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People with pre-diabetes who lose roughly 10 percent of their body weight within six months of diagnosis dramatically reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes over the next three years, according to results of research led by Johns Hopkins scientists.
Studies have shown that type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed by losing just 7 percent of body weight (such as 15 pounds if you weigh 200) through regular Continue Reading
The American Diabetes Association, American Medical Association, and the YMCA of the USA applaud the introduction of the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2102). Sponsored by Senator Al Franken (D-MN), Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Representative Susan Davis (D-CA) and Representative Peter King (R-NY), the legislation would provide coverage for the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) to Medicare beneficiaries at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Avalere Health estimates the legislation will save $1.3 billion over 10 years.
If you had a choice between receiving $1,000 right now or $4,000 ten years from now, which would you pick?
The economic burden of diabetes in America continues to climb, exceeding more than $322 billion in excess medical costs and lost productivity in 2012, or more than $1,000 for every American, according to a study being published in the December issue of Diabetes Care that also includes a state-by-state breakdown of the prevalence and costs associated with diabetes. Additionally, increased costs associated with prediabetes and undiagnosed diabetes highlight the growing importance of prevention and early intervention.
Health Video: Why is India becoming the diabetic capital of the world? Dr Rajiv Kovil is a diabetologist and founder of the Diabetes care center. In this video he talks to us about why diabetes has become a serious health problem in India any how he believes the disorder is really a lifestyle disorder.
From television ads to bus stop bill boards to public service announcements on YouTube, we keep hearing warnings about pre-diabetes in children and the importance of helping young people adopt a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, for one single dad, trying to do the healthy thing for his young son — refusing to take him to McDonald’s caused him to be labeled as an unfit parent by a psychologist assigned by the courts in a divorce case.
A study published in the British Medical Journal in October of 2013 revealed that exercise is as good as medication to treat people with coronary heart disease and prediabetes and superior to in the treatment of stroke. This was a very large study that analyzed 305 studies that included 340,000 patients.
CBS Reports On The Dangers Of Some Diabetes Treatment Drugs. A major diabetes study has found that common treatments don’t reduce heart trouble and some may actually cause harm. Elaine Quijano speaks with Russ Mitchell about this revealing study.
Health Video: Tom Hanks: From Pre-Diabetes To Type 2 Diabetes, By Sunnybrook Hospital. Actor Tom Hanks has announced that he has Type 2 diabetes. Dr. Julia Lowe, Head of Sunnybrook’s Division of Endocrinology, explains the differences between pre-diabetes and diabetes and what can be done to manage the conditions.
A new study known as the The Adult Changes In Thought (ACT) was recently published by the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, and affiliate investigator at the Group Health Research Institute in Seattle. They study suggests that even slightly elevated morning fasting blood sugar may be associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. It has long been believed that having diabetes increases the risk of dementia, but this new study links non-diabetic patients who have even mildly elevated morning fasting glucose levels with their own increased risks.
Middle school-aged boys that participate on a sports team appear to have a reduced risk of obesity; girls of the same age who also participate in team sports do not appear to have any reduced risk. However, the same study indicated that girls who drank milk had greater protection against obesity than girls who did not drink milk.
Whether they’re on their lunch break or in our drive-thru line, customers looking for nutrition guidance can use our mobile app to easily customize meals that are right for them. The nutrition information section on Wendy’s website is the most visited area, especially before meal time. Like the website, this app gives customers the information they need to make good meal choices.
The National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) will save both lives and money only if it is expanded to communities around the country. However, the Prevention Fund is still being threatened. Members of the House of Representatives will vote again this week on whether to fully repeal this vital fund, gutting efforts to improve our nation’s health. Here is how you can help.
According to The International Diabetes Federation the number of people with diabetes is 366 million people, and the majority of those have type 2 diabetes. Unlike type 1 diabetes which onsets rapidly, usually over days or only a few weeks. type 2 diabetes does not occur overnight; it often takes many years to advance from pre-diabetes to full blown type 2 diabetes.
According to a newsletter published by the American Diabetes Association (DiabetesPro SmartBrief), “Nearly 31% of people ages 45 to 64 were obese last year despite an overall reduction in obesity rates between 2010 and 2011, according to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. Researchers also noted that 41% of middle-aged blacks and 34.5% of middle-aged Hispanics were obese.”
When your doctor recommends a new drug or treatment for your diabetes, do you know if the doctor has received payment from the company that markets the drug or device?
Reuters Health reported on the study that showed the men under several different sleep scenarios, including curtailed sleep, no sleep, and normal sleep over several days. Study measures included changes in how much the study participates ate, their blood sugar, hormone levels and indicators of their metabolic rate like oxygen use. If you are trying to lose weight, the study results are sobering.
A study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology reports that children who received growth hormone treatments had a more than eightfold increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with a group of children in the general population.
Actos, an anti-diabetic drug prescribed for type 2 diabetes, and sometimes for pre-diabetes and (off label) for polycystic ovarian syndrome in women, has been linked again to the dangerous side effect of possibly increasing the risk of bladder cancer.
A new study conducted by the University of Cambridge has answered a question long posed by diabetes researchers: does insulin resistance cause mitochondrial damage or does mitochondrial damage cause insulin resistance?
