Those who sipped at least one sugary drink every day had an 83 percent higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes.
Read More »Low Carb Diets Are Beneficial in Reducing Visceral Fat in Type 2
A1c’s, HDL’s and insulin sensitivity improved as visceral fat was reduced.
Read More »Exercise Pill Will Rev up Metabolism & Protect Against Obesity
Altering a single gene can give your body the benefits of training without the need to sweat, allowing your body to eat large amounts of food without getting fat.
Read More »Bromocriptine Improves Glycemic Control of Obese Type-2 Diabetics
The fasting plasma glucose (FPG) level and A1c both improved.
Read More »Pancreatic Stem Cells Can Be A Cure For Diabetes
Toronto University scientists have said that stem cells can be a cure for diabetes, thereby eradicating the need for replacing insulin.
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Diabetes Now Mexico’s Leading Cause of Death
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Diabetes has overtaken poverty-related infections to become the leading cause of death in Mexico, and WHO is warning that a devastating global diabetes epidemic is looming.
Read More »Novo Nordisk Buys ($48 Million) Diabetes Drug Rights For Islet Neogenesis
Novo Nordisk is investing in Transition Therapeutics Inc. and buying the worldwide rights to the Toronto company’s diabetes drug treatment for islet neogenesis. This research will provide competition to P&G’s research in the Ingap program.
Read More »Newborns Screened For Risk Of Diabetes
Parents in parts of Georgia are among the first in the country able to discover whether their newborns have an elevated risk for type 1 diabetes.
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Blood Pressure Rates on Rise Again in U.S.
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The number of American adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure.
Read More »New Screening Techniques To Distinguish Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Serum concentrations of adiponectin and leptin can aid in discriminating between diabetes type 1 and type 2 in adolescents and children.
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