Teaching Fat Cells to Burn Calories
by DiabetesCare.net | Apr 6, 2012
Participants entered the study taking an average of three medications each for diabetes. In all of the gastric bypass patients who achieved the target level, the normal blood sugar was attained without use of any diabetic medications. Seventy-two percent of sleeve patients who reached normal blood sugar also did so without the use of any diabetic...
The Nose Knows: Smelly Foods Make You Eat Less
by DiabetesCare.net | Apr 6, 2012
After 12 months, a normal HbA1c (less than 6.0) was achieved in 42.6 percent of patients who underwent gastric bypass and 36.7 percent of patients who underwent sleeve surgery, but just 12.2 percent of medically treated patients. The HbA1c of less than six is a more aggressive target than the American Diabetes Association guidelines.
Calories Are Everywhere, Yet Hard to Track
by DiabetesCare.net | Apr 6, 2012
Chemicals in Plastic Linked to Rise in Obesity and Diabetes
by DiabetesCare.net | Apr 6, 2012
Fat Cells Protect Our Body Against Diabetes
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by DiabetesCare.net | Apr 6, 2012
In a randomized, controlled trial, some weight loss surgery patients achieved normal blood sugar levels without use of any diabetes medications. In others, the need for insulin to control blood sugar was eliminated. Recent observational studies had demonstrated that bariatric surgical procedures reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes and lead to...
