Ninety-three percent of participants exceeded the recommended percentage of daily calories from fat, 85 percent exceeded the saturated fat recommendation and 92 percent consumed too much sodium in their regular diets.

A new study may give new meaning to the adage, “You are what you eat.”  The DNA isolated from the muscles of people with diabetes bears chemical marks not found in those who respond normally to rising blood sugar levels, according to the report. The discovery shows that we are …

Using skin cells from people with Type 1 diabetes, researchers were able to produce cells that made insulin in response to changing blood sugar levels.

Researchers say they know why obesity leads to diabetes and cardiovascular disease, a finding that may help experts target therapies to limit the health impact of being very overweight.  

Increased time spent sedentary is prospectively associated with elevated fasting insulin levels in healthy middle-aged adults independent of the amount of time spent in moderate and vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA), according to the results of a population-based study.

The Mediterranean diet, long touted as a healthy eating plan, may help people with Type 2 diabetes stay off blood sugar-lowering medications, as well as help them lose weight and lower cardiovascular risk factors. 

Being short in adulthood is associated with an increased risk of microvascular complications in patients with Type 1 diabetes, according to a report.

Another reason to monitor glucose: Better restaurant service Over the past few weeks I have started increasing my race walking mileage to prepare for a half marathon in November. Although I don’t have diabetes this increase in physical activities seems to run my glucose low in the morning. While driving …

By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Published: August 27, 2009 Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planne     Kudzu is a nuisance in the garden but might be a boon to the diet. …

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