Fasting plasma glucose beats HbA1c for diabetes screening
(HealthDay)—For patients without diabetes undergoing coronary angiography (CAG), fasting plasma glucose (FPG) performs better in diabetes screening than glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), according to a study ...
Diabetes
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Researchers identify and block protein that interferes with appetite-suppressing hormone
Ever since the appetite-regulation hormone called leptin was discovered in 1994, scientists have sought to understand the mechanisms that control its action. It was known that leptin was made by fat cells, reduced appetite ...
Medical research
Apr 17, 2013 |
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Study identifies specific bacteria which precede autoimmune diabetes
A study led by Matej Oresic from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland suggests that autoimmune diabetes is preceded by diminished gut microbial diversity of the Clostridium leptum subgroup, elevated plasma leptin and ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Blood sugar diabetes risk for South Asians
A new diabetes study at the University of Leicester has discovered that South Asians (people of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Sri Lanka origin) have higher levels of blood sugar than white Europeans independent of risk ...
Diabetes
Jul 24, 2012 |
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Telmisartan reverses insulin resistance in mice
(HealthDay)—Treating mice fed a high-fat diet with telmisartan reverses insulin resistance and glucose intolerance, but only when the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-δ (PPAR-δ) gene is present, ...
Diabetes
Jan 03, 2013 |
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Childhood diet lower in fat and higher in fiber may lower risk for chronic disease in adulthood
A recent study has found that a childhood behavioral intervention to lower dietary intake of total fat and saturated fat and increase consumption of foods that are good sources of dietary fiber resulted in significantly lower ...
Health
Oct 27, 2011 |
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