New and important evidence shows that Insulin Resistance Syndrome can lead to elevated risk for cardiovascular disease, breathing and sleep disorders, liver disease, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, type 2 diabetes, certain cancers, Alzheimer’s Disease and more.
Read More »Trial Using Cancer Meds To Control And Possibly Reverse Diabetes
Drug can possibly kill off the T-cells that are attacking the betacells
Read More »Normal BP In The Office, Means Little for Determining Hypertension
Masked hypertension in diabetes can be a potential risk for brain and kidney damage, therefore home monitoring is crucial.
Read More »Heart Care Sub Par In Older Diabetics
A low proportion of elderly individuals newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes receive heart-protecting drugs like aspirin, blood pressure-lowering drugs and cholesterol-lowering drugs, according to a new study.
Read More »New Inhaled Insulin Qdose Shows Positive Results in Study
Peak levels achieved more quickly then subcutaneous insulin injection and was safe and effective.
Read More »Lettuce May Be The Next Big Diabetes Treatment
Capsules of insulin produced in genetically modified lettuce could hold the key to restoring the body’s ability to produce insulin and help millions of Americans who suffer from insulin-dependent diabetes, according to University of Central Florida biomedical researchers.
Read More »Stress Responses and Memory Abnormal in Type 2 Diabetes
Many patients with type 2 diabetes have hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) hyperactivity and declarative memory deficits, researchers report.
Read More »Visceral Obesity A Major Metabolic Risk-Factor Regardless of BMI
A new study shows that among individuals with the same body mass index (BMI), men with lower cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) levels had almost twice as much abdominal fat than their counterparts who were “fat and fit.” The higher levels of abdominal obesity were also associated with poorer metabolic profiles, the …
Read More »Dietary Glycemic Index Tied to Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Poor dietary carbohydrate quality as defined by the dietary glycemic index — a modifiable risk factor — may increase the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to study results.
Read More »FDA To Ask If Avandia Should Stay In The Market
The FDA will ask outside advisers if GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s diabetes drug Avandia should stay on the market or be subject to new warnings or limits.
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