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21st-Century Kids Fight Diabetes

Posted: Monday, April 11, 2005

With a personal digital assistant, kids can upload blood sugar readings, insulin doses and carbohydrate intake daily. In a study, children who used a PDA along with special software checked their sugars more often and had lower readings.

Dark Chocolate May Lower Blood Pressure and Reduce Risk of Diabetes

Posted: Friday, March 18, 2005

Eat a healthy dose of dark chocolate every day to lower your blood pressure and reduce your risk of developing diabetes.

Treatment of Sleep Apnea Lowers Glucose Levels in Diabetics

Posted: Friday, March 18, 2005

Patients with Type 2 diabetes who also suffer from obstructive sleep apnea can lower their glucose levels by receiving the most common sleep apnea therapy.

Atherosclerosis Present in Most All Young Adults With Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome

Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2004

88% of young adults with diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome have signs of carotid atherosclerosis. Initial treatment in this younger age group is very simple, with adoption of a healthy lifestyle

Lifestyle Intervention Reduces Risk of Type 2 Diabetes by 58%

Posted: Monday, November 08, 2004

Why are we looking for the cure for Type 2 diabetes when we already have it?
The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) showed that intensive lifestyle intervention reduced the risk of diabetes by 58%.

Nearly 60% of American Adults Have Elevated Blood Pressure

Posted: Monday, November 08, 2004

One-third are not aware of their condition, and among those who were aware, only 31 percent had their blood pressure controlled at target levels.

Microscopic Sensor Monitors Glucose Levels

Posted: Sunday, November 07, 2004

Scientists at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio have developed a fully functional, minimally invasive microscopic sensor that can be placed just under the skin and be seen with the naked eye for accurate, continuous examination of glucose and other body-fluid levels with the help of simple color changes

Mediterranean Diet Improves Survival in Elderly

Posted: Thursday, September 30, 2004

Among 70- to 90-year-olds, adherence to a Mediterranean diet and healthful lifestyle is associated with a more than 50% lower rate of all-cause and cause-specific mortality.

New Tool Developed To Evaluate The Accuracy Of Continuous Glucose Monitoring

Posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2004

Continuous glucose sensor technology has the potential to revolutionize diabetes management by providing patients with ongoing, online feedback about current blood glucose levels and rate/direction of change, as well as alarms to alert for possible dangerous trends

Global Study Shows Nine Factors That Identify 90% Of Heart Attack Risk

Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2004

The vast majority of heart attacks can be predicted by nine easily measurable factors, that are the same in every region and ethnic group worldwide. The study found that the two most important risk factors are cigarette smoking and an abnormal ratio of blood lipids (Apolipoprotein B/Apolipoprotein A-1), which together predicted two-thirds of the global risk of heart attack.