Diabetic patients with cancer are often treated less aggressively and have a worse overall prognosis than those without diabetes.
Read More »Sibutramine of Little Benefit in Obese Adolescents
When given in combination with an energy-restricted diet and exercise prescription, sibutramine does not lead to an additional decrease in body mass index in obese adolescents.
Read More »Honey as a Treatment for Diabetic Ulcers
Experts believe that treating wounds with honey has tremendous potential for the approximately 200 million people in the world with diabetes, 15 percent of whom will develop an ulcer, usually because of impaired sensation in their feet.
Read More »Common Genetic Variation Increases Heart Disease Risk
The risk of heart disease increases in the presence of a common genetic variation carried by a large percentage of Caucasians, according to two reports.
Read More »‘Exercise pill’ tricks body into burning twice the fat
Ronald Evans MD, a researcher at the Salk Institute in California has come up with a new drug that can trick your body into thinking you are exercising, could it be the magic pill we are looking for or another reason to not exercise?
Read More »Step 3: Become Even More Fit (Part 8)
Dr. Sheri Colberg has spent the last few weeks helping us learn how to maximize or physical activity for optimal results. This week she helps us put it all together in Sample Workouts to Put It All Together
Read More »Diabetes: What Can Your Local OTC And Health Store Do For You?
Kim A. Carmichael, M.D., FACP Associate Professor of Medicine, often sends his patients to the OTC or vitamin aisles of stores for help with diabetes. He has decided to share the info, so we can tell our patients Click here to read Diabetes: What Can Your Local OTC And Health …
Read More »Studies Uncover New Genes Boosting Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Researchers have identified 10 genetic variants that may make type 2 diabetes more likely and may lead to new treatments for type 2 diabetes.
Read More »The Missing Link Between Pre-Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
New research suggests a "missing link" between the pre-diabetes state and the clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus and can be explained by the decrease in glucose clearance
Read More »Depression Treatment Doesn’t Help Diabetes Control
Improvements in depressive symptoms don’t lead to better control of glucose levels, according to a new report.
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