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The latest diabetes news from News Medical |
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 | | |  Common Health Risks and Associated Symptoms of Diabetes
It is estimated that the number of people worldwide with diabetes will increase to 642 million by 2040, according to the IDF diabetes atlas, indicating a serious healthcare crisis for both providers and patients in the future.
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| | |  A new study has shown that women who work 45 hours or more per week are at an increased risk of diabetes, compared to those who work for 30-40 hours a week. | | | | |  A new epidemiological study representing more than 34,000 American adults suggests that those who consume walnuts may have about half the risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to adults who do not eat nuts. | | | | |  Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes run a higher risk of having babies with heart defects, especially women with high blood glucose levels during early pregnancy, a study from Karolinska Institutet and the Sahlgrenska Academy in Sweden published in The BMJ shows. | | | | | _d2c3d4d55fbf40688068be079265900e-300x250__636667032741078632_multisizecolor_150_gray.jpg) Self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes used in combination with an electronic feedback system results in considerable savings on health care costs especially in sparsely populated areas, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. | | | | |  In the U.S., about five out of 100 expectant mothers develop gestational diabetes mellitus, a temporary form of diabetes in which hormonal changes disrupt insulin function. | |
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