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Young adults who are overweight or obese have an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, and being obese at an older age is associated with a lower overall survival rate for patients with pancreatic cancer, according to a study.

Dr. Aaron Vinik, principle investigator for the study at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, is testing a new diabetes drug, Prochymal.  It’s part of a first-of-its-kind study for finding a possible cure.

Insulin-resistant men had significant improvement in erectile function when metformin was added to sildenafil(Viagra), according to data from a small clinical study.  Metformin increases the activity of sildenafil.

The results were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., and what they found was that, men with low testosterone should have their hormone levels retested after they fast overnight because eating may transiently lower testosterone levels by as much as 25%, a new study concludes.

Lead author Claudia Sedlinsky, MD, of GIOMM – La Plata National University, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina stated that, both metformin and rosiglitazone are widely used in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. 

People who use artificial sweeteners are heavier, more likely to have diabetes, and more likely to be insulin-resistant compared with nonusers.

Researchers have found a way to stop the damage caused by Type 1 diabetes with the combination of insulin and a common vitamin found in most medicine cabinets. This simply means that getting your glucose under control is not enough.

Large U.S. chain restaurants, criticized for their role in the country’s obesity epidemic, agreed last week to support legislation that would require them to disclose calories on their menus. The question is, however, if people see the calories will they change what they order?

In teenagers who are morbidly obese, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) can significantly improve and even reverse the metabolic syndrome, according to a study. 

Undiagnosed heart failure is common among minority, older aged patientswith Type 2 diabetes — particularly diastolic dysfunction.