Topic: Journal Of The American Medical Association

Diabetes-related kidney disease on the rise

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kidney damage from diabetes has jumped 34 percent in the last two decades, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.That means nearly seven million Americans have diabetic kidney disease, despite increases ...

Supervised exercise most effective for diabetics

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Diabetics get the most benefit when they exercise more than 150 minutes per week in a supervised fitness or exercise program tailored to their needs, an analysis released on Tuesday suggests.The findings, published in the Journal of the American ...
Aerobics? Weight training? It may take both to lower blood sugar in people with diabetesPeople with diabetes should mix aerobics with weight training to get the best results in lowering blood sugar, a new study suggests. The combination worked best for weight ...
Middle-aged and older Americans with diabetes have a high prevalence of diabetic retinopathy -- including vision-threatening retinopathy -- a finding that is especially notable in non-Hispanic blacks, according to research published in the Aug. 11 issue of the Journal of the American ...

Vit. B link to diabetic kidney malfunction: study

Patients with diabetic nephropathy, kidney disease caused by diabetes and treated with high doses of vitamin B, suffered rapid deterioration of the kidneys, a recent study has found.Diabetics in addition to kidney function loss also were affected by higher rates of heart ...
Regardless of race, people with higher levels of the protein adiponectin may have a significantly lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the July 8 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.. Shanshan Li, ...
In Asia _ unlike the West _ diabetes striking the youngDiabetes is spiraling in Asia but unlike the West those affected are relatively young and less likely to be struggling with obesity, a new study shows.Research published in the Journal of the ...
Incidents of hypoglycemia in older patients with type 2 diabetes increase the risk of their eventually developing dementia, according to a study in the April 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.. Rachel A. Whitmer, Ph.D., of Kaiser Permanente ...
Pancreatic islets, which are hormone-producing cells, are becoming more prominent in diabetes research and could play a major role in future treatments, according to U.S. experts.. "Although islet transplantation has been shown to offer both protection against long-term complications of the disease ...

Diabetic Cancer Patients Have Higher Mortality

Patients with newly diagnosed cancer are at higher risk of death from all causes if they also have pre-existing diabetes, researchers report in the Dec. 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.. Bethany B. Barone, of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ...
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