Topic: United States

Study finds quitting smoking raises diabetes risk

LONDON (Reuters) - Smoking is well known as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, but scientists said on Monday that quitting the habit can raise the risk even more in the short term. A study by U.S. researchers found that people ...

Diabetes on the rise among older Mexican Americans

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The percentage of Mexican Americans with type 2 diabetes, the kind closely linked to obesity, has nearly doubled since 1993, new research shows. But while the rate of diabetes-related complications has declined among people with diabetes in ...

Treating depression helps with blood sugar control

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treating depression may help people with diabetes get their blood sugar under control. In a study of low-income minorities with poorly controlled diabetes, researchers found that antidepressant therapy was associated with improved long-term blood sugar control and ...

Coffee, tea, even decaf lowers diabetes risk: study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who drink the most coffee and tea, even decaffeinated versions, can dramatically lower their risk of diabetes, researchers reported on Monday. Their study does not answer why this might be but strengthens the findings of earlier studies showing ...

More evidence coffee, tea could prevent diabetes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Coffee, tea, or decaf-no matter what your choice, drinking any of these beverages may reduce your risk of diabetes, according to a new analysis of 18 studies including hundreds of thousands of people. A 2005 research review ...

Diabetic foot ulcers tied to earlier death

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among people with diabetes, those who develop foot ulcers seem to die earlier than those without the complication, a new study finds. Over time, diabetes can damage the blood vessels and nerves, especially if a person's blood ...
The number of Americans with diabetes will nearly double over the next 25 years, rising from 23.7 million in 2009 to 44.1 million in 2034, according to a study by the University of Chicago. In the same period, medical costs associated with ...

U.S. diabetes cases to double, costs triple by 2034

CHICAGO (Reuters) - By 2034, nearly twice as many Americans will have diabetes and spending on the disease will triple, further straining the U.S. health system and testing the viability of Medicare and other government health insurance programs, U.S. researchers said on ...

Diabetes can be delayed with diet, exercise

CHICAGO (Reuters) - People on the brink of developing diabetes who get a lot of support and encouragement to diet and exercise can turn things around and avoid the disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. "Millions of people could delay diabetes for ...

Sidewalks, parks, farm markets cut diabetes risk

CHICAGO (Reuters) - People who live in neighborhoods with safe sidewalks, ample parks, good public transportation and ready access to fresh fruits and vegetables are 38 percent less likely to develop diabetes than others, U.S. researchers said on Monday. They said unlike ...