Insulin analogue glargine linked to increased cancer risk among diabetes Patients
WASHINGTON - Diabetes patients’ risk of cancer increases if they use the long-acting insulin analogue glargine instead of human insulin, according to a study.
Glucose challenge test accurate, economical for diabetes screening
WASHINGTON - Emory University researchers have found that a test commonly used to help identify women with diabetes during pregnancy may be an accurate, convenient and economical way to screen the general population for unrecognized diabetes and prediabetes.
How diabetes drugs raise heart failure risk
LONDON - A new study may help explain how a class of diabetes drugs increases the risk of heart failure.
New diabetes awareness campaign encourages patients to talk
NEW DELHI - An innovative diabetes awareness campaign based on patient to patient interaction and education on managing the disease in daily life, now underway in more then 40 countries, was launched in India Monday.
How obesity increases diabetes risk
LONDON - Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered how obesity makes a person more prone to diabetes, and why thin people can become insulin-resistant.
Now obesity increases diabetes risk
LONDON - Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered how obesity makes a person more prone to diabetes, and why thin people can become insulin-resistant.
Unfit young adults may develop diabetes in middle age
WASHINGTON - Men and women between 18 and 30 years with low aerobic fitness levels are more likely to develop diabetes in 20 years, a study said.
How type1 and type2 diabetes differs in diagnosis?
This is a query most of you have. You wonder why some one is diagnosed to have type1 diabetes when in the texts you will find that this is a genetic disease (from birth). Also in other cases, there is a very thin line of difference in symptoms for type1 and type2 diabetes mellitus. In this article we have attempted to cover a few differences that we found would be comprehensive and important for you.
Aerobically unfit young adults likely to develop diabetes in middle age
WASHINGTON - Young adults who have low aerobic fitness levels are two to three times more likely to develop diabetes in middle age, finds a new study.
Children, elderly most susceptible to swine flu, say experts
NEW DELHI - Children and old people, especially those suffering from chronic diseases like diabetes and heart problems, are most prone to catch the swine flu virus that has created havoc globally, experts here said.
