Eating a handful of nuts a day for one year, along with a Mediterranean diet rich in vegetables, fruit, and fish may help undo a number of risk factors for heart disease, which is linked to Diabetes.
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January 6th, 2009 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
Will “exergaming” help you to get into shape? Should you try boot camp or high intensity interval training?
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January 6th, 2009 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
Scientists have shown that a low carb diet, such as the Atkins Diet, improves blood sugar levels in obese individuals with Type Two Diabetes.
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January 6th, 2009 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
Andromeda Biotech - a subsidiary of CBI (Clal Biotechnology Industries), is focusing on the development of a new treatment for autoimmune Diabetes. They today announced positive results from the Phase III interim analysis for the company’s most promising product, DiaPep277 for the treatment of Type One Diabetes. Diabetic…
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January 5th, 2009 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
U.S. science experts are examining how diseases in late life, such as Diabetes and stroke, contribute to cognitive decline through their effect on the hippocampal region of the brain found that high blood sugar may contribute to the decline of memory and cognitive health in older people. They suggest exercising to improve blood sugar levels is a way some might be able to delay the normal decline in memory and cognitive health that occurs in old age.
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January 5th, 2009 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
Rube Goldberg would have smiled at one of leptin’s mechanisms for curbing insulin release. As Hinoi et al. show, the fat-derived hormone enlists the sympathetic nervous system to prevent bone-making cells from releasing a molecule that prods the pancreas to discharge insulin. The clinical study appeared online December 22, 2008.
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January 4th, 2009 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
Diet and aerobic exercise goals usually rank high on New Year’s Resolution lists for Diabetics. But rising food prices and the uncertain state of individual bank accounts leave many to wonder if they can afford to make healthy resolutions this year, let alone stick to them. Type Two Diabetes…
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January 4th, 2009 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
Over-indulgence in too many calorific treats such as mince pies, Christmas cake and mulled wine can leave us struggling to buckle our belts in the New Year. Having a large waist means you are up to eleven times more likely to develop Type Two Diabetes and being overweight or obese is one of the strongest risk factors for developing Type Two Diabetes.
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January 4th, 2009 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
A clinical study in the latest issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that screening Type Two Diabetes patients for OSA - obstructive sleep apnea, and treating those who have OSA with CPAP continuous positive airway pressure therapy could improve the management of their high blood sugar levels and might favorably influence their prognosis.
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January 2nd, 2009 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
Health Canada is informing diabetic people taking Actos, the brand name for the prescription drug pioglitazone hydrochloride, of recent changes to the prescription information for this product. Health Canada is working with the manufacturer to change the labeling concerning heart failure and stress proper use.
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January 1st, 2009 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
Diabetes slows the brain, causing trouble with two types of mental processing in adults, Canadian science experts reported today.
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January 1st, 2009 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
Home workouts using food cans as handheld weights and other low tech tools appears to be just as effective aerobic exercise at a gym in helping patients reduce their risk of Diabetes, a new study from Australia shows.
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December 31st, 2008 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
Some patients with Diabetes may require less stringent glycemic control than has been previously recommended. However, a majority should stick with the target goal of less than 7%, which is long advised for reducing the risk of Diabetes-related complications. This is according to a position statement issued jointly by…
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December 31st, 2008 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
Vitamin K slows the development of insulin resistance in older men, but not women, a new clinical study
has found. Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and dark, leafy green vegetables like spinach and collards are good sources of vitamin K.
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December 31st, 2008 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
The Type Two Diabetes epidemic that continues to sweep across the United States has left an estimated 24
million Americans struggling with the disease, which is up more than 3 million since 2005.
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December 31st, 2008 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
A new clinical study suggests that taking a daily dose of Vitamin B1, Thiamine, may reverse kidney disease in those who suffer from Type II Diabetes.
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December 31st, 2008 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
White-coat hypertension is generally considered harmless in the majority of people, but Brazilian scientists report in Diabetes Care that it appears to increase the risk of microvascular complications in those with Type Two Diabetes.
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December 31st, 2008 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
The University of Minnesota has received a $40 million pledge for Diabetes research from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation. To be paid over five years, goals for the funding are to capitalize on the University’s strength in Diabetes clinical research and to speed the timeline in order to find a viable cure for people with Type One Diabetes.
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December 25th, 2008 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
A recent clinical study suggests that low-glycemic diets may be better than diets high in fiber and high in carbohydrates for managing Diabetes.
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December 25th, 2008 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
Diabetes Forecast, the official magazine of the American Diabetes Association, will celebrate the New Year with the release of its annual 2009 Diabetes Resource Guide.
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December 25th, 2008 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
A quarter of Type Two Diabetes patients admitted to health care facility with a heart problem were readmitted within 28 days, compared to just six per cent of coronary patients who did not have Diabetes, a Queensland University of Technology researcher has found. Dr Jo Wu, from the School of Nursing, discovered during her latest clinical study that people who have Diabetes and a heart condition often find it hard to manage both conditions, leading to a high number of health care facility readmissions.
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December 24th, 2008 | Posted in Diabetes News | Comments Off
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, used as a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, improves glycemic (glucose) control during sleep in patients who have Type Two Diabetes sufferers, accor…
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