Despite the frequency of the disorder and the difficulty in distinguishing it from type 2 diabetes, "there are no universal recommendations regarding testing for islet antibodies in
adult-onset diabetes.
Q I HAVE recently been diagnosed as having
adult-onset diabetes.
The so-called middle-age spread is a key culprit in the emergence of
adult-onset diabetes.
that exposure to Agent Orange is associated with
adult-onset diabetes.
The type of diabetes that was known as Type II, noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), or
adult-onset diabetes is now type 2 diabetes.
As little as one hour of exercise a day dramatically reduces the risk of coronary heart disease,
adult-onset diabetes, colon cancer, osteoporosis, and depression.
Martha Belury, Purdue assistant professor of foods and nutrition, explains that, "If you inherit a genetic predisposition to
adult-onset diabetes and you're obese and inactive, then you may well develop this disease.
Type 1 diabetes replaces IDDM or juvenile-onset diabetes,-and type 2 diabetes replaces NIDDM or
adult-onset diabetes.
It's not just excess weight, but excess waist, that increases a woman's risk of
adult-onset diabetes, say researchers at Harvard Medical School.
About 12 million Americans have this disorder, previously known as
adult-onset diabetes because it occurs primarily in people over 40.
Scientists investigating the effects of this type of drug in trials of patients with
adult-onset diabetes believe it could give them "real benefits".
It was previously known as
adult-onset diabetes, although children as young as 10 in the UAE and elsewhere are now also being diagnosed with it.
