Uroguanylin Pathway Could Be the Key to Feeling Full 
In studying mice, Waldman’s research team discovered that when they took in nutrients from food, the cells of the gut released a precursor to a hormone known as uroguanylin (prouroguanylin). The precursor is secreted in the blood and travels through ...
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High Blood Sugar Levels? Try A Soak in the Dead Sea
A 20-minute swim in the Dead Sea could aid diabetics in lowering their blood sugar levels.
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Is Insulin Glargine (Lantus) Associated with Increased Risk of Cancer?
Insulin glargine functions over time because it contains a modified domain that prolongs its interaction with the insulin-like growth factor-I receptor, or IGF-IR. However, many types of cancer patients show an overactivity of IGF-IR, leading some to...
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Evidence Mounts Against Thiazolidinediones for Bone Health
Thiazolidinediones are suspected to have an adverse effect on bone density and to increase the risk of bone fracture in patients with diabetes.
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Obesity Rates Have Doubled in Past 30 Years
Obesity rates have been skyrocketing over the last three decades, and the epidemic shows no sign of slowing. While populations the world over have seen rising obesity rates, the West has been especially susceptible to the dangerously unhealthy rise i...
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Changes in Pressure During Flight May Affect Insulin Pumps
Diabetics may need to pay careful attention to their insulin pumps while taking flights. A research team has reported that changes in cabin pressure could alter the functioning of insulin pumps, causing them to deliver too much or too little insulin....
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American Diabetes Association Announces Bariatric Surgery Research Grants
The American Diabetes Association has announced that it will be awarding major research grants to study bariatric surgery and its effects on Type 2 diabetics.
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New Website Helps Diabetics Track Self-Management
“Our subscribers can develop a personal connection with me through the video medium, and we can relate ‘face-to-face’. Only someone else doing this daily can really know the struggles, and I never promise I can make it easy. But, I’m absolutely convi...
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Program Teaches Kids
A training program at the Diabetes & Endocrine Center for Children & Young Adults at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., is helping diabetic children learn to use their insulin pumps.
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Tampa Bay Rays Outfielder an Inspiration to Kids with Diabetes
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Sam Fuld made the day of one six-year-old boy when he visited Andrew Cordovez in an examination room. Fuld had one special connection with the young boy: they both have Type 1 diabetes.
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