type 2 diabetes

Young type-2 diabetic men suffer low testosterone levels

harminka — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:32:37 -0500

Young men with type 2 diabetes have significantly low levels of testosterone, endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo have found -- a condition that could have a critical effect on their quality of life and on their ability to father children.

Periodontal disease independently predicts new onset diabetes

harminka — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:40:41 -0500

Periodontal disease may be an independent predictor of incident Type 2 diabetes, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Relationship between type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea

harminka — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:10:58 -0500

Yet only 47 percent conduct routine screening; sleep apnea screening protocol designed to close the gap between theory and practice to be presented at the American Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Meeting

Childhood obesity tipping point?

harminka — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:57:50 -0500

Over the last decade, childhood obesity has grown into an epidemic, reflected in soaring rates of type 2 diabetes and recommendations that pediatricians check toddlers for elevated cholesterol.

Mechanism for development of obesity-associated conditions

harminka — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 05:07:14 -0500

Endocannabinoids are substances produced by several cells in the body that are very similar to compounds found in cannabis plants. They have been implicated in the development of many effects of a high-fat diet, including many risk factors for type 2 diabetes: obesity, insulin resistance, leptin resistance, and dyslipidemia.

Women with gestational diabetes at risk of type 2 diabetes

harminka — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:05:16 -0500

Women with gestational diabetes are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, with almost 20% of women developing the condition within 9 years of pregnancy, found a large, population-based study of 659,000 women published in CMAJ.

Can diet alone control type 2 diabetes? No evidence yet

harminka — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:41:29 -0500

Despite strong evidence that type 2 diabetes can be prevented or at least delayed by a combination of lifestyle changes and good dietary advice, a team of Cochrane Researchers found that there is no indication whether dietary advice alone can prevent the disease.

Culturally-tailored education can improve blood sugar control

harminka — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:39:20 -0500

Using community-based health advocates, delivering information within same-gender groups or adapting dietary and lifestyle advice to fit a particular community's likely diet can help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar levels, certainly for up to six months, following health education.

Resveratrol improves health, mimics some benefits of dietary restriction

harminka — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:55:29 -0500

Sirtris, a GlaxoSmithKline company focused on discovering and developing small molecule drugs to treat diseases of aging such as Type 2 Diabetes, is included among a research team that reported in online edition of Cell Metabolism that mice treated at middle-age to the end-of-life with resveratrol showed an overall health improvement, including improved bone health, a reduction in cataracts and cardiovascular dysfunction, and improved balance and motor coordination.

Unhealthy meal arises memory declines in type 2 diabetes patients

harminka — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:04:28 -0500

Seniors with type 2 diabetes may experience memory declines immediately after eating unhealthy meal

Diabetic women get less intense treatment of heart disease than men

harminka — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:23:13 -0500

Women with type 2 diabetes and heart disease have poorer control of both diseases and receive less intensive medical treatment than do men, a large new study found. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

Rheumatoid arthritis is risk factor for cardiovascular disease

harminka — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:19:38 -0500

The risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been found to be comparable to the risk of CVD in people with type 2 diabetes, according to the conclusions of two studies presented today at EULAR 2008, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Paris, France.