Diabetes: Are you at risk?
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You probably know someone who&#39;s had the symptoms. Perpetually thirsty or hungry. Unexplained weight loss. Fatigue. Frequent trips to the restroom.
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It&#39;s well known that diabetes doubles the risk of dying from heart disease. Two large international studies now say that heart risk increases much before the diabetes stage, when the sugar levels are high but have not crossed the marker for diabetes.
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The risk of Alzheimer's disease is increased in people with diabetes, who are "resistant" to the effects of insulin and therefore develop high blood glucose levels.
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Diabetes is dangerous even before the disease becomes full-blown, boosting the risk of death from heart disease in its earliest form, Australian researchers said on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Findings from a new study   suggest that obesity per se is not a risk factor for organ   failure or death. However, the risk is increased with diabetes,   which often develops in people with a high body mass index
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Although obesity and lack of  physical activity both raise the risk of type 2 diabetes in  women, obesity appears to be the more important factor,  researchers report in the journal Diabetes Care.
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New research shows that many people who have heart disease - or are at risk of developing it owing to factors such as being overweight - also have undiagnosed diabetes, which increases their chance of an early death.
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When a child develops diabetes, it&#39;s critical to know if it&#39;s the type that requires insulin treatment or the other version that can be controlled with diet and exercise.
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NEW YORK  - The percentage of U.S. adults with diabetes who have their blood sugar levels under control, as indicated by glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) levels of less 7 percent, increased between 1999 and 2004, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.
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NEW YORK  - Social position appears to  affect the risk of developing diabetes in middle-age,  white-collar workers in the UK, according to the results of a  study reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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NEW YORK  - Individuals at risk for   developing type 2 diabetes who are prescribed the drug   metformin should stick with it, doctors say. In a large study,   individuals who adhered to a metformin-based diabetes   preventive strategy had a reduced risk of developing diabetes,   they report.
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Women with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for several poor pregnancy outcomes compared with the general population, and with women who have type 1 diabetes, a Danish study shows.
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There is new evidence that alcohol consumed in moderation may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes (the form of the disease which emerges in middle age). Although this has been suspected previously, it now seems ...
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NEW YORK  - Vigorous exercise reduces the  risk of diabetes among overweight, sedentary men, study  findings suggest. And if these men reduce the amount of  calories they consume each day, their diabetes risk drops even  further.
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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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Diabetics should test their blood sugar levels more regularly to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, a study says.
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BALTIMORE -- British researchers have begun human trials to investigate a vaccine that could possibly cure type 1 diabetes. Meanwhile, overindulging in food during the holiday season can pose dangerous health risks for type 2 diabetics.