Robin: Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are increasing in incidence.

Uncontrolled diabetes increases the risk of problems for both the baby and the mother.

Uncontrolled high blood pressure and diabetes can increase stroke risk.

Alcohol and tobacco use, diabetes, and epilepsy also increase the risk.

Heart disease, chronic lung disease, and diabetes had all increased in elderly patients since the late 1980s, the study shows.

Other effects can include a possible effect on blood sugar levels, which may in turn increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Both heart disease and diabetes are increasing as New Yorkers grow more obese, a pattern shared with the rest of the nation.

Immune system problems, diabetes, and other diseases also increase the risk of yeast infections.

Smoking, hypertension and diabetes also increase the risk level of cardiovascular disease.

Complicating matters further, diabetes is common and increasing in the general population.