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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Taking vitamin C or a blood pressure lowering drug could help some of the complications associated with diabetes.
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Middle age and elderly women whose diets include a lot of red meat appear to have an increased risk of developing diabetes. Dr. Simin Liu of Brigham and Women&#39;s Hospital in
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Elevated blood sugar increases the risk of heart disease, not only in people with diabetes but also in those with high-normal readings not considered diabetic.
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A study published today in the American Gastroenterological Associationâs journal Gastroenterology concludes that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who require long-term insulin therapy are at a significantly increased risk for colorectal cancer.
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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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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  - 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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A new study shows how depression can influence the body&#39;s use of glucose and increase the risk of diabetes. Researchers at Rush University Medical Center have been looking into some of the factors underlying diabetes in women.
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Red meats and processed meats such as hot dogs appear to increase the risk of diabetes, as does a heavily "Western" diet, according to new research released Monday.
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NEW YORK  - In adults, the development of insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes, is influenced more by current body weight than by birth weight, results of a study in twins suggests.
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NEW YORK  - It might be better to start your morning with a cup of coffee than a sugar-sweetened juice, at least where risk for type 2 diabetes is concerned, a new study suggests.
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(WebMD) People with type 2 diabetes who require insulin injections to control their disease may be at increased risk for colorectal cancer, according to findings from a newly published study.
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NEW YORK  - It is well known that people with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of pancreatic cancer, and now it seems that the risk extends to those with type 1 diabetes, researchers report. However, they point out that the risk is still very small.
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NEW YORK  - Among healthy middle-aged and older women, the hemoglobin A1c level -- a measure of blood sugar control -- is an independent predictor of type 2 diabetes, a study shows.
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NEW YORK  - People with type 2 diabetes or elevated blood sugar are at increased risk of dying after being hospitalized for pneumonia, a new study hints.
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Regular exercise can reduce the incidence of a deadly combination of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes in middle-aged and older people.