Dietary intake of alpha-linolenic acid was associated with reduced incidence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in a new analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2004. Reuters Health Information
An increase in energy intake is likely the greatest contributor to weight gain when starting insulin therapy, researchers suggest based on a study they conducted in a group of diabetic adults. Reuters Health Information
A clustering of cardiovascular risk factors that define the metabolic syndrome in children is strongly associated with adult metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Reuters Health Information
Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and total testosterone levels are elevated in boys and young men with childhood-onset diabetes, investigators report in the June issue of Diabetes Care. Reuters Health Information
Currently recommended waist circumference thresholds should be modified to optimize the discrimination of type 2 diabetes in Asian and white women and men, results of a study suggest. Reuters Health Information
