Diabetes

Yale University researchers report improved function of the blood vessel lining and reduced cholesterol levels in diabetics who consume walnuts daily.

Gallup Survey finds that 11.3% of American adults have diabetes, and the trend upwards is projected to continue unless aggressive interventions are implemented.

Enjoying a healthy diet and engaging in a regular routine of physical activity may significantly slash a person’s risk of Type-2 diabetes.

New Zealand researchers find that Vitamin D supplementation improves insulin resistance and sensitivity, key risk factors for type-2 diabetes.

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (USA) researchers discover a new way to control internal bleeding, potentially saving thousands of lives at-risk due to trauma from car crashes or battlefield injuries, as well as severe infections and diabetic complications.

Compound in red grapes may yield new opportunities for diabetes prevention.

Access to, and availability of, residential assets such as exercise opportunities and healthy dining options, help to prevent the onset of type-2 diabetes.

Atrial fibrillation is 26% more likely to develop in women with type-2 diabetes.

Gary D. Foster, from Temple University (Pennsylvania, USA), and colleagues have found that obese men and women with type-2 diabetes who lost weight consequently improve their symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea.

In that low-carbohydrate and low-fat calorie-restricted diets are recommended for weight loss in overweight and obese people with type 2 diabetes, a study has found that the Mediterranean diet may reduce the need for antihyperglycemic drugs in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes.  Katherine Esposito, from the Second University of Naples (Italy), and colleagues studied 215 overweight people (BMI greater than 25 kg/m2) between the ages of 30 and 75 who were newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, had never been treated with antihyperglycemic drugs, and had hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels less than 11%.