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Infant nutrition and development of type 1 diabetes
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Dieting • Jun 12 14
Previous studies have indicated that early exposure to complex foreign proteins, such as cow’s milk proteins, increases the risk of type 1 diabetes in…
Inflammation may help explain depression, diabetes link
• Depression • • Diabetes • Jun 08 14
People with both depression and diabetes have higher markers of inflammation in their blood than those with diabetes alone, a new study suggests.
Sleep apnea tied to diabetes in large study
• Diabetes • • Sleep Aid • Jun 08 14
In the largest study to date of the relationship between sleep apnea and diabetes, a new study of more than 8,500 Canadian patients has…
How Obesity Leads to Type 2 Diabetes, Cancer
• Cancer • • Diabetes • • Obesity • Jun 08 14
Findings about the biological links between obesity, type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance may also shed light on the connection between cancer and obesity,…
Certain kids with diabetes are most at risk for excess weight: study
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Obesity • May 31 14
Children and teens with type 1 diabetes are already at increased risk for becoming overweight or obese, but certain traits make the odds even…
CT measures potentially dangerous arterial plaque in diabetic patients
• Diabetes • • Heart • Apr 21 14
Imaging of the coronary arteries with computed tomography (CT) angiography provides an accurate assessment of arterial plaque and could have a dramatic impact on…
Mediterranean diet may slow diabetes progression
• Diabetes • • Dieting • Apr 17 14
For people recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, eating lots of olive oil, fish and whole grains slows progression of the disease more than…
Diet and exercise may help prevent diabetes
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Physical activity -exercise • Apr 14 14
Lifestyle changes made by people at high risk of diabetes appear to reduce their chance of developing the disease over the next two decades,…
Too much animal protein tied to higher diabetes risk
• Diabetes • Apr 14 14
People who eat the most protein, especially from animal sources, are more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, according to a study…
Key chocolate ingredients could help prevent obesity, diabetes
• Diabetes • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Apr 02 14
Improved thinking. Decreased appetite. Lowered blood pressure. The potential health benefits of dark chocolate keep piling up, and scientists are now homing in on…
Bariatric surgery beats medical therapy alone for managing diabetes
• Diabetes • • Surgery • • Weight Loss • Mar 31 14
Gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy - two of the most commonly used bariatric surgeries - are more effective than intensive medical therapy alone when…
Mediterranean diet may lower risk of diabetes
• Diabetes • • Dieting • Mar 27 14
Adoption of a Mediterranean diet is linked to a lower risk of diabetes, especially among people at high risk for cardiovascular disease, according to…
Obesity and diabetes have adverse effects on cancer outcomes
• Cancer • • Diabetes • • Obesity • Mar 20 14
Both obesity and diabetes have adverse effects on outcomes in breast cancer patients who receive chemotherapy as primary treatment before surgery (neoadjuvant chemotherapy), according…
Diabetes and obesity more common in socioeconomically deprived regions
• Diabetes • • Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 02 14
Living in a socioeconomically deprived region is a risk factor for being affected by diabetes mellitus and obesity. This holds true regardless of the…
Diabetes blood glucose targets are risk free, research shows
• Diabetes • Jan 15 14
Diabetes research led by the University of Exeter Medical School has underlined the importance of people with diabetes achieving their blood sugar goals, to…
How fiber prevents diabetes and obesity
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Obesity • Jan 15 14
Scientists have known for the past twenty years that a fiber-rich diet protects the organism against obesity and diabetes but the mechanisms involved have…
2 players produce destructive cascade of diabetic retinopathy
• Diabetes • • Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 13 14
The retina can be bombarded by reactive oxygen species in diabetes, prompting events that destroy healthy blood vessels, form leaky new ones and ruin…
New genetic risk factor for type 2 diabetes revealed
• Diabetes • • Genetics • Dec 25 13
Cambridge and Boston, MA; Los Angeles, CA; Mexico City, Mexico. Wed. December 25, 2013 – An international team of researchers in Mexico and the…
Many with diabetes unaware of vision loss
• Diabetes • • Eye / Vision Problems • Dec 24 13
Less than half of people with diabetes-related eye disease have been told about it, which means they’re also missing out on treatment that could…
Those with pre-diabetes reduce heart attack risk by walking
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Physical activity -exercise • Dec 21 13
A British researcher says an international team found those at higher risk for type 2 diabetes may reduce their risk of heart attack and…
For pre-diabetics, just 2,000 steps a day cuts heart attack risk
• Diabetes • • Heart • Dec 19 13
People who are already on the way to developing diabetes could significantly reduce their risk of having a heart attack or stroke by walking…
Breaking the cycle of obesity, inflammation and disease
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Obesity • • Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease • Dec 19 13
Researchers at University of Michigan have illuminated an aspect of how the metabolic system breaks down in obesity. The findings provide additional evidence that…
Nonsurgical treatment of periodontitis for persons with diabetes does not improve glycemic control
• Dental Health • • Diabetes • Dec 17 13
For persons with type 2 diabetes and chronic periodontitis, nonsurgical periodontal treatment did not result in improved glycemic control, according to a study appearing…
Caution to pregnant women on red meat diabetes link
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Pregnancy • Dec 12 13
Pregnant women and women planning to become pregnant can make use of the holiday season to adjust their diets and reduce the risk of…
Tracking exercise as vital sign associated with weight loss and better glucose control for patients
• Diabetes • • Physical activity -exercise • • Public Health • • Weight Loss • Dec 05 13
Asking patients about their exercise habits was associated with weight loss in overweight patients and improved glucose control for patients with diabetes, according to…