Prediabetes is a condition in which blood glucose concentrations—often called blood sugar—are higher than normal but don’t yet meet the criteria for diabetes. However, untreated prediabetes often leads to full-fledged diabetes in five years or less. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 84.1 million American adults have prediabetes, representing about 34 percent…
Having diabetes can put you at greater risk for heart disease, kidney failure, blindness and nerve damage. Can it put you at higher risk for dementia, too? “The connection is definitely there, but it’s tenuous. There are a lot of theories about how it might happen, but not a lot of proof,” says John Buse,…
The study found there was an average of 1.8 percent increase each year of youth with newly-diagnosed type 1 diabetes and an average of 4.8 percent per year increase of newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes cases among the same population.
Anna Kahkoska and Nick Brazeau, students in UNC’s MD-PhD program, have developed an innovative approach to patient care at the Open Door Clinic, a free clinic in Burlington staffed by students from the UNC School of Medicine, Elon University, and Alamance Community College that treats a large number of patients with diabetes.
Diabetes can have a substantial impact on individuals and their partners, facing complex reactions to the condition. Read about the ways you can help you and your loved one with diabetes make healthy lifestyle changes together.
UNC-led global phase-3 clinical trial sets the stage for improved management of a disease that affects nearly 30 million Americans.
This is the largest study of childhood diabetes in diverse populations ever done in the U.S., says Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, PhD, who has led the study for eight years.
Meteorologists can often warn us of impending bad weather. Doctors can often do the same with our health--warning us when we're at risk for a serious disease. An example: a condition called prediabetes...
Do your thumb and fingers tingle, burn or feel numb? You could have carpal tunnel syndrome, which is caused by a pinched nerve in your wrist, says UNC Health orthopedic surgeon Jeremy J. Miles, MD. “There’s a nerve that provides feeling to your thumb, index and middle fingers,” he says. “It passes through the carpal…
If your child had diabetes or a broken bone, you probably wouldn’t hesitate to let their teachers know. But what if the diagnosis is a mental health disorder? Should you share this information with their teachers, coaches and others? The answer depends on the child, the diagnosis, and the teachers and other adults in your…
As we age, our bodies don’t always work as well as they once did. But when we notice it’s our brain that’s slowing down, it can be scary. You might wonder if it’s just normal aging or an early sign of dementia. There’s actually a middle ground called mild cognitive impairment. These are changes beyond…
Whether they are as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball, kidney stones can be extremely painful. Fortunately, there are ways to prevent developing kidney stones or at least minimize their size and impact, says UNC Health urologist David F. Friedlander, MD, MPH. “Across the country, about 10 percent…
