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Low- or moderate- carbohydrate energy bars don’t reduce insulin levels in the blood as much as was thought.

Blood glucose monitoring at alternative sites is consistent with fingertip results in the fasting state and 120 minutes after eating but not at 60 minutes after eating or after exercise.

Survey results by a national healthcare labor union indicate hospital nurses in America are caring for too many patients and that understaffing is resulting in poor patient care and nurse burnout.

Nonfasting triglyceride (TG) levels are easier to obtain than fasting TG levels and may offer significant prognostic value. That, according to the results of the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT) published in the May 12 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Diabetes appears to raise the risk of developing colon cancer, suggest the findings from a retrospective case-control study.

Nasal metoclopramide may prove superior to oral tablets in treating diabetic patients with symptomatic gastroparesis.

There appears to be no direct connection between thiazolidinedione-related fluid retention and cardiac dysfunction in diabetic patients with chronic heart failure.

Low-carb diets work because of calorie restriction, not carb restriction, that from reviewing medical studies back to the 1960’s.

Cholesterol controlling drug Simvastatin fighst insulin resistance Over the past decade, evidence has accumulated indicating that nitric oxide (NO) may play a key role in the control of metabolic and cardiovascular homeostasis, as evidenced by mice lacking the gene for endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) that are insulin resistant and …

Drugs may reduce the risk for diabetes and not cause it as originally believed.