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NYITCOM Physician: Diabetes Patients Should Heed FDA Warning
In late February, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned diabetes patients not to use smartwatches or smart rings to measure their blood glucose levels. Following the FDA’s alert, obesity medicine expert Eleanor Yusupov, D.O., assistant professor at the College of Osteopathic Medicine, shares valuable insight for these patients.
Diabetes and Liver Cancer — Stanford Medicine Study Suggests New Screening Guidelines
A Stanford Medicine study identifies an easily measured biophysical property that can identify Type 2 diabetics at increased risk for liver cancer who don’t meet current screening guidelines. Researchers at Stanford University have shown that another biophysical characteristic known as viscoelasticity — think of how stretching a ball of Silly Putty or a clump of bread dough is met at first with resistance, and then with release — is even more tightly correlated with liver cancer than stiffness, particularly in people with Type 2 diabetes.
Virginia Tech Researchers Awarded Nearly $2 Million To Explore New Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity
A team of Virginia Tech researchers was awarded nearly $2 million from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, part of the National Institutes of Health, to explore novel approaches for treating Type 2 diabetes and obesity. The team of researchers, led by principal investigator Dongmin Liu, will study the impact of a derivative of secoiridoid, a natural compound found in certain plants like olives, on blood sugar control and obesity, which are often precursors to Type 2 diabetes.
Transforming Diabetes Care with Precision Medicine
“Precision medicine” involves customizing interventions to the unique genetic and molecular makeup of individual patients rather than relying on symptoms or broad categories. This approach, long associated with cancer treatment, is becoming increasingly critical for diabetes prevention and care. Precise diagnosis and disease characterization affect not only treatment choices but life planning, other health considerations, and even family members’ well-being. It means providing the right diagnosis, best care and insights into outcomes for all people with diabetes.
What Is Insulin Resistance and How Do You Know if You Have It?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 37.3 million adults have diabetes and 96 million — or more than one-third of Americans — have pre-diabetes. Because insulin resistance is a precursor to both, researchers estimate the number of people with insulin resistance is much higher.. “Most people don’t even know that they have it,” said Dr. Mary Vouyiouklis Kellis, an endocrinologist at Cleveland Clinic.
Storing Fat At The Waist May NOT Up Diabetes Risk, Surprise Findings Indicate
Conventional wisdom holds that storing fat around your belly puts you at increased risk for type 2 diabetes. But unexpected new findings suggest that, for some people, conventional wisdom may be wrong.
Scientists Target Human Stomach Cells for Diabetes Therapy
Stem cells from the human stomach can be converted into cells that secrete insulin in response to rising blood sugar levels, offering a promising approach to treating diabetes, according to a preclinical study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Too Much Insulin Can Be As Dangerous As Too Little
One hundred years of research have greatly advanced medical and biochemical understanding of how insulin works and what happens when it is lacking, but the reverse, how potentially fatal insulin hyper-responsiveness is prevented, has remained a persistent mystery. In a new study, published in the April 20, 2023 online edition of Cell Metabolism, a team of scientists at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues elsewhere, describe a key player in the defense mechanism that safeguards us against excessive insulin in the body.
Study Links Poor Diet to 14 Million Cases of Type 2 Diabetes Globally
Researchers from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy estimate 7 out of 10 cases of type 2 diabetes worldwide in 2018 linked to food choices.
Different Ways to Provide Better Health Care for Diabetic Patients
Health care providers play a crucial role in helping their patients prevent or delay type 2 diabetes and manage all types of diabetes. The following resources can support your efforts to screen, test, and refer people to type 2 diabetes prevention and diabetes management programs and services.
The Standards of Care in Diabetes for 2023
Dr. Robert Gabbay, Chief Scientific and Medical Officer, American Diabetes Association, discusses the standard care given to diabetics in 2023. Watch video to learn more.
New Study Identifies Connection Between Diabetes Medications, Multiple Sclerosis
A new study found that anti-hyperglycemic medications used to treat Type 2 diabetes resulted in an increased risk of multiple sclerosis for people older than 45, particularly among women.