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.

Cinnamon, cloves may spice up health, studies say Help against diabetes and heart disease may be as close as your kitchen cabinets.

Good ways to lower those triglyceride levels Editor's note: In this weekly column, Atlanta registered dietitian and Georgia State University nutrition instructor Chris Rosenbloom offers advice on how to maintain a healthy diet and active lifestyle. And she's prepared to answer your questions as well — whether you're trying to shed pounds, lower your cholesterol, fuel yourself to excel at your favorite sport or simply eat better and live longer.

How much and what type of omega-3 fatty acid is correct? I'm thinking of taking omega-3 fatty acids (as in fish oil) to reduce my cholesterol. How large a dose can be safely taken and what are the side effects? Also, are omega-3-6 fatty acids something different?

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?

Using cinnamon for health benefits QUESTION: I own a health food store in Dayton, Ohio, and am writing in regard to your recent column on cinnamon. I recently read that, according to the official botanical nomenclature, the name Cinnamomum cassia (cassia cinnamon) has been changed to Cinnamomum aromaticum. This helped me understand why none of my products listed the cassia name, but several listed the aromaticum name.

Flaxseed oil capsules aren't a substitute I was told that flaxseed oil capsules were just as good as fish oil capsules because both contain the same omega-3 fatty acids. I take fish oil capsules to lower my triglycerides, but get a fishy aftertaste with them. Will switching to flaxseed oil capsules work OK?

Cinnamon spice may decrease sugar and cholesterol blood levels I've heard that cinnamon lowers cholesterol. If this is true, could you provide some details?

Exercise and fish oil supplement dramatically decreases risk of atherosclerosis Nearly one quarter of all Americans have some form of cardiovascular disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control, and each year about 950,000 Americans die of heart disease. Prolonged elevation of lipids, or fat, in the blood, a condition called post prandial lipemia, causes a temporary risk for atherosclerosis even in individuals who have normal lipid levels after fasting.

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.

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?

The wonders of omega-3 fatty acids Before we get round to discussing the omega-3 fatty acids, we need to clear up some technical jargon regarding fats in general. Too many health-care professionals tend to lump all of the fats together, which oversimplifies their role in the body.

Fish oil gets a garlic chaser for the heart Fish oil is a dietary wonder. It appears to lower the chances not only of developing breast cancer and autoimmune disease but of having heart attacks. It's one of the few substances known to lower concentrations of triglycerides, or fatty substances that pose a cardiovascular risk, in the blood.

Dietary changes that could make a big splash Here, gleaned from omega-3 experts, are things to consider when thinking about increasing your fish-oil intake:

Good' cholesterol drug trialed A major international trial has been set up to see whether a treatment to increase so-called "good" cholesterol can prevent heart attacks and strokes.

Cinnamon May Have Medicinal Use: Study Want to add a little spice to your health? Try a daily sprinkle of cinnamon, new research suggests.

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.