Archive for the 'Diabetes Mellitus' Category
Benefits of green tea to control blood sugar
Friday, July 19th, 2013Lower fasting blood sugar levels associated with marijuana use
Saturday, May 18th, 2013This study has been picked up by just about every news organization — far different from recent study results on adverse effects of marijuana.
Since this site is fair and balance, here are the results from University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, on the relationship between marijuana use and fasting insulin, glucose, and insulin resistance. (more…)
Benefits of reducing salt intake: Reality sets in
Thursday, May 16th, 2013The NIH Committee on the Consequences of Sodium Reduction… reports it might be time to entertain second thoughts on the importance of salt restriction.
It was just a matter of time. (more…)
Increased risk of type 2 diabetes associated with sugar-sweetened drinks
Friday, April 26th, 2013Risk of death due to sugar-sweetened drinks
Thursday, March 21st, 2013During EPI/NPAM 2013 — Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions — researchers from Harvard School of Public Health, in Boston, reported that drinking large amounts of sugary beverages was associated with an increase in body-mass index (BMI), which in turn was linked with BMI-related deaths from diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. (more…)
Impact of sugar intake on diabetes risk
Sunday, March 17th, 2013Safety of energy drinks
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012Contributions of the counselor in diabetes lifestyle education
Thursday, August 16th, 2012Adverse response to exercise
Friday, June 1st, 2012Exercise during pregnancy
Thursday, February 16th, 2012Ayurvedic treatments for diabetes mellitus
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012Vitamin D and high blood sugar levels in the elderly
Sunday, January 29th, 2012Researchers at the University College London, in the UK, investigated the association between vitamin D levels and hyperglycemia in older people. (more…)
Benefits in type 2 diabetes of eating fatty fish
Thursday, January 26th, 2012Dietary advice is the basis of treatment of diabetes, but there’s uncertainty about the effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Researchers at Uppsala University, in Sweden, compared the effects of diets rich in omega-3 or omega-6 fatty acids on glucose and lipoprotein metabolism in these patients. (more…)
Dieting to improve heart function in diabetes
Thursday, December 29th, 2011Fat around the heart may be detrimental for cardiac function, especially in patients with metabolic disease such as diabtes.
During the Radiological Society of North America meeting, researchers from Leiden University Medical Center, in Netherlands, assessed the long-term effects of initial weight loss using caloric restriction on pericardial fat content and cardiac function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. (more…)
Review: Near legendary status of vitamin D
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011Do diet soft drinks predispose to obesity?
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011During the American Diabetes Association 71st Scientific Sessions, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio reported on (abstract 0062-OR) the relationship between drinking diet soft drinks and long-term changes in waist circumference. (more…)
New view of the risks of sodium intake on health and disease
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011After more than 2 decades of warning us about the evils of too much salt in the diet, an international group of researchers looked for an association between estimated urinary sodium and potassium excretion (surrogates for intake) and cardiovascular events in patients with established cardiovascular disease or diabetes mellitus. (more…)
The association between vitamin D and hyperglycemia in older people
Monday, November 28th, 2011This relationship is potentially of high public health importance because of the adverse effect of both on well-being.
Researchers at the Royal Free and University College, London Medical School, in the UK, investigated the association. (more…)