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Low Blood Sugar May Increase Mortality Rate of Ill Patients
• Diabetes • • Mortality and Morbidity • May 20 10
Individuals may want to consider taking natural diabetes supplements as a way to curb their blood sugar, as a new study finds that hypoglycemia…
Diabetes does not mean end of good eats
• Diabetes • • Dieting • May 12 10
A diagnosis of diabetes means lifestyle changes are in order, but where to begin?
Katherine Younker, director of Health Care Services and Patient Education…
Dental Treatment Might Lower Glucose Levels In Type 2 Diabetes
• Dental Health • • Diabetes • May 12 10
Routine dental treatment can reduce blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes who have preexisting gum disease.
Researchers analyzed seven studies of…
Diabetes ups risk of abnormal heart rhythm
• Diabetes • • Heart • May 12 10
People with diabetes are at increased risk of a common type of abnormal heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation, new research shows.
Insulin reduces obesity-related inflammation
• Diabetes • • Obesity • May 12 10
Scientists have found that one of the most common side effects of obesity – inflammation – can be fought by administering insulin.
Many “Pre” Patients May Not be as Healthy as They Think
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Public Health • May 03 10
Three separate studies announced today at the American Society of Hypertension Inc.‘s 25th Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2010) examined the cardiovascular consequences…
Fructose fueling childhood obesity, diabetes
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Obesity • May 02 10
Widespread use of the sweetener fructose may be directly responsible for some of the ongoing increase in rates of childhood diabetes and obesity, according…
Urban migrants in India risk obesity, diabetes: Study
• Diabetes • • Obesity • • Public Health • Apr 28 10
People who move from villages to cities to work are more likely to end up obese and suffer from diabetes compared to their siblings…
Women with diabetes may develop cancer
• Cancer • • Diabetes • Apr 28 10
A new study has revealed that women with diabetes are 25 per cent more likely to develop cancer.
Grapes reduce risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, U-M animal study shows
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Heart • Apr 26 10
Could eating grapes slow what’s for many Americans a downhill sequence of high blood pressure and insulin resistance leading to heart disease and…
Women Who Eat Foods With High Glycemic Index May Be at Greater Risk for Heart Disease
• Diabetes • • Gender: Female • • Heart • Apr 13 10
Consuming carbohydrates with high glycemic index—an indicator of how quickly a food affects blood glucose levels—appears to be associated with the risk of coronary…
Soy supplements show no diabetes benefit in study
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 01 10
Adding soy supplements to the diet may not improve blood sugar control in older women who are at high risk of or in the…
Fast machines, genes and the future of medicine
• Cancer • • Diabetes • • Public Health • Mar 31 10
Francis Collins, who helped map the human genome, did not get around to having his own genes analyzed until last summer. And he was…
China Tops India on World Diabetes Ladder as Boom Spurs Obesity
• Diabetes • • Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 25 10
China has overtaken India as the global epicenter of the diabetes epidemic after a study showed twice as many Chinese are afflicted with the…
Strokes strike younger adults as diabetes and obesity raise the risks
• Diabetes • • Obesity • • Stroke • Mar 18 10
Diabetes due to obesity may be increasing the risk of strokes among younger adults, recent research indicates.
This attack on the brain is striking…
Higher Fast Food Prices Lead to Lower Weight, Diabetes Risk
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 09 10
A new study that followed participants for 20 years shows both weight and risk for diabetes decreased for people in communities where fast…
Major depression more than doubles risk of dementia among adults with diabetes
• Depression • • Diabetes • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 06 10
Adults who have both diabetes and major depression are more than twice as likely to develop dementia, compared to adults with diabetes only, according…
Can Gastric Bypass Surgery Lead to Diabetes Remission in Non-Obese Patients?
• Diabetes • • Obesity • • Surgery • Feb 24 10
Dr. Francesco Rubino, chief of gastrointestinal metabolic surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, is now enrolling overweight and mildly obese patients - those…
Diabetes helps explain obesity-birth defect link
• Childbirth • • Diabetes • • Gender: Female • • Obesity • Feb 19 10
While some research has suggested that obese women have an increased risk of having a baby with a birth defect, a new study shows…
No surgery: A 15-min cure for diabetes, obesity
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Jan 25 10
LONDON: In what could revolutionise healthcare for the rising diabetes population worldwide, scientists claimed to have developed a 15-minute non-surgical treatment that could lead…
Even with fewer risk factors, heavy men die earlier
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Obesity • • Stroke • Jan 06 10
Overweight middle-aged men may have a higher risk of heart problems and strokes and die earlier than their thinner peers - even in the…
Steroid Injections May Slow Diabetes-Related Eye Disease
• Diabetes • • Eye / Vision Problems • Dec 24 09
Researchers led by specialists at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute have found that injecting a corticosteroid, triamcinolone, directly into the eye may slow…
Diabetics Show Alarming Increase in Morbid Obesity
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Nov 23 09
A Loyola University Health System study has found that one out of five Type 2 diabetics is morbidly obese - approximately 100 pounds or…
Health issues in middle age can lead to dementia
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Nov 19 09
People who smoke or who have high blood pressure or diabetes in middle age are more likely to develop dementia, a new study…
Does Diabetes Speed Up Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease?
• Brain • • Diabetes • • Neurology • Oct 26 09
Research has shown that diabetes increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and the risk of memory loss in people who don’t have Alzheimer’s disease.…