Low levels of vitamin D have been recently linked with glucose intolerance, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and CV disease….
Read More »Six Year Study Shows Lifestyle Changes Stave off Diabetes, Death
A 6-year lifestyle intervention decreased the incidence of diabetes, cardiovascular mortality, and all-cause mortality in adults with impaired glucose tolerance….
Read More »Undiagnosed Diabetes Rates Decline
A lower percentage of type 2 diabetes cases are going undiagnosed than was the case in the past couple of decades, researchers found….
Read More »Renal Failure Associated with Depression in Adults with Diabetes
Diabetic patients who are depressed may be at an increased risk for developing end-stage renal disease….
Read More »Fatty Liver Disease Tied to Diabetes, Atherosclerosis
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an independent predictor of both type 2 diabetes and carotid atherosclerosis, according to two studies….
Read More »Diabetic Women Less Likely to Undergo Mammograms
Women with diabetes were 14% less likely than those without the disease to undergo breast cancer screening….
Read More »AHA Questions Salt Intake Study
The American Heart Association questions the findings of a new analysis suggesting that most people around the world are consuming just the right amount of sodium….
Read More »Vitamin D Not Linked with Heart Risk in Men
Circulating levels of vitamin D had no apparent influence on overall risk for cardiovascular disease in older men….
Read More »FDA Approves Albiglutide, a Once-Weekly GLP-1 Injectable Diabetes Drug
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved albiglutide (Tanzeum, GlaxoSmithKline), a once-weekly injectable glucagonlike peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist to treat type 2 diabetes…. “Tanzeum is a new treatment option for the millions of Americans living with type 2 diabetes,” Curtis Rosebraugh, MD, MPH, director of the Office of …
Read More »Are Chromium Supplements Effective in Lowering Blood Sugars?
A new study by a University of Miami (UM) researcher analyzed nearly three decades of data on the effect of chromium supplementation on blood sugars….
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