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Each two hours a day increment of TV watching was linked with a 23 per cent increase in obesity, and 14 per cent increase in diabetes.

The findings, put California ahead of national diabetes rates for every population segment under 65 years of age.

A study shows that diabetics may be better able to process the sugar they consume during meals if they order a side of laughter with their food.

Hypertension, with diabetes, has contributed to a 39.5% increase in stroke hospitalizations in South Carolina from 1991 to 2000.

If an answer to this obesity epidemic is not found soon, for the first time this century, the present generation of children will not live as long as their parents.”

New findings confirm that congestive heart failure (CHF) occurs frequently and is associated with a poor prognosis in type 2 diabetics with elevated urinary albumin concentration (UAC).

Despite differences in pathophysiology and metabolism, patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes do not differ with respect to coronary vasodilator function.

Sesame oil has a significant antihypertensive and antihyperlipidemic effect.

If the combination is used, repaglinide dosage should be greatly reduced and blood glucose concentrations carefully monitored. Gemfibrozil raised the plasma concentration of repaglinide by 5.5-15.0 times and prolonged its half-life from 1.3 to 3.7 hours.

Researchers say insulin resistance — the hallmark of Type 2 diabetes — is a better indicator of who’s going to get heart disease among Type 1 diabetics.