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Low Income Diabetes Patients Dying at Higher Rates than Wealthy

Posted: Sunday, January 03, 2010

Despite the drop in fatalities from diabetes over the past decade, patients with lower incomes appear to be dying at a much higher rate than wealthy ones, a new study shows.

Medicine Wheel Helps Natives Cope with Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, January 03, 2010

South Dakota State University research showed an intervention strategy based on the Native American spiritual concept of the Medicine Wheel brought positive changes for diabetics.

Gene Mutations Identify African-Americans Pre-Determined for Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

Blood samples were analyzed for differences (mutations) in DNA and RNA that affect the level of gene expression. The result of these mutations would cause the individual to be less able to metabolize carbohydrates.

Diabetes Cases to Double and Costs to Triple by 2034

Posted: Sunday, December 06, 2009

If obesity rates just remain stable, in the next 25 years, the number of Americans living with diabetes will nearly double, increasing from 23.7 million in 2009 to 44.1 million in 2034. Over the same period, spending on diabetes will triple, rising from $113 billion to $336 billion, even with no increase in the prevalence of obesity.

Highest Rates of Obesity, Diabetes in the South, Appalachia, and some Tribal Lands

Posted: Monday, November 30, 2009

Wide sections of the Southeast, Appalachia, and some tribal lands in the West and Northern Plains have the nationŒs highest rates of obesity and diabetes, according to estimates released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What are the percentages in your neighborhood?

Diabetes Cases To Double and Costs To Triple By 2034

Posted: Friday, November 27, 2009

In the next 25 years, the number of Americans living with diabetes will nearly double, increasing from 23.7 million in 2009 to 44.1 million in 2034. Over the same period, spending on diabetes will almost triple, rising from $113 billion to $336 billion, even with no increase in the prevalence of obesity, researchers based at the University of Chicago report in the December issue of Diabetes Care.

Increasing Fiber Decreases Belly Fat

Posted: Monday, November 09, 2009

Eating just a little bit more fiber could have a big impact in trimming the waistlines of America's young people, new research shows.

Updated 2009 Diabetes Prevalence and Diagnosis in US by States

Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The numbers are in and it looks like we have not improved and it will get worse.

Neighborhoods Can Increase the Risk for Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Individuals living in neighborhoods conducive to physical activity and providing access to healthy foods may have a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 38% in a five-year period, according to a report.

African Americans' Diabetes Prevalence Linked to Living Conditions

Posted: Wednesday, September 30, 2009

The higher incidence of diabetes among African Americans when compared to whites may have more to do with living conditions than genetics, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.