Study finds greater reaction to food cues, lower plasma insulin levels…

Findings suggest that CPAP treatment, if used for 8 hours per night, can help people with prediabetes improve their blood sugar levels and may reduce the risk of progressing to diabetes. … Many people with prediabetes have untreated sleep apnea, although few of them are aware of it. The most …

Condition increased risk of microvascular and macrovascular complications… In a new study, diabetic patients with psoriasis generally had an increased risk of microvascular and macrovascular complications compared with diabetic patients without psoriasis. However, greater severity of psoriasis was not associated with a greater risk of diabetic complications. April W. Armstrong, …

Trading 2 minutes/hour of sedentary activity with light-intensity activity was linked to 33% lower mortality in the general population and 41% lower mortality in those with chronic kidney disease (CKD)… Numerous studies have shown that sitting for extended periods of time each day leads to increased risk for early death, …

Studies find sugar limits production of cortisol in the brain, prompting dietary habit…

Obesity in childhood may predispose to poor psychosocial health…. Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet, in Stockholm, Sweden, investigated whether or not the completion of secondary school (9 school years) and upper secondary school (+3y) was lower in children treated for obesity than in matched controls. A total of 1061 individuals, over …

University of Missouri researchers find eating breakfast increases release of insulin after lunch… Individuals with type 2 diabetes have difficulty regulating their glucose — or blood sugar — levels, particularly after meals. This research can help in preventing the spikes. According to Jill Kanaley, professor and associate chair in the …

Diabetes has infiltrated the Middle East and is now leading to the deaths of nearly one in every three adults…

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 …