Gastric Bypass Surgery for Mild Obesity in Diabetics
In 2003, a study of more than 1,000 patients who underwent gastric bypass found that one-third of...
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Diabetes
Forgetting the Fast Food
The figure below shows the percentage of daily calories consumed from fast food among adults aged...
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Prediabetes in the United States
About one-third of American adults aged 20 or older had prediabetes in 2010, according to a report...
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ADA 2013: Mixed Results With Lifestyle Intervention for Obese Diabetics
The Particulars: The effects of long-term, intensive lifestyle interventions focused on weight...
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ADA 2013: Achieving Lifestyle Changes in the Unmotivated
The Particulars: Previous studies indicate that increased exercise and healthy diet can help...
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ADA 2013: Wide-Ranging Benefits of Intensive Type 1 Diabetes Therapy
The Particulars: The Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC) study was...
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ADA 2013: Major Advance Toward an Artificial Pancreas
“Smart” Device That Reduces Low Blood Glucose Levels Overnight Undergoing FDA Review. Chicago...
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ADA 2013: Training Fat to Be Good
The Particulars: The effects of exercise on those who do not lose weight have not been well...
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ADA 2013: Predicting Type 1 Diabetes
The Particulars: The ability to predict patients who are most likely to develop type 1 diabetes...
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ADA 2013: The Socioecological Determinants of Pre- & Type 2 Diabetes
Chicago (June 20, 2013) – The epidemic growth of type 2 diabetes in the U.S. over the past decade...
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AMA: Obesity Is a Disease. Do You Agree?
The American Medical Association (AMA) has officially labeled obesity as a disease in hopes that...
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Peer Coaching Benefits Diabetes Care
When compared with usual care, peer health coaching appears to significantly improve diabetes...
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ATS 2013: Sleep Apnea & Glucose Levels in Prediabetes
The Particulars: Sleep apnea has been shown in clinical research to be associated with abnormal...
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By the Numbers: High LDL Cholesterol
A CDC report has found that the prevalence of high LDL cholesterol decreased significantly over...
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Assessing Survival in People With Diabetes & Pancreatic Cancer
Long-term, pre-existing type 2 diabetes appears to increase mortality risk among patients...
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Diabetes: A Predictor of Severe Osteoarthritis?
Type 2 diabetes appears to predict the development of severe osteoarthritis, independent of age,...
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FDA Approves Invokana to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Invokana (canagliflozin) tablets, used with...
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Diabetes Alert Day: Take it. Share it.
On March, 26, 2013, the American Diabetes Association will be encouraging the public to take the...
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