Women’s Health

According to a BMJ study, men with prediabetes who increased their physical activity levels and women with prediabetes who reduced their waist circumference had lower risks of progressing to diabetes.

New research shows that eating potatoes during pregnancy may increase a woman’s risk of acquiring diabetes.

Reasons may include poor metabolic control and extreme obesity.

Study focuses on older women who sleep 6 hours or less or increase sleep duration by 2 hours or more over several years.

Study shows improvement in spatial memory and word recognition.

Higher fat in midsection poses increased risk for gestational diabetes later in pregnancy.

T2 patients had higher lactate levels and score higher on Rating of Perceived Exertion scale.

Higher glucose levels associated with odds of tetralogy of Fallot and serum glucose.

Blood group also possible indicator of development of gestational diabetes itself.

Weight-loss surgery shown to improve quality of life.