April 19th 2024
The American College of Physicians released new recommendations for the management of type 2 diabetes with inadequate glycemic control using metformin or other first-line therapies.
Diabetes: Getting a Jolt from the Cold
November 7th 2016Body heat loss, among other things, triggers “glucose oxidation and turnover and thereby improves glucose tolerance and peripheral glucose intake,†study authors wrote. The cold provokes physiological reactions to create energy to restore body heat.
Massive Review Correlates Exercise with Reduced Diabetes Risk
A large new meta-analysis has examined the connection between exercise and the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes, and it has come to a simple conclusion: the more exercise, the greater the risk reduction.
New Telemedicine Screening Program Looks to Improve Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy
As part of their overall health management, patients with diabetes are encouraged to undergo annual eye exams. While not all patients follow this direction, research is being done to better improve their eye health by working with their general practitioners.
Low-Calorie Diet? Add Zinc and Protein
October 26th 2016A new article indicates that protein consumption promotes zinc bioavailability in patients on low energy diets. all participants were insulin resistant at baseline and zinc had the expected inverse associations with body fat percentage and fat-free mass index.
Finding Treatments for Diabetes While Managing Issues with Hypoglycemia
One of the biggest safety risks for diabetes patients on insulin is hypoglycemia. As new treatments are developed there is a concerted effort to minimize the risk of this as part of their overall treatment picture.
Social Media: A Helping Hand for Young Adults with Diabetes or Mental Health Issues
October 25th 2016People may self-educate and seek support in others with similar diseases and disorders. This may be constructive (e.g., learning grounding techniques to help with anxiety) or harmful (e.g., pro-anorexia pages).
Common Ground Among Companies Developing Diabetes Treatments
There is significant competition among companies developing treatments for diabetes. In spite of that, the common goal for all treatments is to help the growing number of patients developing the condition to better control their symptoms and overall health.
Studying the Benefits of Monotherapy and Combined Therapies in Diabetes
As the diabetes epidemic continues there are always new treatments being developed. For doctors treating the condition there are many questions to be answered including which therapies work best for their individual patients
Study of Mice Provides Insight on How Fructose Consumption Spurs Diabetes
Investigators studied mice that had been engineered so that the insulin signaling pathways in their livers were always fully activated. According to the dominant understanding of glucose production, this should have made it impossible for those mice to produce glucose in their livers.