Diabetes Care:
Diabetes Symptoms, Treatment of Diabetes and Articles on Diabetes Care
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Apr 15th, 2009
Type 2 diabetics who are older, and require hospitalization for hypoglycemia, are found to be at increased risk for dementia. The study is one of the first to show the link between type 2 diabetes, hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), and increased dementia risk in older diabetic adults.
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Apr 8th, 2009
A clue about the blood chemistry of obese people who develop insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes, has been confirmed in animal studies. Obese people have been found to harbor proteins called branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) at far higher levels than non-obese people. The suspicion has been that these amino acids, in combination with a high-fat diet, contribute to insulin resistance.
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Mar 30th, 2009
A low sugar and low calorie vegetable juice, made especially for diabetics made a premier appearance at 237th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. The nutritious drink is hoped to help millions of diabetics and those with pre-diabetes. The vegetable juice, sans sugar and carbs, delivers the nutritive powers of pumpkin, balsam pear, onion and carrots, in addition to probiotics.
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Mar 27th, 2009
As diabetes rates continue to rise, Department of Health Secretary Everette James today stressed the need for Pennsylvanians to learn about steps they can take to prevent or delay the onset of diabetes.
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Mar 26th, 2009
Gifford Slater knows that the 400-calorie, pre-packaged apple pies he bought from convenience stores as he traveled throughout central Vermont selling ads for WDEV radio contributed to his type 2 diabetes.
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Mar 25th, 2009
State health officials stress that major disparities exist in diabetes prevalence. In Wisconsin, American Indians have the highest rate of diabetes, at almost six times the rate of whites.
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Mar 25th, 2009
Lowering blood glucose levels in ICU patients is found to increase mortality by 10%, in one of the largest studies to date. The authors suggest a review of current guidelines about how blood sugar levels are treated in critically ill patients is needed.
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Mar 24th, 2009
A new study warns that diabetics who eat a beneficial high fiber diet may need to boost calcium intake. Dr. Abhimanyu Garg, professor of internal medicine and an investigator in the Center for Human Nutrition at UT Southwestern Medical Center explains, "We already know that fiber helps improve your cholesterol and glucose control and improves your bowel regularity. Our new findings suggest that dietary fiber reduces the body's capacity to absorb calcium.
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Mar 20th, 2009
The prevalence of diabetes is at least twice as high in some ethnic groups as it is in whites, even among people with similar body mass index (BMI) numbers, a large new study finds.
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Mar 20th, 2009
FDA issued an alert to health care professionals reminding them that single-patient insulin pens and insulin cartridges should not be used to administer medication to multiple patients due to the potential risk of transmitting blood-borne pathogens such as HIV and the hepatitis viruses.
