Diabetes drugs to include new warnings The diabetes drugs Avandia and Actos will be labeled with severe warnings about a risk of heart failure to some patients, health officials said Tuesday.

Herbal Cure for Diabetes Found Effective An Indian medical company claims that it has developed an effective herbal cure for diabetes.

India, China to develop herbal cure for diabetes NEW DELHI: The world will soon have a herbal drug for diabetes, discovered, tested and manufactured jointly by Indian and Chinese scientists.

Tips to curb cravings for sugar I've been able to give up meat, dairy, even smoking cigarettes, but sugar is the one that gets away. What can I do to curb my cravings? Why do some people have a sweet tooth?

Foot care for diabetics My mom is diabetic and says her feet burn sometimes. She hasn't found anything that will help. Is there anything that she can do?

Blueberry ingredient to cut the cholesterol, new findings A component of blueberries can help healthy cholesterol levels.

Give your sweet tooth a little surprise It seems we have entered that period of the year known as “sugar shock.” Generally, Halloween primes the body for the sweet gorging that occurs during Thanksgiving and then Christmas. It’s capped off on Valentine’s Day when our loved ones ply us with cute little sugar hearts with ink imprints that say “Love Ya!”

HCA, better than ephedra? 2/4/2004 - A proprietary form of the weight loss ingredient hydroxycitric acid (HCA) has been shown to increase fat burning, improve cholesterol levels and reduce body mass index, reports its manufacturer InterHealth Nutraceuticals.

Cinnamon great for Type 2 diabetes patients The aromatic bark can lower blood sugar, triglycerides and cholesterol levels, as well as improve insulin functioning, particularly in Type 2 diabetics, researchers have found. Richard Anderson, lead scientist at the Human Nutrition Research Center in Beltsville, Md. (USA), calls its medicinal properties the most significant nutritional discovery in 25 years.

Cinnamon for diabetes CINNAMON, a common household ingredient used in food recipes and an important constituent of eastern medicinal recipes, has now been found effective against type 2 diabetes as well.

Cinnamon Helps Type 2 Diabetes Also Helps Cholesterol -- But More Than A Sprinkle Required

Herbs, vitamins appear to be safe for diabetes control The efficacy of individual herbs and supplements to help glucose control in diabetics is still unproven, suggest researchers compiling a review of all published studies.

Controlling Cholesterol Naturally Dietary supplements help optimize lipid profiles.

Study Finds Cholesterol Drug Does Not Cut Deaths In a new trial the statin pravastatin (Pravachol) did not reduce the risk of death and heart disease in people with moderately high cholesterol and high blood pressure.

Veggie RX For Cholesterol Eating more vegetables and soy-based foods may be as effective at reducing cholesterol as medication, new research shows.

Study finds nutrition counseling effective toward lowering cholesterol A new study confirms the beneficial role of nutrition counselors as part of a heart patient's medical team.

Cholesterol-lowering drug improves survival after heart transplant Transplanted hearts stayed healthier in patients who took a cholesterol-lowering drug, according to an eight-year study.

Study Suggests Vegetarian Cheese Cuts Cholesterol Eating cheese made from vegetable oils rather than milk fat can reduce cholesterol levels in some people, a study from Finland shows.

She works wonders with diet A cancer patient, who was virtually written off by doctors, has miraculously recovered. The doctors who had treated him little realized that diet can work wonders on the patient. They realized that more than their treatment, it was the efforts of the dietitian which helped in bringing back the patient to normality.

How to keep damage from diabetes at bay I have been diagnosed with mild diabetes which is currently controlled by diet. Are there any supplements I should consider taking?

Triglycerides a risk factor for stroke Researchers have shown that high triglycerides is a strong independent predictor of a person's risk for stroke

Muscle plays a previously unrealised role in regulating cholesterol Muscles play an integral part in regulating cholesterol levels, according to animal studies by Australian researchers - making muscles a prime target for future cholesterol-lowering drugs.

Gymnema Treatment for Type I and II Diabetes. Compositions for treating and preventing diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance and related symptoms, and methods for preparing and using such compositions. Invented by Edayatimangalam Raja Bhavani Shanmugasundaram and Kalathinkal Radha Shanmugasundaram (Chennai, India); and Rolland Hebert, Sohail Malik and Michael Baker (Seattle, WA). Assigned to Pharma Terra, Inc. (Bellevue, WA). U.S. Patent 5,980,902. Issued November 9, 1999.

NATURAL APPROACHES TO DIABETES MELLITUS Diabetes mellitus affects approximately 6% of the US population and its occurrence is increasing in incidence at an alarming rate. Many of the 16 million Americans who have diabetes are unaware of its presence and even more individuals lack sufficient education to deal with the lifestyle adjustments that are required to manage or prevent this disease. Diabetes mellitus is a common cause of premature death or disability and its progression results in accelerated aging of the body. More than 90% of all cases of diabetes mellitus are of the Type 2 form (maturity onset diabetes). The economic burden of diabetes mellitus, together with some disenchantment about allopathic treatments for this disorder, has led to a growing interest in potentially safer and gentler management options that are presented by alternative medicine. The objective of this short article is to review non-allopathic options for the potential management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, accepting that research in this area is emerging, but it is incomplete.

Herbal approaches to diabetes and hyperglycemia Ayurvedic botanicals often succeed where conventional medicine fails. Helping improve indicators associated with hyperglycemia and diabetes is one such area. Three herbals important in this effort are plants which seem to grow most happily when climbing: Gymnema sylvestre, Momordica charantia, and Tinospora cordifolia.