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Snoring Women Have an Increased Risk for Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2007

"People with type 2 diabetes should consider they may have, or be at risk of sleep apnea."

Retinopathy Predicts Cardiovascular Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Proliferative retinopathy in male and female patients with type 2 diabetes may predict coronary heart disease (CHD), but in women, background retinopathy predicted all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and CHD mortality, according to the results of a study.

Women Who Diet Severely More Likely to Have Children Prone to Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, February 08, 2007

“When malnutrition occurs to women of childbearing age, their offspring will inherit abnormal mitochondrion.”

Mild Gestational Diabetes Raises Risk of Cryptorchidism

Posted: Friday, February 02, 2007

Minor elevations in glucose during pregnancy are associated with a significantly increased risk of having an infant with an abnormal testicular descent, also known as congenital cryptorchidism, the results of a case-control study suggest.

Diabetic Moms' Babies Have Impared Sucking Reflexes

Posted: Thursday, January 04, 2007

Immature sucking patterns are often seen in infants whose mothers developed diabetes during pregnancy and had to be treated with insulin, new research indicates.

HbA1c Early in Diabetic Pregnancy Predicts Outcomes

Posted: Thursday, December 28, 2006

In women with diabetes, increasing hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels in early pregnancy are associated with increasing risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to a new report.

After Gestational Diabetes, Postpartum Glucose Goes Unchecked

Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006

Only 45% women in the cohort underwent postpartum glucose testing, as recommended.

Multiple Births Increase Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, November 30, 2006

Women with five or more live births are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. This appears to be the case, even after adjusting for obesity and socioeconomic factors.

More Evidence Showing Breastfeeding Protects Against Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, November 30, 2006

Breastfeeding in infancy appears to be associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes later in life, according to a quantitative analysis of published evidence.

Three Years Later, Participants in the Diabetes Prevention Study Still Benefiting

Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006

The effects of lifestyle intervention on diabetes risk do not disappear after active counseling has stopped, a new follow-up of the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study shows.