All About Diabetes

Previous studies have already associated high levels of a liver protein called fetuin-A and insulin resistance. However, the link to the development of diabetes was still uncertain until Dr. Joachim H. lx and colleagues from the University of California in San Diego conducted a study to investigate.

The team compared initial fetuin-A levels in 135 older adults who developed diabetes after a six-year follow-up with those seen in 383 adults who did not develop diabetes. In the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers said that those with the highest level of the said protein were twice more likely to develop diabetes as opposed to those older individuals with the lowest levels.

“Future studies,” the team concludes, “should evaluate whether the results may generalize to middle-aged individuals in whom the diabetes incidence rate is highest. If confirmed in future studies, fetuin-A may ultimately prove useful as a target for therapeutics, and its study may provide novel insights to glucose (sugar) metabolism in humans.”

Question: Is it OK to take antibiotics for fever if you have diabetes?

Aspartame was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1981 as a sweetener and flavor enhancer.  Before and after its approval, scientific evidence from more than 30 years of extensive research and over 200 studies on animals and humans have attested to its safety.  These investigations included evaluations of alleged adverse effects.  These evaluations did not show a causal link between aspartame and the adverse effects. (more…)

Having a higher-than-normal heart rate while at rest increases a middle-aged person’s risk of developing diabetes in later life, or even dying from the disease, said researchers in a study published in the medical journal Diabetes Care. (more…)

This is a different version of crab cake, sinice it is baked instead of fried. The flavors come out, especially with dollop of catsup or your favorite dipping souce on top

Portions: 6 servings

Ingredients:

1 tbsp Olive Oil

1 tbsp Margarine

1/2 cup Onions, finely chopped

500 grams Crabmeat, all cartilage removed

2 tbsp Dijon mustard

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

4 pcs. Egg Whites, tiffly beaten

2 tbsp Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup Catsup

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Diabetes educators from all over the country and their counterparts from the ASEAN region convened at the Grand Ballroom of Century Park Hotel, Manila last December 7, 2005 for a whole-day affair that served as a kick-off event for the 2005 ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies (AFES) Congress.

The whole-day convention dubbed Pearls of Wisdom (On Which Diabetes Educators Can Live By) illustrated the basics of diabetes management for both adults and children. The continuous sessions were dedicated to promoting the expertise of diabetes educators, ensuring the delivery of quality diabetes self-management training to diabetic patients and influencing them to live a healthy lifestyle through self management of diabetes and related conditions.

The sessions covered fundamental areas on the understanding of the importance of diet management, obesity and diabetes mellitus, behavior changes among diabetics, diabetes complications and therapeutic innovations in diabetes management. Renowned speakers from the Philippines as well as from other countries in the ASEAN region graced the convention.

It has long been known that people with diabetes are at a higher risk for heart disease, kidney failure, and other complications like eye and foot problems. Now, a new study finds that those with diabetes are also more prone to develop colon cancer. (more…)