The phase 3 studies looked at 1,635 people and compared the new insulin with a standard insulin glargine. It appeared effective for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
People who wolf down their food are two and a half times more likely to suffer from type 2 diabetes than those who take their time according to new research.
Elderly people with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes suffer from an accelerated decline in brain size and mental capacity in as little as two years according to new research.
Researchers in Dallas are studying an experimental therapy that would do just that and eliminate the injection for both type 1 and type 2 diabetics: inhalable insulin.
It may be better for older people with type 2 diabetes to have less stringent A1C goals than younger type 2s, according to new guidelines from the American Diabetes Association.
Best known as an antidote for underwater diving disorders, HBOT involves inhaling pure oxygen while reclining in a pressurized chamber.
February 11, 2009 — Drinking diet soda at least daily is associated with significantly greater risks for select incident components of the metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) and type 2 diabetes, according to the results of an observational study reported in the January 16 Online First issue of Diabetes Care. “Two longitudinal cohort studies have shown positive […]
Type 2 diabetes is a complex metabolic disorder, and treating the disease often requires a personalized, multi-pronged approach, say new expert guidelines on treating high blood sugar levels, issued Thursday.
Researchers compared risk factors for heart disease, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome of nut consumers versus those who did not consume nuts.
For patients with type 2 diabetes, substitution of sucrose with isomaltulose is not associated with improved glycemic control (measured by hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c] levels) at 12 weeks.
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Phthalates, those common chemicals found in cosmetics, scented candles, and plastics, may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Genetic variants associated with type 2 diabetes may have an effect on the risk for colorectal cancer, based on results from an association study.
Maintaining the right level of sugar in the blood is the responsibility not only of insulin, which removes glucose, but also of a hormone called glucagon, which adds glucose.
A study suggests that the long-term benefits of this drug compared with the risks are not clearly established.
Eating a greater quantity of vegetables and a greater variety of fruits and vegetables (F&V) correlates with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes.
“Eating fat will make you fat is about as scientifically logical as saying that eating tomatoes will turn you red,” writes Dr. Richard K. Bernstein, author of Dr. Bernstein’s Diabetes Solution.
The two studies published this week are each single center, randomized, non-blinded, controlled trials evaluating surgery versus medical treatment in obese patients with type 2 diabetes.
This study – which was conducted by Mitchell S. V. Elkind, M.D., M.S., of Columbia University Medical Center, and colleagues – is the first to look at how a patient’s risk of stroke is affected by how long he or she has had type 2 diabetes.
Sulfonylureas have been used to treat type 2 diabetes for many, many years. However, newer agents and a better understanding of type 2 diabetes have called their role into question.