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Diabetes Drug Label to Address Safety Concerns: FDA

November 3, 2009 - 2:45pm

A drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, Byetta, may contribute to kidney malfunction, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Monday as it moved to revise safety information on the label.

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Lifestyle Changes Really Do Work to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes: Study

October 29, 2009 - 9:31am

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Diet and exercise can keep diabetes at bay for a decade, cutting the risk for the disease by more than a third in the most susceptible people, a new study finds.

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Long-Acting Insulin Works Best for Many Diabetics

October 22, 2009 - 3:43pm

THURSDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Adding insulin to standard diabetes drugs results in better blood sugar control for many with type 2 diabetes, British researchers report, and the dose and timing of insulin received can make a big difference.

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Red-Grape Compound May Improve Diabetes

October 22, 2009 - 3:42pm

THURSDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- New research provides further insight into how a health-boosting compound found in red grapes may help the body fend off type 2 diabetes.

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Understanding Diabetes

Written by Dr. Daemon Jones on September 29, 2009 - 12:51pm

Food is fuel for our every cell of our body. When we eat food our digestive system breaks down our food into one of three chemical groups, glucose, amino acids or fats.

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Irregular Heartbeat Risk Higher in Women With Type 2 Diabetes

September 28, 2009 - 12:35pm

MONDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Women with type 2 diabetes have a 26 percent increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation, a potentially life-threatening irregular heartbeat, new findings suggest.

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Diabetes Medications Don't Lower Inflammation

September 15, 2009 - 1:43pm

TUESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- In people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, the glucose-lowering medications metformin and insulin don't appear to reduce the inflammation associated with heart disease, new research suggests.

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Discovery May Pave Way to Better Diabetes Care

September 12, 2009 - 6:26am

(HealthDay News) -- A newly discovered gene could give researchers new insight into type 2 diabetes, potentially leading to better treatment for the increasingly common disease.

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Is The Mediterranean Diet Good for Diabetic Patients? Part 2

Written by Shamir Benji on September 10, 2009 - 11:14pm

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Of the 155 patients who had a raised HbA1c level of less than 7% at the onset, less than 1/5th (only 22 individuals) still had raised HbA1c level after three months.

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Is The Mediterranean Diet Good for Diabetic Patients? Part 1

Written by Shamir Benji on September 10, 2009 - 11:13pm

The incidence of diabetes has skyrocketed globally in the last 3 decades. Further, there are millions more individuals with diabetes that have not been diagnosed. To date, the treatment of type 2 diabetes is done with drugs and sometimes insulin.

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