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1 In 5 Youth With Diabetes Has Heart Risk Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006

Overall roughly 20 percent of young people with diabetes (92% in those with type 2 and 14% in those with type 1) experience at least two additional cardiovascular disease risk factors, according to a new study.

Obese Girls Risk a Threefold Risk for Early Death as Adults Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006

Females who are obese during adolescence are much more likely to die before they become elderly than slim counterparts, researchers report.

Study Shows Just How Effective Exercise is as a Treatment Option for Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006

Now, a new systematic review shows that exercise helps regulate blood glucose (sugar) levels, increases the body's sensitivity to insulin and decreases blood lipids (fats) while also helping to burn body fat.

Strength Training Can Prevent the Onset of Diabetes Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006

Study showed that overweight teenage boys who lifted weights twice per week for 16 weeks significantly reduced their insulin resistance.

Millions of Teens Have Precursor for Diabetes Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

Prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose levels among US adolescents.

Metformin Induces Long-Term Weight Loss in Teens Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006

Metformin can induce long-term weight loss in obese, non-diabetic adolescents, and could possibly be useful in a regimen to help achieve weight loss in adolescents, who may have developed type 2 diabetes type due to overweight.

Children With Type 1 Diabetes Often Experience Depressive Symptoms Posted: Friday, June 30, 2006

Depressive symptoms are common among children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, according to researchers, who found evidence of depressive symptoms in 15% of the young diabetics in their study.

Average American Has Very High Risk of Diabetes Posted: Friday, June 23, 2006

Body mass index (BMI), the ratio of body weight to height, is tightly linked to lifetime risk of diabetes.

Diet of Adolescents With and Without Diabetes Posted: Friday, June 23, 2006

Adolescents with type 1 diabetes consume fewer calories from carbohydrates but more calories from fat than adolescents without diabetes and exceed the recommended levels of fat intake, which increases the risk for cardiovascular disease.

CGMS Monitor Gets Kids Involved In Diabetes Care Posted: Friday, June 23, 2006

A serendipitous finding was that the children tend to become very involved in their own diabetes management when using a continuous blood glucose monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

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