Potential Drug Target Identified for Diabetes
Scientists have discovered a novel signaling pathway between three organs - the gut, the brain, and the liver - which lowers blood sugar when activated.
Study Suggests Insulin May Have Potential to Prevent Thrombosis Leading to Heart Attack and...
Insulin may interfere with the cascade of reactions that promote clot formation and platelet aggregation in heart-attack patients and may help prevent clot formation and plaque development.
Diabetic Enteropathy Cause, Treatment and Possible Prevention Discovered
Diabetic enteropathy - with gastrointestinal symptoms like abdominal pain, bloating and nausea - may soon be preventable and treatable. Exciting news considering that it...
Zebrafish Embryos Helping to Identify New Diabetes Drugs
New form of high throughput screening using zebrafish embryos could significantly shorten drug discovery for many diseases, including diabetes. In experiments with 500,000 genetically...
Type 2 Diabetes Risk Correlates with Often-Ignored Glucose Value in Routine Blood Tests
Glucose values obtained during routine blood tests are often overlooked, but could provide valuable insight into whether someone is at risk for having type...
Stress Management Can Help Control Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes
Patients with type 2 diabetes who incorporate stress management techniques into their routine care can significantly reduce their average blood glucose levels, according to a new study.
Study: Tight Diabetes Control Does Not Impact Cognitive Ability in Type 1 Diabetes
A study provides good news for patients with type 1 diabetes who want to maintain tight blood glucose control and thus significantly reduce their risk of developing the devastating complications of the disease - heart disease, kidney failure, eye disease and blindness, and nerve damage.
Portion-Control Dishes May Help Obese Diabetics Lose Weight
A plate and cereal bowl with markers for proper portion sizes appear to help obese patients with diabetes lose weight and decrease their use of glucose-controlling medications.
Study Estimates 15,000 Children and Teens Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Annually
Approximately 15,000 children and adolescents in the United States are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and about 3,700 youth are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes annually.
Latinos Have High Levels Of Visual Impairment And Eye Disease
Many Latinos have eye diseases that may potentially blind them or impair vision, and type 2 diabetes hits Latino communities particularly hard.
Cause for Higher Fracture Risk in Diabetics Identified
A study using high resolution imaging to create a "virtual bone biopsy" has shed new light on why people with type 2 diabetes are...
Magnesium Improves Diabetes-Related Health, Hypertension, Cholesterol, Weight and More
Beneficial relationship found between dietary magnesium intake and diabetes-related outcomes, affecting metabolic syndrome risk, obesity and weight, blood pressure, and HDL (good) cholesterol. Learn...
New Approach to Prevent Diabetes-Induced Birth Defects Studied
A research team has identified a cell signaling pathway which plays a significant role in causing developmental defects of the fetal spinal cord and brain in babies of women with diabetes.
Study: Significant Improvement Noted In Diabetes Management Using Chronic Care Model
Educating people with diabetes in a primary-care setting with sustained, comprehensive intervention resulted in significant improvement in disease management and overall health, according to a new study.
Among Youth in U.S., Whites Have Highest Incidence of Diabetes
Non-Hispanic white youth have the highest rate of diabetes of all racial/ethnic groups for children in the U.S., with type 1 being the predominant kind of diabetes among youth.
Focus on Exercise Alone Makes Greater Improvement Than Diet and Medicine in People with...
Diabetes is often called a lifestyle disease, and now a new study verifies that a lifestyle change brings strong improvements.
