Big breakfast rich in protein and fat improves blood sugar control and makes people feel fuller than a small breakfast in adults with type 2 diabetes

A big breakfast rich in protein and fat appears to offer more benefits to people with type 2 diabetes than a smaller low calorie breakfast, concludes research presented at this year’s annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes…

Systematic review: Cinnamon may be beneficial for diabetic patients but dosing uncertain

Consumption of cinnamon is associated with a statistically significant decrease in levels of fasting plasma glucose, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride, and an increase in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol…

Certain fruits, but not juices, decrease diabetes risk

A large cohort study involving researchers from the US, UK and SIngapore, which focused on individual fruit consumption and risk of diabetes, reveals that certain fruits – but not juices – may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes in adults…

Children With Type 1 Diabetes Helped To Produce Their Own Insulin With Diet Additions

Adding foods rich in specific amino and fatty acids to the diets of youth with Type 1 diabetes kept them producing some of their own insulin for up to two years after diagnosis, said researchers at the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill…

Women With Diabetes Taking Vitamin D Benefit From Reduced Blood Pressure And Relief Of Depression

In women who have type 2 diabetes and show signs of depression, vitamin D supplements significantly lowered blood pressure and improved their moods, according to a pilot study at Loyola University Chicago Niehoff School of Nursing. Vitamin D even helped the women lose a few pounds. The study was presented at the American Diabetes Association 73rd Scientific Sessions in Chicago…

Artificial Sweeteners Affect Metabolism And Insulin Levels

The artificial sweetener sucralose (Splenda®) is capable of changing the body’s insulin response, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine reported in the journal Diabetes Care. The study included 17 severely obese people who didn’t consume artificial sweeteners often and weren’t diagnosed with diabetes

Decisions People Make After Being Diagnosed With Conditions Like Diabetes May Lead To Higher Health Risks

It may seem counter-intuitive to take health advice from a marketing professor, but when it comes to analyzing consumer data and its relationship to managing health issues such as diabetes, one University of Alberta researcher may have the right prescription…

Metabolic Syndrome Prevented, Treated In Mice By The Addition Of Intestinal Enzyme To Their Diets

Feeding an intestinal enzyme to mice kept on a high-fat diet appears to prevent the development of metabolic syndrome – a group of symptoms associated with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and fatty liver – and to reduce symptoms in mice that already had the condition…

Nutritional Changes Essential Following Bariatric Surgery To Improve Type 2 Diabetes

Patients with type 2 diabetes who consume a diet identical to the strict regimen followed after bariatric surgery are just as likely to see a reduction in blood glucose levels as those who undergo surgery, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found…

High-Fat Foods May Be A Factor In Glucose Control

In a study of patients with type 1 diabetes, Joslin researchers found that dietary fat can affect glucose levels and insulin requirements. These findings, which appeared in the April edition of Diabetes Care, have major implications for the management of type 1 diabetes

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