Half U.S. Adults Have Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes In 2011-2012, the estimated prevalence of diabetes among U.S. adults was 12 percent to 14 percent and the prevalence of pre-diabetes was 37 percent to 38 percent, indicating that about half of the U.S. adult population has either diabetes or pre-diabetes, according to...
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Late Stage Type 2 Diabetes May Actually Be Alzheimer’s Disease (VIDEO)
Late Stage Type 2 Diabetes May Actually Be Alzheimer’s Disease (VIDEO)
Late Stage Type 2 Diabetes May Actually Be Alzheimer’s Disease
Scientists have found that Alzheimer’s may actually be a late stage of Type 2 diabetes. The extra insulin produced by those with Type 2 diabetes gets into the brain, disrupting its chemistry, which can lead to the formation of amyloid proteins associated with the disease. “The discovery could explain why...
Eating More Red Meat Associated with an Increased Risk of Type-2 Diabetes (VIDEO)
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Eating More Red Meat Associated with an Increased Risk of Type-2 Diabetes
Eating more red meat over time is associated with an increased risk of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in a follow-up of three studies of about 149,000 U.S. men and women, according to a report published by JAMA Internal Medicine. Red meat consumption has been consistently related to an increased risk...