According to research at the University of California at San Diego in the United States, some day it could be possible to immunize pregnant women to prevent their children from developing Type 2 diabetes. Their study, reported on in October 2012 in PLoS One, involved immunizing pregnant mice with molecules called oxidized lipoproteints. The immunizations were found to protect against insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes. The protection was particularly effective in obese males eating high calorie diets.
The immunizations worked mainly by lowering insulin resistance, but also protected the beta cells, the cells responsible for making insulin in the pancreas. Genes associated with diabetes and the destruction of cells due to oxidation, caused less harm in mice whose mothers had been immunized than in those whose mothers had not had the immunizations.
From this information, it was concluded it could be possible for immunizations to be used for prevention of Type 2 diabetes.
A new branch of science called metabolomics shows promise for predicting who might be at risk for Type 2 diabetes, according to a report in September 2012 in the journal Molecular Systemic Biology.
Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen in Germany looked at...
and compared them with levels of difficulties participants had metabolizing sugar. Low levels of glycine and LPC were seen in patients with pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes.
The study went on to identify seven genes that are related to diabetes and were also associated with the three molecules that were measured.
It was concluded measuring glycine, LPC, and acetylcarnitine could some day help doctors to identify those people at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes and advise them on lifestyle changes early.
Immunizing pregnant women to prevent diabetes in their children and measuring blood levels of unusual molecules is a long way off, but research continues on simpler ways of preventing and controlling the condition.
The Harvard Review of Health Care reported in August 2012 walking after a meal could be a good way to start preventing the development of Type 2 diabetes. Blood sugar and insulin levels were compared in people who stayed seated for five hours and people who got up and walked every twenty minutes. Even twenty minutes of walking was able to keep blood sugar and insulin levels from spiking and also helped to burn calories. Muscles that had not moved were able to get a short workout and metabolism improved. So, it sounds like a good idea to get up during the commercials and take a brisk walk.
From this information, it was concluded it could be possible for immunizations to be used for prevention of Type 2 diabetes.
A new branch of science called metabolomics shows promise for predicting who might be at risk for Type 2 diabetes, according to a report in September 2012 in the journal Molecular Systemic Biology.
Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen in Germany looked at...
- measurements of glycine, an amino acid, and
- two other molecules, lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) and acetylcarnitine,
and compared them with levels of difficulties participants had metabolizing sugar. Low levels of glycine and LPC were seen in patients with pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes.
The study went on to identify seven genes that are related to diabetes and were also associated with the three molecules that were measured.
It was concluded measuring glycine, LPC, and acetylcarnitine could some day help doctors to identify those people at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes and advise them on lifestyle changes early.
Immunizing pregnant women to prevent diabetes in their children and measuring blood levels of unusual molecules is a long way off, but research continues on simpler ways of preventing and controlling the condition.
The Harvard Review of Health Care reported in August 2012 walking after a meal could be a good way to start preventing the development of Type 2 diabetes. Blood sugar and insulin levels were compared in people who stayed seated for five hours and people who got up and walked every twenty minutes. Even twenty minutes of walking was able to keep blood sugar and insulin levels from spiking and also helped to burn calories. Muscles that had not moved were able to get a short workout and metabolism improved. So, it sounds like a good idea to get up during the commercials and take a brisk walk.
Type 2 diabetes is not a condition you must just live with. It need not slowly and inevitably take over your life. Immunization would be a positive step in helping to eliminate Type 2 diabetes.
For nearly 25 years Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body.
The answer isn't in the endless volumes of available information but in yourself.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Beverleigh_H_PiepersFor nearly 25 years Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body.
The answer isn't in the endless volumes of available information but in yourself.
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