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Eat and Exercise To Prevent Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, October 06, 2011

If the penetration level of diabetes in Kuwait is 25% today, I can assure you that is temporary because the figure goes up all the time. So the advice I can give to Kuwaitis, and all other nationalities around the world, is to see a doctor, eat right and exercise because the figure for Kuwait only forms part of the 366 million world total for the disease, said Andrew Mandell (Mr. Diabetes®) as he spoke at a lecture on Diabetes Awareness and Education titled “Diabetes: Defeating it at an Early Age” at the AWARE Center Tuesday.

Diabetes Death 50 Percent Higher among Hispanics

Posted: Saturday, August 27, 2011

According to the latest findings from a landmark San Antonio-led study, diabetes seems to be deadlier for Mexican Americans than for Anglos, and much deadlier for diabetes patients living in Mexico.

Dentists: The Forgotten Link

Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Researchers say that dentists can help identify patients with diabetes or pre-diabetic conditions.

New Study Shows Diabetes Surging Worldwide

Posted: Sunday, July 10, 2011

The number of adults worldwide with diabetes has more than doubled in the past three decades -- jumping to nearly 350 million -- and it continues to surge, according to a new study in the journal Lancet.

Declining Coronary Heart Disease Risk among Diabetes Patients

Posted: Saturday, June 11, 2011

The estimated 10-year risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) among adults with diabetes has declined significantly in the past decade, U.S. data show.

Race/Ethnicity Plays A Role in the Efficacy of Insulin Regimens

Posted: Sunday, January 23, 2011

Latino/Hispanic, Asian, and African-descent patients with Type 2 diabetes show different metabolic responses to insulin therapy, dependent in part on insulin type and regimen intensity.

Preventing Diabetes: All We Have to Do Is Ask!

Posted: Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Why are we missing chances to prevent diabetes? Physicians in the United States are rarely diagnosing prediabetes.

An Inexpensive, Effective Approach to Diabetes Management

Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Diabetes control with reciprocal peer support versus nurse care management...This randomized trial compared the effects of a reciprocal peer support (RPS) program with nurse case management (NCM) in 244 US veterans with diabetes.

New Report Ties Diabetes to Shortened Life Expectancy

Posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Despite medical advances, a 50-year-old with the disease still can expect to live 8.5 years fewer years, on average, than a 50-year-old without the disease.

Poverty a Leading Cause of Type 2 Diabetes, Studies Say

Posted: Monday, November 29, 2010

New research has shown that it's not just about the lack of physical activity and a family history of diabetes that are the top risks. Earning less than $15,000 per year doubles the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.