Category: Diabetes

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Weight loss ought to be the cornerstone of treatment for newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, a recent study concludes. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, says such a strategy might be best employed in preventing the disease to …

Using waist circumference may be one simple way to stave off type 2 diabetes, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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For the majority of people with type 2 diabetes, weight loss of 15% of their body weight should be first among therapies to manage the condition, a recent study concludes. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, comments. Kalyani: …

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Rates of diabetes are increasing, recent data indicate, and factors related to the pandemic seem likely to be related. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, describes some of them. Kalyani: As we see less face to face interaction …

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The number of people who have diabetes continues to increase but controlling it, along with other common health conditions that can make things worse, has stagnated, a recent study concludes. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, describes the …

We’re not getting any better at controlling diabetes in those who have it, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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The majority of people with diabetes who were only in their twenties had a least one complication of the condition already, a recent study shows. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, says this study points very squarely to …

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Even if you’re only in your twenties if you’ve had diabetes for 10 years or more kidney disease, eye disease and nerve disease are likely, a sobering new study finds. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, says this …

Kids who develop type 2 diabetes early in life are at high risk for a host of complications, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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Some children develop type 2 diabetes in childhood or teenage years, and now a study looking at what happens to them as they age into their twenties comes to some disturbing conclusions. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, …

Those who get diabetes at a young age also develop complications much earlier, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »