Diabetic children face various issues especially at the age of 11 to 16 years. These issues range from health to socio-emotional in nature. Children ages 11 to 16 have a lot of issues, whether or not they have type 1 diabetes....
During pregnancy gestational diabetes in women increases the risk of developing ADHD in Children, A report revealed. To determine whether there might be a connection between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Researcher from Queens College compared...
Osteoporosis, or reduced bone mineral density (BMD), is defined by an absolute decrease in total bone mass, caused mostly by an imbalance between osteoclastic bone resorption and osteoblastic bone formation. Reduced BMD often co-occurs with alcoholism. A study of the passage of...
UK Study Casts Doubt on Testosterone Therapy for Depressed Type 2s A British study of type 2 men reports that although testosterone therapy had a beneficial effect on blood glucose levels and other metabolic indicators for non-depressed men, those suffering from depression experienced no benefit....
There is an inverse relationship between hip circumference and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, according to a meta-analysis Mohsen Janghorbani, Ph.D., from the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in Iran, and colleagues conducted a literature review and meta-analysis of published...
Researchers explained that People with diabetes are more likely to suffer depression, anxiety and anger if blood sugar levels are poorly controlled. Pediatrics at the University of Colorado Denver said that better understanding of the relationship between glycemic variability and psychological...
Gaining weight after the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes increases mortality. This increases risk for cardiovascular-disease death and for all-cause death. Researchers reported a paper, that from an analysis of 8,500 patients in primary care practices, “Weight gain in patients with newly...
British people of South Asian, African descent are significantly more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than their European counterparts, researchers have warned. Half had developed the disease by the age of 80 in a study of 4,200 people living in...
Diabetic women can conceive—maintain a normal blood sugar level. For most diabetic women, it’s perfectly safe to become pregnant. However, consulting your doctor is highly recommended. To plan pregnancy it is imperative to keep controlled blood sugar level. Chances of complication...
Even if no one in the family has diabetes, you can still get it. Genes alone don’t determine whether you’ll get diabetes or not, the environmental factors are involved too. Despite the absence of disease in parents, the risk of diabetes...