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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...

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,...
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Common Diabetes Drug Found in Freshwater Causing Male Fish to Produce Eggs

A commonly taken medicine for Type 2 diabetes being found in freshwater systems worldwide has been shown to cause intersex in fish - male...

FDA Approves Breath Test to Help Diagnose Gastroparesis

This test for delayed gastric emptying, which can affect people with diabetes, can be performed in a general clinical setting and does not require...

Metabolic Imbalance Increases Asthma Risk, Other Respiratory Diseases in Children

An imbalance in our metabolism can trigger inflammatory processes in the body and activate the immune system. In a recent study, published in the Journal...
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Breakthrough: Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Treated with Stem Cells

Scientists at the University of British Columbia and BetaLogics have shown for the first time that Type 2 diabetes can be effectively treated with...

Treatment Corrects Severe Insulin Imbalance

Researchers have used a drug to achieve normal levels of blood sugar in animals with abnormally high insulin levels. If this approach succeeds in humans, it could become an innovative medicine for children with congenital hyperinsulinism.

All Sweeteners Not The Same For Managing Type 2 Diabetes

New research shows that some sweeteners, especially date sugar and dark brown sugars, contain antioxidants that have the potential to control diabetes-linked heart disease and high blood pressure. Some sweeteners used in the study also had the ability to inhibit the activity of a key enzyme related to Type 2 diabetes.

Adult Type 2 Diabetes – Poor Information on Diet, But Exercise Seems Good

There are no high quality data to assess how well dietary treatments for type 2 diabetes work in people who have just been told they have the disease, but there is evidence that taking on exercise seems to be one way of improving blood sugar levels.

Metabolic Syndrome Points to Heart Health

Typified by high blood pressure, weight gain around the waist and problems regulating blood sugar, metabolic syndrome may also be associated with compromised heart structure and function.

Diabetes Patients With Low Literacy More Likely to Have Poorly Controlled Disease

Diabetes patients with low literacy are nearly twice as likely as patients with higher literacy to have poorly-controlled blood sugar and serious long-term diabetes complications.