Large Fat Cells May Increase Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women

Posted in Diabetes News, Featured on 21. Sep, 2009

Middle-aged women with large abdominal fat cells have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life compared to women with smaller fat cells. Waist circumference divided by body height can also be used to determine which women are at risk. This is shown in a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at [...]

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Aspirin use linked to a lower risk of diabetes

Posted in Diabetes News on 21. Apr, 2009

The results of a study published in the American Journal of Medicine suggest there is an association between aspirin use and a decreased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. “Analytic studies on aspirin or non-aspirin nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and the risk of diabetes” outside of clinical trials are limited, write Dr. Yasuaki Hayashino, of [...]

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Large Fat Cells May Increase Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women

Aspirin use linked to a lower risk of diabetes

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