Diabetes is a troublesome disease that causes complications that increase the chances of contracting other serious health conditions. A study published on April 27 provides proof that diabetes, along with excess weight, damages the brain. The study suggests that people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should keep their weight at normal levels because overweight diabetics are more at risk for...
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Diabetes study raises treatment hope for kidney disease patients
Scientists have identified a key molecule linked to kidney disease in people with diabetes. Blocking the protein prevents kidney damage associated with diabetes in rats and mice, the study also found. The findings shed light on the causes of this common diabetes complication and could lead to new therapies, researchers say. Diabetes results in high levels...
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Apple is working on the ‘holy grail’ of diabetes by creating a wearable sensor that tracks blood sugar levels
Apple has hired a team of biomedical engineers as part of the secret initiative They hope to develop a non-invasive monitor for diabetes and blood-sugar levels Up to 30 people are working on the project which has be running for five years Apple is known more for trend setting technology than for advances in medicine. But...
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Risks of diabetics fasting during Ramadan: Hypoglycemia rates with insulin pump v. injections
A new study examining the risk of fasting during Ramadan for people with Type 1 Diabetes compared blood glucose levels in 2 groups of people: 1.Patients taking insulin pump therapy. 2.Patients taking multiple daily insulin injections. The researchers report their findings in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. (DTT). Researchers compared blood glucose data in these two...
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Scientists Discover New Class of Anti-Diabetes Compounds that Reduce Liver Glucose Production
JUPITER, FL – March 27, 2017 – Scientists may have found a new tool for studying—and maybe even treating—Type 2 diabetes, the form of diabetes considered responsible for close to 95 percent of cases in the United States. A team of scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,...
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Risks of diabetics fasting during Ramadan: Hypoglycemia rates with insulin pump v. injections
A new study examining the risk of fasting during Ramadan for people with type 1 diabetes compared blood glucose control and the rates of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia between users of insulin pump therapy versus multiple daily insulin injections. The researchers report their findings in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics(DTT). Reem Alamoudi, MD, MHSc, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal...
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Reversing diabetes with a new drug
In Brief Scientists have used a new drug to reverse diabetes in mice. The drug inhibits the enzyme LMPTP, which contributes to the development of Type 2 diabetes by weakening the body’s sensitivity to the hormone. Defining Diabetes In the global community, the number of people with diabetes has been on the rise since 1980, with...
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Medicinal food diet counters onset of Type 1 Diabetes
Monash University’s Biomedicine Discovery Institute researchers have led an international study that found- for the 1st time- That a diet yielding high amounts of the Short chain fatty acids acetate and butyrate provided beneficial effect on the immune system and protected against type 1 / Juvenile diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes: Occurs when immune cells called...
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Researchers unravel how Stevia controls blood sugar levels
How does stevia taste so extremely sweet and how does the sweetner keep our blood sugar levels under control? Researchers at KU Leuven (University of Leuven, Belgium) have discovered that stevia stimulates a protein that is essential for our perception of taste and is involved in the release of insulin after a meal. These results...
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Intestinal bacteria may protect against diabetes
A high concentration of indolepropionic acid in the serum protects against type 2 diabetes, shows a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. Indolepropionic acid is a metabolite produced by intestinal bacteria, and its production is boosted by a fibre-rich diet. According to the researchers, the discovery provides additional insight into the role of...