PREDIABETIC STATE

This study tested if swapping white rice for sorghum rice for one week could help people with prediabetes. Researchers studied 26 police officers with prediabetes, having half eat sorghum rice and half eat white rice. They measured levels of leptin, a hormone related to appetite …

This small, completed pilot study tested whether a special 5-day, low-calorie 'fasting-mimicking' diet is a practical approach to study for managing prediabetes in Asian American adults. The main goal was to see if people could stick to the diet and if researchers could run a lar…

This study tested if adding a special introductory session helps people stick with a proven diabetes prevention program. Researchers randomly assigned nearly 500 at-risk adults to either get this 'pre-session' or start the program as usual. The goal was to see if the extra step l…

This study tested whether a fully automated smartphone app could be as effective as a traditional human coach program at helping people with prediabetes lower their risk of developing type 2 diabetes. 368 adults were randomly assigned to use either the app with a smart scale or a…

This small, early-stage study aimed to understand how lowering insulin levels affects blood sugar in people at risk for fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes. Eighteen participants with obesity and insulin resistance underwent two specialized medical procedures where their natu…

This small, early-stage study aimed to understand if lowering high insulin levels could affect how the liver handles fat in people with fatty liver disease. For two weeks, 24 adults with overweight/obesity and insulin resistance took either a drug called diazoxide or a placebo. R…