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Scientists have discovered that after injecting capsaicin, a chili extract, insulin levels increased and restored blood glucose levels to normal virtually overnight. This discovery of the role for sensory nerves in diabetes opens door to new treatment strategies.

The authors suggest that novel strategies to increase beta-cell mass to treat type 2 diabetes might be developed if the mechanism can be determined.

Taking metformin with antipsychotic drugs, may counteract the weight gain and possible diagnosis of diabetes.

Heparan sulfate in the liver plays a crucial role in clearing fat, these molecules clear triglycerides and cholesterol from the blood, working alongside the better known LDL receptors.

A new kind of type 1 diabetes, called monogenetic diabetes can be treated with the oral drugs, sulfonylureas.

Even at $28,000 more, the health care system says it represents a good value.

They will pay $385 million for rights for an experimental oral diabetes medication from OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Melville.

How will the U.S. pay for future health care needs?

Young children who load up on sugary soft drinks risk developing signs of heart disease and diabetes in adolescence, according to a long-term study in which doctors followed a group of girls from 5 to 13 years of age.

Increasing the intake of the soluble fiber beta-glucan decreased the glucose and insulin response in overweight men, and could help reduce the risk of diabetes.