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HbA1c Screening in Routine Clinical Practice

Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) may be useful for diabetes screening and diagnosis in routine clinical practice, according to the results of a new study.

New Breath Sensor Could Help Combat Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010

A tiny new sensor could provide fresh, inexpensive diagnosis and treatment methods for people suffering from a variety of diseases.

Childhood Metabolic Measurements Predicts Diabetes Development Years Later

Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2010

A child's blood pressure, body mass index, blood glucose level, other laboratory tests and simple office measures may predict the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes nine and 26 years later, according to a new report in JAMA.

It’s Final: New ADA Guidelines Urge A1C Test for Diabetes Diagnosis

Posted: Sunday, January 03, 2010

The ADA will publish the new guidelines in the January issue of Diabetes Care. The A1c blood test may catch Type 2 diabetes, prediabetes sooner, with no fasting.

Type 2 Diabetes Gene Predisposes Children to Obesity

Posted: Sunday, January 03, 2010

Pediatric researchers have found that a gene already implicated in the development of Type 2 diabetes in adults also raises the risk of being overweight during childhood. The finding sheds light on the genetic origins of diabetes and may present an avenue for developing drugs to counteract the disease, which has been on the upswing in childhood and adolescence.

People with Diabetes Gain Victory

Posted: Sunday, January 03, 2010

With the passing of the new healthcare reform bill, prior existing conditions such as diabetes will not prevent people from getting coverage.

Discovery of New Gene Called Brd2 that Regulates Obesity and Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

The chance discovery of a genetic mutation that makes mice enormously fat but protects them from diabetes has given researchers at Boston University School of Medicine, MA, new insights into the cellular mechanisms that link obesity to Type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes Risk Depends on Which Parent a DNA Variant Is Inherited From

Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

Icelandic biologists have discovered that the genetic risk of several common diseases, like Type 2 diabetes and cancer, can depend on which parent a DNA variant is inherited from.

More than 90% of People with Gum Disease Are at Risk for Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

An overwhelming majority of people who have periodontal (gum) disease are also at high risk for diabetes and should be screened for diabetes, a New York University nursing-dental research team has found.

High Testosterone in Women Linked with Insulin Resistance and CVD

Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

In postmenopausal women, high testosterone levels increase the risk for insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and coronary heart disease, a new study shows.