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Cardiovascular Risk in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes Linked Primarily to Insulin Resistance
According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Societya s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism , youth with type 1 diabetes have now been found to have abnormal insulin resistance.
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Glucose intolerance in pregnancy associated with postpartum cardiovascular risk
Women who have gestational glucose intolerance exhibit multiple cardiovascular risk factors as early as three months after birth, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism .
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Diabetes cases to double in the next 25 years: US study
Washington, Nov 28 : The number of diabetes cases is estimated to almost double in the next 25 years, suggests a new US study.
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Cola drinks linked for to higher risk of diabetes
Researchers from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development , Harvard School of Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, have found for the first time that drinking more than 5 servings of sugar-sweetened cola a week ...
Effect of emotions on diabetics studied
Do emotions influence how diabetics manage their illness? That's one of the questions doctoral psychology student Amy Janzen hopes she'll get answered in a study she's doing under the supervision of Dr.
Orange County lab fills gaps in diabetes research
An Orange County biotechnology company is hoping to help researchers find a cure for diabetes.
The last blood work up I had showed my blood sugar count to be 115, first time ever to show there might be a problem.
Clinical pharmacists don't just fill Rx, they provide direct care, fill in physician gaps.
"? When he arrived for his first visit, the 55-year-old diabetic had no idea what constituted a healthy diet, says pharmacist Steven Chen.
Diabetes Prevalence Expected To Double In Next 25 Years
By 2034, the number of Americans living with diabetes will nearly double and diabetes spending will nearly triple to $336 billion, even if the prevalence of obesity in this country remains stable, according to a study published in the November issue of Diabetes Care.
As seniors around the country struggle with the high cost of prescription drugs, those in Massachusetts on fixed incomes have one fewer lifeline to help them make ends meet.
US diabetics to double in 25 years: study
Washington - The number of Americans with diabetes will nearly double over the next 25 years, rising from 23.7 million in 2009 to 44.1 million in 2034, according to a study by the University of Chicago.
Friday, November 27, 2009 The CDC provides data on diabetes by county as well as obesity.
Drug therapy more cost-effective than angioplasty for diabetic...
ScienceDaily - Many patients with diabetes should forego angioplasties for heart disease and just take medicine instead, according to a new National Institutes of Health study led by Stanford University School of Medicine researcher Mark Hlatky, MD.
Neb. Officials Hope to Draw Attention to Diabetes
State health officials estimate 104,000 adult Nebraskans have been diagnosed with diabetes, with 250,000 undiagnosed.
Diabetes cases to double, costs to triple by 2034
In the next 25 years, the number of Americans living with diabetes will nearly double, to more than 44 million people, and over the same period, spending on diabetes will almost triple, to $336 billion, according to a report from University of Chicago researchers.
Diabetes Experts Underline Benefits Of SMBG For All Types Of Treatment Plans
A panel of leading European diabetes experts led by Professor Oliver Schnell from the Diabetes Research Institute in Munich has published a "Consensus Statement A European perspective" on the benefits of self-monitoring of blood glucose values .
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Managing diabetes can go a long way toward containing health care costs
The cost of diabetes to the U.S. economy has increased 32 percent since 2002, or $8 billion a year, reaching $174 billion in 2007, according to the American Diabetes Association.
Bellevue Hospital hosting monthly health screenings
BELLEVUE -- The Bellevue Hospital's monthly Morning Health Break is scheduled for 8 to 11 a.m. Dec.
New molecule implicated in diabetes-associated blindness
Jian-xing Ma at The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK has demonstrated that the Wnt signaling pathway plays a role in diabetic retinopathy.
Stenting May Equal Bypass for Diabetic Heart Patients
In diabetic patients with blocked coronary arteries, there appears to be no difference in outcomes at one year whether patients undergo bypass surgery or angioplasty with stenting, British researchers report.