High liver disease risk for diabetics

PEOPLE with diabetes are 70 percent more likely to die from liver disease than those without the illness, according to new research.

Diabetes Ups Death Risk Overall, Study Shows

WEDNESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- People with diabetes are 80 percent more likely to die prematurely than those without the disease -- and it's not just diabetes that's killing them.
Besides dying from vascular problems caused by diabetes, people with the blood sugar disease are also more likely to die prematurely from many other causes, including cancer, infections, falls, liver disease, mental disorders and even suicide, a new British analysis finds.

Health Tip: If Your Child Has Diabetes

(HealthDay News) -- It can be stressful for any parent to leave a child in the care of a babysitter, particularly if your child is diabetic.
The American Diabetes Association says parents of diabetic children should ensure that babysitters know the basics about:

50,000 people told they had diabetics when they did not

The NHS has pledged to improve the diagnosis of diabetes after it emerged that about 100,000 people have either been misdiagnosed with the disease or wrongly told which form of it they have.

About 2% of the 2.4m registered diabetics in England – 50,000 people – have been told they are suffering from the disease when they do not have it, a report by the Royal College of General Practitioners and NHS Diabetes found.

Diabetes May Contribute to Hearing Loss

(HealthDay News) -- Diabetics are twice as likely as non-diabetics to have hearing loss, according to the American Diabetes Association. It's thought that diabetes damages the small blood vessels and nerves in the inner-ear, the ADA says.
The association suggests diabetics heed these warning signs of hearing loss:

• Asking people frequently to repeat themselves.
• Having trouble keeping track of conversations with more than two participants.
• Noticing that other people appear to be mumbling.
• Having difficulty hearing in places where there's loud noise.
• Having difficulty hearing young children and women.
• Needing to turn the radio or TV louder than is comfortable for others.

Diabetics have higher risk of death from cancer

LONDON (Reuters) – Doctors know that diabetics have a higher than normal risk of dying of heart attacks or strokes, but new research on Wednesday showed that having diabetes also ups the risk of dying from many cancers and other diseases.