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Blueberries the Healthiest Fruit: Research suggests that in addition to protecting against heart disease and diabetes and improving brain function, blueberries may also help reduce visceral “toxic” belly fat — a type of fat that has been linked to obesity and metabolic syndrome. Health

Correlation Between Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Microalbuminuria in Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: The association between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and microalbuminuria was evaluated in 1,361 patients with prediabetes or newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes. The incidence of microalbuminuria and the albumin-to-creatinine ratio were greater in both prediabetic …

Twenty Percent Increase in Kidney Failure among People with Diabetes: Between 2003 and 2009 there was a 20% increase in people with diabetes needing dialysis or a kidney transplant, as reported by the UK’s National Diabetes Audit. The audit also reveals a third of people with diabetes did not have …

Vitamin B Therapy Decreases GFR and Increases Vascular Events in Diabetes Patients with Retinopathy: The multicenter, double-blind Diabetic Intervention with Vitamins to Improve Nephropathy (DIVINe) study assessed the effects of vitamin B therapy on retinopathy and vascular events in patients with diabetic retinopathy. A total of 238 Type 1 and …

Diabetes Study Shows Importance of Controlling Blood Sugar Levels: A more thorough review of the ACCORD study discovers that newly diagnosed diabetes patients may benefit from aggressive control of their blood sugar, but the risks associated with pushing down blood sugar levels as close as possible to normal may be …

Basal Bolus Outperforms Premix Analog Insulin: Patients using Lantus(R) once-daily and Apidra(R) before meals reported improved patient reported outcomes and decreased glycemic variability versus premix analog insulin. People following a basal-bolus insulin regimen use separate injections of a basal insulin and a mealtime insulin. This regimen is designed to address …

Obesity, Diabetes Rates at 10-Year High: America’s health card received a poor grade last week after the 2009 National Health Interview Survey revealed U.S. obesity and diabetes rates are at a 10-year all-time high. The results, released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention’s National Center for Health …

Women with Diabetes at Risk for Developing Abnormal Heart Rhythms: A study of 17,000 patients with diabetes has shown women with diabetes are at an increased risk for developing abnormal heart rhythms. A new study conducted by the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, Oregon, found an association …

Heart Attack Rates Decline, But Obesity and Diabetes Reverses Trend: A study from the Kaiser Permanente health system found that heart attack rates peaked about 10 years ago and have declined steadily ever since — for a 24% drop overall. About 287 people per 100,000 had heart attacks in 2000. …

Study Links Air Pollution with Diabetes in Women: Traffic-related air pollution has been shown to increase Type 2 diabetes risk in a German study of 1,775 women. The researchers analyzed data on these women, all in their mid-50s and enrolled in 1985, and compared those who lived in highly polluted …