Xylitol can be a safe alternative to sugar, but might also be used to fight type 2 diabetes. A new study showed 5-weeks of xylitol supplementation improved food and fluid intake, body weight, blood sugar, serum fructosamine, lipid profile, serum insulin concentration and glucose tolerance. Alternatively, the xylitol supplement did …

Data presented at the Obesity Society meeting revealed no significant difference between Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery and a very low-calorie diet in boosting insulin sensitivity and secretion in type 2 diabetes patients. Researchers examined 22 patients and found insulin sensitivity increased to 2.2 in both groups, while insulin response increased …

This bill would allow Medicare coverage of the National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) for beneficiaries who have been diagnosed with prediabetes. Expanding Medicare coverage to include this program will help to prevent diabetes among this high-risk population and potentially save the federal government billions of dollars. Medicare does not currently …

Firm association found between low levels of vitamin D and 81% higher rates of ischemic heart disease, MI, and early death….

In a Finnish study of nearly 3,000 people at high risk of diabetes, those taking statins had higher fasting blood glucose and triglyceride levels and a higher incidence of developing type 2 diabetes than non-statin users….

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, in conjunction with those at Novo Nordisk A/S, have presented a new concept concerning the cause of diabetes which is linked to iron and how it causes beta cell death….

Obese individuals with high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness and a healthy cardiometabolic profile have a lower risk of mortality and cardiovascular events, including cardiovascular death, than individuals who are metabolically unhealthy and obese….

Minimizing the consumption of red and processed meat could not only lower the incidence of heart disease, diabetes, and bowel cancer by 3-12%, but could also shrink the carbon footprint by 28 million tons a year…. 

Taking L-cysteine supplements may help patients with type 2 diabetes better control blood sugar levels…. 

Children who are obese may have an even higher risk for heart disease, diabetes, and other weight-related diseases later in life than has been thought….