Diabetes news
‘Do Your Best’ Not A Good Enough Goal to Improve Diabetes Diet
A specific goal to eat a set number of daily servings of low-glycemic-index foods can improve dietary habits…
Diabetes Rates Vary Widely in Developing Countries, One in Ten Cases Untreated
Rates of diabetes vary widely across developing countries worldwide, according to a new analysis led by Dr. Longjian…
Intermittent exercise improves blood glucose control for diabetics
Intermittent exercise with and without low oxygen concentrations (or hypoxia) can improve insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetics,…
Biological time-keeper linked to diabetes
Researchers in Lille and Paris demonstrated that mutations in the melatonin receptor gene (melatonin or the “hormone of…
Body clock receptor linked to diabetes in new genetic study
A study published in Nature Genetics today has found new evidence for a link between the body clock…
Diabetes: Device checks saliva, not blood
A new technique to measure glucose in saliva could eliminate the need for diabetics to draw blood to…
Can coffee really thwart type 2 diabetes?
Your morning “cup of Joe” may do more than deliver the jolt you need to get going—it may…
Sharp increase in diabetes among children in past 20 yrs
The number of children with diabetes increased about three times in the Czech Republic in the past two…
How Much Of Diabetes Is Genetic?
Paula Deen never said she was teaching us how to cook healthy food. But when she announced she’s…
Scientists shed new light on link between ‘killer cells’ and diabetes
Killer T-cells in the human body which help protect us from disease can inadvertently destroy cells that produce…
La Jolla Institute researchers identify pivotal immune cell in Type 1 diabetes in humans
Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology have proven – for the first time in…
Diabetes Study Shines Spotlight on Lifestyle Interventions
An Emory University study published in the January issue of Health Affairs assesses real-world lifestyle interventions to help…
Statin use linked to more diabetes in women: study
Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins may be linked to an increased risk of diabetes in middle-aged and older…
Why Personalized Medicine Holds Promise for Preventing and Treating Diabetes
With the trend in healthcare moving toward an era of personalized medicine, there is much anticipation and hope…
Insulin therapy may help repair atherosclerotic lesions in diabetic patients
New research reveals that insulin applied in therapeutic doses selectively stimulates the formation of new elastic fibers in…
Protein May Represent Treatment Target for Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues have discovered a new protein…
Experts Suggest All Hospitalized Patients Have Blood Glucose Levels Tested
Hyperglycemia, or having high glucose levels in the blood, is a common, serious and costly health care problem…
Poor Sleep May Complicate Young Diabetics’ Blood Sugar Control
Poor sleep may be undermining the efforts of children with type 1 diabetes when it comes to controlling…
Insulin signaling is distorted in pancreases of Type 2 diabetics
Insulin signaling is altered in the pancreas, a new study shows for the first time in humans. The…
Low vitamin D levels may contribute to development of Type 2 diabetes
A recent study of obese and non-obese children found that low vitamin D levels are significantly more prevalent…
