Wieght loss & maintenance news: phentermine (Adipex-P, Fastin, Ionamin, Oby-Trim)

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Insulin Secretion and Insulin Sensitivity in Relation to Fasting Glucose in Healthy Subjects

Endocrinology News -- 2007-03-05

Diabetes Care Bo Ahrén, MD, PHD., - Does high, but still normal, fasting glucose contribute to augmented insulin secretion?<br>><b>Summary: </b> A total of 148 healthy 50+ year old women underwent a glucose-dependent arginine stimulation test and a 2-h euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp. In the arginine test, arginine (5 g) was injected intravenously under baseline (fasting) conditions and after raising the glucose levels to 15 and >28 mmol/l. From this test, the acute insulin response (AIR) to arginine during the three glucose levels (AIR1, AIR2, and AIR3) were estimated.<br><b>Outcomes: </b> The researchers concluded that 1) raised fasting glucose augments baseline and maximal arginine-induced insulin secretion in healthy subjects, and 2) this is associated with reduced insulin sensitivity. This suggests that high, but still normal, fasting glucose may contribute to the augmented insulin secretion in subjects with low insulin sensitivity...more >>

Prospective Study of Hyperglycemia and Cancer Risk

Endocrinology News -- 2007-03-05

Diabetes Care Pär Stattin, MD, PHD., et al. – Is there an association between abnormal glucose metabolism and the development of cancer?<br>><b>Summary: </b> In the Västerbotten Intervention Project of northern Sweden, fasting and postload plasma glucose concentrations were available for 33,293 women and 31,304 men and 2,478 incident cases of cancer were identified. Relative risk (RR) of cancer for levels of fasting and postload glucose was calculated with the use of Poisson models, with adjustment for age, year of recruitment, fasting time, and smoking status. Repeated measurements 10 years after baseline in almost 10,000 subjects were used.<br><b>Outcomes: </b> Risk of cancer of the pancreas, endometrium, urinary tract, and of malignant melanoma was statistically significantly associated with high fasting glucose. The association of hyperglycemia with total cancer risk in women and in women and men combined for several cancer sites, independently of obesity, provides further evidence for an association between abnormal glucose metabolism and cancer...more >>