Health Tip: Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes
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(HealthDay News) - Type 2 diabetes is a disease in which the body doesn't properly process the hormone insulin, which regulates blood sugar. This form of diabetes is controlled with medication, proper diet and exercise, and maintaining a healthy body weight, and normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
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NEW YORK  - People with type 2 diabetes  have a higher likelihood of dying shortly after undergoing  coronary artery bypass graft surgery, even when a number of  risk factors are taken into account, new study results  indicate.
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NEW YORK  - People carrying excess weight who aim to ward off diabetes should try to lose the pounds before they reach middle age, Australian researchers suggest.
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LONDON: Civil servants with a low pay scale have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes as compared to their high-paid counterparts, a study has revealed.
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A drug to lower blood sugar could also help prevent type 2 diabetes.
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Of all the exciting progress that has been reported in the field of diabetes research in recent years, the most exciting and practical includes the confirmation that type 2 diabetes can be prevented.
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NEW YORK  - Middle age and elderly women whose diets include a lot of red meat appear to have an increased risk of developing diabetes, according to a report in the medical journal Diabetes Care.
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Using a simple portion control plate can help people ease their type 2 diabetes, research shows.
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NEW YORK  - People who manage to reduce their waistlines may also lower their risk for diabetes and heart disease, a study suggests.
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According to a new study, all type 2 diabetics benefits from taking statins (cholesterol lowering drugs), even those whose cholesterol levels are normal. Their chances of ever developing heart disease or strokes would be significantly reduced, says the ...
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People in a new study who took selenium supplements had more than one and a half times as much risk for Type 2 diabetes as those who did not.
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People with type 2 diabetes who require long-term insulin therapy may be at greater risk of colorectal cancer, a small study suggests.
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Description: NPR&#39;s Ira Flatow and guests consider the role of fitness and obesity as risk factors for diabetes and heart disease in women.
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The risk of Alzheimer&#39;s disease is increased in people with diabetes, who are &quot;resistant&quot; to the effects of insulin and therefore develop high blood glucose levels.
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A Johns Hopkins study suggests that people with type I and type II diabetes would be well advised to monitor their blood sugar levels more than the usual twice daily to make sure that levels are not elevated over 150 milligrams per deciliter for sustained
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NEW YORK  - As blood levels of vitamin D  increase, the risk of diabetes decreases in non-Hispanic whites  and Mexican Americans -- but not in blacks -- researchers have  found.
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A new study suggests that people with juvenile diabetes should follow the same advice given to other diabetics: Don't smoke, and watch your weight and blood pressure.