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One-Third of Patients Older Than 50 With Diabetes Have PAD

Posted: Thursday, December 09, 2004

Patients with diabetes and PAD have already developed evidence of atherosclerosis and are at increased risk for myocardial infarction, stroke, or cardiovascular death, even without symptoms.

Serious Psychological Distress More Common in Diabetics

Posted: Thursday, December 09, 2004

The prevalence of serious psychological distress was 10.4% among people with diabetes.

Adults with diabetes are considerable more likely to experience depression, anxiety and other disorders that cause (SPD) than those without diabetes.

Shedding Light on Seasonal Depression

Posted: Thursday, December 09, 2004

It usually starts off with feelings of fatigue, difficulty getting up in the morning, a big afternoon slump, and then a taste for carbohydrate-rich foods. Coupled with that fatigue and the carbohydrate-rich food that's a formula for weight gain

Testosterone Deficiency Found in One Out of Three Diabetic Men

Posted: Thursday, December 09, 2004

Low testosterone production appears to be a common complication of type 2 diabetes in men, affecting 1 out of 3 diabetic patients, a new study has shown "This starts a whole new story on the crucial complications of type 2 diabetes,"

Avandia® Aids Recovery of Insulin-Secreting Cells

Posted: Wednesday, December 01, 2004

Specifically, when people with type 2 diabetes take the drug, so-called pancreatic beta-cells regain the ability to secrete a surge of insulin when glucose levels jump after a meal.

Calendar Influences Timing of Pediatric Diabetes Diagnosis

Posted: Wednesday, December 01, 2004

Diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes is more common in the winter.

Some seasonal presentation patterns observed in school-age children with type I insulin dependent diabetes mellitus may reflect the parental response during holidays and weekends and availability of healthcare services.

Cardiovascular Events Declining In US Diabetics, BUT!

Posted: Wednesday, December 01, 2004

Between 1950 and 1995, there was a 50% drop in the rate of incident cardiovascular events among patients with diabetes. But diabetic patients are still twice as likely to experience such events as people without diabetes.

DHEA Improves Insulin Action and Fights Abdominal Fat

Posted: Wednesday, December 01, 2004

The war against widening waistlines may have a new weapon: Researchers say an over-the-counter hormone supplement might help elderly people shed stubborn belly fat

Experts Warn of Diabetes 'Time Bomb'

Posted: Wednesday, December 01, 2004

The NHS must pay more attention to the long term complications caused by type 2 diabetes, experts warned. "There is no short term fix for conditions such as diabetes. Health services must take the long term view and prevent the heart attacks, strokes, blindness and kidney damage that diabetes can cause."

Obesity May Lead to Brain Loss

Posted: Wednesday, December 01, 2004

Swedish researchers found that women who were obese throughout their adult lives were more likely to lose brain tissue, a condition known as brain atrophy that has been linked to impaired brain function and dementia.