Apr 2021 March 18, 2021 Begin Routine Diabetes Screening at 35 for Overweight, Obese Americans: Task Force Apr 2021 Diabetes March 18, 2021 Begin Routine Diabetes Screening at 35 for Overweight, Obese Americans: Task Force Screening for prediabetes or type 2 diabetes in people who are overweight or obese should start at age 35 instead of 40, an expert panel now says. Read more
Apr 2021 March 5, 2021 'Prediabetes' May Be Harming Your Brain, Study Finds Apr 2021 Diabetes March 5, 2021 'Prediabetes' May Be Harming Your Brain, Study Finds "Prediabetes" -- where blood sugar levels are high but not yet tipped over into full-blown diabetes -- may pose a threat to brain health, new British research suggests. Read more
Mar 2021 February 10, 2021 Obesity Helps Drive Half of New Diabetes Cases Among Americans Mar 2021 Diabetes February 10, 2021 Obesity Helps Drive Half of New Diabetes Cases Among Americans Obesity is the culprit in up to half of new diabetes cases among Americans each year, a new study estimates. Read more
Mar 2021 February 8, 2021 Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar Mar 2021 Diabetes February 8, 2021 Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar Doctors need to do a better job of discussing low blood sugar with patients who take high-risk diabetes medications such as insulin, researchers say. Read more
Mar 2021 January 27, 2021 AHA News: Reversing Prediabetes Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks, Strokes Mar 2021 Diabetes January 27, 2021 AHA News: Reversing Prediabetes Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks, Strokes People who reverse their prediabetes may lower the risk of heart attack, stroke and death, a new study suggests. Read more