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Health Encyclopedia: Type 1 Diabetes Prevention

Prevention

Fingerstick blood tests are now available that can test for autoantibodies that identify children who are at high risk for developing type 1 diabetes. At this time, however, there is no way to prevent type 1 diabetes and all preventive therapies are investigative. Until there are ways to prevent the condition, such screening tests are expensive and provide little value.

Although insulin is the mainstay of type 1 diabetes treatment, research is ongoing to develop other approaches that mi...

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Don't veto diabetes!

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...provides the first funding increase in two years for diabetes prevention programs at the Centers... Read more »

Diabetes Cures and Diabetes Prevention

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Dietary advice for people with diabetes

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...complications. It is, therefore, important at all levels of diabetes prevention... MNT is also... Read more »

Misleading Headlines

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...misleading as the ones I cited. Some years ago the Diabetes Prevention Program trial showed that... Read more »

Antioxidants: Good or bad?

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...glucose levels? Lipid levels? Heart attack rates? Diabetes prevention? Longevity? Better hair?... Read more »

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Diabetic Women Can Reduce Their Risk of Urinary Incontinence

......Kusek, PHD, Trevor J. Orchard, MD, Yong Ma, MS, Eric Vittinghoff, PHD, MPH, Alka M. Kanaya, MD for the Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group Diabetes Prevention Program Coordinating... Read more »

Vertebrobasilar circulatory disorders

Vertebrobasilar insufficiency; Posterior circulation ischemia. Prevention General prevention of strokes caused commonly by atherosclerosis includes... Read more »

Diabetic neuropathy

Nerve damage - diabetic Prevention It is clear now that tight control of blood sugar level (Hemoglobin A1C References Vinik AI. Diabetic... Read more »

Stroke Patient Guide, Part II: Diagnosis

Diagnosing a stroke Any type of stroke is considered a medical emergency and requires urgent medical assistance, because immediate treatment can make the difference between life and death. ... Read more »

Diabetic retinopathy

Retinopathy - diabetic Prevention People with diabetes should see an ophthalmologist to have their eyes dilatedonce a year. This lets the doctor see the... Read more »

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