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Sugar Behind the Rise of Diabetes Worldwide

Posted: Monday, March 11, 2013

Sugar intake linked to high diabetes prevalence, not obesity….

Child Obesity Risks Greater than Thought

Posted: Tuesday, October 02, 2012

Children who are obese may have an even higher risk for heart disease, diabetes, and other weight-related diseases later in life than has been thought.

Giving Workers More Say on the Job Reduces Risk for Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Researchers found that giving workers more job control could be an important modifiable risk factor to reduce incidence of diabetes among women.

Chemicals in Cosmetics Linked to Diabetes

Posted: Saturday, April 21, 2012

Serum levels of phthalate metabolites are linked with the development of type 2 diabetes in the elderly.

Autism Linked to Mom's Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, April 15, 2012

Mothers who are obese or who have diabetes appear to be more likely to have children with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism....

Diabetic Cardiomyopathy Is the Greatest Mortality Risk for Diabetes Patients

Posted: Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Millions of people with diabetes won't die from that disease but instead from heart disease.

BPA's Diabetes Link Strengthened by New Study

Posted: Monday, February 27, 2012

Growing evidence suggests that even minuscule amounts of BPA (used in everything from pesticides to water bottles) can scramble hormone signals, and trick fat cells into taking in more fat or mislead the pancreas into secreting excess insulin.

For T2DM, the Quality of Guidelines on Oral Meds Varies Dramatically

Posted: Saturday, January 07, 2012

According to the results of a systematic review, not all practice guidelines on oral medications for type 2 diabetes are consistent with available evidence, and guideline quality varies widely.

Children Destined to Be Obese and Eventually Diabetic Identified by Age 3.5

Posted: Sunday, October 09, 2011

A prospective analysis of body mass index (BMI) in 1957 children from ages 5 months to 8 years reveals that an "atypically elevated BMI trajectory" that leads to obesity is identifiable by age 3.5 years.

Liver Function Tests (LFTs) Often Miss Liver Disease in Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Saturday, October 08, 2011

Conventional liver function tests may miss a diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes.