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Greater Awareness of Food Supply for Children with Diabetes Needed
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[19/01/2011] Managing diabetes in a child requires a careful balance of insulin, diet, and exercise. Buying essential medical supplies, such as needles and testing strips, adds a financial burden to families. According to a new study, the resulting food insecurity that arises from the financial burden of diabetes management increases a child's risk of being hospitalized due to complications from diabetes.Greater Awareness of Food Supply for Children with Diabetes Needed - Read more
Diabetes: Conditions Improved after Phone Calls
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[20/10/2010] Phone calls with a peer facing the same self-management challenges helped diabetes patients manage their conditions and improved their blood sugar levels better than those who used traditional nurse care management services alone, according to research.Diabetes: Conditions Improved after Phone Calls - Read more
Women with Diabetes Have more C-Sections and Fetal Complications
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[08/10/2010] Nearly half of women with diabetes prior to pregnancy have a potentially-avoidable C-section and their babies are twice as likely to die as those born to women without diabetes, according to a study.Women with Diabetes Have more C-Sections and Fetal Complications - Read more
Type 2 Diabetes: Self-Management Education Program Helps Latinos
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[29/09/2010] A diabetes self-management education program delivered by community health workers may be effective in improving the blood sugar levels and behavioral skills among Hispanics/Latinos with type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study.Type 2 Diabetes: Self-Management Education Program Helps Latinos - Read more
Short Sleepers at Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
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[13/09/2010] People who sleep less than six hours a night may be three times more likely to develop a condition which leads to diabetes and heart disease, according to researchers at the University of Warwick.Short Sleepers at Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes - Read more
Diabetes Impairs but Does not Halt Sex among Elderly
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[10/09/2010] Many older adults with diabetes are sexually active, according to a study. Almost 70 percent of partnered men with diabetes and 62 percent of partnered women with diabetes engaged in sexual activity two or three times a month, comparable to those without diabetes, the study showed.Diabetes Impairs but Does not Halt Sex among Elderly - Read more
Type 2 Diabetes More Likely Among Moms Who Don't Breastfeed
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[08/09/2010] Mothers who did not breastfeed their children have significantly higher rates of type 2 diabetes later in life than moms who breastfed, report University of Pittsburgh researchers.Type 2 Diabetes More Likely Among Moms Who Don't Breastfeed - Read more
New Variants Found that Indicate a Predisposition to Type 2 Diabetes
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[25/08/2010] An international team has discovered 12 more regions on the genome with DNA variants that are associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes, bringing the number to 38.New Variants Found that Indicate a Predisposition to Type 2 Diabetes - Read more
Text Messages Support Adolescent Patients with Diabetes
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[13/08/2010] Doctor at Nationwide Children's Hospital taps into teen texting habits to increase medication compliance in adolescent diabetes patients.Text Messages Support Adolescent Patients with Diabetes - Read more
Sweet Way to Detect Prediabetes
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[09/08/2010] Having discovered a dramatic increase of an easy-to-detect enzyme in the red blood cells of people with diabetes and prediabetes, scientists say the discovery could lead to a simple, routine test for detecting the subtle onset of the disease, before symptoms or complications occur and in time to reverse its course.Sweet Way to Detect Prediabetes - Read more
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