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Could insulin pills prevent diabetes? Big study seeks answer
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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