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Women with post-traumatic stress disorder are nearly twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared with women who don’t have PTSD…. 

Clinicians are urged to consider testing for diabetes in all Asian American adults who present with a BMI ≥23 kg/m2… Aligning its guidelines with evidence that Asian Americans develop type 2 diabetes at lower BMI levels than the general population, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has lowered its screening cut …

According to a published study seven metabolites can predict the risk of type 2 diabetes in Native American patients… Using these metabolites improved risk prediction beyond established methods of predicting diabetes risk, including BMI, fasting glucose, and insulin resistance. Jinying Zhao, MD, PhD, of the Tulane University School of Public …

According to a new study, about 1/3 of people with type 1 diabetes produce insulin, as measured by C-peptide, even upward of 40 years from initial diagnosis… The findings shed new light on the long-accepted belief that patients with type 1 diabetes lose all ability to produce any insulin. The …

Before 1942, environmental factors were not as significant as in later years, when they are believed to be twice as strong… A multi-institutional research team at Massachusetts General Hospital has found out that environmental factors may outweigh genetic ones, as the risk of obesity that runs even in the same …

Rudy Bilous, MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly, MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP Particular groups of patients with diabetes are at risk of different psychological problems (Table 25.1). Many chil­dren show remarkable resilience to the diagnosis of diabetes, but about one-third have some temporary psychological distress, mostly ‘adjustment disorders’ such as difficulty in sleeping, depression, …

The result might seem surprising, since type 2 diabetes is highly prevalent and O is the most common blood type…. However, Dr. Guy Fagherazzi added that, “Our work has been based on previous findings regarding stroke, where people with the O blood group had a lower risk of developing the …

Evidence suggests that the timing of diabetes onset and exposure to serious hypoglycemia may be factors in the cognitive decline of type 1 diabetics… The new study is the first of its kind to follow intelligence quotient (IQ) in type 1 diabetes patients from diagnosis in childhood into young adulthood …

An HbA1c of 6.5-6.9% at 26 weeks’ gestation correlated with significantly elevated risk of preterm delivery, preeclampsia, need for neonatal glucose infusion, and a composite adverse outcome… Michael J.A. Maresh, M.D., from St. Mary’s Hospital in Manchester, U.K., and colleagues conducted a prospective assessment involving 725 women with type 1 …

High glucose, obesity studied for possible link to cancer development… The findings highlight the importance of screening for carcinomas in patients with diabetes to aid early detection and reduce premature mortality, say the researchers. The Australian researchers found that the highest excess risks were observed for cancers of the pancreas, …