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Drinking 3-4 cups of decaf per day reduces the risk of diabetes by 33 percent: According to researchers at the University of Sydney, something in coffee, decaf and tea appears to reduce the risk of contracting Type 2 diabetes. The implications “for millions of individuals who have diabetes … or …

Metabolic Syndrome Independently Ups Risk of Diabetes: The diagnosis of metabolic syndrome is useful and valuable for predicting Type 2 diabetes even in relatively lean patients. Even when the cutoff point of waist circumference for U.S. individuals was used in the metabolic syndrome criteria, the hazard ratio of metabolic syndrome …

Negative Pressure Wound Devices Draw FDA Notice, Advice: The FDA has notified health professionals, and advised patients, about rare but serious complications — including deaths — from the use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). Negative pressure wound therapy devices can help in the healing and closure of wounds. They create …

Sulfonylureas Increase Risks of Death and Heart Failure: Sulfonylurea monotherapy for Type 2 diabetes was associated with increased risks of all-cause death and congestive heart failure compared with metformin, a large, retrospective study showed. Through a mean follow-up of 7.1 years, both first-generation and second-generation sulfonylureas were associated with elevated …

One in Five Type 2’s Is “Morbidly Obese” — 100 or More Pounds Overweight: Researchers reported that 62.4 percent of U.S. adults with Type 2 diabetes are obese, and 20.7 percent are morbidly obese. Among African American adults with Type 2 diabetes, 1 in 3 is morbidly obese. “The rate …

Obesity in Children Doubled Over Last 20 Years: The American Academy of Pediatrics reports the prevalence of children who are obese has doubled over the past two decades. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey reported that 31.9 percent of children and adolescents were overweight (BMI at or above the …

Diabetes Diagnoses Will Double and Spending Triple Even if the Prevalence of Obesity Remains Stable: The study concluded that, over the next 25 years, the number of Americans with diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes would soar from 23.7 million to 44.1 million — nearly doubling. During the same period, annual spending …

Americans Eat 22 Teaspoons of Sugar Daily. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Americans on average eat and drink about 22 teaspoons (335 calories) of sugar daily. That’s almost a half cup of sugar a day, or about 130 to 140 pounds of sugar a year! …

Kidney Disease Rising Due to Diabetes. New data confirms the rate of chronic kidney disease is increasing along with the rising rates of diabetes. Up to 40% of people with diabetes will experience kidney problems in their lifetime. Less than 40% of people with diabetes are screened yearly for kidney …

Employees with Diabetes Cost More than $22,000 a Year. The ADA asserts that one out of every five healthcare dollars is spent caring for someone with diagnosed diabetes, while one in 10 health care dollars is attributed directly to diabetes. Some 24 million people in the U.S. have diabetes and …