First Conference on Science of Low Carbohydrate Diets Reports Benefit for Diabetes Control “If some of the low carb vs. low fat graphs presented had been labeled drug vs. placebo, everybody would rush out to buy stock in the drug company.”

In 14 trials pharmacotherapy can only show modest weight loss and long-term effects are unclear. The findings are based on a meta-analysis of data from 14 trials in which drug therapy was used as the main weight loss strategy for adults with type 2 diabetes. The trials included a total …

Medicare now recognizes obesity as an illness, a change in policy that may allow millions of overweight Americans to make medical claims for treatments such as stomach surgery and diet programs.

Greater Reduction of Proteinuria For Type 2 Diabetes With Enalapril/Losartan Combination Enalapril plus losartan showed a reduction of 51% in proteinuria. Combination therapy with losartan and enalapril is more effective in reducing proteinuria than either treatment alone in patients with nephropathy secondary to type 2 diabetes, according to a team …

Dietary fiber can help to prevent so-called hyperinsulinemia, therefore helping to ward off full-blown diabetes. People in danger of developing type 2 diabetes often have high levels of insulin; because they are “insulin resistant,” glucose is not processed properly and the pancreas compensates by producing more insulin.

Results of study backfire on Novartis in head to head study. In a clearly unintended gift, Novartis AG released a study that gave Pfizer Inc. boasting rights for its blood pressure medicine, Norvasc.

Patients with type 1 diabetes who undergo pancreas transplantation achieve vascular improvements which indicate a reduction in their risk for cardiovascular disease-related events.

Older diabetic patients who withdraw from their normal social activities may be showing early signs of deteriorating health. Researchers found that among more than 5,200 people with diabetes, age 65 and older, those who said they had recently curtailed their leisure activities were more likely than others to die or …

Wash down that pizza, cheesecake and beer with a magic pill to make it all vanish from your waistline. The prospect may be only a few years away, say Australian scientists doing research on a drug to simulate the effect of exercise, a move sure to excite couch potatoes the …

The amount of television watched during childhood and adolescence is directly related to the risk of high cholesterol levels, diabetes, smoking, poor fitness, and being overweight in adulthood.