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  An emerging body of research suggests that Alzheimer’s disease may be linked to insulin resistance, constituting a third type of diabetes….

The increase was seen in healthy youths and those with type 1 diabetes, but not in those with type 2 diabetes….

By Richard S. Beaser, M.D.   Chapter 3: Monitoring Diabetes The Importance of Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose and Glycohemoglobin Measurements The Glycohemoglobin Measurement (A1C) One of the functions of the red blood cells is to carry oxygen to the cells throughout the body. Hemoglobin within the red blood cells is …

  This week, we continue our Homerun Slides series on Hypo and Hyperglycemia focusing in on Hypoglycemia in the hospital. Although hypoglycemia is easily treatable, the medications used are also subject to errors and included in this week’s collection of slides is a dramatic and tragic demonstration of what can …

  By Sheri R. Colberg, PhD For those of us who are reasonably fit and exercise regularly, it is hard for us to imagine that people who are currently sedentary, unfit, or overweight can benefit metabolically from doing something like simply taking breaks from sitting. However, the research in this …

Stand-Up Desk If you’re reading this, chances are you’re sitting down. In a recent study in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise of more than 17,000 men and women over 13 years, they found that those who sit for most of the day were 54% more likely to die …

In a group of healthy older women, retinopathy was associated with worsening cognitive function over 10 years and with larger ischemic lesion volumes on brain imaging….

Using A1c to catch prediabetes is cost-effective if the threshold for diagnosis is set at 5.7%….

Eating more white rice may up the risk of type 2 diabetes by 27%, especially for Asian populations….

The bug that causes ulcers may also play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes….