WEDNESDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) — There may be a link between H. pylori bacteria and type 2 diabetes in adults, according to a new study.
In some people, an H. pylori infection of the stomach acquired in early childhood becomes persistent and can lead to ulcers in the stomach and small intestine. These bacteria have also been associated with an increased risk of stomach cancer.
By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) — People who’ve had type 2 diabetes for more than 10 years are three times more likely to have a stroke than people without diabetes, new research suggests.
“The longer people had diabetes, the more likely they were to have a stroke. The risk went up pretty dramatically, to up to a threefold risk for people who’ve had diabetes more than 10 years,” said senior study author Dr. Mitchell Elkind, an associate professor of neurology and associate chair for clinical research and training at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City.
SUNDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) — An experimental drug improves patients’ blood sugar control without increasing the risk of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a phase 2 clinical trial.
Type 2 diabetes is the more prevalent form of the disease, accounting for about 90 percent of cases. Often tied to obesity, type 2 diabetes involves a gradual decline in how insulin responds to changes in blood sugar (glucose).
FRIDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) — A new study finds that people with prediabetes are no more likely to have a type of nerve damage called small fiber polyneuropathy than healthy people, a finding that contradicts two decades of medical reports.
The Mayo Clinic researchers said the results from their five-year study of 550 people suggest that doctors should look for causes other than prediabetes in patients with painful small fiber polyneuropathy.
TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) — Insulin production may continue for decades after the onset of type 1 diabetes, according to a new study.
The findings add to growing evidence that the period of time for treatment after the onset of the disease is longer than previously believed, the Massachusetts General Hospital researchers said.
By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) — People with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of death than people without the disease, but a new study suggests that if they also have kidney damage their risk of dying is even greater.
In an analysis of 22 studies, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston found that the annual risk of death for people with type 2 diabetes ranged from 0.28 per 100 patient years to 8.24 per 100 patient years. And, in studies with those with more advanced kidney disease, the risk of death was between 5.9 per 100 patient years to 8.24 per 100 patient years.
MONDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) — Obesity becomes more common as successive generations of Mexican-American teens turn their backs on the eating habits of their native country, according to a new study.
The analysis of nearly 2,300 Mexican-Americans aged 12 to 19 who took part in the 1999-2004 U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found that those born into second- and third-generation families were more likely to be obese than those who weren’t born in the United States (first generation).
FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) — Breast-feeding reduces the risk of obesity in children born to mothers with diabetes during their pregnancy, a new study indicates.
Researchers followed 94 children of diabetic mothers and 399 children of non-diabetic mothers from birth until age 13.
THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) — Four new genes associated with type 2 diabetes have been identified by researchers, who also pinpointed six independent diabetes-associated gene variants at previously known locations on chromosomes.
These findings, from an analysis of 50,000 genetic variants across 2,000 genes linked to heart and metabolic function, appear in the Feb. 9 issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) — Taking short breaks while exercising, or “intermittent” exercise, is an effective way to improve insulin sensitivity and blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a new British study.
The researchers also found that exercising in a low-oxygen (hypoxic) environment improves blood sugar control more than intermittent exercise alone.
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