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New Guidelines for Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010

New guidelines stress the crucial role that physical activity plays in the management of Type 2 diabetes: physicians should prescribe exercise.

"The United States of Diabetes"

Posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Diabetes will threaten the nation's economy as much as it does the health of individuals and the U.S. will spend $3.35 trillion on diabetes-related care in the next decade.

Combining Exenatide with Insulin May Be 'Best Result Ever' for Diabetes Patients

Posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Combining the newer diabetes drug exenatide with insulin provides better blood sugar control in patients with Type 2 diabetes than insulin alone and helps promote weight loss.

It's a Blur for Diabetic Drinkers

Posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010

People with Type 2 diabetes who drink alcohol are at increased risk for blurry vision unrelated to retinopathy.

New Analysis Concludes Cause of Diabetes Not Genetic

Posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Since sequencing the human genome, genetic researchers have searched intensively but unearthed little evidence to suggest that inherited genes cause common diseases.

New Report Ties Diabetes to Shortened Life Expectancy

Posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Despite medical advances, a 50-year-old with the disease still can expect to live 8.5 years fewer years, on average, than a 50-year-old without the disease.

Cinnamon for Diabetes: It Helps ... a Little

Posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2010

There may be no harm in adding cinnamon to your diabetes regimen, but how much does it really help?

Diastolic BP Less than 70 mm Hg in Diabetes Linked to Increased CV Risk

Posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Diastolic blood pressure less than 70 mm Hg in patients with Type 2 diabetes is linked to increased CV risk, even when systolic BP is in target ranges.

Loud Snoring, Insomnia Symptoms Linked to Risk for Metabolic Syndrome

Posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Loud snoring, difficulty falling asleep and "un-refreshing" sleep may each predict development of the metabolic syndrome.

Half of U.S. Could Have Diabetes or Prediabetes within Ten Years

Posted: Monday, December 06, 2010

More than half of Americans will have diabetes or be prediabetic by 2020 at a cost to the U.S. health care system of $3.35 trillion if current trends go on unabated, according to analysis of a new Report "The United States of Diabetes: Challenges and Opportunities in the Decade Ahead."