December 2010

Probing Muscle Cells for Clues to Insulin Resistance and Diabetes
Zhengping Yi, PhD, examines the proteins within muscle cells to see if faulty signaling could explain insulin resistance in people with diabetes.

November 2010

Helping Patients Take Charge of Their Care
Care providers like Catherine Barnes, PhD, MA, MSN have begun to realize that most of the hard work it takes to stay healthy happens outside of the doctor's office.

October 2010

Can Video Games Help People Lose Weight?
Researchers want to harness the immersive, addictive power of video games to help people have fun while losing weight.

September 2010

Does Type 2 Care Bolster Brain Function?
Researchers are beginning to look at diabetes as a potential contributor to memory loss and other cognitive impairment.

August 2010

Weight-Loss Surgery's Effects on Diabetes
Nearly 80 percent of patients with type 2diabetes who have gastric bypass go into remission. One researcher istrying to figure out what it is that makes gastric bypass so effective.

July 2010

Measuring Weight Loss in More Than Just Pounds
A researcher compares two diets and the roles played by carbohydrates and protein.

June 2010

Treating Diabetes and Depression
What researcher Hillary Bogner, MD, wants to find out is whether treating depression has a direct impact on the symptoms of diabetes.

May 2010

Assessing the Impact of Electronic Health Records
Electronic health records have been touted as the future of medicine: Computerized systems keep track of patient progress over time while keeping tabs on doctors and making sure the latest medical research gets used in examining rooms.

April 2010

Kristi Silver, MD

Heading Off Diabetes After a Kidney Transplant
Kristi Silver, MD, hopes to find a way to predict post-transplant diabetes before a kidney transplant.

March 2010

Elbert Huang, MD

Developing a High-Tech Tool to Customize Diabetes Care
With the help of an ADA grant, Elbert Huang, MD, is working on a computerized, Web-based tool to help doctors and patients customize their diabetes treatments.

February 2010

Anne Chang, MD

Getting Active, Staying Healthy
Can aerobic exercise improve beta cell function—and stave off type 2 diabetes?

January 2010

Pietro Galassetti, MD, PhD

A Breath Test for Blood Glucose
Making strides in finding an alternative to finger sticks