It has been known already that diabetes increases the risk of people having a stroke or heart attack. It seems that those may not only be the ones that diabetics should worry about. A recent study indicates that diabetes may also increase a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. According to a new study conducted in Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, people with d

Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center reported on the effects of a new anti-inflammatory drug when given to patients with type 2 diabetes. The said drug seems to help improve kidney function among diabetic patients. The study findings were recently reported by the researchers in the New England Journal of Medicine. The researchers have identified a new drug known as bardoxolone methyl, a type of anti-inf

People suffering from diabetes do not have enough insulin in their body essential for regulating their blood sugar levels. A primary cause of this is that diabetics do not have enough pancreatic beta cells to produce enough insulin in their body. This lack of insulin making cells may someday be addressed as researchers have discovered a mechanism in the body that may convert other cell types into pancreatic beta ce

Diabetes has been known as a serious health threat all over the world. Aside from genetics, a diet high in fat also seems to be linked with the said disease, although the connection has not yet been fully understood. Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have provided some findings that might just clear up the connection between type 2 diabetes and a high fat diet. Sci

A recent study undertaken may show a possible relationship between diabetes and cancer risk. Results taken from the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study revealed that diabetes may be associated with lower prostate cancer risk in men but with higher risks for other types of cancers for both men and women. The said data was presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 102nd Annual Meeting 2011 in Orland

A recent study indicates that individuals who suffer from fatty liver may be 5 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes as compared to those who do not have the condition. The findings were published in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Fatty liver has been recently associated with obesity as well as resistance to insulin, the hormone that regulates the bod

It seems that statins may not just be a drug to help treat heart disease. It might also be a possible drug to help prevent the onset of blindness as a result of diabetes. A study conducted by researchers at the New University of Georgia found that a statin drug may help prevent blindness related to diabetes. The results of the study are published in the March edition of the journal Diabetologia. The study conducte

Diabetes is quickly becoming a disease that has been affecting more and more people worldwide. Still currently a disease of which a cure still eludes researchers, controlling diabetes still largely depends on prevention and living a healthy lifestyle early. But it seems that a known beverage considered by many as not good for the body may actually have protective properties when it comes to diabetes control. Coffee

Doing a combination of aerobic exercise with resistance training has shown improved glycemic levels among patients with type 2 diabetes,according to a recent study. The same level of improvement was not seen among the diabetic patients who performed either resistance training or aerobic exercise alone. Researchers from the Louisiana State University System in Baton Rouge, Louisiana conducted the said study that is

Researchers have recently found that a type of protein that regulates the biological clock in mammals also regulates the glucose production in the liver. By altering the levels of this protein, scientists can improve the health in diabetic mice. The report is published on the advanced online publication of the journal Nature Medicine. Biologists from the University of California San Diego may have discovered a new