Diabetes May Speed Worsening of Movement Problems
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NEW YORK  - Diabetes seems to accelerate  the progression of rigidity and walking disturbances in older  persons, according to a report in the journal Neurology. In  contrast, diabetes does not affect other movement problems,  such as slowness and tremor.
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NEW YORK  - A study of type 2 diabetics with depression confirms that depression has a negative impact on glycemic (blood sugar) control, researchers report, and "affirms the importance of depression management in diabetic patients in its potential to improve glycemic control."
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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 (news - web sites).
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NEW YORK  - A new study suggests that participation in the Chinese martial art Tai Chi Chuan may help boost immune function and improve blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes.
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NEW YORK  - People who develop diabetes late in life often suffer from a range of diabetes-related complications, and their life expectancy is shorter than that of nondiabetic individuals of the same age, a new study shows.
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The global diabetes epidemic is projected to affect 7 percent of the world's adult population by 2025 as developing countries embrace bad health habits associated with affluence, medical experts said on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Symptoms of anxiety may speed  the progression of certain physical disabilities in older  women, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - The instability that often  accompanies Parkinson's disease can lead to falls and even to a  fear of walking, but German researchers report that repetitive  training can help people surmount these difficulties.
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NEW YORK  - People with diabetes are prone to develop damage to their retinas, but tight control of blood pressure slows the progression of this complication and helps prevent vision loss, UK researchers report.
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Exercise can help people with large   waistlines reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes,   Finnish researchers said on Friday.
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NEW YORK  - 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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NEW YORK  - Results of a new study provide more evidence that being depressed increases the likelihood of developing diabetes.
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Regular exercise could stop Parkinson's disease from progressing, researchers believe.
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NEW YORK  - People with diabetes often  suffer from chronic and sometimes severe pain, and this can  create difficulties for them in the management of their  condition and with self-care activities, researchers have  found.
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Sometimes less is more. But when it comes to exercise for diabetics, researchers find, the more you do, the better it is
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NEW YORK  - In patients with type 2 diabetes, a decrease in hemoglobin (Hb) is insidious and occurs predominantly in older people with chronic kidney disease and damaged large blood vessels, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - An experimental drug has been  shown to combat the underlying cause of nerve damage that  occurs in people with diabetes.