Researchers reported from the results of a study that, “A common virus may be a major cause of high blood pressure,” a finding that may bring a new approach to treating a condition that affects an estimated 1 billion people worldwide.
Read More »AACE: New Recommendations for Treatment of Prediabetes
New recommendations include: specific instructions for lifestyle intervention, and that pharmacotherapy be started at an A1c of six percent. It is estimated that there will be 418 million people worldwide with prediabetes by 2025.
Read More »New Free Prevention Resource for Your Office
A free resource designed to educate patients about ways to successfully manage their diabetes was revealed at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 18th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress: “The Power of Prevention Magazine”.…
Read More »Triglycerides Implicated in Diabetes Nerve Loss
To stall progress of neuropathy, doctors should monitor levels of an easily measured blood fat as closely as they do blood sugar, study suggests.…
Read More »New Information on how Metformin Works
How Does Metformin Work? Metformin works directly in the liver cells, regulating the genes that control blood sugar production. It mimics a protein called CBP that communicates between the liver and the pancreas. Not only has new research told us how metformin really works, but a new biomarker was found …
Read More »Will Surgery Revolutionize Diabetes Treatment?
New data presented at the recent AACE meeting shows that metabolic surgery, a new surgical approach to metabolic disease, may provide the key to curing diabetes in some patients. However, if the result is normal blood sugars for Type 2 patients without medications, is it a cure?
Read More »How High Blood Sugars Damage Blood Vessels
Researchers have gained fresh insights into how elevated glucose levels damage blood vessels. The mechanism could lead to novel strategies for blocking the destruction.
Read More »Less than One in Five Heart Problems are Diagnosed before Symptoms Appear
This comes from a study of 13,877 people; clinicians are missing golden opportunities to identify heart disease before patients start displaying symptoms..
Read More »The US Obesity Epidemic is Due Solely to Increased Food Intake
The amount of food Americans eat has been increasing since the 1970s, and that alone is the cause of the obesity epidemic in the US today [1]. Physical activity–or the lack thereof–has played virtually no role in the rising number of expanding American waistlines, according to recent research.
Read More »More Time in the Sun Reduces Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes
Spending more time in the sunshine could help older people to reduce their risk of developing heart disease and diabetes…
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