Diabetes - Page 69

October 25, 2015

Study: Diabetes Again Linked to Colon Cancer Risk

People with diabetes have a somewhat increased risk of colon cancer, an international study said -- but the reasons for the connection, and what should be done about it, remain unclear

October 25, 2015

Drugs that can make you gain weight

Gaining weight? Your medication could be to blame. Find out what drugs could be causing you to lose the battle of the bulge

October 25, 2015

Experts: 366 Million People Now Have Diabetes

An estimated 366 million people worldwide now suffer from diabetes and the global epidemic is getting worse

October 25, 2015

Chicago woman receives life-saving kidney transplant from dying son

A woman in suburban Chicago received a kidney transplant this month that turned out to be a near perfect match, and a life-saving one.

October 25, 2015

New Diabetes Device Tests Tears Instead of Blood

For diabetics, there is no comfortable way to accurately measure blood sugar that does not involve blood. Testing takes a little pinprick, but some people who should test many times a day don't because of the pain

October 25, 2015

Eating vegetables and proteins before carbs may impact blood sugar

Overweight and obese people with type 2 diabetes may feel better after a meal if they start it off with vegetables or proteins and end with the carbs, suggests a new study of 11 people.

October 25, 2015

Simple saliva test could predict early-stage diabetes, cancer

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have discovered markers in saliva that could predict a host of diseases, including cancer and Type 2 diabetes.

October 25, 2015

Diabetes Breakthrough Stalled in Safety Debate

It's a dream of medical science that looks tantalizingly within reach: the artificial pancreas, a potential breakthrough treatment for the scourge of type 1 diabetes  

October 25, 2015

Stem cell therapy may help treat Type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is marked by insulin resistance, or the body’s inability to store sugar and convert it into carbohydrates for energy.

October 25, 2015

For diabetes control, surgery and intensive lifestyle change about equal

Intensive medical management with supervised diet and exercise may work as well as weight-loss surgery to help diabetics get blood sugar levels under control, at least in the short term, a small study suggests.