Computers Can Effectively Detect Diabetes-Related Eye Problems
Diabetics have an increased risk of blindness. It appears that cost-effective computerized systems to detect early eye problems related to diabetes can help meet the screening need.
One Sleepless Night Can Induce Insulin Resistance in Healthy People
Just one night of short sleep duration can induce insulin resistance, a component of type 2 diabetes.
Definitive Diabetes Indicator Deceptively High in African-American Children
Researchers have found that there is a major difference in the hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) response to blood glucose between African-American and Caucasian children with diabetes.
Your Arteries May Be Suffering Insulin Resistance, Too
In people with insulin resistance or full-blown diabetes, an inability to keep blood sugar levels under control isn't the only problem by far.
Vitamin B Therapy Dangerous for Millions of Diabetics with Kidney Disease
The use of vitamin B to stop kidney damage in people with diabetes needs a closer look, and those with kidney damage now taking high vitamin B doses, should stop.
Discovery Could Help Diabetics and Others With Slow-To-Heal Wounds
A new discovery about the wound-healing process could lead to better treatments for diabetics and other patients who have wounds that are slow to heal.
Scientists Discover a Gene that Ties Stress to Obesity and Diabetes
The constant stress that many are exposed to in our modern society may be taking a heavy toll: Anxiety disorders and depression, as well as metabolic (substance exchange) disorders, including obesity, type 2 diabetes and arteriosclerosis, have all been linked to stress.
Patient-Physician Compatibility Increases Odds of Following Doctor’s Orders
A new study suggests that when doctor and patient attitudes on the issue match up, patients do a better job of taking their medications.
Obese Children Metabolize Drugs Differently Than Healthy Weight Children
Researchers have provided the first evidence-based data on changes in drug metabolism in obese children as compared to healthy weight children.
Artificial Pancreas Successfully Controls Blood Sugar More Than 24 Hours
An artificial pancreas system that closely mimics the body's blood sugar control mechanism was able to maintain near-normal glucose levels without causing hypoglycemia in a small group of patients.
Researchers Invent Zinc-Stapled Insulin to Massively Reduce Insulin-Related Cancer Risk
Studies have demonstrated that obesity and excess insulin - whether naturally produced by the body or injected in synthetic form - are associated with an increased incidence of some common cancers.
Researchers Use Novel Nanoparticle Vaccine to Cure Type 1 Diabetes
Using a sophisticated nanotechnology-based "vaccine," researchers were able to successfully cure mice with type 1 diabetes and slow the onset of the disease in mice at risk for the disease.
Parents Keep Diabetic Teens on Track
Teenagers and tweenagers with type 1 diabetes have more trouble sticking to their treatment plan - thus raising their risk of blindness, kidney failure and heart disease - if their parents become increasingly lax about monitoring the child's treatment, or if the mother-child relationship is poor.
Difficulty Trusting and Reaching Out to Others May Shorten Diabetes Patients’ Lives
Self-reliant diabetes patients had a 33 percent higher mortality rate during a 5-year study, compared to diabetes patients who interacted easily with others and sought support.
Study Points to Potential New Drug for Type 2 Diabetes
An experimental oral drug has lowered blood sugar levels and inflammation in mice with Type 2 diabetes, suggesting that the medication could someday be added to the arsenal of drugs used by millions of Americans with this disease.
Selenium Protects Men Against Diabetes
Research has shown that, for men, high plasma selenium concentrations are associated with a lower occurrence of dysglycemia.
