Diabetes – Page 3 – NCAL Research Spotlight

Gestational diabetes: Can affect a baby’s genes

January 22, 2011
Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Women’s health
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For the vast majority of women with gestational diabetes, good pre- and postnatal health care, including watching diet and weight, ensures that the condition is only temporary. But for a small number of women, the diabetes can become permanent or…

Language barriers linked to worse diabetes control

January 21, 2011
Diabetes, Health disparities, Insulin Resistance
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When patients cannot talk with doctors about diabetes in their own language, even when interpreter services are available, poorer diabetes outcomes may be the result. These were the findings of a recent study by researchers at the Division of Research…