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Report: Gardenia Fruit Compound Starting Point For Diabetes Therapy

A Gardenia fruit extract traditionally used in Chinese medicine to treat the symptoms of type 2 diabetes does indeed contain a chemical that reverses some of the pancreatic dysfunctions that underlie the disease, researchers report in Cell Metabolism. The chemical therefore represents a useful starting point for new diabetes therapies, they said.

Physical Activity Linked to Improved Glucose Control in Children With Type 1 Diabetes

Children with type 1 diabetes who exercise regularly may have improved blood glucose levels compared with those who do not, and regular physical activity does not appear to increase the risk of severe hypoglycemia (low blood glucose levels).

Researchers Pinpoint Causes of Adverse Reactions to Popular Type 2 Diabetes Drugs

RSG, like all the other thiazolidinedione (TZD) drugs that can lower blood glucose levels, can cause fluid retention (edema), a condition that puts patients at greater risk for weight gain, vascular complications and heart failure. Now a new study at Joslin Diabetes Center has uncovered a mechanism that leads to these complications and suggests a way to prevent them.

Survey: Patient/Physician Disconnect on Diabetes Management

Limited understanding of disease progression and frustration with disease management contribute to the clinical challenge of meeting the rising type 2 diabetes epidemic in America.

Joslin Discovers Signs of Residual Islet Cell Function in People with Long-Term Type 1...

Scientists have discovered that a surprisingly high percentage of people with type 1 diabetes (insulin-dependent) who have had the disease for 50 years or longer may still have residual functioning, insulin-producing islet cells and/or islet cell antibodies.