Common Insecticide Increases Diabetes Risk, Tricks Melatonin Receptor
UB scientists have evidence that exposure to one of the most commonly used insecticides creates a higher risk for metabolic diseases like diabetes. Synthetic chemicals...
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...
Study: Over Half of Americans have Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes
Disturbing news for Americans -- the percentage of U.S. adults with prediabetes or diabetes is around 52%. The one positive note is that the...
Repurposed Drug Cuts Type 2 Diabetes Risk by 80-Percent in Pre-diabetics
A recently published study details how a commonly prescribed diabetes drug lowered the risk of developing diabetes in at-risk people and those with pre-diabetes. The...
Easy Way to Cut Disease Risk: Assess Physical Activity
A new study looked at the benefits when clinicians counsel patients on their physical activity - and how routine assessments lower the risk of...
Nerve Protein Discovery Could Help Type 2 Diabetics
John Hopkins University researchers have made a discovery that could help treat millions of people with type 2 diabetes. Research led by a Johns Hopkins...
Doctors Aren’t Diagnosing or Treating Most Prediabetes Cases
More than 75% of people who meet the criteria for prediabetes did not receive any intervention or treatment from their physicians, according to a...
Smoking Linked to Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Add type 2 diabetes to the list of reasons why smoking is bad. Harvard researchers have found that smokers and people exposed to second...
Simple Device for Sleep Apnea Lowers Diabetes Risk
Pre-diabetics are at increased risk for developing diabetes and many also have untreated sleep apnea. There is a simple device that can reduce the...
Thirdhand Smoke Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
UC Riverside-led study has health implications for non-smokers living in homes that have - or have had - smokers. Thirdhand smoke exposure causes insulin...
Combining Tests Leads to Better Pre-Diabetes Detection
Researchers at the School of Public Health at Georgia State University have found that a two tests are better than one when it comes...
Diabetes Preventing Drug for Pre-Diabetics Rarely Being Used
Few doctors are prescribing a low-cost drug that has been proven effective in preventing the onset of diabetes, according to a UCLA study. The study,...
Diabetes Risk Linked to Faster Heart Rate
An association between resting heart rate and diabetes suggests that heart rate measures could identify individuals with a higher future risk of diabetes. In...
Adolescent Diabetes Higher Than Previously Reported
Research recently published by JAMA details the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in American adolescents and previous estimates were lower than they should have...
Treatment to Better Regulate Insulin Discovered
A recent discovery shows how lowering PKD1 can help people with diabetes limit metabolic complications, such as stroke, heart disease and some forms of...
Poor Sleep May Increase Diabetes Risk, Lower Insulin Sensitivity
A University of Colorado study finds that insufficient sleep reduces insulin sensitivity and increases the risk of diabetes, adding to the list of ailments...
