Study of Diabetes and Race Reveals the Imperfect Science of Defining Ethnic Groups
New study calls into question not only how race-specific information is being gathered and interpreted by the medical community, but how it is presented to the public through media and pharmaceutical marketing.
Recovering Insulin-Producing Cells in Diabetics May Be Possible
A new discovery may lead to the recovery of insulin-producing beta cells in people with type 1 diabetes. A Yale-led research team identified how insulin-producing...
Study Links Nicotine to Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Diabetes is far more prevalent in smokers than non-smokers, but the reasons why have remained unknown until now.
Source of Diabetic Pain Uncovered by UK Researchers
The basis for chronic pain from diabetic neuropathy, which affects about 25% of people with diabetes, has been uncovered by researchers.
Type 1 Diabetics’ Blood Sugar Defense Mechanisms Restored After Islet Cell Transplantation
Type 1 diabetics who have developed low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) as a complication of insulin treatments over time are able to regain normal internal recognition of the condition after receiving pancreatic islet cell transplantation.
Aggressive Control of Cardiac Risk Factors Might Not Benefit All Patients with Diabetes
Report suggests that aggressively pursuing low blood pressure and cholesterol levels may not benefit, and could even harm, some patients with diabetes.
Researchers Uncover Age Discrimination in Secretory Cells, May Play a Role in Progression of...
Finding sheds light on the basic science of vesicle processing,``and has some potential clinical implications.
Early Promise for Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes
A preliminary study in a recent issue of THE LANCET suggests that injection of a specific peptide in patients with early type 1 diabetes could stop disease progression.
Lower Cut-Off Point for Defining Prediabetes Recommended
A group of researchers are recommending that the definition of prediabetes be changed and a lower cut-off point be used based on ADA guidelines. The...
Parents’ High Blood Pressure Associated with Men’s Risk of Hypertension
Individuals who have one or two parents with hypertension appear to have a significantly increased risk of developing elevated blood pressure throughout their adult lives, according to a report.
Losing Weight After Diabetes Diagnosis Can Prevent Diabetes-Related Disease
People who lose weight soon after a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes have better control of their blood pressure and blood sugar, and are more likely to maintain that control even if they regain their weight.
Caloric Sweetener Use Grows Worldwide; Soft Drinks are Chief Culprit
Use of caloric sweeteners, including sugar, has grown markedly around the world over the past 40 years
Surprising Link Between Blood Sugar Levels and Brain Cancer
New research further illuminates the surprising relationship between blood sugar levels and brain tumors and could begin to shed light on how certain cancers...
Common Blood Pressure Medicine an Effective Type 1 Diabetes Therapy, Clinical Trial Reveals
Safe and effective therapy discovered to reduce insulin requirements and hypoglycemic episodes in certain Type 1 diabetics using a common blood pressure drug.
Scientists Discover New Mechanism for Controlling Blood Sugar Level
Medical scientists have identified for the first time a new way in which our body controls the levels of sugar in our blood following a meal.
New P.E. Study Demonstrates Vigorous Exercise Can Lower Adolescents’ Body Fat, Blood Pressure
By cutting the time adolescents spend standing around in school physical education classes and boosting the amount of exercise they do, experts have shown they can control the children's body fat and lower their blood pressure.
