Slimy goo from the skin of an exotic green and pink frog could provide a radical new treatment for diabetes.

Scientists say the South American paradoxical frog – so-called because it shrinks in size with age – secretes a substance from its skin which protects it from infection.

But researchers believe the molecule could stimulate the release of insulin – the vital hormone lacking in diabetes sufferers.

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Rates of obesity and diabetes are rising across England, although people are living longer than ever, government data has revealed.

Obesity rates in England were by 2005 the highest among the 15 member states who then formed the European Union.

But in the same period life expectancy continued to climb. A little girl could expect to live to 81, more than a year and a half longer than a decade before.

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Scientists say it may be possible to use a breath test to monitor blood sugar levels in people with diabetes.

US researchers have discovered people with type 1 diabetes exhale higher levels of methyl nitrates when their blood sugar levels are too high.

The team from the University of Irvine in California hope their work could replace the need for regular blood tests.

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Adeceptively simple exercise routine could significantly improve the health of people suffering from diabetes, a Canadian study suggests.The key to its success is using two types of exercise, rather than just one.

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A new study suggests that reduction of blood pressure may cut down the risk of death for people suffering from type 2 diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes is a life threatening disease caused by high levels of sugar in the blood and scientists said that death rates could be cut by around one-fifth if patients took a combination of two blood pressure lowering drugs.

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Pomegranate Juice heart diabetesA new study showed pomegranate juice may help fight heart disease in people with diabetes

Israeli researchers studying the effect of pomegranate juice on heart disease parameters in patients with diabetes. They found that those patients who consumed 50 milliliters of pomegranate juice for three months had a reduced uptake of oxidized bad low density lipoprotein or LDL cholesterol by the body as well as reduced levels of other heart disease indicators.

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Even “normal” illnesses like colds and flu can cause special problems for a child with diabetes.

• Some illnesses interfere with the way insulin works, so the child will need extra insulin.
• If a child can’t eat or is vomiting, it may be hard to keep blood sugar up.

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Bones may play a more active role than previously thought in regulating the body’s chemistry, scientists say.

An international team found the molecule osteocalcin, produced by bone cells, is active in helping to regulate blood sugar levels in mice.

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Children with diabetes need to eat the same nutritious food that other family members should be eating.

• They won’t be on a “diet.”
• They can eat everything in moderation – including foods containing sugar.
• Special diabetic and dietetic foods are not necessary.

But people with diabetes need to watch:

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Tiny capsules made from seaweed and iron may help diabetics whose bodies reject insulin-cell transplants.

Researchers trying to understand why those transplants work for some people with Type I diabetes, but not for others, found success in experiments with mice and pigs.

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