Health
UK diabetes prevention program may have global impact
A nationwide program to reduce the risk of developing diabetes in the UK is proven beyond reasonable doubt to work, a new study reveals.
Nov 15, 2023
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Diabetes
Study shows that excessively high BMI is also associated with type 1 diabetes—not just the type 2
New research published in Diabetologia and presented at this year's annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., shows that excessively high body mass index (BMI) in adolescents is ...
Jun 5, 2022
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Diabetes
'Painless' glucose monitors pushed despite little evidence they help most diabetes patients
In the nation's battle against the diabetes epidemic, the go-to weapon being aggressively promoted to patients is as small as a quarter and worn on the belly or arm.
Mar 18, 2021
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Diabetes
Medicaid expansion slashed uninsured rates in Diabetes Belt, study finds
Medicaid expansion dramatically reduced the numbers of low-income residents without insurance in the Diabetes Belt, a swath of 644 counties across 15 southeastern states (including Virginia) that are stricken with high diabetes ...
Feb 4, 2020
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Diabetes
Peer support can help curb acute care for persons with depression and diabetes
A new study published by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers shows that community health workers and peer support can help those suffering from depression and diabetes.
Oct 29, 2018
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Diabetes
China has seen remarkable progress in diabetes research over the past two decades
In the period of 1995 to 2015, China saw remarkable progress in diabetes research, according to a study recently published by Science China Life Sciences.
Oct 1, 2018
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Diabetes
'Alarming' diabetes epidemic in Guatemala tied to aging, not obesity
The diabetes epidemic in Guatemala is worse than previously thought: more than 25 percent of its indigenous people, who make up 60 percent of the population, suffer from type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, suggests a new study ...
Aug 14, 2018
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Diabetes
Physical exercise reduces risk of developing diabetes: study
Exercising more reduces the risk of diabetes and could see seven million fewer diabetic patients across mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, according to new research.
Feb 20, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Diabetes, obesity behind 800,000 cancers worldwide: study
Nearly six percent of new cancers diagnosed worldwide in 2012—some 800,000 cases—were caused by diabetes and excess weight, according to a study published Tuesday.
Nov 28, 2017
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Diabetes
Understanding the epidemiology of fractures in diabetes
Due to the ageing of populations as well as increasing obesity and adverse lifestyle factors, type 2 diabetes (T2D) is reaching epidemic proportions in many parts of the world. People with diabetes have been shown to be at ...
Oct 17, 2016
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