Refined Carbohydrates Up Diabetes Risk

But Researchers Say Foods Like Bran Cereal and Oatmeal Can Reduce Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MDNov. 26, 2007 -- Eating the right kind of carbohydrates may help lower the risk of type 2 diabetes, researchers say.

Two new studies suggest that eating simple or refined carbohydrates with a high glycemic index -- like white bread and rice -- raise the risk of type... read more

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Type 2 Diabetes: How to Start Insulin

Once-Daily Insulin May Be a Starting Point, Study Suggests
By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MDOct. 24, 2007 -- Do you have type 2 diabetes and need to start taking insulin? Scientists have new insights on how you should do so.

Taking insulin once daily at bedtime may be a first step, with fewer risks than other insulin-dosing strategies, a new study shows.

Those findings are preliminary, so patients... read more

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Key Unlocks Obesity/Diabetes Link

Blocking Inflammation Pathway May Keep Obesity From Causing Diabetes
By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MDNov. 6, 2007 -- Obesity leads to insulin resistance and diabetes, but not if a key inflammatory pathway is blocked, mouse studies show.

Abdominal obesity is a key risk factor for type 2 diabetes. As people gain more and more belly fat, they become more and more resistant to insulin. Their bodies have to... read more

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High heart rates increase chances of obesity, diabetes

Recent research showed a connection between high resting heart rates and the development of obesity and diabetes. Dr Yoshiyuki Shigetoh and colleagues (Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan) studied the impact of higher heart rates on the body's metabolism.

Researchers followed 614 participants over a period of 20 years. The study subjects were divided in four groups on the basis of heart beat rates- under 60, 60-69, 70-79 and over 80. Analysis of data revealed... read more

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Nutrition Notes: Obesity, Diabetes and Prostate Cancer: What’s the Link?

The new findings are particularly interesting because men who have diabetes – a disease usually marked by excess weight and high insulin levels – seem to be at reduced risk of developing prostate cancer. Data from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial, which followed more than 33,000 men for almost nine years, were released earlier this year and noted that men who had diabetes showed a 20 percent lower risk for... read more

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Diabetes may be linked to risk of lymphoma

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More cases of blood cancers classified as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, or NHL, seem to occur among people with diabetes than those without, researchers report.

"Although the relative risk is moderate, given the rapidly increasing incidence and prevalence of diabetes, the number of incident cases of NHL attributed to diabetes can potentially be very high," Dr. Anastassios G. Pittas and colleagues point out in their report in the medical journal Diabetes Care.

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'A staggering problem'

A new study from the CDC projects that the number of adults 40 and older with diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of blindness among working-age adults, will reach 16 million in 2050, up from 5.5 million in 2005. Diabetics are also more prone to developing cataracts and glaucoma, the study notes, and older Latinos and blacks are expected to be disproportionately affected.

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Sickly Gums During Pregnancy May Invite Diabetes

Pregnant women with gum disease beware: You’re at risk of developing gestational diabetes. The condition develops during pregnancy and usually ebbs after the baby is born, but it can increase your chances of developing type 2 diabetes later on. According to one study, pregnant women who developed gestational diabetes had high levels of gum disease-causing bacteria and inflammation. Researchers speculate that gum disease may impair blood sugar control, leading to the development of diabetes. Published... read more

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deCODE to Integrate New Genetic Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes Into Its deCODEme(TM) Personal Genome Scan Service

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Lack of sleep has genetic link with type 2 diabetes

Sleep is a mystery. Although no one knows exactly why, it’s required for good health. But now, scientists have found a surprisingly clear connection between sleep and a healthy body: the regulation of sugar levels in the blood. The new studies, all online December 7 in Nature Genetics, describe the first genetic link between sleep and type 2 diabetes, a disease marked by high blood sugar levels.

In the United States, the number of people... read more

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