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Lifestyle changes, drug lower type 2 diabetes risk
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Intensive lifestyle changes aimed at modest weight loss reduced the rate of developing type 2 diabetes by 34 percent over 10 years in people at high risk for the disease.
Link between obesity and diabetes discovered
Jul 08, 2009 |
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A Monash University study has proven a critical link between obesity and the onset of Type 2 diabetes, a discovery which could lead to the design of a drug to prevent the disease.
Kidney disease patients reap rewards of prevention
May 07, 2009 |
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Making sure you see your doctor and have tests run on a regular basis can prevent serious complications of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American So ...
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Sad or Angry Teens Have Less Success With Diabetes Control
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Not only do teens with type 1 diabetes have the normal adolescent concerns of school, work and social activities, but they are responsible for taking insulin, monitoring blood glucose (blood sugar) levels ...
Testosterone Decreases after Ingestion of Sugar
Jun 14, 2009 |
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Men with low testosterone should have their hormone levels retested after they fast overnight because eating may transiently lower testosterone levels, a new study concludes.
Extreme glucose levels in diabetic patients with heart failure linked to increase risk of deaths
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Compared with patients with moderately controlled glucose levels, diabetic patients who have heart failure and either too high or too low glucose levels may be at increased risk of death, said researchers at Baylor College ...
'Pre-diabetics' face heightened risk of heart disease
Mar 03, 2009 |
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The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, was led by Jill P. Crandall, M.D., associate professor of clinical medicine and director of the Diabetes Clinical Trials Unit at Einstein.
Continuous glucose monitoring in diabetic pregnant women lowers risk of complications
Sep 26, 2008 |
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Continuous glucose monitoring as part of antenatal care for women with diabetes improves maternal blood glucose control and lowers birth weight and risk of macrosomia (excessive birth weight in babies), according to a study ...
New study set to change how critically ill patients are treated
Mar 24, 2009 |
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The current practice of intensively lowering blood glucose in critically ill patients increases the risk of death by 10%. Results of the largest trial of intensive glucose lowering in critically ill patients published today ...
Fructose-sweetened drinks increase nonfasting triglycerides in obese adults
Feb 12, 2009 |
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Obese people who drink fructose-sweetened beverages with their meals have an increased rise of triglycerides following the meal, according to new research from the Monell Center.
Study pinpoints role of insulin on glucagon levels
Apr 07, 2009 |
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April 7, 2009 - Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have shown for the first time that insulin plays a key role in suppressing levels of glucagon, a hormone involved in carbohydrate metabolism and regulating blood glucose ...
Apelin hormone injections powerfully lower blood sugar
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Nov 04, 2008 |
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By injecting a hormone produced by fat and other tissues into mice, researchers report in the November Cell Metabolism that they significantly lowered blood sugar levels in normal and obese mice. The findings suggest that t ...
New evidence of how high glucose damages blood vessels could lead to new treatments
May 11, 2009 |
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New evidence of how the elevated glucose levels that occur in diabetes damage blood vessels may lead to novel strategies for blocking the destruction, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
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