A new study shows that pre-diabetes definition has been artificially tweaked by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to bring more clients to big pharma businesses. Pre-diabetes patients are currently treated with diabetes drugs to stop them from developing type 2 diabetes. According to the study, in 1997, ADA changed the definition of type 2 diabetes by lowering the blood sugar parameters … [Read more...]
Diabetes Rates Stabilized in the 2008-2012 Period
Diabetes is one of the leading diseases that plagued the US in the last two decades. Now researchers claim the rate of diabetes leveled off in 2012. The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that after the boom in blood sugar from 1990 until 2008, the rate of people living with diabetes has decreased. Insulin makes blood contained sugar available to cells as fuel. … [Read more...]
Weight Loss Leads to Health Care Cost Reduction in Type 2 Diabetes Patients
A new study shows that overweight patients with type 2 diabetes can significantly lower their health care costs by shedding some extra pounds. Researchers from the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have monitored type 2 diabetes patients and discovered that obese adults suffering from the illness can lower their healthcare costs when adhering to a strict diet and engaging in physical activity. … [Read more...]
Soaring food prices to affect people with Type 2 Diabetes!
According to a new study, food prices are linked to blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes.Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) merged information from two giant studies to reach this conclusion. Blood sugar measures of about 2,400 adults who met a definition of type 2 diabetes were gathered by the first study, the National Health and Nutrition Examination … [Read more...]
Research Reveals Yoghurt Can Cut Risk of Type 2 Diabetes by 28 Percent
New research has revealed consuming yoghurt can significantly reduce chances of being affected with Type 2 diabetes. However, researchers said it was not the amount of milk or any other dairy products ingested that makes a difference to the chances of anyone getting Type 2 diabetes. Rather, it is the fermented low fat milk that has been found to have the best results. Among the items that qualify … [Read more...]
Yoga and Weightlifting cuts diabetes risk in women
The Harvard University study discovers 3.5 hours of exercise a week nearly halves the risk of Type 2 diabetes in women. The study, involved 100,000 women, illustrating that 150 minutes of aerobic activity, and an hour of weight lifting and yoga, had the best results. This study used data from the Nurses Health Studies from the Harvard School of Public Health. Researchers asked 99,316 … [Read more...]
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Dapagliflozin Gets FDA Nod
Drug dapagliflozin has finally received green signal from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its marketing in the US. Dapagliflozin, the second of a new class of medications that aims to improve glycemic control in Type 2 diabetes patients, will be marketed under the name Farxiga. With this development, the new drug will join the prominent diabetes medications, including metformin, … [Read more...]