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According to Ralph DeFronzo, it is never too early to prevent diabetes.…
Read More »Diabetes Poses Less Cardio Risk for Women
In a study of asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes, women had a lower cardiac event rate than men, although screening for silent myocardial ischemia did not benefit either sex.…
Read More »Low-Dose Aspirin Helps Heart Only in Some Diabetes Patients
Low-dose aspirin is predominantly of value in reducing atherosclerotic events in patients with less advanced diabetes.…
Read More »“Fasting Pathway” Points the Way to New Class of Diabetes Drugs
A uniquely collaborative study by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies uncovered a novel mechanism that turns up glucose production in the liver when blood sugar levels drop, pointing towards a new class of drugs for the treatment of metabolic disease.…
Read More »Fasting Plasma Glucose and Cardiometabolic Risk in Normoglycemic Children
In outpatient children and adolescents, higher FPG within the normal range is associated with several CMRF, independent of obesity.…
Read More »Diet Soft Drinks Not Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
New research demonstrates that the consumption of diet soft drinks is not associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes….
Read More »More Evidence that People with Diabetes Are More Likely to Get Cancer
People with diabetes are at higher risk for certain cancers than those without the blood sugar disease.…
Read More »Gastric Bypass Increases Risk for Alcohol Abuse
Patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery are at greater risk for alcohol abuse than similar obese patients undergoing restrictive procedures….
Read More »‘Master Regulator’ Gene Behind Obesity, Diabetes Identified
Researchers have found that a gene linked to type 2 diabetes and cholesterol levels is in fact a ‘master regulator’ gene, which controls the behavior of other genes found within fat in the body.…
Read More »Weight Loss Surgery May Benefit Older Adults
Age does not appear to significantly increase the risks associated with having weight loss surgery.…
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