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...or rather, from around the USA today it seems! 🙂
Fearing scary diagnosis, man drops 175 pounds (USA)
Will Nevin had been dreading the doctor for years. Nevin knew he was obese, maybe even a likely target for diabetes. At 5 feet 10, Nevin estimates he weighed 350 pounds. "When I was that size, I (thought), what do I need a scale for?" he said. An Internet search added to the 25-year-old's suspicions. He had symptoms such as a tingling in his feet, which he thought was probably a symptom of pre-diabetes at the very least. But it was easier to ignore his size than face the possibility of a complicated diagnosis.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/07/29/nevin.weight.loss.irprt/
Many Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes Cases Initially Misdiagnosed (USA)
More than one-third of type 1 diabetes cases from a large pediatric Medicaid population were misdiagnosed as having type 2 diabetes early in management, results from a 10-year analysis showed
http://www.internalmedicinenews.com...-cases-initially-misdiagnosed/b2f878ce6d.html
Some Ethnic Groups More Vulnerable to Dangerous Fat (USA)
Some ethnic groups are more likely than others to store dangerous fat around their internal organs as they gain weight, according to a new study.
http://health.usnews.com/health-new...thnic-groups-more-vulnerable-to-dangerous-fat
Rise in Diabetes in Children Brings New Need For Medical ID Bracelets (USA)
What once was considered "adult onset," is slowly appearing in more and more children across the country.
More than 25.8 million children and adults have diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association statics from January 2011. That's 8.3% of the US population, and there's no sign of that number slowing in children. But that's not from the expected Type 1 diabetes, which is due to an immune system deficiency.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...-need-for-medical-id-bracelets-126412513.html
Fearing scary diagnosis, man drops 175 pounds (USA)
Will Nevin had been dreading the doctor for years. Nevin knew he was obese, maybe even a likely target for diabetes. At 5 feet 10, Nevin estimates he weighed 350 pounds. "When I was that size, I (thought), what do I need a scale for?" he said. An Internet search added to the 25-year-old's suspicions. He had symptoms such as a tingling in his feet, which he thought was probably a symptom of pre-diabetes at the very least. But it was easier to ignore his size than face the possibility of a complicated diagnosis.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/07/29/nevin.weight.loss.irprt/
Many Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes Cases Initially Misdiagnosed (USA)
More than one-third of type 1 diabetes cases from a large pediatric Medicaid population were misdiagnosed as having type 2 diabetes early in management, results from a 10-year analysis showed
http://www.internalmedicinenews.com...-cases-initially-misdiagnosed/b2f878ce6d.html
Some Ethnic Groups More Vulnerable to Dangerous Fat (USA)
Some ethnic groups are more likely than others to store dangerous fat around their internal organs as they gain weight, according to a new study.
http://health.usnews.com/health-new...thnic-groups-more-vulnerable-to-dangerous-fat
Rise in Diabetes in Children Brings New Need For Medical ID Bracelets (USA)
What once was considered "adult onset," is slowly appearing in more and more children across the country.
More than 25.8 million children and adults have diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association statics from January 2011. That's 8.3% of the US population, and there's no sign of that number slowing in children. But that's not from the expected Type 1 diabetes, which is due to an immune system deficiency.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...-need-for-medical-id-bracelets-126412513.html