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Body mass index guide needs revision

...revent gains in BMI beyond 22, then 46 per cent of diabetes cases could be averted and 30 per cent of cases of impaired glucose tolerance. This only applies to aborigines - previous research has shown that certain ethnic groups are more vulnerable to the health risks of weight gain....

Nightlights could ward diabetic blindness

...age in diabetes. One of the major complications of diabetes is a form of blindness called diabetic retinopathy... The work was done with seven patients with type 2 diabetes and eight healthy controls. It opens up the possibility that some kind of transmission of light thro...

Women are at risk with raised cholesterol

...rparts. As expected, the study also confirmed that diabetes and high blood pressure as well as smoking were significant stroke risk factors....

Pregnancy complications indicate health problems

... pregnancy could benefit from screening to prevent diabetes and heart disease later on. Researchers in Glasgow...s later on in life. For example, those who develop diabetes during pregnancy are at increased risk of mid-life diabetes. Similarly, those who have a premature o...

Marriage does good for Diabetics

According to a new research shows people with diabetes who are in a happy marriage have better diabetes-r...rsity in Syracuse// surveyed nearly 70 adults with diabetes who had been married for an average of 21 years. Patients, who were all on insulin, were surveyed ag...

Risk Factors for vision problems in Diabetes

...ctors that may contribute to whether a person with diabetes develops diabetic retinopathy,// a major cause of ...ss for people with diabetes. In the United States, diabetes is responsible for 7 percent of legal blindness, making it the leading cause of new cases of blindne...

Niacin Safe for Diabetics

According to recent update, people with type 2 diabetes who also suffer from lipid abnormalities (dyslipidemia) may be able to safely reduce their risk for heart disease by taking low doses of extended-release niacin.// The finding runs counter to previous research, which showed niacin adversely affects b...

Gene block keeps mice from increasing weight

...way to a better understanding of diet, obesity and diabetes - and the complex relationship between them. It may even lead to a new treatment for obesity and new approaches for preventing the development of diabetes....

Link between birth weight and Insulin Resistance

...rth weight of individuals and their future risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease may be genetic. Therefo... associated with cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes in adulthood. Low birth weight is also related to parental cardiovascular disease. Researchers say p...

Better diabetes treatment promises Vanadium

...he rats were made to develop non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus by injecting a compound called streptozotocin. Reporting their findings in the Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, the scientists said the treatment with BMOV normalized increased glucose levels in diabetic animals without changing the i...

Pancreas transplant gives hope to type 2 diabetes

...rvey, they showed that a few patients with type 2 diabetes have been selected for a pancreas transplant.// Obesity is a strong risk factor for type 2 diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the immune system destroys the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. In type 2 diabetes, the body develops a resistance to ins...

Gene variant foretells diabetic neuropathy

...lzheimer's disease also predicts which people with diabetes are most likely to suffer neuropathy. In diabetes,...r's disease. In the current study, 187 people with diabetes were found to have more severe peripheral neuropathy, if they had the APOE4 variant, compared to tho...

Mediterranean diet aids Asian masses

...lly explained by conventional risk factors,// like diabetes and high blood pressure. Researchers in India and Israel have been experimenting with the effect of a Mediterranean type diet on cardiac risk in a population of 1,500 patients. All had a history of CAD. Half were given an 'Indo-Mediterranean' diet,...

Pregnancy shouldn't be dissuaded in older age

...e-eclampsia in 10 percent of patients. Gestational diabetes required diet modification in 17.5 percent of patients. Researchers also observed an increase in the incidence of complications among those older than age 55 compared with those between ages 50 and 54....

Life anticipation differences identified

...IV/AIDS accounts for 12 per cent of the gap, while diabetes and homicide account for another 9 per cent. When it comes to different levels of education, the major health factors accounting for the life expectancy gap are all smoking-related - that is, heart attack, lung cancer, heart failure and lung diseas...

Handling forgetfulness

...ave regular physical checks, as heart problems and diabetes raise the risk of dementia....

A Compilation of recent Diabetes Research articles

...tand the benefits of dietary supplements on type 2 diabetes patients. The study was conducted on 35 post menopausal women with type 2 diabetes who //either received a placebo or a dietary supplement with phytoestrogens. Phytoestrogens are natu...

Offspring's birth weight affected by father's diabetes

...l Journal suggests that there is an association of diabetes in fathers, to the birth weight of their offspring...y women with diabetes, children born to men with// diabetes are likely to weigh less than other children. Children born to men with diabetes weigh on an avera...

Testing for blood sugar levels made easier

...omography, which will end the pain of pricking for diabetes patients. Optical Coherence Tomography uses advanced photonics and fiber optics to obtain images of tissues. It uses infrared light waves that reflect off the internal structures within tissues to send back a picture and information about the tissue...

Women with diabetes could benefit from HRT

...k that women with heart disease// go on to develop diabetes as well. The study involved some women who already had diabetes and others who did not or had "impaired fasting glucose" - a condition with some similar traits to ...

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