The purified plant extract berberine, can reduce weight and improve glucose control.
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More Midlife Physical Activity Leads to More Old-Age Mobility
More physical activity in midlife translates to more physical mobility in old age, researchers conclude in a new study of older adults living in the Chianti region of Italy.
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August 2006 – Reports of a traditional Chinese medicine having beneficial effects for people suffering from type 2 diabetes now has some scientific evidence to back up the claims. A collaboration between Chinese, Korean, and Australian scientists at Sydney’s Garvan Institute, has revealed that the natural plant product berberine could …
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The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has developed specific guidelines to help you choose the right meal plan to get you to your goals.
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Immune mediators appear to be associated with development of type 2 diabetes.
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Despite frequent abnormalities in glucose metabolism, elderly patients with low cholesterol absorption appear to have a survival advantage.
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Neuropathies occur in much earlier stages of abnormal glucose metabolism than previously thought.
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Diamyd Medical announces that its lead drug candidate, Diamyd(TM), has demonstrated overall statistically significant efficacy in preserving insulin production in a Phase II clinical trial in 70 children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes.
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Cardiovascular risk prediction models are available for the general population and for those with type 2 diabetes. However, researchers report that these models are poor predictors of cardiovascular risk in type 1 diabetics.
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