Katie Dooley, RD CDE, CSR Diabetes means there is a build-up of sugar, or glucose, in the blood stream. Glucose is the body's primary source of fuel and is needed in all cells in order for all systems to work. Insulin is a hormone in the blood stream that works ...
Olav Jaren, MD, PhD One of the symptoms people develop in the setting in of diabetes is numbness or pain in their feet, otherwise known as diabetic neuropathy. Sensation and movement are functions that are carried by the nerves in our body. The nerves do not have a sophisticated method ...
Tendai Thomas, MD, FACP I recently examined a middle-aged woman who had multiple complaints including fatigue, excessive thirst and vision changes. The only significant factor of her medical history was a lifelong struggle with obesity and dramatic weight gain over the last few years. After an extensive workup, I notified ...
Anyone who has followed this column has probably read one or two of my rants on veganism. Most of these stem from my staunch resistance to being restricted from eating anything I choose. However, in light of some recent health issues and the heart gripping fact that I am not ...
The University of Michigan received a $5.7 million grant to open a state center to study obesity, the university announced today. The Michigan Nutrition Obesity Research Center will be one of 13 such federally-funded centers around the country focusing on studies related to diet and metabolism.
A new study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry finds that regular coffee consumption may reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes. According to the study conducted by scientists from Nagoya University in Japan, diabetic lab mice were given regular doses of diluted coffee for five weeks. ...
University of Michigan researchers believe they may have found a way to reduce the risk that cancer patients receiving radiation treatments to the head and neck will become dependent on a feeding tube. In a study published online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers say they have developed techniques ...
Washtenaw Christian's Rebecca Bradbury (5) attempts a shot over Plymouth Christian's Brooke Purcell in their Class D district final Friday. Plymouth Christian won, 64-21. (Mark Bialek for AnnArbor.com) The Washtenaw Christian Academy girls basketball team may have trailed by five points at the end of the first quarter, but it ...
Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • Researchers say they're getting more and more inquiries from athletes about the rules on modifying genes to increase their endurance and muscle mass — and scientists warn they are ...
With Jack Frost now nipping at our collective nose, sometimes a cold beer just doesn’t sound so good. Wait, what am I saying? A cold beer always sounds good. A beer served at a proper, cool-but-not-cold temperature sounds even better. Sure, hot toddies and whatnot can help warm up your ...
An Ann Arbor woman is using her experience living with diabetes to help others during American Diabetes Month. When she was 16, Sally Joy was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, a disease that can lead to potentially life-threatening complications. She had all the standard symptoms - extreme weight loss, constant ...
Like us, our pets suffer from rising rates of diabetes, often precipitated by obesity or lack of exercise.Since November is national Pet Diabetes Prevention month (www.petdiabetesmonth.com/usa), I thought we'd cover some of the basics about this often complicated condition. Diabetes is a metabolic state in which the body lacks insulin, ...
When University of Michigan researchers began tinkering with a gene in obese mice, they were only looking for a way to eliminate the risk of diabetes in those mice. What they ended up finding was a “fat” gene that kept the mice — who were eating high-fat diets — from ...
Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com AnnArbor.com's partner news site MLive.com is on a quest to find the best barbecue in ......
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