Topic of the Month May: Diabetes mellitus

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Everybody knows the Canary Isles. Or the Galapagos Islands. But the islets of Langerhans? Located inside the pancreas, they are no place for holiday, furthermore a busy production site of insulin. A hormone which raises trouble in almost 200 million people all over the world.

MEDICA.de draws your attention to the endemic disease of diabetes in May's Topic of the Month.

Employees with diabetes are not automatically more tired due to a combination of work and illness. However, scientists found that employees with diabetes who have several chronic conditions and those who experience inconvenience from their illness do have a higher risk of fatigue. - Fatigue at Work: Employees with Diabetes Are Not More Tired

The circumference of a man's waist is a better predictor of his risk of developing type 2 diabetes than his body mass index (BMI), say researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. - Prediction: Waist Size Linked to Diabetes Risk in Adult Men

A particular gene variant that could serve as a predictor for type 2 diabetes has been identified by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. - DNA: Gene Variant Appears to Predict Type 2 Diabetes

A Swedish research team has shed light on how obesity causes increased levels of insulin, sugar and blood fats leading to diseases like type-2 diabetes and liver degeneration. The findings also indicate a direct way to prevent these diseases. - Beta Cells: GPR40 Receptor May Be Link from Obesity to Diabetes

New articles (currently added): - Diabetes: Slow and Steady Insulin Delivery Handles Fatty Food
- New Study: Global Increase of Type 2 Diabetes Among Children
- Workout: Diabetics Exercise More with Physician's Support

Our Spotlight Diabetes mellitus

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