Friday, October, 23, 2009
Early Diabetes Symptoms
October 03, 2008
A new device that takes a snapshot of the eye may help doctors spot
diabetic eye disease early. The photo captures signs of metabolic
stress and tissue damage before symptoms appear and much earlier
than is possible with traditional examination. Researchers say this
test could help catch diabetic retinopathy in its very early
stages, which may help prevent blindness.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Gretchen Becker
,
Health Expert
...because, according to the latest news buzz, people with diabetes are apt to have "cognitive...
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By Dr. Fran Cogen
,
Health Expert
Diabetes is not one disease and different types of diabetes have been identified in the scientific...
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By Dr. Fran Cogen
,
Health Expert
...offered my vision for a potential treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus. I proposed that a...
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By David Mendosa
,
Health Expert
...a “lifestyle disease” because you have type 2 diabetes? Even if no one ever said that to...
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By Beth McNamara
,
Health Expert
...receive the diagnosis that we have a child with Type 1 Diabetes, the whirlwind of the disease...
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Health Guide
ReferencesAmerican
Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in
diabetes -- 2006.
Diabetes Care. 2006 Jan;29 Suppl 1:S4-42.Berhe T, Postellon D, Wilson B, Stone R. Feasibility and safety of...
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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....
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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...
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Long-Term Complications
Type 1 diabetes reduces the normal life span by an average of 5 to 8 years. However, survival rates are improving in all ethnic groups and both genders. Longer survival rates...
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Screening TestsThere are no clear-cut guidelines for when to screen for
diabetes. Some experts recommend that everyone over age 45 be tested regularly for
diabetes, although others do not feel this...
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Related News
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...
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December 02, 2008
By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Using genetics to predict type 2 diabetes may not be as big...
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June 27, 2008
(Ivanhoe Newswire) There's new help for young girls who are at risk of going through puberty early and developing insulin resistance a risk factor...
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May 05, 2008
SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- The number of people who have type 1 diabetes has tripled in the last 50 years. Now, scientists believe the...
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June 15, 2009
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For patients with both Type 2 diabetes and heart disease, choosing drug therapy or surgery produces similar death rates,...
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