Archive for the ‘Diabetes’ Category

Mom’s Diet During Pregnancy May Increase Child’s Risk of Diabetes, Obesity

By MedHeadlines • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Children's Health, Diabetes, Diet, Medical Research, Pregnancy

The old adage that we are what we eat may need a little alteration, according to the findings of a recent study.  It seems likely now that we are what our mothers ate during pregnancy.  And the effect of the…



24 Million Americans Now Diabetic

By MedHeadlines • Jun 26th, 2008 • Category: Diabetes, Medical Research

New data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate a substantial rise in diabetes cases in the last two years, bringing the total cases for 2007 to be almost 24 million, or about 8% of the…



Diabetes/Depression Connection May Lead to New Treatment Options

By MedHeadlines • Jun 18th, 2008 • Category: Depression, Diabetes, Medical Research

Researchers at Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions have documented such a strong association between diabetes and depression that the research team suggests new treatment options targeting the combined diseases might prove to be more effective than when traditional treatment options…



Study Compares Diabetes Care Between Blacks and Whites

By Health Matters • Jun 16th, 2008 • Category: BLOGS, Diabetes, Medical Research

Black patients have been found to have less success with diabetes control according to a new study. The disparity is being attributed to individual differences in physician care, according to a report in the June 9 issue of the Archives…



Exercise Very Important for Diabetics With Arthritis

By MedHeadlines • May 11th, 2008 • Category: CDC, Diabetes, Exercise, Lifestyle, Medical Research, Prevention, Rheumatoid Arthritis

Exercise is a vital component in the treatment of both arthritis and diabetes and diabetics are diagnosed with arthritis at almost double the rate of the general population.  However, the nature of either disease often makes exercise unattractive, if not…



Some Diabetes Drugs May Negatively Affect The Bones

By MedHeadlines • Apr 30th, 2008 • Category: Diabetes, Drugs, Osteoporosis, Prevention

A class of popular diabetes drugs has been found to be associated with an increased risk of fractures of the hip and wrist in insulin-resistant patients.  The class of drug, insulin-sensitizing thiazolidinediones, makes up about 21% of the oral medications…



Wanted: Diabetic Women To Eat Chocolate Every Day for a Year!

By MedHeadlines • Apr 28th, 2008 • Category: Diabetes, Diet, Lifestyle, Medical Research, Women's Health

Sounds like the kind of job dreams are made of but it’s entirely real.  Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are recruiting as many as 150 postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes to eat specially formulated chocolate every…



Does Diabetes Cause Alzheimer’s Disease?

By MedHeadlines • Apr 10th, 2008 • Category: Alzheimer's Disease, Diabetes, Medical Research, Prevention

That’s the question researchers in Sweden are pondering after the findings of a recent study indicate that individuals diagnosed with mid-life diabetes are 1.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease later in life.



Take Care of Your Teeth and You’ll Take Care of Your Baby

By MedHeadlines • Mar 27th, 2008 • Category: Children's Health, Diabetes, Family, Prevention, Women's Health

Gestational diabetes is associated with a high risk of premature births. Now researchers at the New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry have identified a link between bad teeth and gestational diabetes.



Pediatric Diabetes Specialists Are In Short Supply

By MedHeadlines • Mar 12th, 2008 • Category: Children's Health, Diabetes, Family

The number of pediatric doctors who specialize in the treatment of childhood diabetes is steadily declining at a time when more and more children are being diagnosed with diabetes. The childhood obesity epidemic has been a major contributor to the…