It has been said that “if exercise could be packaged in a pill, it would be the single most prescribed and beneficial medicine in the nation.” Now, new research, published in Experimental Physiology by researchers from the University of Glasgow, has highlighted several of the positive health effects of a short duration, high-intensity resistance exercise...
Tag: <span>Diabetes</span>
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New hope for stem cell approach to treating diabetes
Scientists working to develop more effective treatments for diabetes are turning to stem cells. Such cells can be transformed into cells that produce insulin, the hormone that controls blood sugar. But there’s a major challenge: the amount of insulin produced by theses cells is difficult to control. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in...
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Leaving two-hour gap between dinner and bedtime may not affect blood glucose – diabetes – patient education
Leaving a two-hour gap between the last meal of the day and bedtime doesn’t seem to be associated with any discernible difference in blood glucose levels among healthy adults over the long term, suggests Japanese research published in the online journal BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health. Credit: CC0 Public Domain Avoiding eating a meal or...
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Using genetics of human fat cells to predict response to anti-diabetes drugs
Predicting Response to Anti-Diabetes Drugs Credit: Mitchell Lazar lab, Metabolism in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Drugs called thiazolidinediones (TZDs) reverse insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes by targeting the activity of a receptor protein. However, an array of side effects, including weight gain, edema, and high cholesterol,...
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Ohio State study finds following heart health guidelines also reduces diabetes risk
Lifestyle and health factors that are good for your heart can also prevent diabetes, according to a new study by researchers at The Ohio State University College of Medicine that published today in Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. Diabetes is a growing problem in the United States, with nearly a third of the population living with diabetes or prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Dr....
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Our bodies may cure themselves of diabetes in the future
Researchers have found that neighbour-cells can take over functions of damaged or missing insulin-producing cells; the discovery may lead to new treatments for diabetes. IMAGE: LUIZA GHILA IS DOING RESEARCH ON FLEXIBLE CELLS TO CURE DIABETES. CREDIT: KIM E. ANDREASSEN Diabetes is caused by damaged or non-existing insulin cells inability to produce insulin, a hormone that is...
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New data emphasize importance of avoiding hypoglycemic glucose levels in type 1 diabetes
New Rochelle, NY, January 9, 2019–Researchers have shown that measures of biochemical hypoglycemia in fingerstick blood samples are associated with an increased risk of severe hypoglycemic events. The results of this new study, which further emphasize the dangers of hypoglycemic blood glucose levels, are published in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics (DTT), a peer-reviewed journal from...
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A new glucose monitor for diabetics proves virtually painless and even more accurate
A more comfortable and reliable blood-sugar monitoring system is being designed by researchers in Sweden for people with diabetes. After successfully testing a prototype of a microneedle patch on a human subject, the completion of a system for clinical tests is now underway. Continuous monitoring is a way to safely and reliably lower blood glucose – giving the user...
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Sugar’s Sick Secrets: How Industry Forces Have Manipulated Science to Downplay the Harm
Walk into any grocery store, grab a few packaged products, and flip to the ingredients. You’ll likely spot added sugars – lots of them – provided you can discern their dizzying array of names: sucrose, dextrose, barley malt, agave nectar, high-fructose corn syrup, treacle, to list just a few. Why is our food saturated with...
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Two Commonly Prescribed Type 2 Diabetes Drugs Raise Risk For Heart Attack
Two drugs that doctors commonly prescribe for patients with type 2 diabetes carry an increased risk of cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attack, heart failure, and even amputation. Sulfonylureas And Basal Insulin Matthew O’Brien, from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, warned diabetes patients to be aware of medications they take in case these could lead...