New Diabetes Statistics Highlight Need For Prevention
New Diabetes Statistics Further Highlight The Urgent Need For Prevention And Early Detection New data released last week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) paint an urgent picture of the state of diabetes, estimating that nearly 26 million children and adults in the United States are now living with diabetes. With one out of every... more
Latest Tools For A Healthy Diabetes Lifestyle
Diabetes Forecast Consumer Guide 2011: The Latest Tools For A Healthy Diabetes Lifestyle Diabetes Forecast, the consumer magazine of the American Diabetes Association, has published its annual Consumer Guide in its January issue. The number of products on the market can be overwhelming, so Diabetes Forecast seeks to help people with diabetes select... more
Is Exercising More Important For Older People?
In today’s life exercising has achieved a lot of importance. Earlier people aged gracefully in their rocking chairs however today the elderly also understand the importance of exercise. They run, jog, walk, swim and do all possible things to keep themselves fit. Exercise is essential for living a healthy life. There are several benefits of exercising.... more
Are you at risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease?
There are many things that can put you at risk for developing type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Some of these things you have the power to change – if you smoke or exercise – and some you don’t – your age or family history. Either way, you should know how all of these things can add to your chances for type 2 diabetes, heart... more
Diabetic patients can prevent nerve pain
A common complication of diabetes is the development of nerve damage, also known as diabetic nerve pain. This damage affects the nerves that allow patients to feel sensations such as numbness and debilitating pain – also called neuropathy. More than 20 million people have diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. By the end of... more
Experts Back Switch to New Diabetes Test
Screening Test Called the A1c Assay Allows More Convenient Diagnosis. Diabetes experts on Friday urged a switch to a diagnostic test for the disease that’s more useful to primary care doctors and more convenient for patients because it doesn’t require fasting. An international panel recommended that a test known as the hemoglobin A1c assay... more
Drug Cuts Amputation Risk in Diabetes
Study: Cholesterol Drug Fenofibrate Also Decreases Diabetes-Related Amputation Treating type 2 diabetes patients with a cholesterol-lowering drug called fenofibrate cuts the risk of a first diabetes-related limb amputation by 36%, according to a new study published this week in The Lancet. “I would call that a substantial reduction in risk,”... more
Ignoring Diabetes is Risky Business
(ARA) – Are you taking risks with your life without even knowing it? You may be one of the nearly 6 million Americans who have type 2 diabetes and don’t even know it. Diabetes affects nearly 24 million children and adults in the United States and another 57 million have pre-diabetes, a condition that places them at increased risk for developing... more
Biking for Your Health – Join the Fight to Stop Diabetes
(ARA) – Maybe you started biking to work when gas prices were hovering near $4 a gallon. Or perhaps you and your family cycle as a great way to spend time together on a Saturday afternoon. But did you know that using pedal power could help to find a cure for one of the nation’s deadliest diseases? With your family, on your own or as part... more
