A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Michigan Health System, the University College London, and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System indicates that insulin shots and other diabetic drugs may have a negative impact among type 2 diabetes patients, especially those over the age of 50. The researchers say that the negative side effects can overwhelm the benefits that these diabetes drugs over ti

Statins are prescribed to people suffering with heart conditions. It is considered as one of the most commonly prescribed drugs to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease. Although statins are considered as quite effective in treating and reducing cardiovascular events, researchers have found that it also increases the risk of diabetes, so much so that it is added into the warning labels of the said drugs. Many

Researchers from the University of Southampton and University College London conducted a study on Mt. Everest to determine how low oxygen levels in the body, which is known as hypoxia, may be linked to the development of insulin resistance. It also provides some added insight on how type 2 diabetes can develop. The researchers used the high altitudes of Everest to simulate the low oxygen levels. The study, called t

Researchers from the Mayo Clinic has indicated that diabetes and high blood pressure that develops in middle age may likely affect the rate of brain cell loss and damage later in life. This leads to diabetics experiencing more problems with memory and thinking than people who do not have diabetes or high blood pressure. The result of the study is published in the March online issue of Neurology. Middle age is defin

A recent study indicates that people suffering from diabetes are also likely to suffer from an increased risk of physical disability by as much as 50 percent compared to non-diabetics. This was what Australian researchers found out after analysis of the results coming from earlier studies. The new results of the study are published in The Lancet diabetes & Endocrinology journal. Previous studies associating phy

Respiratory infections experienced in early childhood may be connected to the development of type 1 diabetes mellitus or T1D. This is according to a study by researchers in Munich, Germany. The results of the study are published on JAMA Pediatrics. Type 1 diabetes mellitus is a form of diabetes where the body develops an autoimmune response and destroys the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. The lack of

This can open the door for the development of other treatments for diabetes that provides the same effect. Researchers have observed that 85 percent of patients with type 2 diabetes who also undergo gastric bypass recover from the disease within a few days after the said procedure. Many show blood sugar levels normalizing even before any weight loss is evident. Researchers are in the dark as to why this happens. T

Researchers from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston have found an association between the increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and decreased melatonin secretion. The study results indicated that the participants that secreted the least melatonin in their bloodstream during sleep experienced twice the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.  The findings have been published in a JAMA study this mo

Researchers have found a correlation between serum levels of vitamin D3 and the incidence of Type 1 diabetes. A study conducted by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests that vitamin D3 may play a preventive role in the development of the said disease. The research is shown in the December, 2012 issue of Diabetologia, a publication of the European Association for the St

Diabetes affects millions of people worldwide, both male and female alike. But it seems that the disease seems to affect both genders in different ways. A new study about the disease may provide some bit of proof on this. A new study has just showed that women who are prone to sitting for long period of time on a regular basis are at more risk of developing type 2 diabetes. But a similar link has not been seen in m