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Children, adults more likely to develop type 1 diabetes if father has disease vs. mother
Both children and adults are more likely to be diagnosed with type 1 diabetes if they have a father with type 1 diabetes vs. a mother with the condition, according to a speaker.
Gaining fat during late adolescence may worsen insulin resistance
Adolescents who have an increase in fat mass are more likely to have worse insulin resistance as young adults, according to study findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Light physical activity of 3 to 4 hours per day may reduce fat mass for young people
Adolescents and young adults who exercise for a longer duration per day, even if it is light physical activity, can reduce their fat mass, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
Engaging in light physical activity reduces cholesterol, improves lipids for adolescents
Adolescents and young adults who partake in more light physical activity have lower cholesterol levels, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
HbA1c-based screening may uncover undiagnosed type 2 diabetes among adults
About 1% of adults aged 40 to 70 years in the UK Biobank with no diabetes diagnosis at enrollment had undiagnosed type 2 diabetes as indicated by HbA1c, according to study data.
Type 2 diabetes ‘disproportionately’ affects COVID-19 mortality risk in middle-aged adults
Middle-aged adults with type 2 diabetes have a disproportionate risk increase for COVID-19 mortality and should receive priority for early vaccination, according to a research letter published in Diabetologia.