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Your risk for diabetes increases if you are carrying extra pounds. In fact, being overweight or obese is a major risk factor for diabetes.
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- Health Tip: Get Regular Care to Manage Diabetes
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- Health Tip: Diabetes Isn't a Ticket to Inactivity
- Health Tip: Diabetes Often Triggers Foot Problems
- Health Tip: Help Prevent Low Blood Sugar
- Health Tip: Is My Blood Glucose Too Low?
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- Health Tip: On the Go With Diabetes
- Health Tip: Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes
- Health Tip: Taking Medication to Manage Diabetes
- 1 in 8 Americans Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes: Poll
- 12 Ounces of Sugary Soda a Day Raises Diabetes Risk: Study
- 2 New Weight-Loss Drugs Won't Reverse U.S. Obesity Crisis
- Aerobic Exercise Cuts Kids' Diabetes Risk: Study
- Airport Security X-Rays May Damage Diabetes Devices
- Alcohol Poses Serious Risks for Those With Diabetes
- Artificial Pancreas Worked Overnight on Kids With Type 1 Diabetes
- As Obesity Rates Rise, Cases of Kidney Stones Double: Study
- As Vision Problems in U.S. Rise, Diabetes May Explain Why
- Bigger Waist Tied to Increased Risk of Diabetes
- Blood Test May Spot Serious Health Risks in Women
- Can Teens' Lack of Sleep Lead to Diabetes?
- Cardiac Deaths May Lead to Shortage of Donor Livers
- CDC Guidelines Could Cut Bloodstream Infections From Dialysis
- CDC Launches New Graphic Antismoking Ads
- Certain Diabetes Medications May Lower Heart Failure Risk
- Certain Lifestyle Factors Linked to Arthritis in Study Patients
- Changes in Intestinal Bacteria Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
- Childhood Abuse Linked to Diabetes, Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Women
- Cholesterol Drug Boosts Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice: Study
- Cholesterol Levels Dropping in U.S. Adults, Mostly From Statin Use
- Comparison of Obesity Surgeries Turns Up Surprising Results
- Confusion Over Diabetes Types Adds to Patients' Woes
- Cost of Diabetes Care in U.S. Keeps Climbing
- Could Bloodletting Ease Heart Risks for the Obese?
- Could Coffee Bean Extract Help Control Blood Sugar?
- Could Psoriasis Increase Odds for Type 2 Diabetes?
- Countries With More Sugar in Food Supply Have More Diabetes
- Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Risks Seem to Outweigh Gains for Many: Study
- Diabetes Can Make a Comeback After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
- Diabetes Doesn't Seem to Raise Risks After Knee Replacement
- Diabetes Drug Actos May Increase Bladder Cancer Odds
- Diabetes Drug May Offer 'Modest' Weight Loss for Very Obese Teens: Study
- Diabetes May Hasten Mental Decline
- Diabetes Patients Should Have More Voice in Treatment: Experts
- Diabetes Prevention: Start Small, Experts Say
- Diabetes Rates Higher in Countries Using Lots of High Fructose Corn Syrup: Study
- Diabetes Rising Rapidly Among U.S. Kids
- Diabetes Screening May Not Lower Overall Death Rates
- Diabetes Self-Care Improves Slowly, U.S. Report Finds
- Diet, Exercise May Boost 'Good' Cholesterol, Study Suggests
- Diets High in Fructose May Harm Liver in Some, Scientists Warn
- Drug May Ease Angina in People With Type 2 Diabetes
- Electronic Health Records Aid Diabetes Control
- Even 'High-Normal' Blood Sugar Tied to Brain Shrinkage
- Exercise Appears to Ease Nerve-Damage Pain in Rat Study
- Exercise May Delay Early Aging of People With Diabetes
- Fat Stats: 30% of Adults in 12 States Now Obese
- FDA Approves 1st in New Class of Type 2 Diabetes Drugs
- FDA Approves 3 New Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes
- FDA Approves Generic Versions of Actos
- FDA Clears First Weight-Loss Pill in 13 Years
- FDA Gives Nod to First Drug for Diabetic Eye Disease
- FDA Should Work to Cut Sugar Levels in Sodas, Experts Say
- Fewer U.S. Kids Dying of Diabetes: CDC
- Fewer U.S. Patients Getting Weight Counseling From Doctors
- First-Born May Be at Greater Risk for Diabetes, Hypertension
- First-Ever Guidelines Issued for Treating Type 2 Diabetes in Kids
- Fish Oil Won't Save Diabetics' Hearts, Research Suggests
- Flu Season's Approaching So Roll Up Your Sleeve
- Follow-Up Care After Chest Pain Called Crucial
- Foot Ulcers Tied to Increased Death Risk for People With Diabetes
- For Texas Man, Bariatric Surgery Led to Diabetes-Free Life
- Gene Linked to Alzheimer's May Lose Power With Age
- Hair Concerns May Discourage Exercise for Some Black Women
- Health of Americans a Mixed Bag: CDC Report
- Health Tip: Dieticians Can Help Diabetics
- Health Tip: Exercising With Diabetes
- Health Tip: Help Prevent Foot Ulcers
- Health Tip: Should I Be Screened for Prediabetes?
- Hearing Loss Tied to Diabetes in Study
- Heart Disease Deaths in Europe Dropping: Report
- Heart Health Worst in the South, Best in Northeast
- High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Predict Later Ills, Study Says
- High Blood Sugar May Make Pneumonia Deadlier
- Hispanics May Face Higher Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: Study
- Hi-Tech Advances May Improve Diabetics' Lives
- Holidays Spell Trouble for Folks Unaware They're Diabetic
- Hops, Key to Flavor in Beer, May Prove Useful in New Drugs
- Hormone Shows Potential as Diabetes Treatment in Mice
- How Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Diabetes Control
- In Diabetes, Any Protein in Urine May Signal Heart Risk
- Intensive Lifestyle Changes Keep Type 2 Diabetes at Bay
- 'Junk Food' May Significantly Hike Risk of Stroke, Researchers Say
- Junk Food Taxes Pay Off, Study Finds
- Kidney Disease May Be as Harmful to Heart as Heart Attack: Study
- Lifespan Gap Shrinks Between Whites, Blacks
- Living in 'Stroke Belt' as Teen May Raise Future Risk
- Low-Fiber Diet May Raise Teens' Risk for Heart Disease, Diabetes
- Lucentis Approved for Diabetic Macular Edema
- Major Medical Groups Back Sweeteners as Diet Aid
- Many Heart Attacks May Go Unrecognized in Seniors
- Many People With Type 1 Diabetes Missing Treatment Goals: Study
- Many U.S. Hispanics Have Heart Disease Risk Factors
- Medicaid Expansion Enhances Financial and Mental Well-Being, Study Says
- Medicare Coverage Gap May Cause Seniors to Forgo Antidepressants
- Men Who Are Obese While Young Can Pay a Price Later
- Menopause Won't Spur Weight Gain, But May Boost Belly Fat: Review
- Mercury Exposure Linked to Raised Diabetes Risk
- Metformin Outperforms Common Class of Diabetes Drugs in Study
- Metformin Won't Aid Breast Cancer Survival in Diabetics
- Middle-Aged Diabetics May Need Earlier Colon Checks
- Millions on Verge of Diabetes Don't Know It: CDC
- Mini-Organ Would Mimic Pancreas to Treat Type 1 Diabetes
- Moderate Drinking May Increase Risk of Heart Rhythm Disorder: Study
- Mom's Pot Use Doubles Risk of 'Preemie' Birth: Study
- More Americans Have at Least 2 Chronic Health Issues: CDC
- More Americans Successfully Managing Diabetes
- More Americans Walking, But Still Not Enough, CDC Says
- More Evidence That Exercise Helps Fight Diabetes
- More Evidence That Shift Work Might Raise Heart Risks
- More Progress Made on Artificial Pancreas for Diabetes Patients
- Mouse Study Offers Clues to Obesity-Diabetes Link
- N.Y. Woman Balances Thyroid Disease and Diabetes
- New Diabetes Guidelines May Lower Patient Medical Bills
- New Survey Examines States' Investments in Dealing With Diabetes
- New Symptoms Tied to Death Risk in Severe Kidney Disease
- New Treatment Aids Weight Loss, Improves Diabetes in Monkeys
- Newer 'Second-Line' Diabetes Drug May Outperform Older Meds
- Newest Diabetes Drugs Linked to Higher Pancreatitis Risk
- No Cancer Risk From Long-Acting Insulin: Studies
- Normal-Weight People With Type 2 Diabetes Have Higher Death Risk: Study
- Not Enough Data to Support Kidney Disease Screening, Task Force Says
- Obese Kids May Be at Higher Risk for Heart Disease
- Obese Teens Face Higher Risk for Kidney Disease: Study
- Obesity Biggest Risk Factor for Diabetes Among Poor: Study
- Obesity Surgery Seems to Reduce Heart Risks, Study Says
- Over 50? Checklist May Predict If You'll Be Alive in 10 Years
- Overweight Moms More Apt to Have Large Babies, Study Says
- Pain Reported by Nearly Half With Type 2 Diabetes
- People With Type 1 Diabetes at Risk of Thyroid Disease
- Personalized Blood Pressure Therapy May Help Diabetics
- Poor 'Health Literacy' Keeps Patients From Taking Meds
- Popular Diabetes Meds Put to the Test
- Prediabetes Linked to Higher Stroke Risk in Study
- Preventing Kidney Disease May Cut Diabetes Deaths, Study Says
- Primary Care Doctors Meet Needs of Diabetics, Study Says
- Race Might Play Role in Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
- Radiation for Childhood Cancer Might Raise Diabetes Risk
- Schizophrenia Patients Who Take Antipsychotics Live Longer, Study Says
- Scientists ID New Gene Regions Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
- Secondhand Smoke Linked to Raised Diabetes Risk
- Sex Life of Diabetic Women May Suffer
- Sitting Can Harm Health, Even for Those Who Exercise
- Sleep Apnea May Be Linked to Nerve Damage in Diabetics
- Sleep Apnea May Spur Carb Cravings in Diabetics
- Sleepless Nights Might Raise Odds for Diabetes
- Smallest, Largest Fetuses at Higher Risk of Stillbirth
- Smoking, Diabetes Are Risk Factors for Poor Leg Circulation: Study
- Some Diabetics May Not Benefit From Daily Aspirin
- Some Slightly Obese May Gain From Weight-Loss Surgery, Guidelines Say
- Statins' Heart Benefits Outweigh Diabetes Risk: Study
- Stem Cell Transplant May Spur Heart Disease Risk: Study
- Study Examines Link Between Breast Cancer and Diabetes
- Study IDs 4 Key Habits of Successful Aging
- Study Suggests Link Between Hormone Melatonin and Type 2 Diabetes
- Study Ties Chemicals in Beauty Products to Women's Diabetes Risk
- Sugary Drinks Tied to 25,000 U.S. Deaths a Year
- Supplement of Red Wine Ingredient Won't Help Healthy Women: Study
- Supplements of Red Wine Antioxidant Don't Help Obese Men
- TB Vaccine Promising as New Way to Fight Type 1 Diabetes
- Three New Drugs Approved for Type 2 Diabetes
- Tight Blood-Sugar Control Shows Mixed Results for Health of Kidneys: Study
- Too Much Drinking, Weight May Harm Liver
- Too Much Sitting Could Court Diabetes, Study Finds
- Too Much Sitting Linked to Chronic Health Problems
- Tooth Loss Associated With Higher Risk for Heart Disease
- Type 1 Diabetes Up 70 Percent in Kids, Study Finds
- U.S. Adults Face Substantial Heart Disease Risk: Study
- U.S. Diabetes Rates Soaring: CDC
- U.S. Heart Failure Costs Could Skyrocket: Report
- U.S. Kids Consuming Fewer Calories, Report Finds
- U.S. Lifestyles Thwarting Heart Health Progress: Report
- U.S. Sees a Run on New Knees Since 1990s
- U.S. Sees Drop in Deaths Linked to Diabetes
- U.S. Stroke Patients Are Getting Younger
- U.S. Teens Heading for Heart Trouble: Study
- Unemployed at Higher Risk for Heart Attack?
- Want to Live Longer? Turn Off That TV and Stand Up
- Weight Control Can Cut Women's Diabetes Risk, Study Shows
- Weight Loss May Increase Testosterone Levels
- Weight-Loss Surgery Is New Diabetes Foe
- Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
- Weight-Loss Surgery May Improve Diabetes-Related Kidney Damage
- 'What's Bad for the Heart Also Bad for the Brain'
- With Diabetes, Boosting Exercise Should Be Done Safely
- Work-Linked Sleep Loss May Harm Police Officers' Health
- World Diabetes Day Designed to Raise Awareness
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