Several studies indicate that the risk for type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease is detectable in childhood, although these disorders may not emerge until adulthood. In addition, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease seem to share risk factors, including obesity and dyslipidemia, and might even share etiology, which has important implications for screening and prevention strategies for...

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular disease, including acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Management of risk factors and the other prevention services in recent years lead to a significant decrease in AMI incidence. However, to examine the success of those strategies to control diabetes, this study aimed to identify the trends in prevalence of diabetes melli...

Common genetic variants have been recently associated with fasting glucose and insulin levels in white populations. Whether these associations replicate in pre-diabetes is not known. We extended these findings to the Diabetes Prevention Program, a clinical trial in which participants at high risk for diabetes were randomized to placebo, lifestyle modification or metformin for diabetes preventio...

Purpose. To examine the usefulness of cardiovascular risk estimation models in people with diabetes. Methods. Review of published studies that compare the discriminative power of major cardiovascular risk factors single or in combination in individuals with and without diabetes, for major cardiovascular outcomes. Results. In individuals with and without diabetes, major risk factors affect cardi...

introduction: the importance of the periodontal health maintenance and promotion in diabetes mellitus has been supported. evidence showed that many patients are unaware about effects of diabetes mellitus on oral health. the aim of this study is to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and practice of diabetic patients concerning the risk of periodontal disease and prevention. materials and methods: in ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between risk perception and attendance in a diabetes prevention programme among South Asians with a high risk for diabetes. DESIGN An observational study. We measured risk perception during the baseline interview with causal beliefs, perceived susceptibility and perceived controllability. We used logistic regression to examine the relationship between ris...

A summary of the latest evidence-based nutrition guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes is presented. These guidelines are based on existing recommendations last published in 2011, and were formulated by an expert panel of specialist dietitians after a literature review of recent evidence. Recommendations have been made in terms of foods rather than nutrients wherever possible...

The 42nd World Health Assembly (1989) issued a global call to action on the prevention and control of diabetes. Four regional diabetes declarations followed - Europe, the Americas, the Western Pacific, and Africa - which paved the way for national diabetes programmes (NDPs) in many countries. As a result of the UN Resolution on Diabetes (2006), the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) resolv...

Diabetes mellitus is a global epidemic and a growing public health problem. The worldwide prevalence of diabetes is projected to increase from an estimated 171 million (2.8%) in 2002 to 366 million (4.4%) in 2030 [1]. The proportion of the U.S. population affected by diabetes is even greater. Based on data from the 1999–2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 9.3% of those aged 2...

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in many countries around the world. Because of the close relationship between obesity and type 2 diabetes, an epidemic of diabetes is close behind the obesity epidemic. Preventing and treating obesity is becoming an increasing priority. In the United States, over 60 % of the adult population is overweight or obese and thus at increased risk of developing...