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New evidence of how high glucose damages blood vessels could lead to new treatments

New evidence of how high glucose damages blood vessels could lead to new treatments

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created May 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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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Extreme glucose levels in diabetic patients with heart failure linked to increase risk of deaths

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created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...


Testosterone Decreases after Ingestion of Sugar

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created Jun 14, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (8) | comments 1

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.


Fructose-sweetened drinks increase nonfasting triglycerides in obese adults

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created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.


'Pre-diabetics' face heightened risk of heart disease

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created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.


Pure fructose frequently confused with high fructose corn syrup

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created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 4

As researchers continue to examine the role of sweeteners in the diet, it's important that people understand the differences among various ingredients used in scientific studies, according to the Corn Refiners Association ...


Study pinpoints role of insulin on glucagon levels

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created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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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created Nov 04, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

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 ...


Discovery of new signal pathway important to diabetes research

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created Jun 04, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Miami University have discovered that cells in the pancreas cooperate – signal – in a way hitherto unknown. The discovery can eventually be of significance to the treatment ...


Gut hormone has 'remote control' on blood sugar

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created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A gut hormone first described in 1928 plays an unanticipated and important role in the remote control of blood sugar production in the liver, according to a report in the August 6th Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication. What's ...


Glucose intolerance in pregnancy associated with postpartum cardiovascular risk

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women who have gestational glucose intolerance (a condition less severe than gestational diabetes) exhibit multiple cardiovascular risk factors as early as three months after birth, according to a new study accepted for publication ...



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