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Diabetes patients who took statins had lower odds of developing diabetes-related nerve and retinal damage compared with nonusers, according to a study of data involving more than 60,000 patients in Denmark. Statin use was also associated with reduced risk of gangrene. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Sept. 9, 2014 

British researchers found children who skipped breakfast had 24.4% higher fasting insulin and 26.7% higher insulin resistance compared with those who regularly ate breakfast. Children who ate breakfast daily, particularly a high fiber, cereal breakfast, had a more favorable type 2 diabetes risk profile. PLOS Medicine 

A poll by ON World showed that 60% of potential wearable technology users prefer to employ devices for purposes related to health or fitness. The survey also found 23% of potential consumers were more likely to pay for a costly smart watch if it offered features such as blood pressure, …

Foods with a high concentration of flavonoids are linked to lower levels of insulin resistance and chronic inflammation and higher levels of a protein that regulates blood glucose. Journal of Nutrition Aug. 2014 

People who ate breakfast showed greater physical activity and more stable blood glucose readings, but did not have significant changes in metabolism at six weeks compared with those who skipped breakfast. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; Aug. 2014 

Researchers have developed an implantable molecular device that monitors acid build-up in the body for people with diabetes and produces insulin if acidosis becomes a risk. A team of bioengineers from ETH Zurich"s Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE) in Basel developed the device which is composed of two …

Swiss scientists have created an implantable molecular device with a sensor that measures blood pH levels and a gene feedback mechanism that produces the necessary amount of insulin if acidosis becomes a risk for type 1 diabetes patients. The molecular device was designed using various genes and proteins, and comprises a …

In a study using data from 5 million patients, researchers found that obese or overweight individuals had a higher risk of developing 10 common cancers. Leukemia and cancers of the uterus, gallbladder, kidney, cervix and thyroid rose linearly along with weight. Higher BMI was associated with a greater risk of …

Men showed slightly greater hip-bone loss at four years than did those in the diabetes support and education cohort. However, researchers did not observe a similar trend in women with diabetes. The trial randomized 1,309 overweight and obese individuals with type 2 diabetes to an intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) versus …

After revascularization procedures, the risk for total mortality, cardiovascular mortality and myocardial infarction is highest among patients with low BMI, according to research. Similarly, CV mortality was lowest among overweight patients in the meta-analysis conducted by Abhishek Sharma, MD, of the Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y., and colleagues, who looked …