Why Heart Rate Variability Is Key to Longevity and Healthy Aging
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Letter from the Editor #635: Why HRV Is Important
Many factors affect our cardiovascular health and these can be magnified when diabetes is involved. One often overlooked factor is Heart Rate Variability (HRV). When I first read this week's feature from Sheri Colberg, all I could think of was how...
My Healthy Waist iPad App
My Healthy Waist iPad App
My Healthy Waist iPad App
SurroSense Rx Wireless Shoe Insert
SurroSense Rx Wireless Shoe Insert
Some Younger, Middle-aged Adults with Diabetes Lack Health Coverage
Data on 2,704 adults with diabetes showed about 100% of those age 65 and older had health insurance, compared with only 85% of those 18 to 64 years old. About two million diabetes patients under the age of 65 had no health insurance coverage....
Fighting Obesity a Major Investment for Next 50 Years
Investment firm Merrill Lynch reports that more than 50 companies could benefit. Drug producers, the food sector, diet and related products, and the sport apparel and equipment sectors will benefit the most. A CDC-funded study said that about...
Women in US Lack Adequate Healthcare
A new Commonwealth Fund report shows that US women are in much worse shape, healthcare-wise, than women in 10 nations that have universal healthcare. Even insured American women are more likely to go without needed healthcare because of the cost...
Waist Size Determines Cardio-Metabolic Risk in Diabetes
A bigger waistline, coinciding with a higher risk of cardio-metabolic complications in type 2 diabetes patients, suggests that waist measurement is critical for this population....
Chemicals in Nail Polish, Hair Sprays Tied to Increased Diabetes Risk
A study lead by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) shows an association between increased concentrations of….
FDA Approves Phentermine-Topiramate Combo for Weight Loss
The FDA has approved the weight-loss drug Qsymia, formerly Qnexa, which now joins lorcaserin (Belviq), as the first anti-obesity medications to enter the US market since 1999....
New Way to Treat Diabetes – Treat the Biological Clock
Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered a chemical that offers a completely new and promising direction for the development of drugs to treat metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes....
Eye Damage in Hypertension and Diabetes
High blood pressure and diabetes can cause eye cell and blood vessel damage....
Hyperfiltration a Risk Factor for Diabetic Nephropathy
Persistent hyperfiltration tied to greater declines in renal function, nephropathy in type 2 diabetes....
Diabetes Remission after Gastric Bypass Determined by Beta Cell Function Not Weight Loss
Remission of type 2 diabetes in severely obese people after bariatric surgery hinges on baseline beta cell function, not weight loss....
Race, Diabetes Influence Weight Loss after Gastric Bypass
Black women experienced less weight loss than white women after gastric bypass surgery....
Turmeric Component Reduces Type 2 Diabetes Incidence
Curcumin also improves beta-cell function, insulin resistance, and adiponectin in adults with prediabetes....
Low-Carb and Low-GI Meals Control Glucose and Insulin, but Do Not Change Appetite
Lowering the glycemic index (GI) or carbohydrate content of mixed meals reduces blood glucose and insulin levels throughout the day without influencing satiety....
Cholecalciferol Preserves Beta-Cell Function in Type 1 Patients
In a small randomized trial, cholecalciferol helped preserve beta-cell function in patients with new-onset type 1 diabetes....
Start Insulin at Lower Dose for Diabetes Patients with Renal Insufficiency
Hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes and renal insufficiency might benefit from lower than standard weight-based initial doses of insulin glargine or glulisine....
