Prediabetes

In recent years, there has been a worldwide focus on metabolic syndrome to identify specific factors that may contribute to the development of diabetes and obesity. An interesting factor that researchers are exploring is eating habits, particularly, the speed of eating. Therefore, a study was performed to understand the relationship …

Research pinpoints molecular link between insulin resistance and mitochondrial changes… A recent study published in Clinical Epigenetics said researchers sought to discover if they could find any biomarkers in a group of patients with no pre-existent diabetes or cardiovascular disease, but indication of prediabetes and insulin resistance. Researchers analyzed data …

Elevated serum liver markers may be disease indicator…. Type 2 diabetes and liver disease seem to have a connection; the liver is one of the targets of some common diabetic medications. The body needs the liver to help maintain normal glucose levels. But when the cells in the body become …

Gut microbiome plays a role in a variety of diseases including diabetes… Humans have a symbiotic relationship with the trillions of bacteria living in the GI tract, relying on them for numerous metabolic functions. Changes in agricultural practices and climate in the last 50 years have resulted in a lack …

by Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM Having ineffective insulin action, or an insulin resistant state, is associated with numerous health risks, such as hyperinsulinemia, or high levels of insulin in the blood, that may damage blood vessels and contribute to arterial plaque formation and heart disease. A decrease in your …

Patients who learn of their status and alter their lifestyle may be able to reverse their disease… Only about one in eight people with so-called pre-diabetes, often a precursor to full-blown disease, know they have a problem, a U.S. study found. Lacking awareness, people with the elevated blood sugar levels …

Overweight and obese patients taking liraglutide (Saxenda) lost more weight than those on placebo… According to a study of 3,731 patients, those on liraglutide lost an average of 8.4±7.3 kg of body weight, and those in the placebo group lost an average of 2.8±6.5 kg (P

Toxin produced by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), a common skin bacteria, caused glucose intolerance in rabbit cells… Bacteria and viruses have an obvious role in causing infectious diseases, but microbes have also been identified as the surprising cause of other illnesses, including cervical cancer (Human papilloma virus) and stomach ulcers …

Measurement of neck proves additional indicator of upper-body subcutaneous fat, metabolic risk… In the study of 138 obesity-clinic patients, neck circumference cutoffs of 36 cm or greater in females and 39 cm or more in males correlated with criteria for the metabolic syndrome. In women more than men, neck circumference …

Help your patients prevent type 2 diabetes. Your patients who have prediabetes or are at risk for type 2 diabetes could benefit from the National Diabetes Prevention Program. Participants work with lifestyle coaches in a group setting to lose 5%-7% of their body weight and increase physical activity to at …