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Effects of GIP and GLP-1 on Glucagon Response in Type 1 Diabetes

Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide and glucagon- like peptide-1 have glucose-dependent effects on glucagon secretion but differ in their effects on type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients… From various studies we know that glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) have glucose-dependent effects on glucagon secretion. GIP causes increased glucagon …

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Deaf People at Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Inadequate access to primary care means that deaf people have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease… The research, conducted at the School for Social and Community Medicine at the University of Bristol, compared the health of deaf people to that of people …

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High-Protein Diets Yield Mixed Results

Popular weight loss strategy improves satiety and decreases fat mass, but increases risk of metabolic disease… Some of the potential mechanisms that account for weight loss associated with high-protein diets involve increased secretion of satiety hormones (GIP, GLP-1), reduced orexigenic hormone secretion (ghrelin), the increased thermic effect of food and …

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Older Diabetic Adults Who Experience Hyperglycemic Episodes Have Higher Mortality Risk

Crisis episodes signified uncontrolled diabetes and increased risk of complications… Researchers evaluated data for 13,551 older patients with new-onset diabetes between 2000 and 2002, including 34,517 with hyperglycemic crisis episodes and 9,034 without (controls). Follow-up was conducted until 2011. Participants were classified into three subgroups: young elderly (65-74 years), moderately …

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Smartphones Effective in Measuring Physical Activity

Researchers found smartphones were as effective as pedometers and accelerometers in monitoring number of steps. Study subjects walked on a treadmill wearing a pedometer, accelerometer and smartphone. The study patients wore all of the devices at the same time. The patients performed four walks with the treadmill set at 3 …

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Probiotics May Help Prevent Diabetes

Seventeen healthy individuals were split into two groups both maintaining their habitual food intake for the first three weeks of the study. One of the groups also consumed two bottles of a probiotic fermented milk drink every day. During the fourth week, both groups were given a high-fat and high-energy …

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Chemical in Red Wine Helps to Burn Fat

According to a new study, ellagic acid retards the growth of fat cells, and slows down the formation of new ones. It also boosts the metabolism of fatty acids in the liver. In a 10-week trial, scientists fed high-fat “mouse chow” to mice. Half were also given extracts from Pinot …

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Mindless Eating

For Your Patients: Why We Eat More Than We Think. This overview, prepared by Elaine Massaro, MS, APN, CDE, and based on Dr. Brian Wansink’s research, will change the way your patients think about their next meal. Food psychologist Dr. Wansink revolutionizes our awareness of how much, what, and why …

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