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Early insulin initiation significantly lowered A1C levels and increased odds of reaching less than 8% A1C levels among type 2 diabetes patients older than 65 who also took oral antidiabetes drugs, compared to those who delayed insulin initiation. Researchers found no significant differences in hypoglycemia events or total costs between …

Investigators found that the percentage of adults with triglyceride levels 150 mg/dL or above declined from 33.3% in 2001-2004 to 25.1% in 2009-2012. There was an especially big dip in people aged 60 years and older. Among men aged older than 60 years, those with elevated numbers dropped from 39.9% …

This is a presidential candidate who lost over 100 pounds, wrote a book about weight loss and appeared in infomercials, selling a weird spice, kitchen-cabinet cure for diabetes that consists mostly of dietary supplements and included endorsing the treatment. He has also endorsed a treatment for the cure for cancer …

Italian researchers found that patients with borderline hyperglycemia who took Pycnogenol, a natural plant extract, showed a significant improvement in their endothelial functions and a reduction in oxidative stress and fasting glucose levels. Patients with borderline hypertension also saw their blood pressure normalized and those with borderline hyperlipidemia had reduced …

Kidney transplant patients who lost the most weight before the procedure showed a significant 25% decreased risk of having new-onset diabetes after transplantation, compared with those who gained the most weight. Presented at the 2015 American Transplant Congress

In another example of the "obesity paradox," a long-term study of 10,568 type 2 diabetes patients found that participants who were overweight were 13% less likely to die than participants who had normal BMI’s or were obese. The researchers speculated that being overweight may help type 2 diabetes patients avoid …

A new study revealed that just a 10% improvement in A1C levels led to a 35% lower risk of undergoing diabetes-related eye surgery for type 1 diabetes patients, and intensive management reduced the risk even more, by nearly 50%. New England Journal of Medicine

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According to a study, children whose mothers were severely obese before their pregnancy were at a twofold increased likelihood of developing emotional and psychosocial problems at age 6 compared with those whose mothers were of normal weight. These children were more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and …

A high-potassium diet may help protect teens against high blood pressure later in life better than restricting sodium.The study, which included 2,185 girls ages 9 and 10 and followed them up to 10 years, found sodium intake did not affect blood pressure, but those who ate a high-potassium diet had …