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Continuous Insulin Monitoring Does Not Raise Hospital Costs
Patients with diabetes whose glucose is continually monitored after coronary bypass artery graft surgery do not incur higher medical costs despite the additional testing.
Cinnamon May Help To Alleviate Diabetes
Cinnamon may be more than a spice, it may have a medical application in preventing and combating diabetes.
High-Fat Fast-Food Breakfast Produces Rush Of Inflammatory Factors Into Blood Stream
A breakfast of Egg McMuffin and hash browns may taste good, but its high-fat, high-carbohydrate content wreaks havoc in the body's blood vessels.
Researchers One Step Closer To Creating Oral Insulin
researchers have shown that designer molecules can interact with the body's insulin receptor.
Study Will Identify Best Treatment For Type 2 Diabetes In Youth
A clinical study comparing three treatments of type 2 diabetes in children and teens has begun in 12 medical centers and their affiliated sites around the country.
Researcher: Childhood Obesity Leads To Adult Diabetes
Researcher says parents, especially minority parents, now need to be concerned about Type 2 or adult-onset diabetes.
Researchers Discover Link That Could Aid In Treatment Of Kidney Cyst Diseases
Researchers have uncovered a link between two cyst-forming diseases that affect the kidneys.
Researchers To Pinpoint Relationship Between Obesity-Associated Diabetes And Heart Disease
Expert will examine how obesity-associated diabetes leads to cardiovascular disease, in hopes of ultimately breaking this dangerous progression.
Unsuspected Brain Region Involved In Side Effects Of Diabetes Drugs
A brain region involved in emotional and intellectual processes appears to also play an unsuspected role in the body's visceral response to dangerously low blood sugar levels.
Optical Glucose Sensor Holds Promise For Diabetics And Intensive Care Patients
Researchers have developed a novel optical glucose sensor that could be used to provide continuous monitoring of glucose levels in diabetics.
Researchers Cite Recent Advances In Underlying Causes Of Rare Body-Fat Disorders
Researchers hope to discover new therapeutic approaches to prevent the loss of fat tissues and prevent or possibly delay the onset of metabolic complications.
Be Picky When Served Large Portions
Experiments have shown that we eat more when we're given more and that large portions may be contributing to the obesity epidemic.
Life Expectancy Of Diabetics 12 Years Less Than Others
Ontario diabetics live 12 to 13 years less than people without the disease, says a new study.
New Genomics Tool Boosts Diabetes Research
Researchers have developed a method for scanning the entire human genome to successfully map the location of key gene regulators, mutated forms of which are known to cause type 2 diabetes.
Embryonic Pig Cell Transplants Halt Rat Diabetes
n experimental cross-species transplant to treat diabetes has passed an early test in rats with better-than-expected results.
Possible Mechanism For Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease Discovered
Insulin resistance in brain cells can affect how they function, causing some of the biochemical changes typically seen in Alzheimer's disease.