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Diabetes Before and During Pregnancy a Growing Problem
Posted: Monday, October 01, 2012
The rates of both pre-pregnancy and gestational diabetes have increased since 1980, with greater increases in pre-pregnancy diabetes among black women.

Visceral Fat Not Obesity Increases Risk of Diabetes
Posted: Monday, September 24, 2012
Having excess visceral fat and insulin resistance -- but not being obese in and of itself -- appears to put heavier patients at risk for prediabetes and diabetes.

Love Handles Increase Risk of Death by 50% with Normal BMI
Posted: Sunday, September 09, 2012
Where people store fat may ultimately determine their risk for developing diabetes and heart disease.

The Ethnic Gap in Diabetes
Posted: Saturday, September 08, 2012
The risk of diabetes may be different for people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Psoriasis Increases Risk of Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, September 06, 2012
A new study of the entire Danish population confirms previous reports of increased risk of diabetes mellitus in patients with psoriasis, and shows the risk increases with the severity of psoriasis.

Cooking Methods Can Affect Diabetes Risk
Posted: Friday, August 31, 2012
It's not just about what patients eat but how they prepare their food that can have an impact on their risk of diabetes.

Giving Workers More Say on the Job Reduces Risk for Diabetes
Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Researchers found that giving workers more job control could be an important modifiable risk factor to reduce incidence of diabetes among women.

Chemicals in Nail Polish, Hair Sprays Tied to Increased Diabetes Risk
Posted: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
A study lead by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) shows an association between increased concentrations of.

Type 2 More Dangerous in Children
Posted: Sunday, May 06, 2012
Alarming increases of type 2 diabetes in children are no closer to being managed successfully and more aggressive treatment is needed at the start of diagnosis due to the fact that one drug is not enough to control blood sugars.

Diabetes, Overweight Linked to a 64-92% Higher Risk for Breast Cancer
Posted: Tuesday, May 01, 2012
A new study found an association between being diabetic and overweight, and increased risk of breast cancer....

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