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Diabetes patients taking metformin have a 40% reduced risk for cancer…
Read More »Fitness, Fatness, Importance in Systolic Blood Pressure
When comparing lifestyle risk factors BMI and cardiorespiratory fitness, BMI was a more important factor in predicting systolic blood pressure (SBP)…
Read More »Why Fish Oils Can Improve Diabetes Control
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the molecular mechanism that makes omega-3 fatty acids so effective in reducing chronic inflammation and insulin resistance…
Read More »Children Who Eat Vended Foods Face Health Problems, Poor Diet
Vended foods and beverages linked to obesity, diabetes and coronary artery disease…
Read More »Diabetes Does Not Impair Sex Among Older Adults
Many middle-aged and older adults with diabetes are sexually active according to a study of nearly 2,000 people aged 57 to 85. Almost 70 percent of partnered men with diabetes and 62 percent of partnered women with diabetes engaged in sexual activity two or three times a month, comparable to those …
Read More »Diabetes Epidemic in California
Obesity among California adolescents is more than twice as high as the national target of 5.0 percent, while the rate of diabetes among California adults is more than three times the federal goal of 2.5 percent of the population…
Read More »Cinnamon Might Help Reduce Risk Factors for Diabetes and Heart Disease
A study led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) suggests that a water soluble extract of cinnamon, which contains antioxidative compounds, could help reduce risk factors associated with diabetes and heart disease…
Read More »FDA & CDC WARNING: Limit Fingerstick Devices to Just One Patient
Fingerstick devices along with insulin pens should never be used with more than one person…
Read More »Fat Distribution Role in Weight Loss Success in Patients at Risk of Diabetes
German researchers say MRI and magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy can provide the answer and help predict who will benefit from lifestyle changes…
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