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on August 30, 2010
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According to researcher Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine:
"Moms who had ever breastfed were much less likely to develop diabetes. Moms who had never breastfed had almost twice the risk of developing diabetes as moms who had."
The researchers evaluated data on 2,233 women and their evaluation found the following: Later in life, here is the breakdown of who developed diabetes:
- 17.5% of the women who hadn't given birth.
- 17% of the women who breastfed all their children for a month or longer.
- 20.3% of those who breastfed, but not all children for a month or longer.
- 26.7% of moms who didn't breastfeed.
Findings of the said study were reported in The American Journal of Medicine.
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on August 8, 2010
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DerrickT
Karen Ritchie, PhD (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) in Montpellier) and colleagues, reported in the British Medical Journal:
Diabetes was one of four potentially modifiable factors that, if eliminated or improved, would reduce rates of dementia in the general population.
The percentage of dementia cases that hypothetically would be avoided if diabetes were eliminated was 4.9%.
The proportion of cases that would be eliminated with a higher score on a measure of intellectual exposure, elimination of depression, and increased fruit and vegetable consumption was 18.1%, 10.3% and 6.5%, respectively.
Even though causal relations cannot be concluded between this association with diabetes and dementia, the above mentioned study suggests to prioritize diabetes-related public health programs.
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on June 27, 2010
Research data presented at the recent 70th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) demonstrated that once-daily Victoza® (liraglutide by Novo Nordisk) - in combination with metformin- produced sustained and significantly greater reductions in A1c, body weight and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) as compared to Januvia® (sitagliptin by Merck) plus metformin at 52 weeks.
Victoza® - the first human Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue - is an injectable prescription medicine used for the improvement of blood sugar (glucose) in adults with type 2 diabetes along with diet and exercise.
Approved by the US FDA sometime in January 2010 ( in combination with diet and exercise) to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes, Victoza® (liraglutide) works by stimulating the beta cells in the body in order to release insulin but only when blood sugar levels are high.
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on June 16, 2010
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It's the caffeine which works wonders. Under the study, coffee was fed to lab mice and it was found out to prevent the development of high blood sugar and improved insulin sensitivity in the mice. It has also been found out that coffee leads to considerable improvement in the case of fatty liver, a disorder where fat builds up in liver cells which further brings down the risk of diabetes.
Studies have shown that caffeine is one of the most effective anti diabetic compound in coffee. Seems I will have to up my coffee consumption if I want to escape diabetes.
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on June 14, 2010
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Rob Qld
By replacing as little as a third of a daily serving of white rice with an equal amount of brown rice may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. Consequently, replacing white rice with other types of whole grains can lower the risk of diabetes even more.
The said study claims to be the first to specifically examine white rice and brown rice in relation to diabetes risk among Americans. According to Dr. Qi Sun, who did the research:
"Rice consumption in the U.S. has dramatically increased in recent decades. We believe replacing white rice and other refined grains with whole grains, including brown rice, would help lower the risk of type 2 diabetes."
Study findings were published online in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine.
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