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Health Encyclopedia: Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors

Risk Factors

Over 19 million Americans have diabetes; up to 95% of these cases are type 2. In addition, 26% of Americans age 20 and older (and 40% of Americans age 65 and older) have impaired fasting glucose, a pre-diabetes condition that increases the risk for diabetes. According to a 2006 study, a total of 73 million Americans either have diabetes or are at risk of developing it.

Historically, type 2 diabetes usually developed after the age of 40, but it is now also increasing in children. Given...

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Expert & Community Posts

Diabetes Drug Dollars: Money Well Spent

By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

Diabetes mellitus is common (and becoming more prevalent), controllable, and costly. But are the... Read more »

Comparing Insulins for Type 2s

By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...it's no surprise that many of us who have type 2 diabetes think we have failed when our doctors... Read more »

I is for Insulin

By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...yet, in 1995.The current (June-July 2007) issue of Diabetes Health covers the question in Linda... Read more »

ADVANCE and ACCORD and A1C

By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

Last week, I commented on the ACCORD diabetes trial (ACCORD AND A1C), which surprised experts when... Read more »

Healthcare Reform: Whatever Happened to Access to Affordable, Quality Care?

By Beth McNamara , Health Expert

...chronic condition management care for such diseases as diabetes, to all Americans. According to... Read more »

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Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's Deepens

Monday's New York Times article Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's Deepens provides alarming statistics indicating that increases in diabetes may contribute to the rising toll from Alzheimer's.... Read more »

Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes is diabetes that occurs only during pregnancy. Diabetes is when your blood glucose level is too high. According to the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, between three... Read more »

FDA Warns Consumers About Dangerous Ingredients in "Dietary Supplements"

...prescription drugs (such as nitroglycerin) and lower blood pressure to dangerous levels. Consumers with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or heart disease often take nitrates. ED is... Read more »

Type 1 Diabetes: Risk Factors

Up to 1,000,000 people in the U.S. are estimated to have type 1 diabetes, with about 30,000 new cases diagnosed each year. It is much less common than type 2, however, consisting of only... Read more »

What is the key to healthy diabetes management? "

There is no diabetes cure. Diabetes management includes the control of diabetes symptoms through:Diet to control blood glucose levelExercise Blood glucose testing Oral medication Insulin ... Read more »

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Medications

Insulin Regular Human Inj Uses and How to Use

...is identical to human insulin. It is used to treat diabetes mellitus. Like other insulin... Read more »

Lantus SubQ Uses and How to Use

...(insulin-dependent) or type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes. Insulin glargine is a man-made,... Read more »

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Related News

Diabetes Before Pregnancy Doubles in Women, Teens

May 09, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More women and teens are developing diabetes before they become pregnant. A new study from Kaiser Permanente looked at 175,249... Read summary »

Injection-Free Diabetes Control

July 14, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For some type 2 diabetes patients, needles may be a thing of the past. A recent study shows some patients can control their... Read summary »

Diabetics Short Changed in Nursing Homes

May 29, 2007

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Nursing home residents who have diabetes may not be getting the kind of care they need to prevent deadly complications of the... Read summary »

Low-Carb Gets Results

August 04, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When it comes to weight-loss diets, one size does not fit all. A two-year trial comparing three diets suggests different... Read summary »

Predicting Type 1 Diabetes Better

March 18, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers have uncovered a fourth antibody that can better predict who is at risk for type 1 diabetes. Type-1 diabetes is an... Read summary »

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