Researchers found that children whose mothers developed gestational diabetes are at an increased risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at age 6, especially if they are from families with low socioeconomic status.…
Read More »More Years Obese Equals More Diabetes Risk
A longitudinal analysis found that, the longer one has an excessive BMI, the greater the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but race and young age also are risk factors.…
Read More »Obesity: It’s ALL About Calories
Excess calories, not mix of protein, fat, or carbohydrate, key in causing obesity.…
Read More »For T2DM, the Quality of Guidelines on Oral Meds Varies Dramatically
According to the results of a systematic review, not all practice guidelines on oral medications for type 2 diabetes are consistent with available evidence, and guideline quality varies widely.…
Read More »Cardovascular Risks Reduced with Weight-loss Surgery
A new study shows that weight-loss surgery clearly cuts the risk of heart attacks, strokes and death from cardiovascular disease and patients with higher insulin levels before surgery experienced the greatest benefits from surgery….
Read More »New Protein May Be a Treatment Target for Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues have discovered a new protein that may play a critical role in how the human body regulates blood sugar levels and could be a new target for treating type 1 diabetes.…
Read More »Should All Hospital Patients Have Blood Glucose Levels Tested?
The Endocrine Society released new clinical practice guidelines on the management of hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients in a non-critical care setting.…
Read More »JDRF Adopts New Brand and Logo to Better Reflect its Mission for Type 1 Diabetes
The new logo, tag line, and simpler name are part of an effort to clarify the organization’s work for all people with type 1 diabetes and to increase understanding about the disease.…
Read More »New Early Warning for Type 2 Diabetes
Hebrew University researchers have found the first proof of molecular risk factors for type 2 diabetes that indicate susceptibility to the disease.…
Read More »Exercise Not Effective in Preventing Pregnancy-Related Diabetes
Pregnant women who exercised regularly during the second half of their pregnancies did not lower their odds of developing pregnancy-related diabetes in a new clinical trial.…
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