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More children showing type 2 diabetes, obesity, and hypertension symptoms
The news about youth and diabetes keeps getting worse. The latest data shows that children with type 2 diabetes are at high risk to develop heart, kidney and eye problems faster and at a higher rate than adults with diabetes.
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Grilling season can be a challenge for those with diabetes
Picnics, parties and other outdoor events during grilling season can present a challenge for those with diabetes, a diabetes nutritional specialist says.
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Researchers at UNC and NC State developing technology that could help people with diabetes
Zach Arn is checked by Dr. Ashley Jessup as he gets his diabetic check up at UNC's Children's Speciality Clinic in Raleigh on Wednesday.
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Trans fatty acids, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes, a growing global health problem, has a complex etiology involving many interactions between genetic and environmental factors.
Targeting VEGF-B as a novel treatment for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.
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Diabetes in California schools: State's high court to hear legal battle over insulin shots
From elementary school to high school, she has been able to count on a teacher, administrator or someone else to help her son Jonathan Mahmoud with his insulin shots when no school nurse was available -- the norm in California's budget-battered education system, where there's only one nurse for every 2,200 students.
First A1c test approved for diagnosing diabetes
On May 23, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the Tina-quant HbA1cDx assay is now approved for the diagnosis of diabetes .
Clark schools walk to fight diabetes
The Physical Education Departments of Arthur L. Johnson High School and Carl H. Kumpf Middle School recently hosted its 4th annual American Diabetes Association's School Walk for Diabetes.
New Recommendations for Management of High Blood Glucose in Hospitalized Patients
But the recent evidence does not show a consistent benefit and even shows harms associated with the use of IIT, according to the American College of Physicians' Clinical Guidelines Committee in a new evidence-based paper published today online in the American Journal of Medical Quality .
Experience an extraordinary life with diabetes
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , approximately one in 10 Americans is living with diabetes and one in three adults could have diabetes by 2050.
Marijuana Blood Sugar Study Says Cannabis Lowers Diabetes And Obesity Risk
Smoking a blunt may keep off the bulge, according to a new study by the American Journal of Medicine.
Novo obesity drug could launch in U.S. end 2014
Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk said it could launch obesity treatment liraglutide in the United States by the end of next year and rejected some analysts' doubts over the medicine's commercial potential.
Couple Works to Make Diabetes Devices 'A Little Less Drab'
If we're forced to wear and carry medical devices all the time, we can at least spice up our gadgets with some color and decorative accents, right? That's what motivated a Pittsburgh couple to design and create their own business aimed specifically at making vinyl skin covers for the OmniPod tubeless insulin pump, Dexcom G4 Platinum continuous ... (more)
Diabetes in India rising, with women at a particular disadvantage
The disease itself may not discriminate on the basis of gender , but when it comes to healthcare for patients with diabetes , women in India find themselves at a disadvantage compared with men.
Marijuana blood sugar study: Marijuana affects blood sugar, diabetes, waist
A marijuana blood sugar study published by the American Journal of Medicine found that marijuana users have better blood sugar and smaller waists, a finding that adds diabetes prevention and weight control to the already well-known medicinal benefits of marijuana.
Marijuana tied to better blood sugar control
People who had used marijuana in the past month had smaller waists and lower levels of insulin resistance - a diabetes precursor - than those who never tried the drug, in a new study.
Could Statins Raise Diabetes Risk?
Certain statins -- the widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs -- may increase your chances of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.
Diabetes' genetic underpinnings can vary based on ethnic background, studies say
Ethnic background plays a surprisingly large role in how diabetes develops on a cellular level, according to two new studies led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine .
Statin use is linked to increased risk of developing diabetes, warn researchers
Treatment with high potency statins may increase the risk of developing diabetes, suggests a paper published today in BMJ .
Marijuana: The next diabetes drug?
Toking up may help marijuana users to stay slim and lower their risk of developing diabetes, according to the latest study, which suggests that cannabis compounds may help in controlling blood sugar.