Archive for April, 2008

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Diabetes Can Affect Your Bladder (Wasting disease)

Diabetes Can Affect Your Bladder
According to the National Diabetes Information… But did you know that it can also affect your bladder? Diabetes can affect many areas of your body, including your kidneys, feet and eyes.

Calories Still Carry Weight When Dieting
Some recommend low-fat eating, some say that eating low carb/high protein is the way to go. There are a lot of diet plans out there. Other diets say you should…

Lung Function Declines with Diabetes
A study that appeared in the April, 2008 issue of the Diabetes Care journal, shows that lung function in people with diabetes decreased at a more dramatic rate than in…

Genomic Fingerprint May Predict Type 1 Diabetes Before Diagnosis
A study from the Children’s Hospital in Wisconsin has shown that inflammation associated with type 1 diabetes leaves a… Genetic research is exploding these days, especially in the area of diabetes.

How Do You Manage Your Type 2 Diabetes?
Although the basics are the same for everyone, such as meal plans,… There are as many ways to manage type 2 diabetes as there are people who have it.

New Gene Research Tool May Help Zero In On A Cure for Type 2 Diabetes
The field of genetic research is exploding, as more genes and gene variations are discovered and studied. Many genes have already been identified with some major diseases and conditions, such…

Is it a Diet or a Lifestyle Change?
Best-selling books by skinny celebrities? Guilt producing health nuts who make us feel like anything that we… Think of the word “diet” and what springs to mind? Restrictive meal plans?

A Gut-Brain-Liver Connection Lowers Blood Glucose Production
An article that was published online, April 9th, 2008, in the journal Nature, outlines the discovery of a signaling pathway involving the brain, liver and the upper intestine, that when…

Aggressive Treatment of Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Can Reverse Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, is one of the major causes of heart attacks and strokes and a killer in it’s… Diabetes increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

A Gut-Brain-Liver Connection Lowers Blood Glucose Production (Wilson’s disease)

A Gut-Brain-Liver Connection Lowers Blood Glucose Production
An article that was published online, April 9th, 2008, in the journal Nature, outlines the discovery of a signaling pathway involving the brain, liver and the upper intestine, that when…

Bariatric Surgery Versus Conventional Weight Loss Methods
A study that appeared in the Journal of American Medical Association, Jan 23, 2008, compared laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) to conventional weight loss methods to see if surgical intervention…

Calories Still Carry Weight When Dieting
Some recommend low-fat eating, some say that eating low carb/high protein is the way to go. There are a lot of diet plans out there. Other diets say you should…

New Gene Research Tool May Help Zero In On A Cure for Type 2 Diabetes
The field of genetic research is exploding, as more genes and gene variations are discovered and studied. Many genes have already been identified with some major diseases and conditions, such…

Lung Function Declines with Diabetes
A study that appeared in the April, 2008 issue of the Diabetes Care journal, shows that lung function in people with diabetes decreased at a more dramatic rate than in…

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Is it a Diet or a Lifestyle Change? (Lyme disease)

Is it a Diet or a Lifestyle Change?
Restrictive meal plans? Best-selling books by skinny celebrities? Think of the word “diet” and what springs to mind? Guilt producing health nuts who make us feel like anything that we…

Diabetes Can Affect Your Bladder
According to the National Diabetes Information… But did you know that it can also affect your bladder? Diabetes can affect many areas of your body, including your kidneys, feet and eyes.