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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Health Risk Factors Of Diabetes

Sleep apnea linked to metabolic syndrome in teens

October 03, 2008
Teenagers with sleep apnea are more likely to have risk factors for Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, a study has found. A significant number of the teens in the study were overweight, but researchers found weight was not a contributing factor to the health problems. Researchers found 59 percent of teens with sleep apnea had metabolic syndrome, versus 16 percent of those without sleep apnea. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Diabetes Risk during Pregnancy
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...doctor. One screening my doctor has done is for diabetes. I had this done during my first... Read more »

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“Weighty” Issues in Children and Teens with Diabetes
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert

...right. One of the biggest challenges in children with diabetes is balancing appropriate growth... Read more »

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St. Nick
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...associated with a greater risk of heart disease or type 2 diabetes.I'm concerned that St. Nick,... Read more »

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ACCORD and A1C
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...part of a major North American clinical trial of diabetes and cardiovascular disease called... Read more »

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Insulin: First-line treatment?
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

...physicians have different approaches to treating type 2 diabetes, but here's a common approach.... Read more »

Health Guide

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
What is gestational diabetes mellitus?Pregnancy has typically been viewed as a statement of health, as it should be. In the midst of morning sickness, heartburn, exhaustion, and the excitement of... Read more »
Pre-Diabetes Risks, Symptoms & Prevention
Pre-diabetes is a health condition that carries no symptoms. Commonly referred to as "impaired glucose tolerance," approximately 54 million people in the United States twenty years and... 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 »
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Diabetes
...weight gain or obesity, usually carrying extra weight around the waist insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes high cholesterol high blood pressure male-pattern baldness or thinning hair patches of... Read more »
Type 2 Diabetes: Risk Factors
Risk FactorsOver 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... Read more »

Medications

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

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...tobacco use, alcohol use, having high cholesterol/diabetes, or history of heart disease. Discuss... Read more »

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...urine worsening of seizures signs of worsening diabetes control (e.g., increased thirst ... Read more »

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...sugar level rise, therefore causing or worsening diabetes. This high blood sugar can rarely... Read more »

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...blood sugar level rise, which can cause or worsen diabetes. High blood sugar can rarely cause... Read more »

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