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News: February 14, 2012
When Mom Has Pregnancy Diabetes, Breast-Feeding Curbs Child Obesity
FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Breast-feeding reduces the risk of obesity in children born to mothers with diabetes during their pregnancy, a new study indicates. Researchers followed 94 children of diabetic mothers and 399 children of non-di...
4 New Genes Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Four new genes associated with type 2 diabetes have been identified by researchers, who also pinpointed six independent diabetes-associated gene variants at previously known locations on chromosomes. These find...
Short Breaks During Exercise OK for Diabetes Control: Study
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Taking short breaks while exercising, or "intermittent" exercise, is an effective way to improve insulin sensitivity and blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a new British study. Th...
Diabetes Takes Toll on Women's Hearing: Study
FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes is associated with hearing loss in women, especially if the blood sugar disease isn't well-controlled, new research indicates. The study, done by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, examined t...
Popular Diabetes Drug Might Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk: Study
TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- A new Swiss-American study indicates that long-term use of the popular diabetes medication metformin may lower the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, at least among women. The researchers also found that the...
Gene Study Sheds Light on Body Clock's Link to Diabetes
MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers studying the link between diabetes and a hormone that affects your so-called "body clock" have identified a genetic mutation in the receptor for the hormone, melatonin, that may to boost the risk of ...
Treating Diabetes, Depression Together May Make Sense
FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with depression and type 2 diabetes showed more improvement when they received simultaneous treatment for both conditions, researchers report. Their 12-week study of 180 patients found that nearly 61 pe...
U.S. Diabetes Prevention Program Might Avert 885,000 Cases
THURSDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) -- A national community-based diabetes prevention program in the United States could prevent or delay 885,000 cases of type 2 diabetes over 25 years, a new federal government study says. Overall, the program woul...
Certain Diabetes Drugs Might Aid Weight Loss
TUESDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) -- A class of newer diabetes drugs that includes exenatide (Byetta, Bydureon) might also be used to help the obese lose weight, Danish researchers report. That's because weight loss and lowered cholesterol are oft...
Novel Stem Cell Treatment May Hold Promise for Type 1 Diabetes
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A new type of stem cell treatment for people with type 1 diabetes appears to help re-educate rogue immune system cells, which allows cells in the pancreas to start producing insulin again. The treatment, whic...
Diabetes Takes a Toll on Lifetime Earnings: Study
TUESDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes is a costly disease, and new research suggests those costs may extend far beyond the obvious expense of medicine and related health care. The study authors found that young people with diabetes were mo...
Short Delay in Treating Blood Pressure Safe for Diabetics: Study
MONDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Waiting up to a year to treat high blood pressure in a person with diabetes is probably not harmful, but waiting many years to get blood pressure under control could result in serious complications, new research ...
Diabetes Care Thwarted by Unstable Health Insurance: Study
FRIDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes patients require continuous health coverage to ensure they receive recommended care, a new study concludes. For the study, U.S. researchers analyzed data from nearly 3,400 diabetes patients who received ...
Smog Tied to Raised Risk of Chronic Illness in Black Women
FRIDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Air pollution may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure in black American women, a new study suggests. Previous research has shown that air pollution boosts the chances of acute cardiovascu...
Heart Failure, Diabetes Might Be Linked by Protein
THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers may have pinpointed how heart disease can lead to diabetes, a finding that could lead to new preventive treatments. The team at Chiba University in Japan found that the stress of heart failure activ...
Mom's Poverty, Diabetes Might Raise ADHD Risk in Kids
MONDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that the combination of poverty and having diabetes during pregnancy significantly raises the risk of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a woman's offspring. Children born to...
Poor Sleep May Complicate Young Diabetics' Blood Sugar Control
TUESDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Poor sleep may be undermining the efforts of children with type 1 diabetes when it comes to controlling their blood sugar, new research indicates. In the study, researchers tracked sleep patterns among 50 kids w...
Obesity, Diabetes Pose 1-2 Threat to Young Americans
FRIDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors have long been concerned that increasing rates of childhood obesity could fuel a diabetes epidemic. Study results have now underscored that fear.
A Life-Saving Lesson That Took Decades to Learn
FRIDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors diagnosed Ronda Keys with type 2 diabetes when she was 19 years old and a student at the University of Maryland. Now 38 and living in Montgomery Village, Md., Keys had been suffering the classic symptoms...
Holiday Travel Tips for People With Diabetes
FRIDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- If you have diabetes and plan on traveling this holiday season, there are certain things you need to do to safeguard your health, says a University of Alabama at Birmingham expert. "I tell patients, especially t...
Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommended for Adults With Diabetes
THURSDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Hepatitis B vaccination is recommended for all unvaccinated adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes aged 19 to 59, say new guidelines from the U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The vacci...
Diabetes, Obesity After 60 May Drive Up Breast Cancer Risk
TUESDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A woman's risk of developing breast cancer appears to rise if she has diabetes or is obese after age 60, a new study indicates. Previous research has linked obesity and increased breast cancer risk, but "the dia...
Vitamin D Levels Tied to Diabetes Risk in Obese Kids
TUESDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Low levels of vitamin D are much more common in obese children than in those who aren't obese and are associated with insulin resistance, a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, researchers have found. The study incl...
Colon Cancer Prognosis Worse for the Obese, Type 2 Diabetics
FRIDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- People who have been diagnosed with colon cancer have a poorer prognosis if they're obese or have type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. Two new studies that looked at the impact that body-mass index (BMI) and a...
Low-Cal Diet Cuts Fat Around Heart in Obese People: Study
MONDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Heart function improved in obese people with type 2 diabetes who ate a very low-calorie diet, a small new study says. Researchers measured body-mass index (BMI) and used MRI to analyze heart function and pericar...
Fewer Diabetic Vision Problems Reported: CDC
THURSDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- People with diabetes are reporting fewer vision problems, a new U.S. government report shows. Since 1997 the percentage of diabetics reporting vision problems dropped from 26 percent to 18.6 percent, researche...
Intensive Control of Type 1 Diabetes Helps Kidneys: Study
SATURDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- People with type 1 diabetes who maintain tighter control of their blood sugar levels help protect their kidneys from long-term damage, finds a new study. Those treated early with more intensive diabetes manage...
Healthy Halloween Advice for Children With Diabetes
SATURDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- While there are challenges, Halloween can still be fun for children with diabetes, an expert says. "They can enjoy Halloween and enjoy some of the sweets the holiday offers -- within reason," Dr. Kenneth McCor...
FDA Approves First Combo Drug for Diabetes, Cholesterol
FRIDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A first-of-a-kind pill that treats both type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday. Juvisync is a prescription medication that contains two previously app...
Juvisync Approved for Type 2 Diabetics With High Cholesterol
FRIDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Juvisync (sitagliptin and simvastatin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for people with type 2 diabetes who also have high cholesterol. The single pill combines two previously approved d...
Super-Tight Blood Sugar Control May Not Ease Mental Decline in Diabetics
TUESDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) -- For people with type 2 diabetes, intense treatment doesn't slow decline in thinking skills, a new study found. Super-strict blood sugar control actually appeared to increase study participants' risk of death, ...
Asthma Can Complicate Diabetes Care in Kids
MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Children hit with the double whammy of type 1 diabetes and asthma have an especially tough time keeping their blood sugar under control, a new study finds. The reason why asthma might complicate pediatric diabe...
Popular Diabetes Drugs May Raise Pancreatic Cancer Risk, Study Suggests
THURSDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- People with type 2 diabetes taking the drugs Januvia or Byetta might have an increased risk of developing pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, a preliminary study suggests. The study also found that Byetta (ex...
366 Million People Now Have Diabetes: Report
TUESDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- The worldwide diabetes epidemic continues to worsen, with an estimated 366 million people struggling with the disease, 4.6 million deaths due to it each year, and annual health-care spending pegged at $465 bil...
Lifetime 'Dose' of Excess Weight Linked to Diabetes Risk
MONDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- It's long been known that obesity increases diabetes risk, but a new study finds that the amount of excess weight someone carries -- and how long it's carried -- can make that risk even higher. That's especiall...
Healthy Living Can Cut Chances of Developing Diabetes
MONDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Living a healthy lifestyle can cut your risk of diabetes by as much as 80 percent, researchers from the U.S. National Institutes of Health report. It has been clear that diet, exercise, smoking and drinking have...
Strokes Rising Among Teens, Young Adults: CDC
THURSDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Strokes are on the rise among teens and young people, a new government report shows. The number of people aged 15 to 44 hospitalized for stroke jumped by more than third between 1995 and 2008, say researchers ...
Many Get Too Many Calories From Sugary Drinks: CDC
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Almost half of Americans get a substantial amount of their calories from sweetened drinks, a new report indicates. Recent dietary guidelines have called for reducing the amount of sugar in one's diet, and for...
Obesity Continues to Balloon in U.S. and U.K.: Study
THURSDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The number of obese people in the United States will increase from 99 million in 2008 to 164 million by 2030, and the number of obese people in the United Kingdom will increase from 15 million to 26 million, a...
Daily Hot Dog May Feed Diabetes Risk: Study
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Eating red meat -- especially processed products such as hot dogs -- increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study warns. It also found that you can significantly lower your diabetes risk by replacing r...
Weight Loss May Boost Sex Life of Obese, Diabetic Men
FRIDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss improves the sexual health of obese men with type 2 diabetes, a new study finds. Australian researchers placed 31 obese men with type 2 diabetes on either a meal replacement-based low-calorie diet or ...
Dentists May Be Able to Spot Undiagnosed Diabetes
THURSDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- Dentists may be able to help spot undiagnosed diabetes or identify people with pre-diabetes, a new study suggests. By identifying people with the disease who are unaware of their condition, routine dental chec...
Building Muscle May Reduce Diabetes Risk, Study Says
THURSDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- Increasing your muscle mass can help lower your risk for type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed data from 13,644 adults who took part in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination ...
Menopause Does Not Boost Diabetes Risk, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- Menopause does not raise a woman's odds of developing diabetes, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Michigan Health System found this was true for both women who underwent natural men...
Caution Urged in Intensive Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
WEDNESDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- Intensive glucose-lowering treatment for people with type 2 diabetes doesn't reduce the risk of cardiovascular-related death and doctors need to be cautious about prescribing this type of treatment, a new stu...
For People With Diabetes, Pets May Pose Unusual Hazards
MONDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Pet owners are familiar with cats pouncing on their feet under the covers or a pooch who nibbles their toes in bed. But if you have diabetes, this lighthearted play is off-limits: Your feet and hands should not ...
Trials of Type 1 Diabetes Vaccines Bring Mixed Results
TUESDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) -- A vaccine developed to prevent the progression of type 1 diabetes shows some promise, while another designed to alter insulin production fails, according to the results of two new studies. The results of both s...
Diabetes on Upswing Worldwide
SATURDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- The last quarter century has seen a such an explosion in the incidence of diabetes that nearly 350 million people worldwide now struggle with the disease, a new British-American study reveals. Over the past th...
Diabetic Girls May Have Heart Risk Factors
MONDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- New research finds that girls and young women with type 1 diabetes show signs of risk factors for cardiovascular disease at an early age. The findings don't definitively prove that type 1 diabetes, the kind that...
After Diabetes Diagnosis, Concentrate on Dietary Changes, Study Says
SATURDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Dietary changes alone can yield the same benefits as changes in both diet and exercise in the first year after a person is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, a new study contends. English researchers found that p...
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