Half of the US population has a gene variant that impairs glucose tolerance, putting them at risk of diabetes.
Diabetes is an increasing problem, so there is great interest in predisposing factors. Although we know that lack of exercise and an unhealthy diet can contribute to diabetes, genetic factors may also be involved. A team at […]
Diabetics have traditionally had to inject themselves with insulin on a daily basis to manage their illness.
Current studies show that a fear of, or reluctance to use needles makes sufferers delay treatment of diabetes for an average of four years, leading to devastating and costly complications such as heart disease, kidney failure, or even blindness.
Now, […]
An estimated 300 000 Georgians, or nearly one in twelve, suffer from diabetes. Now, the government is taking measures to combat the incurable metabolic disorder.
On August 22, deputy Minister of Labor, Health and Social Affairs Davit Meskhishvili, joined by director of the National Diabetes Center Ramaz Kurashvili, held a press conference to announce the ministry’s […]
As medicine struggles to halt the nation’s diabetes epidemic, scientists have found a potential new weapon in the most unlikely place — the skeleton.
Bone cells, they discovered, generate a hormone that helps regulate the body’s metabolism. And the lack of that hormone appears to contribute to the development of diabetes.
The work, conducted in mice, has […]
Diabetes can be a killer, causing heart and vascular problems – and now scientists think they know why. Diabetics are likely to be deficient in thiamine (vitamin B1), and it is this that makes diabetes – both types I and II – such a serious condition.
Researchers from Warwick University have found that diabetics have a […]
Men, eat your whole grains. Especially if you’re middle-aged or older, and you want to decrease your risk of getting Type II diabetes.
Increasing your intake of whole grains will help, says a study in the issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Eating whole grains might even help compensate for other risks. Obesity increases the […]
Overweight cats who spend more time sleeping on the sofa than chasing mice face a growing risk of developing diabetes, researchers in Scotland said on Tuesday.
Pampered fat cats are three times more likely to develop the potentially fatal condition than cats of a normal weight, according to a study by the University of Edinburgh.
“The lifestyle […]
Researchers are testing a new diabetes medication that works unlike others currently available.
Barbara Clark was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes nearly ten years ago. She remembers her initial symptoms well:
“I was tired. I was cranky. I was hungry and then not so hungry. I was thirsty all the time,” she said.
It took a while, but eventually […]
People with diabetes are far more likely to suffer from sexual problems and the anxiety and frustration that come as part of the territory. But you don’t have to suffer in silence.
Cialis, Viagra, and Levitra (vardenafil) are 3 major FDA approved medications that treats ED but there is no cure for this yet.
“I first noticed […]
A Missouri man who took the antibiotic Tequin is suing Bristol-Meyers Squibb and Schering Corporation for blood sugar problems he developed while taking the drug. Patrick Bills alleges that he developed both hyperglycemia and new onset diabetes while taking Tequin for a skin infection.
Tequin, a once-popular antibiotic, was introduced by Bristol Myers Squibb in 1999 to […]