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Adults born in famine show higher pre-diabetes risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Middle-aged adults born at the height of China's famine in the 1950s and 60s may have a greater risk of abnormally high blood sugar than those born just a few years earlier or later, a new study ...

FDA warns Abbott on blood sugar monitors

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned Abbott Laboratories' diabetes care unit about manufacturing problems at its Alameda, California plant, a letter released Tuesday said.In a letter dated July 2, FDA said its inspectors found Abbott's Freestyle and ...

Record-breaking pilot takes to the skies for diabetes

PARIS (Reuters Life!) - A former Royal Air Force pilot with diabetes is preparing to break another record by touching down in all 50 U.S. states and show that the disease is no obstacle for enthusiasts who dream of flying.London-based Douglas Cairns ...

Blood pressure goals for diabetics -- too tough?

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Aggressively controlling blood pressure in diabetics with heart disease may do little to reduce their risks of dying early and may even be dangerous, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.They found that using a combination of drugs to keep diabetic ...

Intensive diabetes treatments give mixed results

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Aggressive drug treatment to lower blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol in diabetics does little to prevent heart disease and strokes, but it does help prevent diabetic eye disease, nerve and kidney disease, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.The five-year, ...

Eating eggs doesn't seem to up diabetes risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An egg a day for breakfast probably won't increase your likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.In the study, researchers failed to see a significant association between eating eggs occasionally or almost daily ...

Brown rice eaters have lower risk of diabetes: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - People who eat brown rice or other whole grains seem to have a lower risk of developing diabetes than those who eat white rice, according to a U.S. study.A team of researchers from the Harvard School of ...

Use of proposed diabetes test may depend on race

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new test to diagnose diabetes, recommended earlier this year by the American Diabetes Association, may not work well in black Americans, according to new research.The study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, shows that black ...

Those who eat brown rice may have less diabetes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among rice lovers, people who eat brown rice or other whole grains seem to have a lower risk of developing diabetes than those who eat white rice, Boston-based researchers said on Monday.Among more than 197,000 US adults ...

Mental decline from diabetes can start in middle age

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diabetes can lead to a decline in memory, thinking speed, and mental flexibility in middle age, but controlling the blood sugar disorder might prevent some of these effects, new research from the Netherlands suggests.While the mental decline ...