Trade Magazine's and Scholarly Articles

Yoon, Kun-Ho; Lee, Jin-Hee; Kim, Ji-Won; Cho, Jae Hyoung; Choi, Yoon-Hee; Ko, Seung-Hyun; and Zimmet, Paul. "Epidemic obesity and type 2 diabetes in Asia." Elsevier Science Business Journals. November, 2006.

This article discussed the rising number of people who are suffering from type 2 diabetes and obesity in Asia. It shows that people in Asia tend to develop the diease with a smaller degree of obesity, they suffer longer with complications of diabetes, and tend to die sooner than people in other areas of the world. The article also explains that the rate of increasing cases of diabetes shows no signs of slowing. This article would be good for a journalist to read because it shows how diabetes is affecting the rest of the world.

Morse SA; Ciechanowski PS; Katon WJ and Hirsch IB. "People With Diabetes Who Eat Excessively Late At Night: What Are The Causes And What Are The Consequences?" Behavioral Diabetes Institute. September, 2006.

This article discusses a study done that examined late-night excessive eating in 714 people with types 1 and type 2 diabetes. The study found that approximately 10% of the patients reported consuming more than 25% of their daily calories after their evening meal, therefore meeting the critical criteria for NES (Night Eating Syndrome). The article goes on to discuss other recent studies that show problems like bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are more common in people with diabetes. The article would be useful for a reporter because it shows how diabetes can often be associated with bulimia and binge eating.

Egede LF; Nietert PJ and Zheng D. "The Deadly Combination of Diabetes and Depression." Behavioral Diabetes Institute. September, 2005.

This article discuss Diabetes and its correlation with Depression. The article shows how a study proved that the combination of depression and diabetes can raise deadly results. The article links depression to poorer blood glucose control, poorer diabetes self-care, increased risk of long-term complications and higher health care costs. The authors leave the reader with a statement that sums up the article very well: "for people with diabetes, depression will not only lower the quality of your life, it may have a similar effect on the quantity of your life." This article would be useful for a journalist to learn about the relation between Diabetes and Depression.