Couples in which one of the partners is Asian and the other is white have distinct pregnancy-related outcomes when compared with white couples, according to a study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reuters Health reports. The study, by researchers from Stanford University’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and the university’s School of Medicine, looked at 3,226 Asian couples, 5,575 white couples and 868 couples with a partner of each race who delivered at the hospital from 2000 to 2005 (Reuters Health, 10/1).

Friendly bacteria in the gut may protect against insulin-dependent diabetes, a study suggests.

In tests on mice, the bugs appeared to stop the rogue immune response that triggers the disease.

Weekly bouts of moderate aerobic exercise on a bike or treadmill, or a brisk walk, combined with some weightlifting, may cut down levels of fat in the liver by up to 40 percent in people with type 2 diabetes, a study by physical fitness experts at Johns Hopkins shows.

According to researchers, who will present their findings on Sept. 18 at the annual meeting of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, in Indianapolis, high liver fat levels are common among people with type 2 diabetes and contribute to heart disease risk.

There are 23.6 million adults and children in the United States who have diabetes; 1.6 million new adult cases were diagnosed in 2007. More than 10 percent of people age 20 or older have diabetes, while more than 20 percent of people age 60 and older have the disease.

Early diagnosis and excellent blood sugar control is key in preventing the complications that can occur. Unfortunately, more than 5 million people with diabetes are undiagnosed. Signs and symptoms of diabetes include excessive thirst, frequent urination, unusual hunger, weight loss, fatigue, irritability, frequent infections, blurred vision, cuts or bruises that are slow to heal and numbness/tingling in the hands and/or feet. Signs and symptoms may come and go.

Ensuring that patients’ blood sugar levels were closely regulated also led to them being 15 per cent less likely to have a heart attack.

More than two million people in Britain currently suffer from Type 2 diabetes, the most common kind, and experts estimate that that number could increase to four million by 2025, because of lifestyle issues such as obesity.

Diabetes occurs when the body loses the ability to control its blood sugar levels.

High levels of arsenic in urine may be linked with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers report.

The findings, published in the Aug. 20 issue of theJournal of the American Medical Association, are the first to link low-level exposure to arsenic with type 2 diabetes prevalence in the United States.

Developing diabetes before the age of 65 and greater severity of diabetes may be important in the development of mild cognitive impairment among individuals in their 70s and 80s, researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, report.

The term “mild cognitive impairment” describes a transitional stage between normal aging and dementia, the researchers explain in a report published. Previous studies have shown a link between mild cognitive difficulties and diabetes. Poor control of blood sugar over time may lead to loss of brain cells, while diabetes increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, which may also increase the risk of cognitive impairment.

Bayer Diabetes Care announced a new chapter in its partnership with Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author of the bestselling book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People(R), and a new partnership with Fit4D(TM), an organization that provides personalized diabetes coaching. Through these partnerships Bayer Diabetes Care will offer new educational resources and services that help simplify life with diabetes.

Dr. Mark Cohen, chief of internal medicine for Lifetime Health Medical Group, has these tips for dealing with, and avoiding, summer bug bites and stings from bees, wasps or spiders:
# If you are allergic, make sure your epinephrine pen hasn’t expired.

Exercise is diabetes one of the main methods of rehabilitation.
Regular exercise, to control disease and reduce complications.
However, diabetic patients not suitable for most morning exercise.
This is because the morning low temperatures, the body of the sympathetic nervous excitement increased, and diabetes patients want another cerebral vascular complications, stimulate the case of cold air or sudden onset tired very easily.
In particular are suffering from cardio-cerebra