Diabetes: A Link Between Oral And Overall Health?
Diabetics who do not have good control over their blood sugar levels are more susceptible to oral health problems than non-diabetics.
Diabetic Damage To Eyes, Heart, Nerves, Kidneys May Be Explained By Controversial Theory
A controversial theory about how diabetes causes extensive tissue damage appears in the November 2004 issue of Diabetes.
Super-Sizing Asian Americans
The percentage of low-income Asian and Pacific Islander children in California who are overweight more than doubled between 1994 and 2003, from 7 percent to 15 percent.
Gene Linked To Greater Risk Of Heart Disease In Type 2 Diabetes
New studies led by Joslin Diabetes Center have found variations in a gene that help explain why people with type 2 diabetes are at much greater risk for coronary artery disease.
Weight Loss Surgery Can Help Reduce Metabolic Syndrome In Obese Patients
Obese patients who underwent surgical treatment for weight loss had significant reductions in the components of the metabolic syndrome one year after surgery.
Diabetes Hikes Risk For Liver, Pancreatic Cancers
People with diabetes mellitus have three to four times the risk of developing liver cancer, and more than twice the risk of developing pancreatic cancer than non-diabetic individuals.
Prevention of Heart Disease Should Begin in Childhood
The metabolic syndrome, a collection of disorders that often precedes diabetes, has been rising steadily among adolescents and adults over the past two decades.
Colorectal Cancer Risk Higher In People With Insulin-Requiring Type 2 Diabetes
Study concludes that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who require long-term insulin therapy are at a significantly increased risk for colorectal cancer.
New Fruitfly Model Of Diabetes Has Future Implications For Pancreatic Cell Transplantation
A newly completed picture of how fruitflies control their blood sugar will inform researchers and clinicians about the basics of metabolism and how it relates to disease.
Researchers Clarify Mechanisms For Beta-Cell Formation
A new study sheds light on the key mechanisms by which new pancreatic beta cells normally form in response to insulin resistance.
New Discovery In Preventing Diabetic Complications
A new study sheds light on the response to infection in people with type 2 diabetes. These individuals develop diabetes associated with obesity.
Study Identifies Possible Stem Cells In Pancreas
Researchers have identified individual cells in the adult mouse pancreas capable of generating insulin-producing beta cells.
Study: VA Beats Managed Care For Diabetes
New multicenter study finds VA patients with diabetes are more likely to receive recommended tests and have better outcomes than managed care patients.
Treatment Of Blood Sugar Levels In ICU Patients Reduces Mortality
Study outlines how strictly controlling the levels of glucose in a patient's blood can increase the survival rate of critically ill patients.
Study Links High Carbohydrate Diet To Increased Breast Cancer Risk
Researchers find the risk of developing breast cancer twice as great in Mexican women, for whom carbs represent more than half the daily diet.
Latinos Have High Levels Of Visual Impairment And Eye Disease
Many Latinos have eye diseases that may potentially blind them or impair vision, and type 2 diabetes hits Latino communities particularly hard.
