Resveratrol, a compound found in wine and grapes, has inspired scientists to create chemicals that may one day treat type 2 diabetes.

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Diabetes is the leading cause of nontraumatic, lowerlimb amputations in the United States. Nearly 21 million people in the U.S. have diabetes and of those, 3.2 are African Americans. Considered high risk for type 2 diabetes, African Americans are almost three times more likely to require lower-limb amputations than their Caucasian counterparts.

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TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) — Black American women and Chinese women who ate foods high on the glycemic index — which measures the effect of carbohydrates on blood glucose levels — were at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes, two new studies found.

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European and U.S. diabetologists called on Tuesday for greater caution in prescribing oral diabetes pills like GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s Avandia, which has been linked to increased heart attack risk.

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