Monthly Archives: March 2015
Onion Extract Lowers High Blood Glucose and Cholesterol Levels When Combined with Metformin
According to a new study, the extract of onion bulb strongly lowered high blood glucose and total cholesterol levels when given with the antidiabetic...
Found: Link Between Insulin Resistance and Behavioral Disorders
People with diabetes are more prone to anxiety and depression than those with other chronic diseases that require similar levels of management. The reasons...
Experts: Greater Safety Review Needed for Insulin pumps
According to a joint statement by the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes about the safety and efficacy...
Study: Vitamin D Prevents Diabetes and Atherosclerosis (Clogged Arteries)
New research suggests vitamin D plays a major role in preventing the inflammation that leads to type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis -- and may...
Breakthrough: Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Treated with Stem Cells
Scientists at the University of British Columbia and BetaLogics have shown for the first time that Type 2 diabetes can be effectively treated with...
Glooko – Cool Tech for Diabetes Management
Glooko makes a tiny box that reads data from those meters and brings it all together in an app, where you can see graphs...
Additive Manufacturing to Make Diabetes Management Better, Cheaper, More Comfortable
Engineers are using additive manufacturing to create an improved type of glucose sensor for diabetes patients. It will become part of a system that...
Insulin Sensitivity Better in Women Than Men Thanks to PTEN Protein
It's long been known that obese men are more likely to develop type two diabetes than obese women. Find out how a certain protein,...
Sleep Apnea Common in Women with Gestational Diabetes
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is prevalent in obese, pregnant Asian women with gestational diabetes, even when their diabetes is controlled by diet, a new...
Scientists Discover Compound that Prevents Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers tested a compound that eliminated the incidence of diabetes and minimized insulitis, which is the inflammation associated with, and destroyer of, insulin-producing cells....
Diabetes Drugs May Trigger Heart Failure According to New Study
Study shows that blood glucose lowering therapies pose an increased risk of heart failure directly linked to the medication or strategy being used. A comprehensive...
Mysteries of Wound Healing Unlocked: Big News for Diabetes Patients
A research team discovered how cells know to rush to a wound and heal it, opening the door to new treatments for diabetes, heart...
People Who Inherit Cholesterol Disorder Have Lower Rate of Diabetes
Rates of type 2 diabetes in people with familial hypercholesterolemia (a genetic disorder characterized by high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels) was lower than...
Pregnancy and Smoking – Increased Risk of Diabetes in Girls Exposed as Fetuses by...
A new study shows that female fetuses exposed to smoke have a higher risk of diabetes as adults, adding yet another example of how...
Recall of Ultra ZX Weight Loss Supplements for Undeclared Sibutramine and Phenolphthalein
UltraZx, Labs, L.L.C. is voluntarily recalling “UltraZx” weight loss supplements. This product has been found to contain undeclared Sibutramine and phenolphthalein. FDA laboratory analysis of...
New CPR Devices Approved by FDA May Increase Heart Attack Survival
The FDA approved the ResQCPR System, devices for first responders that may improve a cardiac arrest patient's chance of surviving. The U.S. Food and Drug...
