Studies Show Metformin Alone is Not Enough to Treat Prediabetes or T2D in Young People
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by Pre-Diabetes
3y ago
According to recent research, the insulin resistance and pancreatic beta-cell (β-cell) dysfunction associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) was unresponsive to treatment with metformin alone or metformin combined with insulin glargine in youth with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), which is an element of prediabetes, or early T2D ..read more
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Final Rule on Short-Term Insurance Plans Will Leave Patients with High Costs, Less Coverage
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by Pre-Diabetes
3y ago
The U.S. Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services issued a final rule that would expand the use of "short-term, limited-duration insurance plans." More than 25 patient and consumer groups representing millions of people with pre-existing health conditions issued a joint concern over the legal changes ..read more
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Canakinumab Doesn’t Prevent Prediabetes from Progressing to Diabetes
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by Pre-Diabetes
3y ago
The anti-inflammatory drug canakinumab had no effect on rates of newly diagnosed diabetes in people who had prediabetes (elevated blood sugar levels at risk of developing into diabetes), according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session ..read more
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Could a Pill Replace Surgery as a Potential Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes?
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by Pre-Diabetes
3y ago
“We envision a pill that a patient can take before a meal that transiently coats the gut to replicate the effects of surgery,” said co-senior author Jeff Karp, PhD, a bioengineer and principal investigator at BWH ..read more
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Candy bar or healthy snack? Free choice not as free as we think
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by Samuel Henninger
3y ago
Author Juliano Laran (University of Miami) tested subjects to determine how certain words and concepts affected consumers' decisions for self-control or indulgence. He found that consumer choices were affected by the actions most recently suggested to them by certain key words ..read more
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Why the BMI Chart May Not be a Good Measure of Your Ideal Weight
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by Samuel Henninger
3y ago
How much you should weigh is part personal preference, part genes, and part science. Well, kind of -- kind of, because the "science" behind the Body Mass Index (BMI) chart is not science at all, in fact, it is mathematical formula created for an entirely different purpose and was "tweaked"to force weight conversions that were otherwise somewhat incompatible. Despite its wide use today as a rule of thumb, this flawed method of calculating ideal weight is now over 200 years old ..read more
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Ideal Weight Based on Body Frame Size, Height and Gender – MEN
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by Samuel Henninger
3y ago
Based on your height and body frame size that you determined above, now use the following chart to look up your ideal weight. Remember that these are averages and each individual is different. Some men have more muscle mass than others so will weigh more and still not be overweight ..read more
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New Study: Metformin May Help You Quit Smoking
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by Pre-Diabetes
3y ago
In a report published this week in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), investigators say metformin, an inexpensive drug commonly used to treat patients with type 2 diabetes, appears to block symptoms of nicotine withdrawal in rodents ..read more
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Diet Myth Busters: “Going vegetarian” will help me lose weight and be healthier.
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by Samuel Henninger
3y ago
Research shows that people who follow a vegetarian eating plan, on average, eat fewer calories and less fat than non-vegetarians. Some research has found that vegetarian-style eating patterns are associated with lower levels of obesity, lower blood pressure, and a reduced risk of heart disease ..read more
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Diet Myth Busters: Dairy products are fattening and unhealthy.
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by Pre-Diabetes
3y ago
Truth: Fat-free and low-fat cheese, milk, and yogurt are just as healthy as whole-milk dairy products, and they are lower in fat and calories ..read more
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