Obesity :: Nutrition and Metabolism Disorders

Diabesity - A Wake-Up Call For Medicine - Medical student's article points out the reasons why medication alone will never solve the problem and the aspects where medicine falls short in its approach.

Diabetes and Health - Provides basic information and resources geared at type 2 patients. Includes access to medical and scientific journals and their diabetes prevention study. By Novartis.
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Diabetes.com - Offers dietary recommendations, including recipes and tips on managing blood sugar levels. From GlaxoSmithKline.

DiabetesLife.com - Provides type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance information. Offers treatment options and tips for a healthier lifestyle. By GlaxoSmithKline.
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FDA OKs Lizard-Derived Shot for Diabetes - Discusses a new option for controlling blood glucose in type 2 diabetics, derived from the saliva of the Gila monster. From ABC News.
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HealthAtoZ: Diabetes Type 2 - Contains an overview on the symptoms, causes, risk factors, prevention, and guidelines.
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RealAge Diabetes Center - Learn how to control type 2 through self-care management. Get answers to your questions about diet and exercise, medications, and complications such as heart disease and vision problems.
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The Fat Connection: How Excess Body Fat Can Lead To The Onset Of Diabetes - Article discusses how elevated fat in the bloodstream appears to accelerate both stages of the disease.
Meta Description: [ The reasons for the strong correlation between excess body fat and diabetes have been puzzling researchers for some time. Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, and the University of Umea, Sweden, have now unraveled a mechanism by which fat contributes to the onset of the disease. ]

Type 2 Diabetes - Detailed information in English and French. Includes risk factors, symptoms, glucose monitoring, and treatment strategies. From MedicineWorld.Org.
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Type 2 Diabetes May Begin With Grandma's Diet - Study provides evidence that insulin resistance can be programmed across two generations by poor nutrition during a grandmother's pregnancy and lactation.
Meta Description: [ An innovative study published online in The Journal of Physiology in Press provides the first evidence that the insulin resistance typical of type 2 diabetes can be "programmed" across two generations by poor nutrition during a grandmother's pregnancy and lactation. ]