Life Expectancy Of Diabetics 12 Years Less Than Others
Ontario diabetics live 12 to 13 years less than people without the disease, says a new study.
New Genomics Tool Boosts Diabetes Research
Researchers have developed a method for scanning the entire human genome to successfully map the location of key gene regulators, mutated forms of which are known to cause type 2 diabetes.
Kidney Transplant Patients Who Develop Diabetes Show Poor Short-Term Outcomes
Patients who develop diabetes shortly after kidney transplantation have poorer short-term outcomes than those who had the disease before transplant.
Young People Prone to Type 2 Diabetes Exhibit Alterations in Mitochondrial Activity
Researchers have found that decreased activity in muscle mitochondria may be a major factor in the development of type 2 diabetes in young.
Possible Mechanism For Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease Discovered
Insulin resistance in brain cells can affect how they function, causing some of the biochemical changes typically seen in Alzheimer's disease.
Diabetes Doubles Risk of Liver Disease and Liver Cancer
Researchers have shown that diabetes can cause chronic liver disease and cancer of the liver.
Storing Too Much Iron May Put Healthy Women at Increased Risk for Type 2...
Higher amounts of iron stores in the blood are associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in healthy women who have no known diabetes risk factors.
Lots of Low-Fat Food is Better Than Small Portions of High-Fat Food
Diet of low-fat products is better than smaller portions of normal high-fat food for preventing diabetes in obese people.
High Cholesterol Predicts Lower Mortality in Dialysis Patients But Is Not Protective
Kidney dialysis patients with higher cholesterol levels die at a lower rate than those with lower cholesterol levels.
Dieters Decrease Heart Risk On Moderate Fat Program
Although low-fat diets are recommended for heart health, a moderate-fat weight loss diet reduced dieters' cardiovascular risk better than a low-fat diet.
Most People With Diabetes Do Not Meet Treatment Goals; Little Improvement in Last Decade
Less than 12 percent of people with diagnosed diabetes meet the recommended goals for blood glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
Effect of Diabetes Case Management Among Low-Income Minority Populations
Diabetes case management, added to primary care, substantially improved glycemic control compared with a control group.
Overweight Hispanic Youth Face Increased Risk of Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome
New research shows that large numbers of overweight Hispanic youth already have complications of obesity, including impaired glucose tolerance, which can lead to diabetes, and metabolic syndrome.
Study Finds New Antibiotic Effective for Diabetic Foot Infections
A clinical trial shows that linezolid, a new antibiotic, is at least as effective as two older therapies for treating diabetic foot infections.
Alcohol Exposure in Pre- and Early Post-Natal Stages May Cause Insulin Resistance
Perinatal factors (those occurring about five months before birth and one month after) have been implicated in the development of Type 2 diabetes and other disorders.
High Blood Sugar Levels Indicate Greater Chance of Death for Critically Ill Patients
A study on blood-sugar levels in intensive care unit patients showed that hyperglycemia increased the patient's chance of death.
