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Pregnant women and new moms with diabetes are nearly twice as likely as other women to become depressed, putting both mother and baby at risk, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

New mothers with diabetes have nearly twice the risk of experiencing depression during pregnancy and after they give birth, which puts both the mother and baby at risk, researchers say.

Pregnant moms with diabetes have an increased risk for postpartum depression, according to research appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Low-income pregnant women and new mothers with diabetes have nearly twice the risk of experiencing depression during and after pregnancy than women without diabetes, according to a study in the February 25 issue of JAMA.

ST. JOSEPH - A day of fun activities for children with diabetes and their parents is set for 9:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 14 in the Frederick S. Upton Education Center at Lakeland Regional Medical Center.

Pregnant women and new mothers who have diabetes have nearly double the chances of experiencing postpartum depression compared to those without diabetes. Researchers analyzed data from over 11,000 low income mothers in New Jersey. Approximately 1 in 10 of these women who had diabetes developed depression in the year following delivery.

( Harvard Medical School ) Pregnant women and new mothers who have diabetes have nearly double the chances of experiencing postpartum depression compared to those without diabetes. Researchers analyzed data from over 11,000 low income mothers in New Jersey. Approximately 1 in 10 of these women who had diabetes developed depression in the year following delivery.

Low-income pregnant women and new mothers with diabetes have nearly twice the risk of experiencing depression during and after pregnancy than women without diabetes, according to a study in the Feb. 25 issue of JAMA.

( JAMA and Archives Journals ) Low-income pregnant women and new mothers with diabetes have nearly twice the risk of experiencing depression during and after pregnancy than women without diabetes, according to a study in the Feb. 25 issue of JAMA.

TUESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Low-income women with diabetes who are pregnant or recently gave birth face almost twice the risk of depression compared to women without the blood sugar disorder, a new study found.

Shocking new figures show a huge rise in the number of type 2 diabetes cases in the UK. The researchers behind the study, using 10 years of data collected by GPs, say the increase is explained by a parallel rise in obesity.

More than 23 million americans are living with diabetes -- a disease that can cause serious health complications and premature death. The good news is that it can be prevented.

Maintain a healthy body weight (a Body Mass Index of 20-25kg/m²) The rise in obesity rates in the UK is a main contributor to the rapid increase in the prevalence of diabetes. Obese people are often insulin resistant. Most people with newly diagnosed type-2 diabetes are overweight or obese.

Volunteers in Medicine Clinic announce a partnership with the Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida, the philanthropic affiliate of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, to start a diabetes education and management program for uninsured diabetic residents of Martin County.

LONDON (Reuters) - New cases of diabetes are soaring in Britain, and medical experts say the rise is due to higher obesity rates caused by unhealthy diet and lack of exercise.

The General Medical Services (GMS) contract (2003) states that, "90 per cent of patients with diabetes should have the HbA1c test done"".

A new study found that the rate of new cases of diabetes in the UK rose by 74 per cent between 1997 and 2003, and has now overtaken the rate in North America, which has one of the highest incidences of diabetes in the world.

Cases of diabetes are soaring in Britain, according to new research, with medical experts linking the rise to higher obesity rates caused by unhealthy diets and lack of exercise.

New research suggests that diabetes cases are rising faster in the UK than in America, which has the world's highest rate of type 2 diabetes. The number of people developing diabetes has risen by more than 60 per cent in the last decade, with increasing obesity rates fuelling the trend.

Researchers say there has been a 74 per cent rise in new cases of the disease from 1997 to 2003. The bulk of cases are type 2 diabetes, with the number of type 1 cases remaining fairly constant.

New cases of diabetes are soaring in Britain, with medical experts linking the rise to higher obesity rates caused by unhealthy diets and lack of exercise.

New cases of diabetes are soaring in Britain, with medical experts linking the rise to a jump in obesity rates caused by unhealthy diets and lack of exercise.

The number of people diagnosed with diabetes has jumped more than 60% in just 10 years.

The number of people with diabetes has jumped 63 per cent in a decade, largely due to increasing rates of obesity, a study suggests.

The number of people diagnosed with diabetes has jumped more than 60% in just 10 years.

The number of people with diabetes has jumped 63 per cent in the last ten years, figures show. Experts found that the number of men, women and children with Type 1 diabetes, which usually develops in childhood, and Type 2 diabetes, which is linked to obesity, rose dramatically between 1996 and 2005.

The number of people with diabetes has jumped 63 per cent in the last ten years, figures show.

The hormonal condition diabetes is on the increaseas people lead increasingly unhealthy lifestyles. If untreated it can cause very serious health problems.

In response to the epidemic of diabetes in men and women living in Massachusetts, Hallmark Health System announces the new Diabetes and Endocrinology Center at Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford is now open and accepting patients.

The UK saw a 74% rise in diabetes cases around the start of this decade, linked to growing obesity rates, experts warn.

The UK saw a 74% rise in diabetes cases around the start of this decade, linked to growing obesity rates, experts warn.

The UK is seeing an explosion of diabetes hand-in-hand with obesity, experts warn.

The number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK has soared by nearly 75% in just six years - suggesting that levels of the disease are rising faster here than anywhere else in the world.

Rates of diabetes have soared by 69 per cent in a decade, a study revealed yesterday.

British cases of diabetes soars by 69% in a decade

Cases of diabetes soars by 69% in a decade

THE number of children being born in Bahrain with insulin dependent diabetes (type-one) has almost tripled in the last 15 years.

The number of people newly-diagnosed with diabetes has jumped 63% in a decade, figures suggest.

A dramatic increase in the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in middle age has been documented by a study exposing the scale of the epidemic that threatens to overwhelm the NHS in the coming decades.

New cases of diabetes have risen by 74 per cent in just six years increasing at a faster pace than in America as obesity takes its toll researchers have warned.

About 12 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea. About 23 million have diabetes. There's no cure for either, and as Bertha Lynn reports, doctors believe having one could affect your chances of having the other.