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Type 2 Diabetes Illness Risks

Lack of sleep linked to Type 2 diabetes

March 16, 2009
Americans who get little shuteye during the work week may be putting themselves in danger of Type 2 diabetes, a new study has found. Researchers say that of 1,455 study participants, those who got fewer than six hours of sleep per night were nearly five times as likely to develop the disease as those who got six to eight hours of sleep. The study adjusted for age, body mass index, depression, and several other factors, and experts say it suggests there is a complex interaction between sleep and ... Read more »

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The Diversity of Diabetes
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...by different medicines used to treat often serious illnesses such as cancer, kidney disease, and... Read more »

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Flatbush diabetes
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...from the other parent and you'll get MODY.     Type 2 diabetes is polygenic, meaning a lot of... Read more »

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Why Do African-Americans Have an Increased Risk of Diabetes?
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...factors which will increase your chance of developing type 2 diabetes if you are... Read more »

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...the obesity comes other problems --- heart disease, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.... Read more »

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Have Complicated Diabetes/Obesity?? Bariatric Surgery May Help
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...conditions like diabetes, heart disease, or other serious illnesses.   So the question is - if... Read more »

Health Guide

Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's Deepens
...change) of one physical component can trigger another medical issue. Logically, diabetes seems like an illness that can lead to Alzheimer's (as can other medical challenges such as heart disease... Read more »
Type 1 Diabetes: Risk Factors
...common than type 2, however, consisting of only 7 - 10% of all cases of diabetes. Nevertheless, like type 2 diabetes, the incidence in type 1 has been rising over the past few decades.Risk Factors... Read more »
Diabetes Diet: General Dietary Guidelines
...that is culturally defined as desirable or ideal. Children, pregnant women, and people recovering from illness should be sure to maintain adequate calories for health.Manage or prevent... Read more »
Diabetes: Type 2: Emergency Complications
...Other triggers include alcohol abuse, physical injury, pulmonary embolism, heart attacks, or other illnesses.Severely low insulin levels cause excessive amounts of glucose in the bloodstream... Read more »
Diabetes Diet: Major Food Components in a healthy diabetic diet
...exerciseThe time, type, and dose of insulin or oral medicationsOther relevant factors, such as menstruation, illness, and stressThe patient works with the dietitian for two or three 45 to 90... Read more »

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...patients with kidney disease, diabetes, or serious illness or in the elderly. Potassium levels... Read more »

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