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The findings suggest that there is a direct link between insulin resistance and reduced testosterone levels in men.

Because of all the news about Avandia increasing cardiovascular deaths, Rezulin causing more deaths from liver failure, and things like discontinuation of the intensive arm of the the ACCORD study, etc, Late-stage diabetes drug trials will be longer and costlier with new FDA guidelines aimed at boosting drug safety, and some …

The study showed that 7% of women diagnosed with gestational diabetes were already diabetic at the time of first visit and were misdiagnosed with gestational diabetes, when they had diabetes. They also found that, a HBA1C level at the first visit of less than 5.3 would not develop gestational diabetes …

Researchers have discovered how diabetes, by driving inflammation and slowing blood flow, dramatically accelerates atherosclerosis. It is the bodies reaction to the fatty build-up causing inflammation then the fat itself that causes heart attacks.

Four bioactive components have been extracted from bitter melon and they appear to activate the enzyme AMPK which is one of the compounds that effects fuel metabolism and glucose uptake.

Research has found that resveratrol, a compound present naturally in grape skin, can protect against the cellular damage to blood vessels caused by high production of glucose in diabetes.

Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has been issued a patent for a new class of drugs called SIRT1 Activators (resveratrol), which lower glucose and improve insulin sensitivity In preclinical models of type 2 diabetes.

Individuals who have one or two parents with hypertension appear to have a significantly increased risk of developing elevated blood pressure throughout their adult lives.

Weight-loss and major lifestyle changes may be more effective than intensive insulin therapy for overweight patients with poorly controlled, insulin-resistant type 2 diabetes, according to a diabetes researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

According to a study in the November/December 2007 issue of General Dentistry, the AGD’s clinical, peer-reviewed journal, diabetic patients especially need to communicate special needs to their dentists. This is due to harmful interactions that could occur because of the materials and medications used at dental appointments.