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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.

Diabetes Gene Carries Similar Risk to Obesity

Posted: Thursday, November 09, 2006

Carrying two copies of a common variant of a particular gene doubles your chances of developing diabetes and puts you in a similar risk category to being clinically obese, according to a collaborative study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.

Weight Loss Is The Key to Diabetes Prevention

Posted: Thursday, November 02, 2006

Every kilogram of weight loss resulted in 16% reduction of diabetes risk.

Big Waist, Heavy Weight Both Raise Diabetes Risk

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

Having either a large waistline or being overweight raises a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but the combination of the two is most dangerous, a study shows.

EASD Recommends Earlier Insulin Therapy, Don’t Wait 4-6 years!

Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006

A Consensus Report launched at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, in Copenhagen, Denmark, is calling for urgent action to drastically improve the management of diabetes, particularly urging the increased acceptance of insulin. All patients with Type 2 diabetes, if they live long enough will require insulin.

Don’t Supersize: NIH Study Shows Eating French Fries Increases Risk for Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006

84,555 registered female nurses were followed up for 20 years and they found that eating potatoes, especially french fries, is associated with an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. See McDonald’s answer to the results.

Overweight Youths Should be Treated for Obesity Much Earlier to Prevent Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Watchful waiting when faced with overweight preschoolers and elementary school children is poor pediatric practice.

Weight Loss Should be the Primary Intervention for Risk of Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2006

In a randomized trial with 1079 participants, for over 3 years it was found that for every 2 pounds of weight loss there was a 16% reduction in risk.

Physical Activity Shrinks Abdominal Fat Cells

Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Physical activity may be especially helpful in reducing the size of fat cells around the waistline -- more so than diet alone. That's important, because fat specifically in the abdomen has been linked to the risk of heart disease and diabetes.

`Mr. Diabetes®' Talks the Talk and Walks the Walk

Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Walking down Commonwealth Avenue, on approximately the 7,500th mile of his perimeter walk around the United States, Andy ``Mr. Diabetes®" Mandell spotted his latest target.

``Hi, may I talk to you for a minute?" Mandell asked the young man walking toward him. ``Do you know anyone with diabetes?"