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Diabetics Have a High Prevalence of Chronic Pain Posted: Thursday, January 20, 2005

Patients with comorbid (existing simultaneously with and usually independently of another medical condition) chronic pain and greater pain severity have poorer overall diabetes self-management and more difficulty with self-care activities.

Obese Heart Failure Patients Fare Better Than Lean Counterparts Posted: Thursday, January 20, 2005

New research indicates that among heart failure patients, having excess body weight is associated with a lower risk of death than being normal weight.

Type of Weight Loss Surgery Determines Insulin Resistance Effect Posted: Thursday, January 20, 2005

With restrictive weight loss procedures, insulin resistance drops as weight loss increases, whereas with malabsorptive operations, resistance is completely reversed even before body weight normalizes, new research shows.

Weight Loss Surgery Staves Off Prediabetes Posted: Thursday, January 20, 2005

Normal insulin sensitivity is restored more rapidly and is not dependent on the amount of weight loss.

Blood Pressure Study Halted Due to Success Posted: Monday, January 17, 2005

Hypertensive patients taking a combination of an ACE inhibitor and a calcium channel blocker are much less likely to experience an MI or stroke than are those on a beta-blocker and diuretic.

Depression Increases Insulin Resistance, Diabetes in Middle-Aged Women Posted: Monday, January 17, 2005

Results of a new study provide more evidence that depression influences glucose metabolism and risk of diabetes. The incidence of diabetes was highest in African-American women in the 3 years of follow-up and was more than twice that of white women.

Diabetes: A Link Between Oral And Overall Health? Posted: Monday, January 17, 2005

"Oral health symptoms of diabetics include dry mouth, periodontal (gum) disease, oral infections, cavities and delayed wound healing,"

Few Americans Aware They Have Chronic Kidney Disease Posted: Monday, January 17, 2005

Less than 10 percent of adults with moderately decreased kidney function reported being told they had weakened or failing kidneys. Ten to 20 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease but most don't know it.

Few Americans Aware They Have Chronic Kidney Disease Posted: Monday, January 17, 2005

Less than 10 percent of adults with moderately decreased kidney function reported being told they had weakened or failing kidneys. Ten to 20 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease but most don't know it.

Hot Potato HP, Cold Potato CP Posted: Monday, January 17, 2005

Starch temperature is a factor, so eating a cold potato has less glycemic effect on blood glucose.

 

 

 

 

 

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