Medications
FDA approves Eli Lilly's injectable diabetes drug
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new injectable diabetes drug from Eli Lilly and Co. for adults with the most common form of the disease.
Sep 18, 2014
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News tagged with hormone insulin
Diabetes
Growth hormone defect may protect against diabetes, cancer in unique ecuador population
People who lack growth hormone (GH) receptors also appear to have marked insulin sensitivity that prevents them from developing diabetes and lowers their risk for cancer, despite their increased percentage of body fat, new ...
Jun 23, 2014
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Medical research
Cystic fibrosis and diabetes link explained
Many people with cystic fibrosis develop diabetes. The reasons for this have been largely unknown, but now researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Karolinska institutet have identified a molecular mechanism that contributes ...
Jun 2, 2014
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Medical research
Loss of function of a single gene linked to diabetes in mice
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found that dysfunction in a single gene in mice causes fasting hyperglycemia, one of the major symptoms of type 2 diabetes. Their findings were ...
Jan 4, 2014
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Diabetes
Antipsychotics induce insulin resistance without weight gain
(HealthDay)—Atypical antipsychotic drugs induce insulin resistance even in the absence of weight gain and mechanisms regulating eating behavior, according to a study published online July 8 in Diabetes.
Jul 18, 2013
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Diabetes
Diet additions may help youth with type 1 diabetes keep producing own insulin
Adding foods rich in specific amino and fatty acids to the diets of youth with Type 1 diabetes kept them producing some of their own insulin for up to two years after diagnosis, said researchers at the Gillings School of ...
Jul 16, 2013
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Diabetes
Pain reliever lowers blood sugar in type 2 diabetics, study says
(HealthDay)— An aspirin-like drug appears to lower blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes, according to new research.
Jul 1, 2013
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Diabetes
South Asians need more exercise than white Europeans to reduce diabetes risk, say scientists
South Asians (from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) may have to exercise more than white Europeans to achieve the same levels of fitness and reduce their risk of diabetes.
Jun 27, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Rare pregnancy condition programs babies to become overweight in later life
Babies born to mothers who suffer from a rare metabolic complication during pregnancy are programmed to be overweight, according to a study published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Jun 24, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Skipping breakfast may make obese women insulin resistant
Overweight women who skip breakfast experience acute, or rapid-onset, insulin resistance, a condition that, when chronic, is a risk factor for diabetes, a new study finds. The results, which were presented Sunday at The Endocrine ...
Jun 17, 2013
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