News tagged with oral glucose tolerance test
Glucose challenge test is accurate and economical for diabetes and prediabetes screening
A test commonly used to help identify women with diabetes during pregnancy may be an accurate, convenient and inexpensive way to screen the general population for unrecognized diabetes and prediabetes, according to Emory ...
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Jun 25, 2009 |
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Researchers uncover potential 'cure' for type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes could be converted to an asymptomatic, non-insulin-dependent disorder by eliminating the actions of a specific hormone, new findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest.
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Jan 26, 2011 |
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Mothers' high blood sugar in pregnancy is linked to children's reduced insulin sensitivity
Children of mothers whose blood glucose (sugar) was high during pregnancy are more likely to have low insulin sensitivity—a risk factor for type 2 diabetes—even after taking into consideration the children's body weight, ...
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Jun 22, 2010 |
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Well-defined quantity of antioxidants in diet can improve insulin resistance
A diet rich in natural antioxidants improves insulin sensitivity in insulin-resistant obese adults and enhances the effect of the insulin-sensitizing drug metformin, a preliminary study from Italy finds. The results will ...
Jun 21, 2010 |
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1 in 10 Chinese adults are diabetics, study finds
A large population-based study of diabetes in China conducted by investigators from Tulane University and their colleagues in China has concluded that the disease has reached epidemic proportions in the adult population of ...
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Mar 24, 2010 |
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Study results leave search for new diabetes and heart disease treatments unresolved
Treatment with the anti-hypertensive drug valsartan (Diovan) led to a modest reduction in the development of type 2 diabetes but did not significantly reduce cardiovascular events in patients with impaired glucose tolerance, ...
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Mar 15, 2010 |
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Study points to potential new drug for type 2 diabetes
An experimental oral drug has lowered blood sugar levels and inflammation in mice with Type 2 diabetes, suggesting that the medication could someday be added to the arsenal of drugs used by millions of Americans with this ...
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Mar 15, 2010 |
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People with prediabetes not taking adequate precautions to avoid diabetes
In 2005-2006, almost 30% of the U.S. adult population had prediabetes, but over 90% were unaware of their prediabetes status. Although it is known that diabetes can be prevented or delayed among adults at high risk through ...
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Mar 02, 2010 |
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Sedentary TV time may cut life short
Couch potatoes beware: every hour of television watched per day may increase the risk of dying earlier from cardiovascular disease, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Jan 11, 2010 |
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Glucose intolerance in pregnancy associated with postpartum cardiovascular risk
Women who have gestational glucose intolerance (a condition less severe than gestational diabetes) exhibit multiple cardiovascular risk factors as early as three months after birth, according to a new study accepted for publication ...
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Childhood obesity: The increasing vascular drama
Obesity is one of the most important health problems in industrialized countries irrespective of socio-economic status, age, sex or ethnicity. The prevalence of childhood obesity in children has reached alarming levels, even ...
Aug 31, 2009 |
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