Diabetes :: Obesity Driving Diabetes Epidemic
America’s obesity epidemic is definitely driving the nation’s type 2 diabetes epidemic, says a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Diabetes :: Periodontal therapy helps control sugar in diabetics
Periodontal therapy may help diabetic patients improve sugar control, according to a new study.
Diabetes :: Passisve smoking increases diabetes risk
A new research has revealed that second-hand smoke raises diabetes risk.
Diabetes :: Aloe vera and Diabetes (type 2)
Laboratory studies show that aloe can stimulate insulin release from the pancreas and can lower blood glucose levels in mice.
Diabetes :: Alfalfa and Diabetes
Alfalfa and Diabetes – A small number of rat studies report reductions in blood sugar levels following ingestion of alfalfa.
Diabetes :: Booklet may aid blood sugar control
An 18-page booklet may help diabetics get a better handle on their blood sugar levels, according to researchers.
Diabetes :: Chromium of no help for poorly controlled diabetes
Contrary to expectations, high-dose chromium supplementation does not improve blood-sugar control or other parameters in obese patients with poorly controlled, insulin-treated type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.
Diabetes :: Too much sleep may cause type 2 diabetes
Men who sleep too much or too little are at an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a study by the New England Research Institutes in collaboration with Yale School of Medicine researchers.
Diabetes :: Water retention causes diabetes drug weight gain
Up to 75 percent of the increase in body weight that can occur in patients with type 2 diabetes who are treated with pioglitazone is from water retention, researchers report the journal Diabetes Care. The drug also tends to reduce abdominal fat and blood pressure.
Diabetes :: Gestational diabetes raises future diabetes risk
Gestational diabetes mellitus appears to increase the risk of developing diabetes later in life, Finnish investigators report in Diabetes Care.