Exercise in a Pill?
Irisin, a newly-isolated hormone appears to help raise insulin levels and burn energy, just the way exercise does...   > >
The Perils of Shift Work
Shift workers are at risk for type 2 diabetes. And the longer you work rotating shifts, the worse it gets. Some tips for coping...   > >
Childhood Obesity Risks Reversed
If obese or overweight kids lose the weight as they become adults, the associated health risks also seem to vanish...   > >
Can Pollution Cause Diabetes?
A new study links traffic pollution to type 2 diabetes risk — especially in people who are healthier to begin with...   > >
Why Some Fats Are Good
Researchers have discovered just why unsaturated fats are so heart healthy. Now to get people to eat more of them...   > >
Sex and Diabetes
The sexual problems often experienced by men with diabetes were rapidly reversed and lasted for an entire year...   > >
BPA-Free?
With no regulations, that water bottle may not be BPA-free. So read the fine print and check out this study...   > >
Pass the Pistachios
Replacing carbohydrates with nuts can lower diabetics' blood sugar in a meaningful way...   > >
From Bad Cholesterol to Worse
LDL, is the bad artery-clogging lipoprotein. Now researchers have found something that makes it even worse...   > >
Paxil and Pravachol: A Bad Combo
Drug interactions can be surprising. Alone, neither Paxil nor Pravachol raise blood sugar. Together, they do...   > >
Third Time's the Charm
Adding a third medication may help diabetics whose blood sugar is still uncontrolled by metformin and sulphonylureas...   > >
Fat Cats... And Dogs
Diabetes epidemic not only in humans, but cats and dogs are developing it in record numbers. Put those treats down, now...   > >
A New Source of Insulin?
Researchers have turned beta cells into alpha cells. If they can do the reverse, they can create cells that produce insulin...   > >
Low Vitamin D Raises Risk of Diabetes
People with low levels of vitamin D are far more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. Can taking vitamin D prevent it?   > >
The Calcium Controversy
Recent research suggests that taking calcium raises heart risk. But what about osteoporosis? Two experts comment...   > >
Fast Food + Coffee
Drinking coffee after a fatty meal causes blood sugar levels to spike and that doubles the damage fat does to organs...   > >
A Sugar By Any Other Name
Is high fructose corn syrup getting a bad rap? Is agave in your coffee a good idea? Answers from recent studies...   > >
Lose Your Belly Fat
This simple eating adjustment can help reduce belly fat, as well as your risk for diabetes and heart disease...  > >
Type 2 Diabetics, Good News
Lifestyle changes produced larger and longer-lasting health improvements than expected...  > >
What Hurts the Heart?
Metabolic syndrome can double the risk of heart attack and stroke. The good news is it doesn’t necessarily lead to diabetes...  > >
The Whole Grains Secrets
Researchers find that people who consume more magnesium are less likely to develop diabetes. So have some whole grains...  > >
FDA Restricts Diabetes Drug
The FDA has issued restrictions on who can be prescribed the type 2 diabetes drug Avandia^®. There is a confirmed heart risk...  > >
Omega-3's and Diabetes
Researchers show how these beneficial little fats reduce inflammation in fat cells, and could help stave off diabetes...  > >
Challenging Mammograms
Hormone Replacement Therapy may affect how doctors interpret the tests, leading to diagnoses of breast cancer where none is present...  > >
Chief Sitting Still
Researchers find that the longer you sit, the shorter your lifespan...  > >
Good News At the Pump
Insulin pumps have come of age. A new study shows that for people with type 1 diabetes they are better than insulin injections...  > >
Rice Is Nice
White rice eaters had increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, while brown rice eaters had a decreased risk...  > >
Bran Helps Heart Health in Diabetics
Diabetic women who eat lots of whole grains – especially bran – have better heart health and lower risk of death...   > >
More Reasons to Get Your ZZZs...
Inadequate sleep raises the risk of early death and diabetes. It may also help explain the rising rates of diabetes worldwide...   > >
Artificial Pancreas Shows Promise
Used during sleep, the system, which calculates and administers insulin, was far more effective at preventing nighttime hypoglycemia...  > >
Junk Food and Diabetes
Frequent eating of fast food fried chicken and burgers raises the likelihood of type 2 diabetes by 40−70%...  > >
Antipsychotics' Health Risks
Antipsychotic drugs like clozapine and olanzapine can raise the risk of diabetes, but patients are often not monitored...  > >
Diabetes and Depression
When diabetics suffer from depression, treating it can lower blood sugar and blood pressure levels as well...  > >
More Coffee, Less Type 2 Diabetes
Drinking three to four cups of coffee a day lowers a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes significantly...  > >
Cholesterol - Cancer Link
A new study suggests that low cholesterol levels don't cause cancer, but they may be a sign of undiagnosed cancers...  > >
Exercise Beats Diabetes Meds
For people with elevated blood sugar who are worried about developing type 2 diabetes, diet and exercise have been found to be better preventives than medication...  > >
Mediterranean Diet & Diabetes
For recently−diagnosed diabetics, following a Mediterranean−style diet may reduce the need for blood sugar medications. The effect of this diet on insulin sensitivity is one reason it appears to help...  > >
A Type 2 Diabetes Cure?
When PEDF, a protein released by fat cells, was neutralized in obese mice their insulin resistance vanished...  > >
Vitamin C Eases Vessel Damage
Vitamin C administered with insulin helped end the damage to blood vessels so common in both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, a finding that holds promise for the long−term complications associated with the disease...  > >
Obese Moms' Babies At Risk
Obese women pass on insulin resistance −− abnormally high insulin and blood sugar levels -- to their infants in utero. These babies often have high levels of fat...  > >
Testosterone Nose Dives
Guys, You may want to re-think that sugary drink. A study has found that when men are given a glucose solution, their testosterone levels drop by 25%...  > >
Triglycerides And Neuropathy
When it comes to predicting the likelihood that a diabetic patient will develop neuropathy in the near future, looking at blood fats may be a much more valuable indicator than blood sugars...  > >
Virus Linked To Diabetes?
A common enterovirus may be the tipping point in a chain of events that causes beta cells in the pancreas to stop producing insulin...  > >