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May 30, 2013

Cinnamon May Reduce Risk Factors of Diabetes, Heart Disease

Cinnamon extract may help to reduce risk factors of diabetes and heart disease, according to a small new study. Researchers looked at 22 obese people who had prediabetes, which is a condition in which cells don't respond to higher-than-normal insulin levels because there is extra glucose in the blood. The...

May 30, 2013

Diabetes Risk Boosted by Psoriasis

People with psoriasis have a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes, regardless of their weight or eating habits, according to a new study. Researchers found that people with mild psoriasis, a condition that causes skin irritation, had an 11 percent increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, and people with severe...

Jan 22, 2015

Needle-Free Tattoos Can Check Diabetics' Sugar Levels

A temporary electronic tattoo may one day offer diabetics a bloodless way to check blood sugar levels, researchers say. Diabetes affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide and is among the leading causes of death and disability. People with diabetes must test their glucose levels several times a day, using...

Mar 16, 2015

Cough Medicine Ingredient May Aid Diabetes Fight

An ingredient in many over-the-counter cough suppressants seems to improve the release of insulin in humans, a discovery that may lead to new treatments for Type 2 diabetes. Doctors at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf, Germany, found that the drug dextromethorphan increased the release of insulin from the pancreas in...

Mar 24, 2015

Repeated Use of Antibiotics May Raise Diabetes Risk

People who have taken certain antibiotics repeatedly may be at an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Researchers found that people in the study who had ever been prescribed two or more courses of specific types of antibiotics were more likely to be diagnosed with...

Apr 1, 2015

Night Owls at Higher Risk of Diabetes, Other Illnesses

Night owls may enjoy staying up late, but their belated bedtimes may be a detriment to their health in middle age, a new study finds. People with late bedtimes are more likely to develop diabetes and other health problems than early birds, the researchers found. Moreover, the health risks stayed...

May 25, 2015

Vegan Diet Eases Nerve Pain of Diabetes

For people with diabetes, switching to a plant-based diet may ease the searing nerve pain that can come with the condition, and perhaps reduce their risk of losing a limb, a small pilot study has found. More than half of adults with Type 2 diabetes may develop diabetic neuropathy, a...

Sep 8, 2015

Half of American Adults Have Diabetes or Prediabetes

About half of American adults have either diabetes or prediabetes, a new study says. In 2011 to 2012, more than 12 percent of U.S. adults had diabetes, and 38 percent had prediabetes, a condition in which blood sugar levels are abnormally high, the study found. In addition, more than one-third...

Oct 26, 2015

Diabetes Blood Test Urged for All Overweight US Adults

All overweight and obese adults in the United States should be routinely screened for abnormal blood glucose levels as part of a heart disease risk assessment, according to new government recommendations. It's the first time the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a panel of medical experts that makes...

Oct 28, 2015

People with Type 2 Diabetes Fall into 3 Distinct Groups, Study Finds

Type 2 diabetes doesn't affect every person who has it in exactly the same way, but now, a new study shows that people with Type 2 diabetes can be divided into a few distinct groups. In the study, researchers used a big data approach to look at people with Type...

Jan 13, 2016

Future Diabetes Treatment? Human Skin Cells Coaxed to Make Insulin

Human skin cells can be reprogrammed to produce the hormone insulin, which could one day help patients better control their diabetes. However, the new cells, which researchers described Jan. 6 in the journal Nature Communications, are still in the early phases of development. Scientists have tested these cells in lab...

Jan 21, 2016

What Is Prediabetes? New Quiz Reveals Your Risk

By taking a 1-minute quiz, you can find out if you're at risk for prediabetes. The quiz is part of a new public service campaign that aims to increase awareness of the condition. The government-backed campaign also includes TV ads that let people take the quiz in real time. The...

Mar 25, 2016

Eating More 'Healthy Fats' May Lower Diabetes Risk

Replacing some of the meat and cheese in your diet with vegetable oils or nuts could help slow the progression of diabetes in some people, according to a small new study. People with prediabetes have levels of blood sugar, or glucose, that are higher than normal but not high enough...

Apr 14, 2016

'Love Handles' Transformed into Insulin-Producing Cells

A body part that many would wish away — their love handles — can be turned it into life-saving transplant: Researchers reprogramed fat cells from a person's waistline into pancreatic cells capable of producing the crucial hormone insulin. If further testing shows that the cells are safe to implant into...

Jul 19, 2016

Many Teens with Diabetes Don't Know They Have It

About a third of U.S. teens with diabetes don't know they have the condition, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed information from more than 2,600 adolescents ages 12 to 19 who were tested for diabetes at some point from 2005 to 2014, as part of a national health survey conducted...