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Vitamin D Supplements Can Help To Prevent Type 1 Diabetes' by 30%
Posted: Thursday, March 20, 2008
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Supplements of vitamin D can help young children to ward off diabetes in later life, researchers report. The chance of developing Type 1 diabetes fell by almost a third in those who received extra doses of the vitamin.
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Simple Test Predicts Type 1 Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, March 20, 2008
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Researchers are developing a simple test which follows a new cellular pathway, that may predict whether a child will develop Type 1 diabetes.
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Early Childhood Vitamin D Consumption Could Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, March 13, 2008
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Five separate studies have uncovered a connection between early childhood Vitamin D consumption and the diminished risk of developing Type 1 diabetes later in life. According to each study, the higher the dose of Vitamin D, the lower the risk of developing the disease.
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Diabetes In Pregnancy Increases Children's Diabetes Risk
Posted: Thursday, March 06, 2008
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Researchers have identified a link between the occurrence of type 2 diabetes in adults and the presence of type 1 diabetes or pregnancy-related diabetes in their mothers.
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Overweight Hispanic Kids Show Early Markers for Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, March 06, 2008
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Blood vessel damage sets stage for insulin resistance, heart disease, study finds.
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Metabolic Syndrome in Children Predicts Adult Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes
Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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Participants who had metabolic syndrome as children were about 13 times more likely to have cardiovascular disease and 6.5 times more likely to have type 2 diabetes than participants who did not have metabolic syndrome as children.
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Low Vitamin B12 in Pregnancy Linked to Insulin Resistance in Offspring
Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2008
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Low plasma vitamin B12 in the first trimester and high folate levels in the second trimester of pregnancy predispose offspring to insulin resistance, according to the results of a study.
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ADA's new Guidelines for Screening, Diagnosing, and Treating Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, January 03, 2008
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ADA has issued new practice guidelines for screening, diagnostic, and therapeutic interventions that are known or believed to improve health outcomes of patients with diabetes.
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38% Increase In Young Diabetics Hospitalized In US
Posted: Thursday, January 03, 2008
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According to a new study, there has been a significant increase in the number of young adults hospitalized with diabetes-related conditions in the United States over the last decade or so.
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Childhood Type 2 Diabetes Increases Risk of Kidney Failure
Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2008
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The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in children is on the rise. In addition to living with this deadly disease, those children infected are at higher risk for kidney failure later in life.
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