January 13, 2019
Category :Diabetes Research
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A recent study published in the revealed that adults with newly diagnosed diabetes are at risk to have advanced liver disease or diabetic hepatopathy. According to Liane Porepa, MD, from the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada, and her colleagues, their population-based, matched, retrospective cohort study revealed an incidence rate of serious liver disease of 8.19 per 10,000 person-years versus 4.17 per 10,000 person-years among those without diabetes.
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diabetes, diabetes mellitus, fatty liver disease, insulin resistance, persons with diabetes
November 8, 2018
Category :Diabetes Research
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Scientists have identified a member of a new class of hormones produced by body fat that they think could lead to fresh approaches to combat diabetes and other conditions related to obesity.
The hormone prevents the liver from accumulating fat and enhances the body’s ability to control glucose, scientists led by Gokhan Hotamisligil of the Harvard School of Public Health wrote recently in the journal Cell.
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chemical messengers, fatty acids, fatty liver disease, hormone insulin, lipokines, metabolism, type 2 diabetes
September 8, 2018
Category :Diabetes Research
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Fatty liver disease is a “hot” topic because it is common and carries the potential to cause serious liver disease. It has received much attention in recent years from liver disease specialists, diabetes and heart specialists because it is the most common liver disorder worldwide affecting 10 to 20 percent of the general population and is the most common cause of liver test abnormalities. » Continue Reading
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alcoholic beverages, enlargement of the liver, fatty liver disease, heart specialists, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, liver disorder, liver test, metabolic syndrome
July 22, 2014
Category :Health Watch
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Traveling makes a person wiser. It provides wonderful learning experiences that can last a lifetime. However, this becomes a great challenge to persons with diabetes. Some of them feel so deprived of this opportunity to enjoy life’s adventures. Can we allow diabetic individuals to travel abroad?
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alcohol intake, candies, diabetic patients, fatty liver, fatty liver disease, glucose meter, medication
September 23, 2013
Category :Diabetes Research
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Silymarin is a bioflavonoids complex or plants secondary metabolites or vitamin P that is commonly obtained milk thistle plant (Silybum marianum), a plant from the Asteraceae family characterized by red to purple flowers and glossy light green stalks and sepals. The key ingredient in Silymarin is the silybin, which made the milk thistle plant a renowned medical herb since time immemorial.
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body metabolism, fatty liver disease, inflammatory agents, medical herb, milk thistle plant, sylimarin