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Friday, March 12, 2010
| People with Prediabetes Not Taking Adequate Precautions to Avoid Diabetes |
| Study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine revealed that only about half of U.S. adults with prediabetes reported that in the past year they tried to lose weight or exercise more. |
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Posted on 11-Mar-2010 Read Full News Article |
| Study: Major Depression More Than Doubles Risk of Dementia Among Adults with Diabetes |
| Adults who have both diabetes and major depression are more than twice as likely to develop dementia, compared to adults with diabetes only, according to a study published in the recent Journal of General Internal Medicine. |
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Posted on 11-Mar-2010 Read Full News Article |
| Study: Starting Treatment Early Doubles Chance of Success for People with Diabetes |
| The sooner people with diabetes start taking metformin, the longer the drug remains effective, according to a study published in the March issue of Diabetes Care. |
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Posted on 11-Mar-2010 Read Full News Article |
| Genetic Variation Prevents Some Young Type 2 Diabetics from Responding to Physical Exercise |
| A genetic variation in mitochondria, the energy-producing machinery of cells, prevents young obese subjects with diabetes type 2 to respond to physical exercise. |
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Posted on 11-Mar-2010 Read Full News Article |
| Study: Hemoglobin A1c Outperforms Fasting Glucose for Risk Prediction |
| Measurements of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) more accurately identify persons at risk for clinical outcomes than the commonly used measurement of fasting glucose, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. |
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Posted on 11-Mar-2010 Read Full News Article |
| Study: Stress Raises Risk of Mental Decline in Older Diabetics |
| Stress raises the risk of memory loss and cognitive decline among older people with diabetes, research suggests. |
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Posted on 11-Mar-2010 Read Full News Article |
| Twice as Many Women to be Diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes |
| Two to three times more pregnant women may soon be diagnosed and treated for gestational diabetes, based on new measurements for determining risky blood sugar levels for the mother and her unborn baby. |
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Posted on 11-Mar-2010 Read Full News Article |
| Surprising Findings About Hepatitis C and Insulin Resistance |
| We have known for several years that Hepatitis C, a common cause of liver cirrhosis and cancer, also makes people three to four times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes. |
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Posted on 11-Mar-2010 Read Full News Article |
| Frequent Napping Associated with Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Older Adults |
| A study in the journal Sleep shows that frequent napping is associated with an elevated prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose. |
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Posted on 11-Mar-2010 Read Full News Article |
| Diabetes Patients Rank Health Concerns Differently Than Their Doctors |
| About one-third of doctors and their patients with diabetes do not see eye to eye on the most important health conditions to manage. |
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Posted on 7-Feb-2010 Read Full News Article |
| Early Artificial Pancreas Trials Show Benefits for Kids, Teenagers with Diabetes |
| Researchers showed that using a first-generation artificial pancreas system overnight can lower the risk of low blood sugar emergencies while sleeping, and at the same time improve diabetes control. |
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Posted on 7-Feb-2010 Read Full News Article |