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Blood Glucose Levels Edge Up in Latest Teen Data: Although most U.S. teens have normal blood glucose levels, more than 30% are above normal weight, which has public health officials worried about the future burden of hyperglycemic illness. Among nondiabetic teens who underwent fasting glucose testing, 17% were overweight and …

Saturated Fat Is… Okay?: Good news for meat and dairy lovers. Your heart-attack-on-a-plate hamburger may not actually cause heart attacks! The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition just published an analysis of 21 studies that followed 350,000 adults for 5 to 21 years. The conclusion: there’s no clear evidence that saturated …

Diabetes Drug Pipeline Close to 200 Medications: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that drug companies are working on 183 new drugs for diabetes, including 133 for Type 2 diabetes, 26 for Type 1 diabetes and 34 for other forms of the disease and related conditions, such as …

Senate Report Links Diabetes Drug Avandia to Heart Attacks. The diabetes drug Avandia is linked with tens of thousands of heart attacks, and drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline knew of the risks for years but worked to keep them from the public, according to a Senate committee report released Saturday. The 334-page report …

Child Obesity Risks Death at Early Age, Study Finds: A rare study that tracked thousands of children through adulthood found the heaviest youngsters were more than twice as likely as the thinnest to die prematurely (before age 55) of illness or a self-inflicted injury. Youngsters with a condition called pre-diabetes …

Eye Damage from Diabetes Remains the Leading Cause of Blindness in Adults: Nearly 60% of all diabetes patients can expect to develop diabetic retinopathy within ten years of their diagnosis. Despite major progress in diagnosis and treatment, diabetic retinopathy remains the major cause of blindness in adults under 60 in …

One Espresso Can Slow Blood Flow to the Heart: It may be the perfect morning pick-me-up. But a single espresso could be bad for your heart and reduce blood flow by more then 20%. Decaffeinated coffee, in contrast, can boost blood flow. The researchers said the high amount of caffeine …

Minorities Less Likely to Receive A1c Diabetes Test: Ethnic and racial minorities bear a disproportionate share of America’s diabetes epidemic but are two to three times less likely than white patients to receive the A1c test during physician office visits, according to Washington State University researchers. Earlier this year, the …

Normal Glucose Greater than 85mg/dL in Kids Predicts Diabetes Later. See this week’s Item #2. Key To Reversing Type 1 Diabetes Discovered. See this week’s Item #9.

One in Five Kids Have Abnormal Lipids: New data from the CDC shows that one in five youths aged 12 to 19 years has abnormal lipid levels. Also, nearly one-third of these youths are obese or overweight and based on their body-mass index (BMI) are candidates for lipid screening, according …