cancer Detection
A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one step closer to being available at your doctor's office....
Appetite Hormones May Predict Weight Regain after Dieting
Study results may point way to effective weight-loss maintenance....
Long-term Effect of Metformin on Blood Glucose Control in Non-obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
The study demonstrated the long-term beneficial effect of metformin in non-obese (BMI < 25 kg/m2) diabetic patients....
The Tummy Tube That May Save Millions
A new treatment for obesity and diabetes could save enough money to have a sizeable impact on the economy, a surgeon claims....
Veggie Diet Best for Kidney Patients
A grain-based vegetarian diet may be better than a meat-based diet in terms of holding down phosphorus levels in patients with CKD....
Researchers Uncover Mechanism for Chronic Inflammation in Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have demonstrated that certain T cells require input from monocytes in order to maintain their pro-inflammatory response in people with Type 2 diabetes....
Fitness Consultations in Care of Type 2 Patients Improves Outcomes
Increasing physical activity is a cornerstone in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes and in general practice it is a challenge to achieve long-term adherence to this lifestyle change....
Finger Length Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk
Men with long index fingers have a lower risk of prostate cancer....
Metformin's Effect on Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes mellitus plus chronic heart failure is a common but lethal combination and therapeutic options are limited. Metformin is perceived as being relatively contraindicated in this context....
Off. On. Off. On. The Circuitry of Insulin-Releasing Cells
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have teased out how these cells interpret incoming signals and find that three proteins relay signals similar to an electrical circuit....
Air Pollution Raises Risk of Diabetes in Kids
While poor diet and lack of exercise are thought to be the leading causes of diabetes, exposure to polluted air early in life can also lead to the disease....
