Unhealthy diet is linked to cancer
What you eat has a big impact on your risk of developing cancer. More about diet and cancer Eating...
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Category: Complications
Heart failure deaths are on the rise in young adults
The increase in deaths related to heart failure can be linked to the rise in diabetes and obesity....
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Latina women who are not physically active have higher health care costs
Lack of exercise is a big risk factor for developing diabetes and complications such as heart...
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People with diabetes are at higher risk for sleep disorders
If you have a sleep disorder, it may negatively affect your daily health. The use of a CPAP...
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Uncontrolled diabetes in Latinos is linked to social and mental health factors
The social and mental health of Latinos living with diabetes can greatly impact how well they are...
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Nerve damage is more common in adults with latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood (LADA) compared to those with type 2 diabetes
If you have been diagnosed with LADA, then you are at higher risk for developing nerve problems...
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Mexican-Americans are the most at risk group for living with type 2 diabetes without knowing it
Even though we are doing better in general at diagnosing diabetes today than in the past, that is...
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Latina women are 2 to 4 times more likely to have diabetes during pregnancy than non-Latina white women
Latina women in the United States have a greater risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy...
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Diabetes causes one third of all deaths in Mexican adults
Mexican adults are dying too early as a result of complications from diabetes. More about diabetes...
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Your chances of complications from type 2 diabetes increase if you do not have insurance and are an ethnic minority
Underserved populations without proper medical insurance are at a higher risk of serious diabetes...
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Latinos with diabetes spend more days in the hospital than non-Latinos with diabetes
A third of hospital stays in California are connected to diabetes. Almost half are Latino. Also,...
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42.7% of Mexican Americans with a history of stroke are diabetic
Diabetes in people who have had a stroke is the most common in Mexican Americans. Minorities are...
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