Increased Selenium Intake Associated with Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Growing evidence raises concern about possible associations of high selenium exposure with diabetes in selenium-replete populations such as the US. These findings raise additional concerns about the association of selenium intake above the Recommended Dietary Allowance (55 μg/day) with diabetes …

Hidden Benefits of Exercise for Seniors: A group of four recent studies, shows a strong connection between seniors, exercise, and mental and physical health, especially among aging women. Researchers found that: women who exercise regularly at age 60 were almost twice as likely to live beyond 70 with no cognitive, …

Avoid This after Exercise if You Want to Drop Pounds: A study concluded that cooling off with a dip in the pool after a good work-out may make exercisers more likely to eat than those who don’t go for a swim after exercising. “Test subjects ate more after water immersions …

Recently I was teaching a diabetes class and one of the attendees was a 32 y/o man, newly diagnosed with an A1c of 10.7 and a casual bg of 385 mg/dl. He had lost 35 lbs over the past 3 months without even trying. His doctor sent him to the …

ILUVIEN® — an intravitreal insert for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME) Iluvien, which has the potential to be the first FDA-approved prescription product for DME, is a sustained release intravitreal insert.   Iluvien is inserted in the back of the patient’s eye to a position that takes advantage of …

Older, more diverse population and longer lifespans contribute to increase….

The use of long-term low-dose aspirin reduced both the incidence and the mortality associated with colorectal cancer, a 20-year follow-up of randomized trials showed.…

There is an association between Type 2 diabetes and colorectal cancer (CRC) among men, but not women, according to a published study.…

Many long-term survivors with diabetes show little or no progression of retinopathy after a certain point, and this resistance apparently has nothing to do with glycemic control, a researcher found….

New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest a novel role for the brain in mediating beneficial actions of the hormone leptin in Type 1 diabetes….