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Study provides a comprehensive summary of benefits of exercise for people with Type 2 diabetes

An analysis on the positive effects of exercise on blood sugar levels in people with Type 2 diabetes shows that while all exercise helps, certain activities – and their timing – are extremely good for people's health.

28 Jun 2023

Metabolic surgery offers significant cardiovascular benefits for patients with diabetes

Patients with diabetes and a history of metabolic surgery had significantly fewer heart attacks, strokes, hospitalizations and death compared to matched patients who did not have the surgery, according to a new study presented here today at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.

27 Jun 2023

Time restricted eating may help improve metabolic health outcomes, finds study

Eating more of one's daily calories earlier in the day may counter weight gain, improve blood sugar fluctuations, and reduce the time that blood sugar is above normal levels, a new study suggests.

15 Jun 2023

Children with diabetes often fail to use CGM alarms to alert to dangerously low or high blood sugar levels

Children and teenagers who use continuous glucose monitors (CGM) to manage diabetes often fail to use the appropriate alarm settings to alert to dangerously low or harmful high blood sugar levels, according to a study being presented Thursday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.

15 Jun 2023

Study shows an association between type 2 diabetes and developing dementia in later life

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) shows an association between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and developing dementia in later life – with the risk of dementia increasing the earlier a person develops T2D.

25 May 2023

Study maps cellular responses to blood sugar

Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso have successfully mapped specific regions in the brain that are activated in association with changes in blood sugar -; also known as glucose -; providing fundamental location information that could ultimately lead to more targeted therapies for people who struggle with conditions like diabetes.

25 May 2023

Researchers find that SARS-CoV-2 directly infects hepatocytes that cause hyperglycemia

Researchers investigate whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused hyperglycemia.

18 May 2023

State lawmakers eye forced treatment to address overlap in homelessness and mental illness

Many of the unhoused people in Portland, Oregon, live in tents pitched on sidewalks or in aging campers parked in small convoys behind grocery stores.

17 May 2023

Women experiencing severe hot flashes after menopause more likely to develop metabolic syndrome

Women who experience more severe hot flashes after menopause are more likely to develop metabolic syndrome and high blood pressure, according to research presented at the 25th European Congress of Endocrinology in Istanbul.

16 May 2023

Heavy alcohol use may be more damaging to the liver for people with metabolic syndrome

Two people regularly have a few alcoholic drinks daily. One develops liver disease. The other doesn't.

11 May 2023

Analyzing DNA changes in the blood can improve prediction of type 2 diabetes risk

Analyzing changes to DNA in the blood can improve the ability to predict a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes within a decade.

6 Apr 2023

Loss of a beta cell subset might contribute to type 2 diabetes

Multiple types of beta cells produce insulin in the pancreas, helping to balance blood sugar levels. Losing a particularly productive type of beta cell may contribute to the development of diabetes, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

17 Mar 2023

High Blood Sugar News and Research

Study provides a comprehensive summary of benefits of exercise for people with Type 2 diabetes

Metabolic surgery offers significant cardiovascular benefits for patients with diabetes

Time restricted eating may help improve metabolic health outcomes, finds study

Children with diabetes often fail to use CGM alarms to alert to dangerously low or high blood sugar levels

Study shows an association between type 2 diabetes and developing dementia in later life

Study maps cellular responses to blood sugar

Researchers find that SARS-CoV-2 directly infects hepatocytes that cause hyperglycemia

State lawmakers eye forced treatment to address overlap in homelessness and mental illness

Women experiencing severe hot flashes after menopause more likely to develop metabolic syndrome

Heavy alcohol use may be more damaging to the liver for people with metabolic syndrome

Analyzing DNA changes in the blood can improve prediction of type 2 diabetes risk

Loss of a beta cell subset might contribute to type 2 diabetes

Diabetes and tooth loss contribute to faster cognitive decline in older adults

Study provides a rare view of real-world use of off-label drugs prescribed for Type 1 diabetes

Scientists find microRNAs in human pancreatic cells that are strongly linked with type 2 diabetes

Hemoglobin A1C testing is crucial to monitor heart health

Study directly links gut leakage with retinopathy severity in people with Type 1 diabetes

Researchers identify a new pathogenic mechanism for diabetes onset in MODY3

UH researchers investigate how traumatic experiences affect mental and physical health of migrants

Comparing Mediterranean diet versus low-fat diet for metabolic syndrome

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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