A new study suggests that not every healthy person benefits from regular exercise: for a small 7% minority it may increase heart and diabetes risk factors. The researchers did not suggest this should stop people exercising but point to the importance of using this type of knowledge to personalize exercise programs…
Exercise May Be Bad For Some
A new study suggests that not every healthy person benefits from regular exercise: for a small 7% minority it may increase heart and diabetes risk factors. The researchers did not suggest this should stop people exercising but point to the importance of using this type of knowledge to personalize exercise programs…
Diabetes Advocates Conclude Mental Health Awareness Month by Increasing Awareness About the Diabetes/Depression Link
BERKELEY, CA– – Diabetes Advocates, a non-profit organization which includes the leading names in diabetes social media advocacy, wants to help people with diabetes learn more about their increased risk …
Diabetes Advocates Conclude Mental Health Awareness Month by Increasing Awareness About the Diabetes/Depression Link
BERKELEY, CA– – Diabetes Advocates, a non-profit organization which includes the leading names in diabetes social media advocacy, wants to help people with diabetes learn more about their increased risk …
Pneumonia Patients With High Glucose Levels At Greater Risk Of Death
Community acquired pneumonia is one of the leading infectious disease in developed nations and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Now, researchers have found that patients without pre-existing diabetes who have hyperglycemia on admission to hospital with community acquired pneumonia are at a significantly greater risk of death than patients with normal glucose levels on admission…
Existing Diabetes Medication May Ease Damage Caused By Traumatic Brain Injury
Although the death toll is relatively low for people who suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI), it can have severe, life-long consequences for brain function. TBI can impair a patient’s mental abilities, impact memory and behavior, and lead to dramatic personality changes. And long-term medical treatment carries a high economic cost…
Existing Diabetes Medication May Ease Damage Caused By Traumatic Brain Injury
Although the death toll is relatively low for people who suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI), it can have severe, life-long consequences for brain function. TBI can impair a patient’s mental abilities, impact memory and behavior, and lead to dramatic personality changes. And long-term medical treatment carries a high economic cost…
Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cristina Iaboni had the dubious distinction of being not quite obese enough. For all the pounds on her 5'5" frame, she did not meet the criteria for bariatric surgery to help control her type-2 diabetes. Yet six years of medications and attempts at healthy living had failed to rein in her blood glucose, leaving Iaboni terrified that she was on course to have her kidneys fail …
Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cristina Iaboni had the dubious distinction of being not quite obese enough. For all the pounds on her 5'5" frame, she did not meet the criteria for bariatric surgery to help control her type-2 diabetes. Yet six years of medications and attempts at healthy living had failed to rein in her blood glucose, leaving Iaboni terrified that she was on course to have her kidneys fail …
21st century bloodletting reduces cardiovascular risk
It seems that while the practice of bloodletting throughout history had little or no effect on most diseases, and the practice was abandoned in the 19th century, new research demonstrates that blood donation has real benefits for obese people with metabolic syndrome. Two sessions of bloodletting were enough to improve blood pressure and markers of cardiovascular disease.
