Conditions

The effect was strongest with people who were not obese…. 

Women with gestational diabetes are more likely to control their blood glucose levels when receiving treatment with metformin rather than insulin… 

  In this week’s set of Homerun Slides, we delve in to what happens when blood sugar levels increase, the prevalence of prediabetes in our culture today, and some of the possible strategies and research investigating the prevention of diabetes, including the Diabetes Prevention Program….

In Part 5 of our special Homerun Slides series on Obesity, we’ll look at how weight gain can lead to prediabetes, the genes are behind some of the conditions related to diabetes, and how impaired glucose tolerance in children could be leading to diabetes in teens….

Researchers assessed the impact of whole grains on the risk of type 2 diabetes, obesity and body weight measures, and cardiovascular disease in human studies as the basis for establishing an American Society for Nutrition (ASN) position….

This week, we continue our series of Homerun Slides from Dr. Stanley Schwartz focusing on the obesity epidemic. Risk factors including those facing children at an earlier age, are covered, as well as a visual representation of the significant lowering of abdominal fat with just a minimal amount of exercise….

Jonathan Afiat and Leslie Kutner PharmD Candidates University of Florida College of Pharmacy

Jackson K, Barisone G, Diaz E, Jin L, Decarli C, Despa F

The association between glucose intolerances, diabetes, or insulin resistance and Alzheimer’s disease or dementia was analyzed…. 

In a randomized controlled trial researchers also looked at pregnancy and the risk for GDM-related adverse effects….