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Weight Loss Surgery Staves Off Prediabetes
Restrictive weight loss surgery, such as gastric bypass, involves limiting the stomach size, ultimately causes the patient to eat less. In contrast, with malabsorptive operations, such as biliopancreatic diversion, the intestines are rearranged in such a way that the patient absorbs less of what is eaten.
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The new findings indicate that with restrictive operations, the improvement [...]Obesity Gene Identified in Mice
“Our findings suggest that differences in lipin levels may play a role in why some people are more prone to weight gain than others who consume the same calories,” Dr. Karen Reue indicates in a UCLA press statement. The gene’s effects on blood-sugar levels and insulin “may point to new therapies for diabetes,” she suggests.
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Dr. [...]High Cholesterol in Diabetes May Harm Vision
Harvard researchers found that individuals with the highest levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the “bad” cholesterol, had twice the risk of developing a visual problem called macular edema, or fluid in the macula of the eye, compared with those with the lowest LDL levels. Subjects with the highest ratio of total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein [...]
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Calm down! Take a deep breath. Don’t get stressed out. Hmm…if that were all it took to avoid high blood then it would be a relatively easy task. Unfortunately, for those with Type 2 Diabetes then diabetic hypertension (high blood pressure) is yet another health concern to be controlled. It is essential that the diabetic [...]
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You might have heard it said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” And, should you ask the medical professionals, they would be quick to agree that maintaining a healthy diet can be a key factor in Type 2 Diabetes prevention. A second ingredient in Diabetes prevention is frequent physical activity–whether it [...]
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