A study by a researcher at the University of Wisconsin (UW) has discovered that topical honey can heal diabetes sores completely. Jennifer Eddy of UW Health’s Eau Claire Family Medicine Clinic, who treated her borderline diabetic patient Catrina Hurlburt with honey therapy, said that Hurlburt’s case is a good example of the ‘potential health care [...]
An herb long-used in traditional Indian medicine may help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar, a new study suggests. Researchers found that the herb, called Salacia oblonga, reduced post-meal blood sugar surges in 66 men and women with type 2 diabetes. Also known as Saptrangi and Ponkoranti, S. oblonga is from a [...]
Study: Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Need Early Bone Density Test Women with type 1 diabetes may want to consider getting their bone density checked before menopause, researchers report. The scientists studied bone density in women with and without type 1 diabetes. Their finding: Women with type 1 diabetes tended to have thinner bone [...]
Scientists at Zurich University have developed a promising new therapy that targets the progression of diabetes type 2, the most common form of the disease. Type 2, which affects 90 per cent of diabetics, is on the rise worldwide due to health and lifestyle factors, such as being overweight. Several companies are already interested in [...]
More evidence has emerged suggesting a link between pollutants found in oily fish and type two diabetes. An international team found high levels of persistent organic pesticides (POPs) in the blood correlated to insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes. POPs are stored in fatty tissues – the study suggested this may be why obese people [...]
Adults with diabetes may be at higher risk for developing mild cognitive impairment, a condition that is often seen as a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease, new research found. “There is mounting evidence that diabetes is bad for cognition,” said Dr Jose A. Luchsinger, the lead author of the study and an assistant professor of medicine [...]
A new charity-biz collaboration is testing proteins that could prevent the immune system from destroying insulin secreting cells and help prevent the onset of diabetes. MediGene has signed a two year deal with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). The charity will pay €250,000 to help the Germany-headquartered biotech company advance its monoclonal T cell [...]
Patients with type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease, although the reasons are unclear, Finnish researchers say. They found that people with type 2 diabetes were 83 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s later in life than people in the general population. This risk was the same for men [...]
Aspirin resistance is more common among diabetics patients than nondiabetics, potentially requiring higher doses for adequate protection against a heart attack, researchers here said. Resistance to low-dose aspirin recommended for cardioprotection was found among 13% to 37% of patients with diabetes but only 3% to 14% of nondiabetic patients with a history of coronary artery [...]
Women with high blood sugar levels are at an increased risk of developing cancer, a major European study finds. Diabetes causes high blood sugar, as does eating too much sugary food. The Swedish research, which looked at 64,500 people, linked raised blood sugar with pancreas, skin, womb, and urinary tract cancers in women. Diabetes experts [...]
