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Adult Obesity Rates Rise in 28 States: Adult obesity rates increased in 28 states in the past year, and declined only in the District of Columbia, according to a report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. More than two-thirds of states (38) have adult …

Kids Now See Fewer Television Ads for Sweets and Beverages but More for Fast Food: Children saw fewer television advertisements for certain foods, including those for sweets and beverages, in 2007 compared with 2003, according to a report. However, children now see more fast-food ads, and racial gaps in exposure …

Diabetes Study Shows Importance of Controlling Blood Sugar Levels: A more thorough review of the ACCORD study discovers that newly diagnosed diabetes patients may benefit from aggressive control of their blood sugar, but the risks associated with pushing down blood sugar levels as close as possible to normal may be …

Basal Bolus Outperforms Premix Analog Insulin: Patients using Lantus(R) once-daily and Apidra(R) before meals reported improved patient reported outcomes and decreased glycemic variability versus premix analog insulin. People following a basal-bolus insulin regimen use separate injections of a basal insulin and a mealtime insulin. This regimen is designed to address …

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Hemoglobin A1c Levels Differ in Black and White Patients, Regardless of Blood Sugar Level: Studies have shown that blacks have higher hemoglobin A1c levels than whites. Experts have attributed this disparity to differences in diabetes control related to socioeconomic status, access to and use of medical care, and health care …

Diabetes Isn’t Caused by a Sweet Tooth — But Nearly Half of People Think So: Nearly half (42%) of people still think eating too much sugar causes diabetes and a quarter (25%) of people object to people with diabetes injecting insulin in public, according to a survey. The survey also …

Obesity, Diabetes Rates at 10-Year High: America’s health card received a poor grade last week after the 2009 National Health Interview Survey revealed U.S. obesity and diabetes rates are at a 10-year all-time high. The results, released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention’s National Center for Health …

Women with Diabetes at Risk for Developing Abnormal Heart Rhythms: A study of 17,000 patients with diabetes has shown women with diabetes are at an increased risk for developing abnormal heart rhythms. A new study conducted by the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, Oregon, found an association …

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