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1 In 5 Youth With Diabetes Has Heart Risk
Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006
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Overall roughly 20 percent of young people with diabetes (92% in those with type 2 and 14% in those with type 1) experience at least two additional cardiovascular disease risk factors, according to a new study.
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Usefulness of BMI is Suspect
Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006
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Other techniques that measure how the weight is distributed on the body are thought to provide a better way to assess risk.
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Obese Girls Risk a Threefold Risk for Early Death as Adults
Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006
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Females who are obese during adolescence are much more likely to die before they become elderly than slim counterparts, researchers report.
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Study Shows Just How Effective Exercise is as a Treatment Option for Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006
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Now, a new systematic review shows that exercise helps regulate blood glucose (sugar) levels, increases the body's sensitivity to insulin and decreases blood lipids (fats) while also helping to burn body fat.
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Strength Training Can Prevent the Onset of Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006
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Study showed that overweight teenage boys who lifted weights twice per week for 16 weeks significantly reduced their insulin resistance.
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People With a Sweet Tooth Eat More Fruit, Study Finds
Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006
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People who like sweets eat more fruit than salty-snack lovers, and people who love fruit eat more sweets than vegetable lovers do, according to two Cornell University analyses.
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Millions of Teens Have Precursor for Diabetes
Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006
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Prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose levels among US adolescents.
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Poor Glycemic Control Increases Diabetics' Risk of Dementia
Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006
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Diabetic patients with HbA1c levels that are well out of control are driving down the road towards dementia.
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Diabetes Treatment Benefits Dementia
Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006
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Diabetes and pre-diabetic conditions appear to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, but drugs that help regulate blood sugar may help patients with dementia as well, researchers report.
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Gene Variant "Powerful Predictor" of Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006
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But lifestyle changes, such as exercise, counteract effects of this gene, study suggests.
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