October 26, 2015 Lifestyle changes help prevent pregnancy-related diabetes Diet, exercise and weight control counseling in early pregnancy can lower the risk of developing diabetes before giving birth, according to a new study from Finland.
October 26, 2015 Coffee may lower inflammation and reduce risk of diabetes New research finds drinking coffee may lower inflammation and reduce the risk of developing diabetes.
October 26, 2015 New recommendations for overweight people with heart risks Overweight patients with risk factors for heart disease should be sent by their doctors for "intensive behavioral counseling" about diet or exercise, according to new recommendations from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
October 26, 2015 Less aggressive diabetes care needed in hospice Keeping blood sugar under control is an essential part of diabetes care, but for patients in hospice, the goal is to provide the highest quality of life and that may mean less aggressive type 2 diabetes treatment, researchers say.
October 26, 2015 Stem Cell Therapy Is Amazing Says Gil Van Bokkelen Stem cell therapy is working, says top researchers at Columbia University.
October 26, 2015 Marijuana use may raise risk of developing high blood sugar Marijuana may raise people's risk of developing prediabetes, a condition in which blood sugar levels are abnormally high but not high enough to warrant a diagnosis with type 2 diabetes, a new study finds.
October 26, 2015 Lilly diabetes drug slashes deaths 32 percent in heart-risk patients Eli Lilly and Co's new Jardiance pill slashed deaths by 32 percent in a study of 7,000 patients with type 2 diabetes at risk of heart attack and stroke, a finding that researchers said could make it a mainstay diabetes treatment.
October 26, 2015 Some doctors and midwives don't know postpartum diabetes risk Some doctors and midwives may underestimate the risk for postpartum diabetes among women who develop a version of the disease during pregnancy, a small British study suggests.
October 25, 2015 Extra virgin olive oil linked to lower blood sugar and cholesterol Compared to other kinds of fat, extra virgin olive oil may have healthier effects on levels of blood sugar and bad cholesterol after meals, according to an Italian study.
October 25, 2015 Texas doctors do first skull and scalp transplant Texas doctors say they have done the world's first partial skull and scalp transplant to help a man with a large head wound from cancer treatment.
