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Women With Diabetes Prior to Pregnancy Linked With Birth Defects

Posted: Friday, August 08, 2008

Women diagnosed with diabetes before their pregnancy have a higher risk of giving birth to a baby with a birth defect or multiple defects than a woman who does not have diabetes before giving birth, according to a new study. "For single [birth] defects, the risk is three to four times greater, and about eightfold for multiple defects," says Adolfo Correa, MD, MPH, PhD, the study's lead author and an epidemiologist at the CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.

Diabetes Increases Risk for Pneumonia-Related Hospitalization

Posted: Friday, August 08, 2008

Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are linked with an increased risk for pneumonia-related hospitalization, and poor glycemic control increases this risk, according to the results of a population-based, case-control study.

Doctors Urged to Address Diabetes Sleep Apnea Connection

Posted: Friday, August 08, 2008

Sleep apnea and type 2 diabetes are strongly connected. Even though most doctors are aware of this connection, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has concluded that a deficient number of doctors utilize this knowledge.

Herbs and Spices Help Prevent Diabetes Damage

Posted: Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Herbs and spices might have the benefit of decreasing tissue damage caused by diabetes. The result is connected to the anti-inflammatory abilities of herbs and spices high in antioxidants.

Inflammation CVD Connection Uncovered

Posted: Sunday, August 03, 2008

Inflammation is known to be a major contributor to cardiovascular disease (CVD), but there has been minimal understanding as to the fine details of this connection. A recent study has discovered that the protein plasminogen is responsible, which could lead to the development of treatments to target the protein and help prevent inflammation caused CVD.

Protein In Liver Might Link Obesity to Diabetes

Posted: Saturday, August 02, 2008

Substances known as endocannabinoids have been shown to trigger a specific protein that has been linked to various prediabetic conditions. The specific part of the body where this protein, known as CB1, is activated, has been unknown until now.

Rotavirus Might Accelerate Type 1 Diabetes Development

Posted: Thursday, July 31, 2008

A recent study out of Australia has found a connection between the common childhood infection, rotavirus, and the onset and progression of type 1 diabetes.

Gestational Diabetes Increases Risk of Future Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, July 31, 2008

Women with gestational diabetes are at an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes later in life concludes a recent study. This finding should lead to more extensive preventative measures for these high risk women.

Number of Patients with Diabetes Climbs to 24 Million

Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2008

The prevalence of diabetes in the U.S. in 2007 was estimated at 23.6 million patients -- or 7.8% of the population -- an increase of three million cases since 2005, according to the CDC.

Patients 60 and older remained disproportionately affected, with the prevalence of the disease reaching 23.1% in that age group. In addition, the CDC said, 57 million patients had pre-diabetes.

How Fructose Is Linked To Fat Build-up

Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Fat build-up from fructose consumption may be greater than what occurs when we eat other types of sugars, such as glucose and sucrose, according to a new study. One of the reasons people on low-carbohydrate diets may lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose, a type of sugar that can be made into body fat quickly.