Gestational diabetes As the name suggests, this type of diabetes occurs during pregnancy—which also means it’s temporary. When someone is pregnant, their placenta produces hormones that can cause higher levels of glucose in the blood. In roughly 10% of women, this leads to insulin resistance ...
"It's remarkable that we can see signs of adult diabetes in the blood from such a young age—this is about 50 years before it's commonly diagnosed", says Dr. Joshua Bell from the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, UK who co-led the research. "This is not...
Dr. Bell continued: "We're talking about the effects of susceptibility rather than of clinical disease itself. This does not mean that young people 'already have adult diabetes'; these are subtle differences in the metabolism of young people who are more prone to developing it later in life....
The Commercial Spirit of Intimate Life and the Abduction of Feminism: Signs from Women's Advice Books Praising and encouraging are very close to pushing, and when you do that you are trying again to take control of his life. Think about why you are lauding something he's done. Is it ...
According to one study, adult women suffer from migraines three to four times more frequently than men. Globally, 40% of the adult population suffers from a headache disorder, with 11% experiencing migraines, and on the World Health Organization’s ranking causes of disability, headache disorders...
Alcohol use disorder is a chronic disease not unlike diabetes or congestive heart failure. If alcoholism is considered a chronic disease, a treatment success rate of 50% is similar to the success rates in other chronic illnesses. For More Information About Alcoholism and Alcohol Use Disorder Adu...
What causes diabetes, what tests diagnose it, and what is a good diabetic diet? Learn the signs of being diabetic, and the differences between type 1 vs. type 2 diabetes. Read about causes, complications, prognosis and treatments.
Diabetic retinopathy is the most common eye condition among individuals with diabetes. It is also one of the top causes of blindness in the U.S. adult population. Diabetes-related retinopathy affects 93 million people worldwide. SEE RELATED:Other types of retinopathy ...
Thyroid cancer is far more common among adult women than men or youth. About 2/3 of cases occur in people under age 55. There are different kinds of thyroid cancer, depending upon the specific cell type within the thyroid that has become cancerous. Most cases of thyroid cancer have a goo...
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