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Causes of Type II Diabetes
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Unlike people with type I diabetes who become unable to produce insulin, people with type II diabetes produce insulin. But, either the body does not respond to insulin's action-it's resistant-or there is just not enough insulin to go around-there's too much body for the amount of insulin that's made. Either problem leads to the same outcome: high levels of glucose in the blood. (Type 2 Diabetes and Diabetes Education)
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Type I Diabetes And Insulin Resistance
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Researchers have discovered that people with type 1 diabetes often have insulin resistance-- a hallmark of type 2 diabetes and something that dramatically raises the odds for heart disease. (Diabetes News- Hyperinsulinemia)
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Higher Body Iron Stores Predict Future Risk of Women Developing Type 2 Diabetes
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In the first large study to assess iron stores and risk of type 2 diabetes in an apparently healthy population, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) found that higher iron stores were associated with significantly elevated risk of type 2 diabetes, independent of other known diabetes risk factors. (Diabetes Research, Type 2 Diabetes)
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Calcium and Vitamin D For Diabetes
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While diet, exercise, weight loss, and medications are prescribed for people with diabetes, more Americans are turning to nutritional support for additional help. Studies confirm that vitamin D and calcium supplementation are associated with a reduced risk of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. (Diabetes Nutrition, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes)
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Diabetes Mellitus: Causes and Symptoms
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Definition and Description of Diabetes Mellitus. Know the conditions that can be a sign of diabetes. Diabetes information with a Discussion of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. (diabetes type II) Risk factors for developing sugar diabetes.
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Tocotrienols - Just My Type
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People with Type 2 diabetes may develop an accelerated form of atherosclerosis. In fact, 80 percent of people with Type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis are likely to die from an "atherosclerotic event." (Diabetic Complications, Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis)
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Neuropathy Most Likely To Strike In Type 2 Diabetes Not In Type 1
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Painful neuropathy is more common in patients with type 2 diabetes than in those with type 1, due to metabolic syndrome, researchers suggest, because of a link with the metabolic syndrome. (Diabetic Complications, Polyneuropathy, Metabolic Syndrome)
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Developing An Age Reduction Plan
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Type I diabetics as well as Type II diabetics who take charge of their condition, vigilantly keeping their blood sugar levels within normal ranges, can significantly reduce the manifestations of premature aging. By managing diet, insulin, and exercise-- diabetics can avoid much of the aging that high blood sugar causes. No matter what ails you, the aging damage that a chronic condition causes is always improved by proper management.
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More Fractures, Less Bone Density In Premenopausal Women with Diabetes
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Premenopausal women who have type 1 diabetes should strongly consider preventive screening for osteoporosis, the researchers of a new study on bone density conclude. (Women's Health, Diabetic Complications, Juvenile Diabetes)
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LADA or Diabetes 1.5
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Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA), also called slow-onset diabetes or diabetes 1.5, has similarities both to type 1 and type 2. Often it is not recognized as LADA or type 1.5, because at first it looks like and reacts positively to treatments for type 2. However, it ends up revealing itself as an autoimmune form of diabetes, more like type 1. (Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetes Education)
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The New Silent Epidemic
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The number of American adults diagnosed with this disease annually has spiked 54% in the last decade and now stands at an estimated 21 million. At this very moment approximately one-third of those affected don’t even know they are at risk and it takes an average of 4 to 7 years before they learn the truth.
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Are You At Risk For Vitamin B-12 Deficiency?
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Vitamin B-12 deficiency can lead to anemia, nerve damage, tiredness, weakness, depression, weight loss, and numbness and tingling in the hands and feet. (Neuropathy, Type 2 Diabetes, Vitamin B-12)
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Relationships Between Hyperglycemia and Cognitive Performance
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Hyperglycemia is a common event among patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. While the cognitive-motor slowing associated with hypoglycemia is well documented, the acute effects of hyperglycemia have not been studied extensively, despite patients' reports of negative effects. This study prospectively and objectively assessed the effects of hyperglycemia on cognitive-motor functioning in subjects' natural environment. (Diabetes Research and Hyperglycemia)
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Borderline Diabetes
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Although borderline diabetes is not classed as diabetes, the risk of developing other diabetic complications such as coronary heart disease is equal to that of any patient in the diabetic category.
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Daily Multivitamin/Mineral Supplement Reduces Infection in Type 2 Diabetes
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Taking a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement reduced infection and absenteeism related to infection, according to the results of a randomized, double-blind trial reported in the Mar. 4 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. (Daily Vitamin, Infection, Type 2 Diabetes)
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