http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress) -- The ancient Tibetan goji berry could help fight blindness caused by long-term diabetes according to studies conducted by University of Sydney researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-ancient-berry-diabetic.html Diabetes Tue, 05 Jun 2012 08:23:57 EST news258103391 Hyperglycemia, or having high glucose levels in the blood, is a common, serious and costly health care problem in hospitalized patients. Today, The Endocrine Society released a clinical practice guideline (CPG) providing recommendations for practical and safe glycemic targets and describing protocols and system improvements required to achieve glycemic goals for hospitalized patients in a non-critical care setting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-experts-hospitalized-patients-blood-glucose.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:29:18 EST news244974551 All cells need glucose (sugar) to produce the energy they need to survive. High glucose levels in the bloodstream (such as occur after a meal), trigger the pancreas to produce insulin. In turn, muscle and fat cells respond to insulin by moving GLUT4, a glucose transporter, from intracellular storage out to the cell surface. There, GLUT4 can take up the glucose the cell needs from the bloodstream. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-glucose-uptake-newly-protein.html Medical research Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:21:51 EST news234530490