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High- and Low-Carb Diets Produce Similar Results

Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2004

A rare head-to-head comparison of a high glycemic index (GI)/high-carbohydrate diet with a low-GI/low-carbohydrate diet resulted in comparable weight loss and increase in insulin sensitivity. "If people consume a healthy diet that is calorie restricted, they are going to lose weight, and the quality of the carbohydrates doesn't really matter,"

Inadequate Footwear Triples Risk For Diabetes Amputation Risk

Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Amputation risk was tripled by going barefoot, doubled by wearing sneakers regularly to work, increased fourfold by wearing sneakers to town, and doubled by wearing rubber thong sandals

Increased Chromium Absorption Linked with Reduction in Cardiovascular Risk Factor

Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2004

A new randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study found a significant correlation between increased urinary chromium levels -- a measure of chromium absorption -- and reductions in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, including total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL cholesterol and lipid ratios in people with type 2 diabetes.

More Than Half of Adult Diabetics in US Are Obese

Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2004

The CDC found that between 1999 and 2002, 54.8% of diabetics over the age of 19 were obese. An increasing number of American adults diagnosed with diabetes are obese, making it more likely they will develop cardiovascular disease, retinopathy and other health problems, U.S. officials said.

New Drug May Be Better Than Aspirin for Diabetics

Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2004

A new drug called picotamide appears to be a more effective blood-thinner than aspirin for people with diabetes.
Previous research has suggested that aspirin may not work as well for diabetics in preventing vascular events, such as heart attacks or stroke, as it does for other people

Newer Beta-blocker Coreg Safer for Diabetics

Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2004

The beta-blocker blood pressure medicine Coreg proved significantly better in keeping blood sugar levels from rising in diabetics than metaprolol, another widely used member of the beta-blocker family

Normal Blood Pressure May Not Be Optimal - How Low Should It Go?

Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2004

By reducing BP still more, patients were protected from heart attacks, cardiac arrest, angioplasty, hospitalization for chest pain, and death. Every 16 heart disease patients with normal blood pressure who received drugs to lower it, one adverse event was prevented over a two-year period.

People And Pets Succeed In Fighting Obesity And Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Over 60 percent of adult Americans are now overweight or obese, and an estimated 30 million cats and dogs in the U.S. are overweight or obese, that's 25 percent of the pet population! The P-Pet Study demonstrates that people and their pets are both more successful in staying with a weight loss program when they exercise together.

Pioglitazone Shown to Reverse Thickening of Carotid Artery Wall

Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2004

New studies have shown that the drug pioglitazone (ACTOS®, Takeda) significantly reduced the thickness of the carotid (neck) artery in patients with type 2 diabetes. By contrast, no change in carotid thickness was seen in a group of patients who received glimepiride, an older drug for type 2 diabetes

Preemies Prone to 'Pre-Diabetes'

Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Children who are born prematurely, regardless of their actual birth weight, will have a 30% reduction in insulin sensitivity -- a pre-diabetic condition that can lead to full-blown diabetes