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A new study showed that a teaspoon a day of cinnamon might help reduce a person’s diabetes risk. So, how much of it does a person need to eat? Teaspoon a day of common spice may reduce diabetes risk (WKRC, CNN Newsource, CBS Newspath) The study was conducted in those with prediabetes, which means a person’s blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough to be considered type two diabetes. It’s also a time when increasing a person’s activity can really make a difference, something that Samantha Goldfeder knows about. "Just the consistency of coming kind...

Time-restricted eating, also known as intermittent fasting, can help people with type 2 diabetes lose weight and control their blood sugar levels, according to a new study. Participants who ate only during an eight-hour window between noon and 8 p.m. each day actually lost more weight over six months than participants who were instructed to reduce their calorie intake by 25%. Both groups had similar reductions in long-term blood sugar levels, as measured by a test of hemoglobin A1C, which shows blood sugar levels over the past three months. The study was conducted at UIC and enrolled 75 participants into...

Prediabetes is a condition that precedes type 2 diabetes. Scientists now show how and by which mechanisms prediabetes can be brought into remission, i.e., into a state in which blood glucose levels return to normal. 1,105 individuals with prediabetes underwent a lifestyle intervention involving a healthy diet and increased physical activity for a duration of one year. Responders were the participants whose fasting blood glucose, 2-hour glucose, and HbA1c levels had normalized within twelve months, indicating remission. Non-responders were individuals who did not achieve remission despite losing weight. It was not weight loss that distinguished those who went into remission,...

— Effects in small study seen independent of weight lossJust 1 week of early time-restricted feeding (eTRF) cut fluctuations in blood sugar levels, and reduced the time that blood sugar was elevated, in people with prediabetes and a high BMI, according to the TRIO study. The difference in the mean amplitude of glycemic excursion (MAGE) -- the standard for assessing short-term within-day glycemicopens in a new tab or window variability -- was 2.9 mmol/L with a usual feeding pattern versus 2.4 mmol/L with eTRF, and the difference was statistically significant (P=0.001), reported Joanne Bruno, MD, PhD, of NYU Langone Health...

Adults with hypertension, prediabetes, or type 2 diabetes, and who are overweight or obese, are at an increased risk of serious health complications. However, experts disagree about which dietary patterns should be recommended. Researchers randomized 94 adults with the aforementioned conditions, using a 2 x 2 diet-by-support factorial design, comparing a very low-carbohydrate (VLC) or ketogenic diet versus a Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet. Additionally, they compared results with and without extra support activities, such as mindful eating, positive emotion regulation, and cooking education. Using intent-to-treat analyses, the VLC diet led to greater improvement in estimated mean systolic...

Researchers led by UC's Robert Krikorian, Ph.D., found that adding blueberries to the daily diets of certain middle-aged populations may lower the chances of developing late-life dementia. Krikorian explained that about 50% of individuals in the U.S. develop insulin resistance, commonly referred to as prediabetes, around middle age. Prediabetes has been shown to be a factor in chronic diseases, he said. "We had observed cognitive benefits with blueberries in prior studies with older adults and thought they might be effective in younger individuals with insulin resistance," said Krikorian. "Alzheimer's disease, like all chronic diseases of aging, develops over a period...

According to a recent study in JAMA Network Open, Americans gained about 1 1/2 pounds every month during stay-at-home orders last year. At the same time, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 2 in 5 are struggling with mental health issues. One local researcher believes a ketogenic diet could help address both issues. Eric Rodgers was running marathons when his doctor said he was pre-diabetic. At the time, he was also taking anti-depressants. "You would lose enjoyment in things. You're not looking forward to things that you used to look forward to," Rodgers said. He...

Researchers followed 2,575 men and women aged 60 and older without diabetes for up to 12 years. At the start of the study, 918 people, or 36 per cent of the group, did have higher-than-normal blood sugar levels that were still below the threshold for diabetes. Only 119 people, 13 per cent of those who started out with elevated blood sugar, went on to develop diabetes. Another 204, or 22 per cent, had blood sugar levels drop enough to no longer be considered prediabetic. Worldwide, about 352 million adults have elevated blood sugar that's not high enough to warrant a...

Levels of CoQ and the presence of insulin resistance were analysed in a range of experimental laboratory settings, mouse models and samples from humans, as part of an ambitious research collaboration conducted with the University of Sydney, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Genentech Inc. and the University of New South Wales. Concentrations of CoQ were found to be lower in insulin resistant body fat and muscle tissue. When the researchers replenished CoQ, insulin resistance or pre-diabetes was reversed. "CoQ is found in mitochondria, the power plants in the cells of...

Research promoting a painless new method for detecting diabetes, utilizing saliva, was revealed today at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 18th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress. While searching for biomarkers that may indicate diabetes, doctors examined the saliva of 40 different patients. Through salivary analysis, they managed to devise a new, "non-invasive" method for detecting diabetes that foregoes the uncomfortable prick of a needle -- patients need only to spit into a cup. The spit test could be performed for little cost in a doctor's office or at a patient's home. "Our goal was to characterize proteins in...

In a set of recent focus groups, participants were asked to rank the severity of various health problems, including cancer, heart disease and diabetes. On a scale of 1 to 10, cancer and heart disease consistently ranked as 9s and 10s. But diabetes scored only 4s and 5s. “The general consensus seems to be, ‘There’s medication,’ ‘Look how good people look with diabetes’ or ‘I’ve never heard of anybody dying of diabetes,’ ” said Larry Hausner, chief executive of the American Diabetes Association, which held the focus groups. “There was so little understanding about everything that dealt with diabetes.” But...