Eating white button mushrooms can create subtle shifts in the microbial community in the gut, which could improve the regulation of glucose in the liver, according to a team of researchers at Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. The team also suggests that better understanding this connection between mushrooms and gut microbes in mice could… Continue reading White Button Mushrooms as a Prebiotic May Help Improve Glucose Regulation
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Finding Earlier Signs of Pre-Diabetes
Researchers have discovered how to tell if a patient is pre-diabetic – by measuring the fatty acids in their blood. The finding, by University of Hawai’i Cancer Center scientists, may allow physicians to warn patients years before the onset of diabetes, therefore allowing them to change their lifestyle patterns and potentially avoid the diagnosis of… Continue reading Finding Earlier Signs of Pre-Diabetes
Low-Cost Drug Not Being Prescribed to Pre-Diabetes Patients
There’s a low-cost drug that can help prevent the onset of diabetes, but few doctors are prescribing it, according to a new study. The study, from investigators at UCLA, was published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. It found that only 3.7 percent of adults with pre-diabetes were given metformin during a… Continue reading Low-Cost Drug Not Being Prescribed to Pre-Diabetes Patients