http://healthhubs.net/diabetes A blog with daily updated Diabetes news and information from around the world. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:45:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Vitamin E and a carotenoid known as cryptoxanthin may both be effective in reducing type-2 diabetes risk according to a study published in the journal Diabetes Care in 2004. The study, conducted by Finnish researchers at the National Public Health Institute in Helsinki, Finland, involved the analysis of 2,285 men and ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/vitamin-e-cryptoxanthin-may-cut-diabetes-risk/ Regular physical exercise can lead to massive reductions in type-2 diabetes risk according to a number of scientific studies. One of the largest studies on the impact of exercise on type-2 diabetes risk was conducted in 1992 by researchers from the Department of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/regular-exercise-cuts-type-2-diabetes-risk/ A Mediterranean style diet that is high in fruit, nuts, legumes, and grains may reduce an individuals risk of developing type-2 diabetes by more than 80% according to new research published in May this year. The study, conducted by Spanish researchers and published in the British Medical Journal, followed 13,380 Spanish ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/mediterranean-diets-lower-type-2-diabetes-risk/ Evidence from several large studies suggests that vegetarians may be more than 50% less likely to develop type-2 diabetes compared to those who consume meat on a regular basis. One of the largest studies on the link between a vegetarian diet and diabetes came from a study of 25,698 seventh day ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/vegetarians-less-likely-to-develop-diabetes/ People who consume nuts on a regular basis may be much less likely to develop type-2 diabetes according to a recent study. The study was published in The Journal of the American Medical Association in November 2002 by researchers at the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/consumption-of-nuts-may-reduce-type-2-diabetes-risk/ Those who do not get between 7 and 8 hours of sleep a night are between 2 and 3 times more likely to develop type-2 diabetes according to a recent study published in the journal Diabetes Care in March 2006. The study conducted by American researchers involved a group of 1,709 ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/lack-of-sleep-increases-type-2-diabetes-risk/ A recent study has found that eating dairy products such as cheese, milk, butter, and yogurt can reduce an individuals risk of developing type-2 diabetes. The study, published in the journal Diabetes Care in 2006, involved following 37,183 healthy middle-aged women for an average of 10 years. The women were asked ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/low-fat-dairy-products-reduce-type-2-diabetes-risk-in-women/ Consumption of coffee may be associated with a reduction in type-2 diabetes risk according to a study published in the June 2006 edition of the journal Archives of Internal Medicine. The researchers used data from the Iowa Women's Health Study which was conducted between 1986 and 1997 and involved 28,812 post ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/four-or-more-cups-of-coffee-a-day-reduces-type-2-diabetes-risk/ Regular red and processed meat consumption of more than 5 servings a week is a significant risk factor for the development of type-2 diabetes according to several research studies. One of the largest studies on the link between meat consumption and diabetes risk involved the study of 37,309 initially healthy women ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/red-and-processed-meat-linked-to-type-2-diabetes/ Those with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 35 are almost ten times more likely to develop diabetes in their lifetime than those with a normal BMI (18.5-24.9) according to a study published in the journal Diabetes Care. The study involved analyzing data from the US National Health Interview Survey ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/lifetime-diabetes-risk-more-than-70-when-bmi-is-greater-than-35/ Fresh fruit and green leafy vegetables such as spinach, silver-beet, and lettuce reduce the risk of developing type-2 diabetes while high consumption of fruit juice may increase type-2 diabetes risk according to a new study published in the journal Diabetes Care. The researchers analyzed data from 71,346 healthy female nurses between ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/fresh-fruit-leafy-vegetables-reduce-type-2-diabetes-risk/ A 12-year study on the effects of alcohol consumption on diabetes risk has found that that alcohol consumption reduces the risk of developing type-2 diabetes. The reduction in diabetes risk was apparent even at relatively high levels of alcohol consumption (more than 28 standard drinks a week). The researchers used data ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/alcohol-consumption-associated-with-lower-diabetes-risk/ Diabetes sufferers are just as likely to have a heart attack or stroke as those who have already survived a heart attack according to a recent Danish study published in the journal Circulation. The study of 3.3 million residents of Denmark over the age of thirty years was conducted between 1997 ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/diabetics-at-same-risk-of-cardiovascular-death-as-heart-attack-survivors/ Infants who do not receive enough Vitamin D are more likely to develop type-1 diabetes later in life according to researchers who analyzed the findings of five previous studies. The study, which appears in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, found that across the five studies, vitamin D supplementation resulted ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/vitamin-d-deficiency-leads-to-type-1-diabetes-later-in-life/ Breastfed babies are less likely to develop diabetes later in life compared to those babies who are formula fed according to recent evidence. In one study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and led by Christopher G. Owen of St George's University in London, data was analyzed from seven ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/breastfed-babies-less-likely-to-develop-diabetes/ A new study, presented in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism has found that elderly people with either diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance (a precursor to diabetes) , dramatically improved their sensitivity to insulin after just one week of light aerobic exercise. The research, conducted at the Department of Internal ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/exercise-improves-insulin-secretion-sensitivity-in-the-elderly/ Scientists at a biotechnology company called Novocell have reported a break through in the treatment of diabetes by using stem cell therapy to create insulin producing cells that were injected into the mice. The findings which were published online by the journal, Nature Biotechnology indicate that researchers managed to produce insulin ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/successful-stem-cell-treatment-in-mice-gives-hope-for-diabetics/ Low-carbohydrate diets high in plant based protein and fat may be better than traditional low fat, high carbohydrate diets at lowering diabetes risk according to a new study published in the February 2008 edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The researchers used data from the Nurses' Health Study which ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/low-carb-diets-better-than-low-fat-diets-at-reducing-diabetes-risk/ Resistance training may be more effective at preventing obesity and diabetes than previously thought according to a recent study conducted at the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). Researchers engineered mice that could be made to grow type-2 muscle on demand by switching on a gene called Atk1 that regulates type-2 ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/weight-training-helps-prevent-diabetes/ The Glycemic Index (GI) measures the impact a particular food has on an individuals blood glucose levels. GI is defined as the area under the two-hour blood glucose response curve after consuming a fixed portion of a particular food. A high GI value indicates that consumption of a particular food ... http://healthhubs.net/diabetes/what-is-the-glycemic-index-and-how-does-it-relate-to-diabetes/