Researchers at the University of Haifa have discovered a substance called Glucose Tolerance Factor (GTF) derived from yeast with hypoglycemic properties. The research has been conducted in diabetic rats and found to reduce blood glucose and lipids. The next phase of research is to conduct human testing as to the effectiveness of GTF. The... Read more
A crisis poses different meanings for people. Some of this has to do with our upbringing and our genetics and the environment plays a major role. Understanding how a crisis might affect one person or another might be similar to assessing pain in a patient. Definitions of the word "crisis" as found in the Merriam-Webster... Read more
At the recent annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, the results of cancer research studying the influence of obesity and diabetes on certain specific cancers were presented. Some of the research results are presented below: Women with diabetes were 1.5 times more likely to develop colon cancer versus those women without... Read more
A just-published research study in the December issue of Diabetes Care evaluated the effects of moderate alcohol intake on blood glucose levels at fasting and postprandial states. The study used 109 type-2 diabetes patients to receive either 150 ml of wine (13 grams alcohol) or nonalcoholic diet beer (control) each day for a three-month period of... Read more
A recent study in November's Diabetes Care found disturbed eating behaviors are far more prevalent in women than men and are more prevalent for those who have diabetes than the average population. Disturbed Eating Behaviors (DEB), which includes sub-threshold and full-syndrome eating disorders (ED's) and mild eating disturbances,... Read more
