ADVISORY/Global Experts Warn of New Diabetes Threat.Business Editors & Medical Writers ADVISORY...for MONDAY (Aug. 6) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Graphics, Logos, Text News Releases --(BUSINESS WIRE) An Expert Committee of the International Diabetes Federation The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is a worldwide alliance of 200 diabetes associations in more than 150 countries, who have come together to enhance the lives of people with diabetes everywhere. For over 50 years, IDF has been at the vanguard of global diabetes advocacy. , comprising representatives from 12 countries, met this weekend to consider the importance of a common - but seldom diagnosed - condition that carries a very high risk of type 2 diabetes type 2 diabetes n. See diabetes mellitus. and heart disease. Impaired glucose tolerance Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) is a pre-diabetic state of dysglycemia, that is associated with insulin resistance and increased risk of cardiovascular pathology. IGT may precede type 2 diabetes mellitus by many years. IGT is also a risk factor for mortality. (IGT IGT impaired glucose tolerance. ), which reveals itself as an excessive rise in blood glucose following consumption of 75g glucose, affects about one in seven of adults over 40 years in the industrialised Adj. 1. industrialised - made industrial; converted to industrialism; "industrialized areas" industrialized industrial - having highly developed industries; "the industrial revolution"; "an industrial nation" world. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?3635 This multimedia news story is for free and unrestricted use on your news information site (and for print or broadcast too). Visit http://www.newstream.com to download video, audio, text, graphics, and photos. If you have any questions about the story, or about Newstream.com, please write to us at info@newstream.com. --30--nm/na8 CONTACT: Newstream.com, New York Les Blatt, 888/560-5578 info@newstream.com KEYWORD: INTERNATIONAL EUROPE INDUSTRY KEYWORD: MEDICAL PHARMACEUTICAL ADVISORY SOURCE: Newstream |
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