Smoking or vaping may increase risk of diabetes
People who use e-cigarettes, cigarettes or both face an increased risk for developing diabetes, according to University of Georgia research published in AJPM Focus.
Sep 15, 2025
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Endocrine System Diseases: News and Research on Prediabetic State
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Preventing and treating obesity in young people could cut hypertension and prediabetes rates
A new research letter published Aug. 25 in JAMA Pediatrics estimates the extent to which obesity-related conditions (ORCs) are tied to obesity and overweight in adolescents and young adults in the United States. In this paper, ...
Aug 28, 2025
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Diagnosing diabetes may soon be as easy as breathing into a bag
In the U.S., one in five of the 37 million adults who has diabetes doesn't know it. Current methods of diagnosing diabetes and prediabetes usually require a visit to a doctor's office or lab work, both of which can be expensive ...
Aug 22, 2025
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Hypothalamic neurons are responsible for day-to-day control of blood sugar, researchers find
The brain controls the release of glucose in a wide range of stressful circumstances, including fasting and low blood sugar levels. However, less attention has been paid to its role in day-to-day situations.
Aug 21, 2025
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Household-based screening methods reveal high-risk diabetes patterns across family units
New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (15–19 September) shows that early detection of individuals at risk of diabetes is possible by analyzing ...
Aug 15, 2025
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Prediabetes more life-threatening for people aged 20–54, study finds
Prediabetes, when blood sugar is higher than normal but not high enough to be considered diabetes, is more life-threatening in people aged 20–54 than it is in older populations, according to a paper published Aug. 7 in JAMA ...
Aug 11, 2025
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Work requirements and red tape ahead for millions on Medicaid
Now that the Republicans' big tax-and-spending bill has become law, new bureaucratic hurdles have emerged for millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid for health coverage. A provision in the new law dictates that, in most ...
Aug 11, 2025
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AI model uses glucose spikes to reveal hidden diabetes risk before symptoms appear
To diagnose either type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, clinicians typically rely on a lab value known as HbA1c. This test captures a person's average blood glucose levels over the previous few months. But HbA1c cannot predict ...
Jul 31, 2025
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West Virginia scrambles to strip artificial dyes from school meals before classes start
When school starts in West Virginia next month, 240,000 students in districts large and small will notice something missing from their cafeteria trays.
Jul 30, 2025
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Prediabetes risk doubled for Asian, Pacific Islander teens with overweight, obesity
Among adolescents with overweight or obesity, prediabetes is more than twice as common in Asian and Pacific Islander (Asian/PI) adolescents than in White youth, according to a study published online June 30 in Diabetes Care.
Jul 29, 2025
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