May 18, 2019 : Issue #990

TOP STORIES — Diabetes News and Research

Death Rates Increasing for Younger Adults Due to Heart Disease

Unique Weight Management Rx Cleared by FDA

When To Use Metformin

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Dave Joffe

Editor-in-chief

The face of heart disease is changing in the U.S., and obesity and diabetes may be key factors.

A simple but unique way to lose weight without stimulation, which could become the first treatment option for overweight patients with prediabetes.

Which groups get the most benefit in diabetes prevention from using metformin?

A new study suggests that the sugars in the plant used to make tequila can offer health benefits to people who are overweight or have diabetes.  According to the study presented at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, they found that the sugars may lower blood glucose levels for people with type 2 diabetes. According to the researchers, these types of natural sugar, agavins, are non-digestible and do not raise blood sugar. In their research, scientists fed mice a normal diet and added agavins to some of their drinking water. It was revealed that the mice who consumed the agavins ate less and had lower blood glucose levels. Those mice also produced a hormone called GLP-1 that keeps the stomach full for a longer period and produces insulin. They found that since agavins reduce glucose levels and increase GLP-1, they also increase the amount of insulin.  Agavins are fructans, which are fructoses linked together in long, branched chains. The human body can’t use them in that configuration, so they don’t affect blood sugar. Agavins have a great potential as light sweeteners since they are sugars, highly soluble, have a low glycemic index, and a neutral taste, but most important, they are not metabolized by humans. This puts agavins in a tremendous position for their consumption by people with obesity or diabetes.  “A margarita a day might keep the doctor away?”  American Chemical Society March 2019

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