Shedding pounds is a key element to treating type 2 diabetes, but even with this motivation, many people who want to lose weight have difficulty doing so. Weight loss through Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery along with lifestyle-intensive medical management—diabetes medication… Read More ›
Pregnant women should continue to undergo screening for gestational diabetes that uses the traditional 2-step approach, recommended a consensus panel convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Switching to a newer 1-step approach would result in more pregnant women… Read More ›
Does weight loss really have to be the proverbial bitter pill? Researchers in Belgium who’ve studied how receptors in the gut respond to sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and umami taste sensations say the answer may be yes—literally. In a review… Read More ›
Overweight patients with type 2 diabetes are usually told by physicians to modify their diets and increase physical activity in the hope of causing the condition to go into remission. But a study appearing today in JAMA suggests that even… Read More ›
Researchers have linked low levels of a hormone that’s secreted from fat cells with a significant increased risk of pancreatic cancer, a finding that could lead to earlier detection of or new treatment approaches for pancreatic cancer. Using data from… Read More ›
Los Angeles—Most cardiologists listening to late-breaking findings of a clinical trial presented here at the annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association (AHA) likely expected to hear that chelation therapy does not help prevent future cardiovascular problems in patients… Read More ›
A new consensus report addresses a conundrum that looms large on the health care horizon: adults aged 65 years or older are more likely to have type 2 diabetes than any other age group, but clinicians have the least amount… Read More ›
Being fit in middle life appears protective against developing chronic diseases later in old age and is also associated with living the final 5 years of life with fewer chronic diseases. The findings appear today in the Archives of Internal… Read More ›
Public health officials warn that today’s obesity epidemic could result in tomorrow’s type 2 diabetes epidemic. And while obesity is associated with the development of diabetes, a paradox has emerged suggesting that some patients who are of normal weight when… Read More ›
Most children who are obese and have type 2 diabetes do not achieve adequate control of their blood glucose levels with conventional therapy, according a major study reported at the recent 72nd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association. Health… Read More ›
