June 2007
Excess Weight Has Mixed Heart Effects in Diabetics
Health Behavior News Digest -- June 29, 2007
(Reuters) In patients with type 1 diabetes, excess body weight and fat seems to increase the risk of coronary heart disease. However, as weight and fat levels increase, the severity of heart disease lessens.
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Diabetes Keeps Rising Among Youth
Health Behavior News Digest -- June 28, 2007
(USA Today) White children account for most of the new cases of diabetes in children, says a new study, but the disease is found in all ethnic groups, and rates of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are on the rise.
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Prevalence Of Diabetes Rose 5% Annually Since 1990
ADA Diabetes World -- June 28, 2007
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the prevalence of diabetes rose 5% annually since 1990, and trends in incidence were consistent with the prevalence data, according to a report presented at the American Diabetes Association's 67th Annual Scientific Sessions.
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Most Important Diabetes Test May Be Reported In New Units
ADA Diabetes World -- June 28, 2007
The preliminary results from an international study showing the relationship between hemoglobin A1c (A1C) levels and average blood glucose levels, were reported at the American Diabetes Association's 67th Annual Scientific Sessions. Should the final results of the study replicate the early findings, doctors will likely report A1C test results in new average glucose (AG) units, so that patients will better understand the results of A1C testing.
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Obese Young Adults Face High Diabetes Risk
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 369 June 20, 2007
People who are obese at age 18 will more likely than not develop type 2 diabetes at some point, according to a U.S. study.
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Diabetes Reduces Life Expectancy by 8 Years
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 369 June 20, 2007
Before heart disease even develops among patients with heart disease, the effects on life expectancy have already begun, found researchers.
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What Causes Weight Gain After Weight Loss
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 369 June 20, 2007
Simple, stupid: Too much TV, sedentary lifestyle and not meeting public health recommendations for physical activity.
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Simple Clinical Model Predicts Incident Diabetes in Middle-Aged Adults
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 369 June 20, 2007
Obesity, metabolic syndrome traits, and parental diabetes predict the development of type 2 diabetes in middle-aged adults.
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E-Medical Records No Shortcut to Good Diabetes Care
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 368 June 13, 2007
Doctors need to use these systems as part of overall improvement plan, but the electronic medical record systems are no guarantee that diabetes patients will get better care, a new study finds.
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Women's Midlife Weight Key to Future Diabetes Risk
Health Behavior News Digest -- June 11, 2007
(Reuters) People carrying excess weight who aim to ward off diabetes should try to lose the pounds before they reach middle age, Australian researchers suggest. A woman's body mass index (BMI) in her late 40s was the strongest predictor of her risk of developing diabetes over the next eight years, Dr. Gita D. Mishra of the University of Queensland and her colleagues found.
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Expert Committee Releases Recommendations to Fight Childhood and Adolescent Obesity
American Medical Association Press Release - June 8, 2007
CHICAGO — Today the Expert Committee on the Assessment, Prevention and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity released recommendations for the management of overweight and obese children. The committee, made up of representatives from fifteen health professional organizations*, was convened by the American Medical Association (AMA) and co-funded in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Diabetes Drug Still Has Heart Risks, Doctors Warn
Health Behavior News Digest -- June 6, 2007
(New York Times) A medical study intended to demonstrate the heart safety of a well-known diabetes treatment seems, instead, to have added to the controversy over the drug.
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Study Finds Americans Can Maintain Weight Loss
Health Behavior News Digest -- June 5, 2007
Every so often, another study comes out depicting the average American as an incorrigible yo-yo dieter and committed couch potato; however, nearly six in 10 people maintained their weight loss to within 5 percent over a year’s time in a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Diabetic Cardiomyopathy Can Occur Soon After Diabetes Appears
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 367 June 6, 2007
Dramatic" losses of a key biochemical substance in heart muscle tissue occur in the very earliest stages of diabetes, according to a new study.
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Just Ten Minutes of Physical Activity A Day Has a Major Impact
Diabetes In Control Newsletter Issue 367 June 6, 2007
Even small amounts of physical activity — approximately 75 minutes per week — can improve cardiorespiratory fitness levels of sedentary overweight individuals, a study shows.
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