Diabetes heightens risk of cancer death: study
Doctors know that diabetics have a higher than normal risk of dying of heart attacks or strokes, but new research Wednesday showed that having diabetes also raises the risk of dying from many cancers and other diseases.
Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! News
Missing Sugar Molecule Raises Diabetes Risk In Humans
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego say an evolutionary gene mutation that occurred in humans millions of years ago and our subsequent inability to produce a specific kind of sialic acid molecule appears to make people more vulnerable to developing type 2 diabetes, especially if they’re overweight. The findings are …
Read more on redOrbit
Diabetes in pregnancy a risk for mom years later
A type of diabetes that strikes during pregnancy may disappear at birth, but it remains a big red flag for moms’ future health — one that too many seem to be missing.
Read more on AP via Yahoo! News
Taking more steps could lower diabetes risk – study
Walk more, and not only burn off calories, but also lessen the chance of becoming diabetic, a new study says.
Read more on 3news
Highlights from Dr Fred Vagnini’s presentation at the Annual World Congress of Anti-Aging Medicine in Orlando about diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors. 40-60 million US citizens are pre-diabetic and most are likely to develop diabetes within ten years. An indicator of pre-diabetes is the presence of belly fat and once diagnosed the onset of diabetes is preventable through exercise and nutrition.
