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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There has been a significant increase in the number of young adults hospitalized with diabetes-related conditions in the United States over the last decade or so, according to a new study. |
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People who are living with diabetes need to take their cardiovascular health to heart. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for people with type 2 diabetes. It's time to take a close look at the Heart of Diabetes. |
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Adult Onset Diabetes Type 2 Diabetes is often referred to as adult onset diabetes for the simple reason that most Type 2 Diabetes diagnoses occur in the adult years. Unlike Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes is not an autoimmune disease. Rather than destroying the cells that produce insulin, in Type 2 Diabetes, the body shows a resistance to this insulin and the cells ignore the insulin that is produced. |
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African Americans knowledgeable about health issues understand that they face a higher risk than other groups for diabetes. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), African Americans are 1.8 times more likely to have diabetes than Caucasians, and there were 3.2 million African American adults with diabetes as of 2005. While people think about diabetes in terms of blood sugar, maintaining a healthy weight and consuming a healthy diet, another factor discussed less often is foot care. |
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Results of a study confirm that the outlook is poor for type 1 diabetic patients who develop end-stage renal disease (ESRD) -- the most advanced form of kidney disease. |
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IN Scotland, around 200 people with diabetes use insulin pumps – small machines the size of a pack of cards that deliver insulin into the body without the need for repeated injections. |
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Healthy foods cost more than high-sugar, high-calorie ones that can lead to disease , According to Statistics Canada figures from 2006, the average Canadian consumes 31.35 kilograms of sugar a year, or roughly 22 teaspoons (or 22 cubes) of sugar a day.
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A unit of Bayer AG recalled diabetes test strips used with its Contour TS Blood Glucose Meter because they may result in 5 percent to 17 percent higher blood glucose readings, the Food and Drug Administration said. Bayer Diabetes Care said that the strips were produced on new equipment and that the company had fixed the problem. Fifty-three production lots were affected by the recall, totaling 230,000 bottles of strips, a Bayer spokeswoman said. Details about the strips’ product code and lot numbers were posted on the Food and Drug Administration’s Web site, |
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Washington, Dec 25(ANI): Researchers at University of Haifa have discovered a substance derived from yeast, called Glucose Tolerance Factor (GTF), that may develop into an oral treatment for diabetes and its complications. |
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Stem Cell Sciences (SCS), the pioneering Edinburgh University spin-out, has signed a research agreement with a "major pharmaceutical company" to help develop drugs to treat diabetes. |
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Type 2 diabetes generally is thought to be a disease of lifestyle, with obesity and inactivity being primary causes. But medical researchers also see a relationship between chronic depression and development of this adult-onset diabetes. A recent study suggests for the first time that even adults ages 65 and older who are chronically depressed are more likely to develop this inability to produce enough insulin to get rid of excess blood sugar. |
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