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Adopting a regular exercise routine for the first time later in life, reduces the development of metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease. This message needs to be delivered by the primary care physician.

The level of Amadori-modified proteins — the intermediate products of glycation — may be useful for monitoring short-term glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.

A new generation of physicians believe maggots are one of the most effective ways of treating wounds infected by the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

The thiazolidinedione pioglitazone is as effective as metformin in reversing insulin sensitivity and hyperandrogenism in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), but metformin is safer.

Symlin (pramlinitide) becomes the first new treatment in 80 years for patients with Type 1 of the disease. Expected approval for next Amylin drug Extenitide next month

No significant difference was observed in the rate of insulin glargine decay on the 2 study days (exercise versus no exercise).

Higher intakes of green vegetables, fruit and berries, oil and margarine, and poultry were found to predict a reduced risk of type II diabetes.

The prediction, is based on the dramatic rise in obesity, especially among young people and minorities as reported in the NEJM, March 17, 2005.

Researchers think they know why people lose weight on low-carbohydrate diets.

A new form of soluble cellulose that, if added to high-fat food items, appears to slow down fat absorption to a healthier rate and reduce the likelihood of developing insulin resistance, a precursor to type 2 diabetes.