Obese individuals completed a 1-year study and lost a mean 35.6% of excess body weight taking….
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Impact of Fatty Foods on Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
According to a recent Health System lab study high fat foods can have damaging effects on those with diabetes and metabolic syndrome….
Read More »A New Type of Bariatric Surgery Improves Blood Sugars for Type 1’s
An experimental bariatric duodenal-jejunal bypass surgery activates novel nutrient-sensing signals in the jejunum and rapidly lowers blood sugar levels….
Read More »New Weight-Loss Therapies Improve Blood Pressure in Obese Patients
Two new studies have shown that therapies designed to reduce body weight in obese patients also result in significant reductions in blood pressure….
Read More »Moveable Magnets Used to Do Minimally Invasive Gastric Bypass Surgery
Minimally invasive approach might have applications for weight-loss procedures, cancer care in humans….
Read More »Improved Quality of Life Outcomes from Diabetes Education
Improvements in HbA1c among participants completing a diabetes self-management program were associated with better diabetes-specific quality of life….
Read More »How Extended Fasting, Timed Meals Fight Obesity
Losing weight may have less to do with watching calories and more to do with watching the clock….
Read More »Insulin with Coronary Angiography Can Kill Diabetic Patients
Diabetes patients undergoing coronary angiography may be at higher death risk if they are treated with insulin….
Read More »Glitazones Once Again Take a New Hit for Bladder Cancer Risk
Patients followed after starting on glitazone drugs for type 2 diabetes were significantly more likely to develop bladder cancer than those taking sulfonylurea agents….
Read More »Prediabetes along with Other Metabolic Syndromes May Be Linked to Neuropathy
Metabolic risk factors, including prediabetes, could be related to neuropathy….
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