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Burden of Diabetes, Untreated Diabetes Increased From 1990 to 2022
FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2024 – The global burden of diabetes and untreated diabetes increased from 1990 to 2022, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in The Lancet. Bin Zhou, Ph.D., from Imperial...
Gum Disease & Diabetes: A Strong Link
THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 – Periodontal (gum) disease and diabetes are locked in a grim partnership aimed at undermining your health, experts warn. “Recent research has shown that diabetes is not only ...
More Than 800 Million People Worldwide Now Have Diabetes
THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 – Fourteen percent of the world's people – more than 800 million – now have diabetes, a doubling of the global rate for the blood sugar disease since 1990, new statistics...
Prevalence of Diabetes 15.8 Percent in U.S. Adults From 2021 to 2023
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 – The prevalence of diabetes was 15.8 percent among U.S. adults during August 2021 to August 2023, according to a November data brief published by the National Center for...
AI Can Help ID Patients With Diabetes at Highest Risk for Cardiomyopathy
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 – Machine learning can help identify individuals with diabetes at high risk for diabetic cardiomyopathy (DbCM), according to a study published online Sept. 6 in the European...
Comorbid Diabetes Increases Risk for Lower Extremity Amputation With Kidney Disease
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – Patients with comorbid diabetes have an elevated risk for lower extremity amputation (LEA) at all stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) compared with patients without...
Reported Dietary Intake Linked to Inflammation for >50 Percent of Adults
TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2024 – More than half of U.S. adults report 24-hour dietary intakes associated with inflammation, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in Public Health Nutrition. Rachel...
Four in Every 10 U.S. Adults Is Now Obese; Severe Obesity Rising
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 – Over 40 percent of U.S. adults are now obese, with rates roughly the same for men and women, new government data shows. Obesity rates fluctuated with age and fell as levels...
Prediabetes in Teens Could Raise Odds for Complicated Pregnancies Later
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 – If a woman is already in a "prediabetic" state in her teen or college years, her odds for a serious complication of pregnancy later in life rises, new research shows....
Diabetes Treatment Might Ease Gum Disease, Too
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 – Diabetes can worsen the state of your gums, but a new study suggests that diabetes medications may undo some of that damage. Researchers in Japan found a positive turnaround...
Exposure to Toxic Metals Linked to Faster Increases in Glycemia
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 – Exposure to toxic metals and alterations in essential metal homeostasis are associated with faster increases in glycemia over time in a high-risk Mexican American...
Diabetes Complications Tied to Higher Risk for Gum Disease
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 – Neuropathy and retinopathy are positively associated with moderate/severe periodontitis, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in the Journal of Dental Research....
Time-Restricted Eating Helps to Improve Diabetes Outcomes
FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2024 – Time-restricted eating (TRE) may improve diabetes outcomes, independent of energy intake, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Association...
Exposure to Glucocorticoids Increases Risk for New-Onset Diabetes
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 – Exposure to systemic glucocorticoids during hospitalization is associated with an increased risk for new-onset diabetes, according to a study presented at the annual of...
Diabetes Can Sometimes Lead to Gum Disease
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 – People with diabetes are more prone to gum disease, due to the damage the chronic illness does to small blood vessels, a new study warns. Diabetics who suffer from other...
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