Researchers from Baylor College and the University of Cincinnati have conducted a study regarding vitamin D and how it may play a role in obesity and type 2 diabetes. The study suggests that the said vitamin may help lower a person’s weight as well as blood glucose levels by working through the brain. The findings were recently presented in a joint meeting of the International Society of Endocrinology and the

Diabetes is a disease that currently affects around 26 million Americans and about 356 million more around the world. It is a disease that is expected to affect millions of people more in the coming years. While the said disease may still be incurable, it is possible for most of the people suffering from diabetes to manage their disease and live a more normal life. But it may take some discipline and effort to acco

New research reveals that certain diabetes drugs may have a different effect on the hearts of men and women. While these drugs can control blood sugar levels equally well on both sexes, their effect on the heart may be something of a concern. Study findings appear in the December issue of the American Journal of Physiology Heart and Circulatory Physiology. Researchers from the Washington University School of Medici

Many diabetics have always been dependent on insulin treatment as a means to control diabetes. Insulin is a hormone that removes glucose in the bloodstream to maintain the proper levels. But researchers have recently found a potentially better approach to controlling blood sugar levels by means of the glucagon pathway. Glucagon is a natural hormone in the body that adds glucose into the bloodstream. A recent study

Diabetes is a disease that still has no known cure. There are many surprising things that researchers have been learning about this condition. One of the recent findings indicate that diabetes may in fact start in the intestines. Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis may have found a surprising origin for diabetes. Their studies suggest that the body’s problem handling and con

A team of researchers have discovered a new protein that might become a potential treatment target for type 1 diabetes. It may also change the current perspective of what causes the said disease. The finding is published in the current issue of Pancreas. Researchers from the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have discovered a protein that is being seen to have a critical rol

It is an important daily task for diabetics to self-monitor their blood sugar levels. But the most common method to do so requires the usual finger pricking in order to draw blood for testing. This may sometimes be too painful for some people to do on a regular basis which can lead them to neglect regular self-monitoring of their blood glucose levels. Another more convenient has been thought up recently that might

A recent study suggests that combining a new diabetes drug with insulin may result in better blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes than those that rely on insulin alone. Not only that, this combination seems also to promote weight loss among diabetic patient that would further provide other benefits. Results of the said study was published in the online journal Annals of Internal Medicine. According t

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

For diabetics, monitoring blood sugar levels becomes a daily habit. It is a good thing that more and more people can now do it at home with a portable blood glucose monitor. Having one at home is essential for diabetics. That is why choosing a good blood glucose monitor is important. Blood glucose monitors are usually the size of today’s mobile phones and can even be smaller. Their main use is to monitor the