Study: Leptin Therapy Shows Promise For Type 1 Diabetes
Using leptin alone in place of standard insulin therapy shows promise in abating symptoms of type 1 diabetes, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.
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.
Selenium Protects Men Against Diabetes
Research has shown that, for men, high plasma selenium concentrations are associated with a lower occurrence of dysglycemia.
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.
A New Strategy Normalizes Blood Sugars in Diabetes
Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have identified a new strategy for treating type 2 diabetes, identifying a cellular pathway that fails when people become obese.
Genetic Variation Prevents Some Young Type 2 Diabetics from Responding to Physical Exercise
A genetic variation in mitochondria, the energy-producing machinery of cells, prevents young obese subjects with diabetes type 2 to respond to physical exercise.
Surprising Findings About Hepatitis C and Insulin Resistance
We have known for several years that Hepatitis C, a common cause of liver cirrhosis and cancer, also makes people three to four times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes.
Study: Major Depression More Than Doubles Risk of Dementia Among Adults with Diabetes
Adults who have both diabetes and major depression are more than twice as likely to develop dementia, compared to adults with diabetes only, according to a study published in the recent Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Study: Hemoglobin A1c Outperforms Fasting Glucose for Risk Prediction
Measurements of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) more accurately identify persons at risk for clinical outcomes than the commonly used measurement of fasting glucose, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
People with Prediabetes Not Taking Adequate Precautions to Avoid Diabetes
Study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine revealed that only about half of U.S. adults with prediabetes reported that in the past year they tried to lose weight or exercise more.
Frequent Napping Associated with Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Older Adults
A study in the journal Sleep shows that frequent napping is associated with an elevated prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose.
Twice as Many Women to be Diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes
Two to three times more pregnant women may soon be diagnosed and treated for gestational diabetes, based on new measurements for determining risky blood sugar levels for the mother and her unborn baby.
Study: Stress Raises Risk of Mental Decline in Older Diabetics
Stress raises the risk of memory loss and cognitive decline among older people with diabetes, research suggests.
Early Artificial Pancreas Trials Show Benefits for Kids, Teenagers with Diabetes
Researchers showed that using a first-generation artificial pancreas system overnight can lower the risk of low blood sugar emergencies while sleeping, and at the same time improve diabetes control.
Diabetes Patients Rank Health Concerns Differently Than Their Doctors
About one-third of doctors and their patients with diabetes do not see eye to eye on the most important health conditions to manage.
Diabetes Medication May Help Decrease BMI in Obese Adolescents
Metformin XR appears to cause a small but significant decrease in body mass index (BMI) in non-diabetic obese adolescents when combined with a lifestyle intervention program.
