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New Diabetes Drug Galvus Matches Avandia in Control of Blood Sugars

Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2006

The new diabetes drug from Novartis, Galvus cuts blood sugar levels as much as GlaxoSmithKlines established medicine Avandia and without the side effects.

New Joint Guidelines for CVD and Diabetes from 2 European Associations

Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2006

Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) often appear as the two sides of a coin: on one side, diabetes has been rated as an equivalent of coronary heart disease, and conversely, many patients with established coronary heart disease (65-70 %) suffer from diabetes or its pre-states.

Fruit and Vegetables Cut Heart Disease Risk, Says Study

Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2006

Every extra of fruit or vegetable consumed daily could cut the risk of heart disease by four percent, says a meta-analysis of almost a quarter of a million people, giving people even more reason to seek out the nutrient-rich foods.

Progression of Retinopathy Common Among Blacks With Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2006

Over a 6-year period, 56.1% of African Americans with type 1 diabetes and retinopathy showed progression of their eye disease.

Americans Unaware of Significance of Triglycerides

Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2006

A survey conducted by the National Lipid Association (NLA) has revealed that 87% of patients are unaware of the importance of high triglycerides in risk of heart disease. Fewer than half say they have discussed the topic with their physicians.

One-Third of U.S. Youth Not Physically Fit

Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2006

Approximately one-third of boys and girls age 12 to 19 in the United States do not meet standards for physical fitness. Low physical fitness during adolescence tends to track into adulthood, so it becomes obvious why we are seeing more kids with type 2 diabetes.

Are Your Diabetic Patients Part of the 21% Who do Not Take Their Meds?

Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2006

About 21 percent of individuals with diabetes do not regularly take their blood-sugar lowering, blood-pressure lowering or cholesterol-lowering pills, researchers found in study of 11,532 diabetes patients.

New DPP-4 and Glitazone Diabetes Drugs Will Account for 72% of the Diabetes Mark

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

According to a new report from Decision Resources, the New Novel Drug Classes Will Account for 76% of the Type 2 Diabetes Market by 2020, even though they are not even available in the US at this time.

Salad Is Even Healthier Than You Thought

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

A new study revealed that those who eat salads and raw vegetables with salad dressing have considerably higher levels of vitamins C, E, B6, and folic acid—key nutrients in promoting a healthy immune system and reducing the risk of obesity, heart disease and other chronic illnesses.

Small Changes in Diabetes Care Exceeds All Expections

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

A series of fairly low-tech innovations radically transformed diabetes care in a busy family medicine program in just over a year's time, exceeding insurance company pay-for-performance benchmarks.