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Pairing exercise with a 10% weight loss can make a major health improvement in people living with obesity and prediabetes, a new study says.
Building in regular exercise more than doubled sensitivity to insulin compared to just weight loss alone. This has the potential to prevent or delay prediabetes from progressing into type 2 diabetes while also decreasing the risk of heart diseas...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- June 29, 2023
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Intermittent fasting is all the rage due to the lengthy list of health benefits associated with this style of eating.
Now, a new, small study suggests that one type of intermittent fasting -- early time-restricted eating -- may be key for preventing type 2 diabetes in people who are at high risk for the blood sugar disease.
The study included 10 people with prediabetes and obe...
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
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- June 15, 2023
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Do you ever wonder why you typically feel hungry when it's time for dinner?
Researchers say that's not just a habit, but a physiological drive, with the human body able to predict the timing of regular meals.
"We often get hungry around the same time every day, but the extent to which our biology can anticipate mealtimes is unknown. It is possible that metabolic rhythms align to mea...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- March 20, 2023
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Getting hitched could help middle-aged and older folks get a better handle on their blood sugar, a new study reports.
People living with a spouse appeared to be better able to maintain lower blood sugar levels than single folks, according to the findings.
This benefit held regardless of the state of their relationship, the researchers added. Whether bickering or snuggling, married f...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- February 8, 2023
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When teenagers with type 1 diabetes get better control of their blood sugar, their brains may benefit, a new clinical trial shows.
Researchers found that when teenagers started treatment with a newer technology -- often dubbed "artificial pancreas" systems -- ...
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
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- August 31, 2022
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Using a lower threshold to diagnose pregnancy-related diabetes does not seem to reduce the risk of having a big baby, on average -- but some women do benefit, a new clinical trial suggests.
Gestational diabetes is diagnosed when a pregnant woman's blood sugar levels are abnormally high. The condition can ha...
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
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- August 18, 2022
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Open-source automated insulin delivery (AID) systems are an effective and safe way for people with type 1 diabetes to control their blood sugar levels, researchers say.
The AID systems combine an insulin pump, a contin...
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
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- June 7, 2022
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High-tech devices and communication helped ease the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on children with type 1 diabetes, researchers said in a new study.
Pandemic shutdowns caused significant disruptions in health care, and previous studies have shown that diabetes patients had worse blood sugar (glucose) control and more difficulty accessing care during the early days of the pandemic.
Bu...
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
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- June 7, 2022
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Having a child with type 1 diabetes can be a challenging health condition for parents to manage, but new research suggests an "artificial pancreas" system may beat standard treatment in controlling the blood sugar disease in young children.
Forms of the technology -- which automatically monitors and regulates blood sugar -- are already available for adults and kids with
For people with diabetes who have a stroke, there may be an ideal blood sugar target to prevent another one or a heart attack, a South Korean study finds.
To determine average blood sugar levels over the past two to three months, the study team used the hemoglobin A1C test.
"We know that having diabetes may be associated with an increased risk of having a first stroke," said study a...
- Cara Murez
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- September 30, 2021
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