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Physical Inactivity Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Saturday, September 03, 2011
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Physical inactivity may play a key role in the development of Type 2 diabetes, according to new research.
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Diabetes Death 50 Percent Higher among Hispanics
Posted: Saturday, August 27, 2011
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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.
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Dietary Fish Linked to Lower Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in Men
Posted: Sunday, July 31, 2011
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Dietary fish consumption is linked to a lower risk for type 2 diabetes in men but not in women, according to the results of a prospective study.
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Dentists: The Forgotten Link
Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2011
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Researchers say that dentists can help identify patients with diabetes or pre-diabetic conditions.
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New Study Shows Diabetes Surging Worldwide
Posted: Sunday, July 10, 2011
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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.
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Vascular Status Predicts Hypoglycemia
Posted: Tuesday, July 05, 2011
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Type 2 diabetes patients with microvascular or macrovascular complications, or those taking certain monotherapies, are more likely to experience hypoglycemia and require outpatient hospital visits.
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High-Fat Diet During Pregnancy Programs Child for Future Diabetes
Posted: Saturday, June 11, 2011
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A high-fat diet during pregnancy may program a woman's baby for future diabetes, even if she herself is not obese or diabetic.
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How Important Is Fat Distribution?
Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2011
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In obese individuals, the distribution of adipose tissue both on the body, and in the liver and skeletal muscle is an important predictor of insulin sensitivity.
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Combining Paxil and Pravachol Can Raise Blood Sugar
Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2011
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Combining two drugs commonly prescribed to treat depression and lower cholesterol can raise blood sugar to potentially harmful levels, according to a study released this week that was based partly on a search of computerized patient records at Boston-area hospitals.
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Gastric Bypass Increases Risk for Alcohol Abuse
Posted: Monday, May 23, 2011
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Patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery are at greater risk for alcohol abuse than similar obese patients undergoing restrictive procedures.
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