Are you ready to work and bike at the same time? Researchers have discovered that employees who pedaled at their desk while working improved insulin responses to a test meal. And (in case you were wondering) the participants’ work skills didn’t decrease because they were pedaling. The discovery, by kinesiologists at the University of Massachusetts… Continue reading A New Kind of Daily Bike Ride
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Domestic Refrigerators May Pose a Risk to Insulin Quality
New research being presented at the 2018 European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Annual Meeting in Berlin, Germany (1-5 October), suggests that insulin is often stored at the wrong temperature in patients’ fridges at home, which could affect its potency. The findings were published in Daibetologia, the official journal of the European Association… Continue reading Domestic Refrigerators May Pose a Risk to Insulin Quality
Can Sugar Dissolve Your Memory?
Recent studies conclude that high glucose levels can negatively affect memory and impair cognition. In fact, individuals with diabetes, a condition that causes elevated high blood sugar levels, are known to have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a form of dementia. It seems that the brain in type II diabetes, just like the… Continue reading Can Sugar Dissolve Your Memory?
Fight Diabetes – and Finally Get Fit
Now that 2018 is underway, you’ve decided that this year you’re finally going to better manage your diabetes, starting with that dreaded word: exercise. If you suffer from diabetes or are at risk for developing the disease, choosing to commit to fitness could be a real lifesaver. That’s why it’s more important than ever that… Continue reading Fight Diabetes – and Finally Get Fit
Why Olives and Olive Oil Help Fight Diabetes and Obesity
A research team at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg discovered that the olive-derived compound oleuropein helps the body secrete more insulin, a central signaling molecule in the body that controls metabolism. The same compound also detoxifies another signaling molecule called amylin that over-produces and forms harmful aggregates in type 2 diabetes. In… Continue reading Why Olives and Olive Oil Help Fight Diabetes and Obesity
Vacation Tips for Diabetes Patients
Everyone loves going on vacation – and to have the best possible time, diabetes patients need to do some extra preparation before they leave. Here, from the American Diabetes Association (www.diabetes.org) are some suggestions for a safe holiday: Before you leave, the ADA says, ask your doctor for two documents: a letter and a prescription.… Continue reading Vacation Tips for Diabetes Patients
Understanding Diabetes in Dogs
Researchers are drawing closer to an explanation of canine diabetes, a little-understood but serious condition. Their continuing investigation could eventually lead to insights about treating humans with diabetes. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Baylor College of Medicine have used advanced imaging technology to precisely quantified the dramatic loss of insulin-producing beta cells in… Continue reading Understanding Diabetes in Dogs
Coffee May Help Protect Against Recurrent Colon Cancer
Drinking coffee regular appears to prevent the return of colon cancer, according to a new, large study from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute that reported this striking association for the first time. The patients, all of them treated with surgery and chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer, had the greatest benefit from consuming four or more cups… Continue reading Coffee May Help Protect Against Recurrent Colon Cancer
Skipping a Meal Can Lead to Belly Fat
Skipping meals won’t make you any thinner. In fact, it sets off a chain reaction that can lead to abdominal weight again. In the study, by researchers from The Ohio State University, mice that ate all of their food as a single meal and fasted the rest of the day developed insulin resistance in their… Continue reading Skipping a Meal Can Lead to Belly Fat
Drug Companies At Fault for Lack of Generic Insulin
Generic insulin, which could make the lifesaving treatment available to more diabietics, isn’t available because drug companies have acted to keep insulin under patent, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins. The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The researchers said that insulin, which is used by 6 million people in the… Continue reading Drug Companies At Fault for Lack of Generic Insulin
Could Type 2 Diabetes Ever Be Reversed?
Blocking inflammation in fat tissue may hold the key to preventing or even reversing type 2 diabetes, new research has found. Australian and Japanese researchers made the discovery, which was reported in the journal Nature Immunology. The researchers discovered that immune cells called regulatory T cells (Tregs), are crucial in controlling inflammation in fat tissue and… Continue reading Could Type 2 Diabetes Ever Be Reversed?
Insulin, Nasal Spray and Alzheimer’s
A form of insulin delivered via nasal spray could help improve memory and other cognitive functions in adults with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The researchers looked at 60 adults diagnosed with amnesic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild to moderate Alzheimer’s… Continue reading Insulin, Nasal Spray and Alzheimer’s
How to Fight Prediabetes and Win
Editor’s note: Diabetes is one of the most significant health problems today; according the American Diabetes Association, 9.3 percent of the population has this serious illness, and the rate among people 65 and older is 25.9 percent. But if you are diagnosed with prediabetes, you can work to postpone the onset of diabetes and, in… Continue reading How to Fight Prediabetes and Win
Curbing Weight Gain on Insulin
By Mayo Clinic Staff Weight gain is a common side effect for people who take insulin — a hormone that regulates the absorption of sugar (glucose) by cells. However, controlling your weight is not only possible, but also an important part of your overall diabetes management plan. The link between insulin and weight gain When… Continue reading Curbing Weight Gain on Insulin
A “Good Fat” to Battle Diabetes
Researchers have found a new class of molecules that may help protect against diabetes. The molecules are produced in both human and mouse fat. The investigators, from the Salk Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, found that giving the new fat, or lipid, to mice with the equivalent of Type 2 diabetes lowered their… Continue reading A “Good Fat” to Battle Diabetes