That is why recent research caught my attention. Studying cadavers, researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles made an interesting observation: The amount of beta amyloid protein in the brain corresponded closely to the amount of that same protein in the retina, in the very back of the eye.
Among women with gestational diabetes mellitus, those receiving metformin achieve lower mean glucose levels compared with those receiving insulin, but some require supplemental insulin therapy, according to research published in the July issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Researchers found urine levels of one type of phthalate, used to soften plastic, were tied to a higher risk of insulin resistance among teenagers. Based on data from the same large nutrition survey, another study group linked bisphenol A, or BPA – used to line aluminum cans – to obesity and larger waists in youth.
The longest and largest study of the effectiveness of insulin pumps to treat type 1 diabetes in children has shown that the pumps are more effective at controlling blood sugar than insulin injections and cause fewer complications. The research is published in Diabetologia.
Sometimes people may not even be aware that they are eating foods that make it more likely for them to binge later in the day. A new study conducted by scientists at the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center at Boston Children’s Hospital has shown that high glycemic index meals can result in food cravings, […]
Why do you get such different blood sugar readings even though I eat the same thing for breakfast every day? Joslin Diabetes Blog has the answer.
An international team of researchers led by Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (Duke-NUS) and the Duke University School of Medicine suggest that increased caffeine intake may reduce fatty liver in people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
For patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, severe hypoglycemia is associated with severe hypertension, hypokalemia, and QT prolongation, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in Diabetes Care.
Sanofi raised the U.S. wholesale price of its Lantus vials by almost 15 percent to $16.64 per milliliter and of its Lantus Solostar injection pens by almost 10 percent to $18.38 per milliliter, Jack Cox, a spokesman for Paris-based Sanofi, said in an e-mail. Those increases followed a 10 percent price increase in April for […]
Researchers assessed the impact of whole grains on the risk of type 2 diabetes, obesity and body weight measures, and cardiovascular disease in human studies as the basis for establishing an American Society for Nutrition (ASN) position
Resveratrol, a natural antioxidant compound found in red wine and the skin of red grapes, has long been touted as a potential “super food” for health. But a new pivotal study suggests that too much of a good thing – in this case, antioxidants – could be detrimental to health.
Meagan Esler shares her take on how to deal with the fear and anxiety of a visit to the doctor.
Smartphones have gotten good enough to provide nearly continuous, closed-loop, outpatient control of blood sugar in people with diabetes, according to a recently published study
MannKind Corp said results of two late-stage studies showed that its experimental diabetes therapy was more effective than injected insulin and oral treatments, sending its shares up 30 percent in premarket trading.
People with diabetes who ate a diet consistent with general health guidelines and high in fruit, vegetables, fiber and unsaturated fat were less likely to develop kidney disease than unhealthy eaters, in a new study.
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said the strips should not be used because they could give inaccurate results, leading to a patient injecting too much insulin.
Something really interesting came out of just such a project from the lab of Dr. Mike Snyder at Stanford University. Over the course of the experiment, Mike developed type 2 diabetes. And not only did we get to pretty much watch this happen in real time, but we also got to see that it might […]
What made the annual meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) in Philadelphia last week an extra special experience this year?
If you’ve been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes within the past five years, then you may be eligible to help researchers test treatments in a study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The Bionic Pancreas is coming soon. It’s the development of a drug delivery device that responds to glucose concentrations to automatically avoid both high and low blood glucose, a so-called artificial endocrine pancreas, has been a long-term goal of diabetes therapy.