UT Health Science Center Study Reveals Kids With Type 2 Diabetes Develop Kidney And Heart Problems Faster And More Often Than Adults

Current research has found that beta cell function in kids with diabetes type 2 declines more rapidly than adults with type 2 diabetes and in fact about 4 times faster.

http://bionews-tx.com/news/2013/05/28/kids-with-type-2-diabetes-develop-kidney-and-heart-problems-faster-and-more-often-than-adults/

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Advances LX4211 In Type 1 Diabetes Phase 2 Trial

Texas-based Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc. has announced the successful completion of open-label, pioneer portions of the LX4211 trial and is now progressing to a Phase 2, placebo-controlled portion in type 1 diabetic study participants. The dual inhibitor of sodium glucose transporters 1 and 2 (SGLT1 and SGLT2) is an investigational oral hypoglycemic drug that target type 1 diabetics.

http://bionews-tx.com/news/2013/05/14/lexicon-pharmaceuticals-advances-lx4211-in-type-1-diabetes-phase-2-trial/

Baylor College of Medicine researching hormone that could be the cure for diabetes

A new hormone discovered by accident could mean that those suffering from diabetes will need fewer insulin injections. The Baylor College of Medicine in Houston is one of the facilities researching this new hormone that could mean lifelong relief for patients with diabetes.

http://bionews-tx.com/news/2013/05/10/baylor-college-researching-hormone-that-could-be-the-cure-for-diabetes/

Studies Show Similarities Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease

Ever since low carb diets became popular, there have been many studies completed to try to dispute their validity and make claims that they are an unhealthy way to eat. Although these efforts have turned some against the traditional low carb diet, there are many people who have tried the diet themselves and have seen a positive health impact. New studies are being done all the time to try to determine all the health effects of a low carb diet, both good and bad. One of the newest of these studies reveals some very promising information about positive effects of a low carb diet that were not known until now. Read on to learn more.

http://www.lindasdietdelites.com/blog/2012/11/02/studies-show-similarities-between-diabetes-and-alzheimers-disease/