Two treatments that slow the development of diabetes also may protect people from heart disease, according to a recent study published in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
The findings by researchers in Ireland could help to explain why as many as 35 percent of obese people are not affected by metabolic disorders, a phenomenon known as metabolically healthy obesity.
US Scientists have developed a simple scoring system (DiaRem), based on four readily available preoperative patient characteristics, that can predict which candidates for gastric bypass surgery are likely to achieve diabetes remission within 5 years.
he DiMelli (Diabetes Mellitus Incidence Cohort Registry) study examines the frequency and characteristics of diabetes phenotypes in children and young adults below the age of 20. The study was commissioned to investigate the increasing incidence of diabetes mellitus, particularly in childhood and early adulthood.
A growing body of evidence suggests that the cognitive health of millions with the disease is as much at risk as are other body systems from the effects of out-of-control blood sugar.
Researchers from Germany have found that respiratory infections in early life are linked to islet autoimmunity, implicating them as a potential risk factor in the development of Type 1 diabetes.
An international study has shown that short-term blood sugar control in patients with diabetes has a limited effect on their risk of cardiovascular problems, such as heart disease and stroke.
In a prospective analysis, albuminuria was linked to declines in information processing speed, but not to worsening verbal memory or executive function, according to Joshua Barzilay, MD, of Kaiser Permanente of Georgia, in Duluth, and colleagues.
Thanks to their research which was published in the journal Cell Metabolism, the University of Geneva (UNIGE) scientists identified the underlying mechanisms, proving that life without insulin is possible, and paving the way for new diabetes treatments.
According to the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, as many as 70% of people with diabetes eventually develop neuropathy. Pain from this condition is often difficult to treat, but researchers at the University of Virginia have recently made a discovery in mice that may shed light on how to effectively reduce nerve pain.
Nutritionists have rhapsodized about the various benefits of broccoli — the cruciferous vegetable is stuffed with vitamins A, B, K, C, as well as nutrients such as potassium, zinc and fiber — and arthritis sufferers may soon join them.
Results from the START clinical study (Study of Thymoglobulin to Arrest Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes), led by Dr. Steve Gitelman (University of California, San Francisco) and sponsored by the Immune Tolerance Network (ITN), are published today in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.
Programs aimed at helping obese black women lose weight have not had the same success as programs for black men and white men and women. But new research from Duke University has found that a successful alternative could be a “maintain, don’t gain” approach.
he same protein tells beta cells in the pancreas to stop making insulin and then to self-destruct as diabetes worsens, according to a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study published online today in the journal Nature Medicine.
While new statistics show childhood obesity rates in the United States are dropping, obesity in adults still accounts for 18% of deaths among black or white Americans between ages 40 and 85, according to a study published this week in the American Journal of Public Health. Researchers say that’s approximately 1 in 5 black or […]
For American Indians, leukocyte telomere length is associated with the risk of incident diabetes, with an almost two-fold increased risk for those with the shortest versus the longest length, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in Diabetes.
In a study of middle-aged and older people with type 2 diabetes, declines in thinking and memory that are often linked to later dementia happened faster in those who were depressed compared to those who were not.
Previous studies have shown that oxidative stress levels can increase during acute or chronic blood glucose fluctuation in body in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients. Elevation in oxidative stress level can damage cell and tissue. Therefore, it is essential to assess the relationship between coronary artery complications and fluctuation in glucose level.
A type of drug commonly prescribed to young people with behavioral problems is putting them at increased risk for diabetes, according to a study by Vanderbilt University researchers published online Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry.
Glucagon, a hormone involved in regulating appetite, loses its ability to help obese people feel full after a meal, but it continues to suppress hunger pangs in people with type 1 diabetes, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).