diabetes
Could insulin pills prevent diabetes? Big study seeks answer
Health & Fitness
July 3, 2015
Could insulin pills prevent diabetes? Big study seeks answer
For nearly a century, insulin has been a life-saving diabetes treatment. Now scientists are testing a tantalizing question: What if…
Few people heading toward diabetes know it
Health & Fitness
June 30, 2015
Few people heading toward diabetes know it
Only about one in eight people with so-called pre-diabetes, often a precursor to full-blown disease, know they have a problem,…
Mom’s diabetes control in pregnancy may affect kids’ brains
Health & Fitness
June 27, 2015
Mom’s diabetes control in pregnancy may affect kids’ brains
For pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, good control of blood sugar might make a difference in how well their…
For diabetes control, surgery and intensive lifestyle change about equal
Health & Fitness
May 8, 2015
For diabetes control, surgery and intensive lifestyle change about equal
Intensive medical management with supervised diet and exercise may work as well as weight-loss surgery to help diabetics get blood…
WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity
Health & Fitness
May 6, 2015
WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity
Health data released on Wednesday provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes and…
Obesity in pregnancy puts child at diabetes risk: study
Health & Fitness
April 28, 2015
Obesity in pregnancy puts child at diabetes risk: study
Women who are obese while pregnant may put their offspring at risk of childhood diabetes, a condition that requires lifelong…
Mid-pregnancy maternal diabetes tied to child’s autism risk
Health & Fitness
April 16, 2015
Mid-pregnancy maternal diabetes tied to child’s autism risk
When mothers develop diabetes during the first 26 weeks of pregnancy, the child they’re carrying may be at increased risk…
Childhood trauma may raise risk of type 1 diabetes
Health & Fitness
April 16, 2015
Childhood trauma may raise risk of type 1 diabetes
Traumatic events during childhood may increase kids' risk of developing type 1 diabetes, a Swedish study suggests.The researchers questioned more…
Diabetes During Pregnancy Could Be Linked to Autism, Study Finds
Health & Fitness
April 15, 2015
Diabetes During Pregnancy Could Be Linked to Autism, Study Finds
Diabetes that develops early in pregnancy may increase women's chances of having a child with autism, according to a new…
Detecting diabetes in children before symptoms appear
Health & Fitness
April 10, 2015
Detecting diabetes in children before symptoms appear
Doctors may be able to detect type 1 diabetes in children before they exhibit any symptoms of the disease, new…