Normal-weight adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes had a significantly greater mortality risk than their overweight counterparts, a pooled analysis of five large cohort studies showed….
Read More »Race-Based Differences in Retinopathy Risk and HbA1c Levels
The hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level that was associated with an increased prevalence of retinopathy was significantly lower in blacks than in whites….
Read More »TB Vaccine a Possible Breakthrough to Treat Type 1 Diabetes
Study found vaccine triggered death of rogue immune-system cell, and beta-cells kicked in….
Read More »Newly Discovered Diabetes Molecule Causes increased Microscopic Stress
At its most fundamental level, diabetes is a disease characterized by stress — microscopic stress that causes inflammation and the loss of insulin production in the pancreas, and system-wide stress due to the loss of that blood-sugar-regulating hormone….
Read More »Preventing Type 2 Diabetes with Vitamin D?
Boosting levels of the vitamin might help prevent type 2 diabetes for obese individuals who find it difficult to lose weight….
Read More »How Important Is Eating Breakfast in Preventing Diabetes?
In two studies, one done in men and another in women, researchers followed people’s eating patterns over decades….
Read More »Glycemic Index Can Help Control Blood Sugar, Not Hunger
A new study showed that eating foods low on the GI scale helped regulate blood sugar over a twelve hour period although….
Read More »Metformin Lowers Risk of Heart Disease and Mortality
Metformin outperforms other diabetes treatments in a new study….
Read More »Intensive Risk Management May Have No Effect
Intensively managing risk factors in patients newly diagnosed with diabetes in primary care does not have any significant effect on their cardiovascular outcomes compared with usual care….
Read More »New Standards beyond Glucose Control Recommended
Now researchers suggest palliative care is just as important for tens of millions of people living with diabetes….
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