News from the European Association for the Study for Diabetes (EASD) conference in Stockholm

Women exposed to organic pollutants in early pregnancy have more than four-times increased risk of gestational diabetes New research presented at this year's annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Stockholm shows that a 10-times increased exposure to organic pollutants in early pregnancy is associated with a 4.4 times increased risk of a pregnant woman developing gestational diabetes. Medical Xpress Pesticide exposure tied to diabetes risk A review of 21 observational studies has investigated the link between exposure to pesticides and diabetes. WebMD 'Youngest' toddler with type 2 diabetes raises concern The case of a 35kg-weighing 3-year old child recently diagnosed with type-2 diabetes is being discussed today at the EASD conference. BBC News Study suggests incretin drugs do not cause pancreatic cancer A 7-year Danish case-control study has concluded that the risk of pancreatic cancer is not elevated with incretin-based drugs compared with other glucose-lowering therapies. The findings come after previous observational studies suggested that incretins can cause pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer through stimulating GLP-1 receptors. MedScape Acute coronary syndrome risk higher for women with diabetes than men A systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 studies has found that diabetic women are 40% more likely to suffer from acute coronary syndromes than men. Healio Controlling blood sugar may help preve...
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