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Read More »Carbs Associated with Higher Diabetes and Heart Disease Risk Factor
Lowering saturated fat intake did not lower saturated fat blood levels but increasing carbs raised levels of palmitoleic acid, a fatty acid associated with disease…
Read More »Niacin Benefits Kidney Mortality
The proportion of patients experiencing a rapid decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) can be decreased significantly with niacin, as can all-cause mortality… Elani Streja, PhD Chief investigator, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, commented on the study, stated, “Across all models of adjustment, patients who took niacin had …
Read More »Why Are Up to 20% Type 2’s Nonresponsive to Exercise?
A new literature review finds that about one in five people with type 2 diabetes do not respond favorably to exercise… Exercise benefits most, but not all, individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D). The beneficial effects are well studied, but why some individuals do not respond favorably to exercise training …
Read More »Awareness of Glycemic Status Changes Macronutrient Intake
Although those diagnosed with diabetes consumed more protein and less sugar, all individuals consumed less fiber and more saturated fat than recommended….
Read More »The Efficacy of Saxagliptin in Combination Therapy
Saxagliptin shows improved glycemic control when added to other classes of medications in type 2 diabetes patients… Saxagliptin is a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor that works by extending the half-life of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP). The medication can be used as monotherapy or in combination with …
Read More »Type of Medical Care Received Can Improve Patients’ Diabetes Numeracy
Glycemic control unaffected by improved ability to understand numbers…
Read More »Researchers Working to Improve Effect of TZDs on Metabolism
Signaling pathway critical in the development of type 2 and cancer may offer diabetes treatment possibility…
Read More »Kidney Function Found to be Affected by Perceived Racial Discrimination
According to a new study, perceived racial discrimination may contribute to disparities in rates of decline… Psychosocial factors such as perceived racial discrimination have been associated with chronic diseases, but little is known about the relationship between perceived racial discrimination and kidney function decline. Researchers led by Angedith Poggi-Burke, MPH …
Read More »Young Capillaries Can Rejuvenate Older Beta Cells
Targeting inflammation and fibrosis in the small blood vessels of the pancreatic islets may offer a new way of treatment….
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