$10.2 million NIH grant to support first long-term study A team of Cleveland Clinic researchers is leading a first-of-its-kind multicenter clinical trial to assess the long-term outcomes of bariatric/metabolic surgery compared to medical and lifestyle therapy for treating Type 2 diabetes. The Alliance of Randomized Trials of Medicine versus Metabolic Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes...
Short, High-Intensity Exercise Sessions Improve Insulin Production in Type 2 Diabetes
Short, functional-movement and resistance training workouts, called functional high-intensity training (F-HIT) may improve beta-cell function in adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Physiology—Endocrinology and Metabolism. Researchers led by John P. Kirwan, PhD, of Cleveland Clinic, point out that previous research has shown that aerobic exercise...
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Researchers Studying Novel Gestational Diabetes Screening Alternative
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) recently published a study demonstrating the potential clinical utility of glycated CD59 (GCD59) as a novel biomarker for the screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The data from this study showed that a single blood test that measures plasma GCD59 at week 24-28 of gestation identified...
Personalized Insulin Dosing Could Lead to Better Outcomes Following CABG Surgery
A study from Emory University published in the April 2017 issue of Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications observes a near-20% reduction in perioperative complications, a 1.2-day reduction in ICU stay, and a $3,654 reduction in per-patient hospitalization costs for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. The reported outcomes, which included no severe hypoglycemia less...
Childhood Obesity Quadruples Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes
Obese children have a fourfold greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to normal-weight counterparts, according to a study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. Researchers led by Ali Abbasi, MD, PhD, of King’s College London in London, U.K., point out that there is little known about the link between obesity and...
Whole-body vibration – sitting or lying on a vibrating machine to contract and relax muscles – may be as effective at benefiting metabolic health as exercise, according to an animal study recently published in Endocrinology. Researchers led by Alexis M. Stranahan, PhD, of the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, point out that whole-body vibration...
Type 2 diabetes can be reversed with intensive medical treatment using oral medications, insulin and lifestyle therapies, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Researchers led by Hertzel C. Gerstein, MD, MSc, FRCPC, of McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada randomly divided 83 individuals with...
Many adults with diabetes are unaware of their increased risk for certain serious illnesses, according to a recent national, online consumer awareness survey sponsored by Merck and the American Diabetes Association, and conducted by Harris Poll. In the survey of 1,003 U.S. adults ages 18 years and older diagnosed with diabetes, respondents were twice as...
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