Frequent Fast Food Meals Increase Weight, Diabetes Risk
Young adults who eat frequently at fast-food restaurants gain more weight and have a greater increase in insulin resistance in early middle age, according to a large multi-center study.
Anti-Psychotic Drugs May Be Associated With Increased Risk Of Diabetes In Schizophrenia Patients
Patients treated with the atypical anti-psychotic agents clozapine and olanzapine may be at an increased risk for insulin resistance.
Elevated Glucose Levels And Diabetes Are Associated With Increased Risk For Cancer
New research involving more than one million people indicates that having high fasting serum glucose levels and diabetes are risk factors for several major cancers.
Diabetes: A Link Between Oral And Overall Health?
Diabetics who do not have good control over their blood sugar levels are more susceptible to oral health problems than non-diabetics.
Prevention of Heart Disease Should Begin in Childhood
The metabolic syndrome, a collection of disorders that often precedes diabetes, has been rising steadily among adolescents and adults over the past two decades.
New Fruitfly Model Of Diabetes Has Future Implications For Pancreatic Cell Transplantation
A newly completed picture of how fruitflies control their blood sugar will inform researchers and clinicians about the basics of metabolism and how it relates to disease.
Researchers Clarify Mechanisms For Beta-Cell Formation
A new study sheds light on the key mechanisms by which new pancreatic beta cells normally form in response to insulin resistance.
New Discovery In Preventing Diabetic Complications
A new study sheds light on the response to infection in people with type 2 diabetes. These individuals develop diabetes associated with obesity.
Study: VA Beats Managed Care For Diabetes
New multicenter study finds VA patients with diabetes are more likely to receive recommended tests and have better outcomes than managed care patients.
Treatment Of Blood Sugar Levels In ICU Patients Reduces Mortality
Study outlines how strictly controlling the levels of glucose in a patient's blood can increase the survival rate of critically ill patients.
Study Links High Carbohydrate Diet To Increased Breast Cancer Risk
Researchers find the risk of developing breast cancer twice as great in Mexican women, for whom carbs represent more than half the daily diet.
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.
Isolated Soy Protein Shown To Benefit Type 2 Diabetics
Isolated soy protein added to the diets of 14 men under treatment for advanced stages of type 2 diabetes, significantly lowered unwanted proteins in their urine and slightly raised desired HDL cholesterol levels in their blood.
New Gene Associated With Type 1 Diabetes
A new gene mutation identified by researchers is part of the constellation of genes associated with susceptibility to developing type 1 diabetes.
Misfiring Proteins Tied To Inflammation And Sick Feeling Of Type 2 Diabetics
A disruption of signaling proteins in the immune system may be responsible for the inflammation that makes someone with type 2 diabetes feel sick and increases the risk of serious complications.
Erectile Dysfunction In Diabetic Men May Predict Silent Heart Disease
Men with type 2 diabetes who have difficulty achieving an erection could have heart disease and not realize it.
