Diabetes: Children with Diabetes

Kids with cerebral palsy may benefit from video game play

eurekalert.org — “Like their healthy peers, children with disabilities may spend too much time in front of a video screen. For children with cerebral palsy (CP), this leads to an even greater risk of being overweight or developing health issues such as diabetes or musculoskeletal disorders. Scientists have found that video games such as Nintendo's Wii offer an enjoyable opportunity to promote light to moderate physical activity in children with CP, and may have a role to play in rehabilitation therapy.” View full resource at eurekalert.org

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Choline Consumption During Pregnancy May Lower Babies' Risk Of Diabetes: Study

huffingtonpost.com — “Consuming the nutrient choline -- found in broccoli, eggs and milk -- during pregnancy could help to reduce the risk of the child later developing diabetes or high blood pressure, a new study suggests. Researchers from Cornell University found in the 12-week study that consumption of 930 milligrams of choline a day by women in their third trimester of pregnancy is linked with a 33 percent decreased concentration of cortisol -- the stress hormone -- in their babies.” View full resource at huffingtonpost.com

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May DSMA Blog Carnival | Diabetes Social Media Advocacy

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Ask Google for a Frederick Banting doodle | Diabetes Hands Foundation

diabeteshandsfoundation.org — “Diabetes Hands Foundation connects people touched by diabetes and raises diabetes awareness.” View full resource at diabeteshandsfoundation.org

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Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice launched at EuroPRevent2012

news-medical.net — “The latest cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention guidelines have been overhauled to produce a user friendly document with concise messages that awards greater weight than ever before to evidence from clinical trials and observational population studies. The "European Guidelines on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice (version 2012)" - were launched at the EuroPRevent2012 meeting in Dublin, Ireland.” View full resource at news-medical.net

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Mental Well-Being Intertwined with Physical Health | Worldhealth.net Anti-Aging News

worldhealth.net — “People with a history of mental illness are more likely to also have a chronic health condition, such as heart disease or diabetes.” View full resource at worldhealth.net

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Comorbidities common among patients with COPD

news-medical.net — “Comorbidities are common among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and a number of these comorbidities are independently associated with an increased mortality risk, according to a new study.” View full resource at news-medical.net

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Not Dead Yet :: Diabetes Self-Management

diabetesselfmanagement.com — “This week I had one of those days where everything that could possibly go wrong did. I woke up low, super groggy, and super miserable. After eating breakfast, I decided to go back to sleep to start fresh in an hour or so...” View full resource at diabetesselfmanagement.com

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Teen Birth Rate Plummets to 70-Year Low : Internal Medicine News

internalmedicinenews.com — “Internal Medicine News Digital Network is the online destination and multimedia properties of Internal Medicine News, the independent news publication. Our breaking news covers all areas of internal medicine including adolescent medicine; cardiovascular disease; dermatology; diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism; gastroenterology; geriatric medicine; infectious diseases; mental health; oncology and hematology; nephrology and urology; neurology; pulmonary disease and sleep medicine; practice tre” View full resource at internalmedicinenews.com

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Empowerment's Price Tag: Shared Decision-Making May Be Costly : Hospitalist News

ehospitalistnews.com — “Hospitalist News Digital Network is the online destination and multimedia properties of Hospitalist News, the independent news publication. Our breaking news covers all areas of hospital-based practice including cardiovascular disease; critical care medicine; diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism; gastroenterology; infectious diseases; hematology; imaging; nephrology; neurology; palliative care and hospice; perioperative medicine; pulmonary disease; pediatrics; practice trends; and trauma. We a” View full resource at ehospitalistnews.com

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Patient participation in medical decisions? Could hike hospitalization costs: http://t.co/xX6Rtwgn

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Why Won't They Leave? Discharge Timing Doesn't Speed Departures : Hospitalist News

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Heavy teens have trouble managing diabetes - Health - Children's health - msnbc.com

msnbc.msn.com — “New research sends a stark warning to overweight teens: If you develop diabetes, you'll have a very tough time keeping it under control.” View full resource at msnbc.msn.com

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Increased maternal intake of choline better for the baby

news-medical.net — “Pregnant women may have added incentive to bulk up on broccoli and eggs now that a Cornell University study has found increased maternal intake of the nutrient choline could decrease their children's chances of developing hypertension and diabetes later in life.” View full resource at news-medical.net

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