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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… Low Blood Sugar May Increase Mortality Rate of Ill Patients   

 
 

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… Diabetes does not mean end of good eats   

 
 

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… Dental Treatment Might Lower Glucose Levels In Type 2 Diabetes   

 
 

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.

This risk… Diabetes ups risk of abnormal heart rhythm   

 
 

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.

As an… Insulin reduces obesity-related inflammation   

 
 

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… Many “Pre” Patients May Not be as Healthy as They Think   

 
 

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… Fructose fueling childhood obesity, diabetes   

 
 

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… Urban migrants in India risk obesity, diabetes: Study   

 
 

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.

The study, led by Tel Aviv… Women with diabetes may 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… Grapes reduce risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, U-M animal study shows   

 
 

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… Women Who Eat Foods With High Glycemic Index May Be at Greater Risk for Heart Disease   

 
 

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… Soy supplements show no diabetes benefit in study   

 
 

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… Fast machines, genes and the future of medicine   

 
 

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… China Tops India on World Diabetes Ladder as Boom Spurs Obesity   

 
 

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… Strokes strike younger adults as diabetes and obesity raise the risks   

 
 

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… Higher Fast Food Prices Lead to Lower Weight, Diabetes Risk   

 
 

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… Major depression more than doubles risk of dementia among adults with diabetes   

 
 

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… Can Gastric Bypass Surgery Lead to Diabetes Remission in Non-Obese Patients?   

 
 

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… Diabetes helps explain obesity-birth defect link   

 
 

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… No surgery: A 15-min cure for diabetes, obesity   

 
 

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… Even with fewer risk factors, heavy men die earlier   

 
 

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… Steroid Injections May Slow Diabetes-Related Eye Disease   

 
 

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… Diabetics Show Alarming Increase in Morbid Obesity   

 
 

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… Health issues in middle age can lead to dementia   

 
 

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.… Does Diabetes Speed Up Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease?   

 
 
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