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Patients Fail To Grasp Importance of Cholesterol Numbers

Posted: Friday, June 09, 2006

A better way to drive home the message is to concentrate on cardiovascular risk-adjusted age-a formula that homes in on the grim fact that, as an example, a 42-year-old man with elevated Framingham Heart Score has the heart of a 70-year-old man.

Type 2 Diabetes Teens Have Higher Complication Risk Then Type 1’s

Posted: Friday, June 09, 2006

Young people with type 2 diabetes are more likely to have high blood pressure and signs of kidney damage than their counterpart who have type 1 diabetes, even though type 2 diabetic have had the disease for a much shorter time.

Second Hand Smoke Increases Risk for Diabetes

Posted: Friday, June 09, 2006

In a study researchers have found that people who are exposed to the dangers of second-hand cigarette smoke, may be more likely to develop diabetes.

Outside Jobs Reward Mothers with Paychecks and Thinner Waists

Posted: Friday, June 02, 2006

The women who bring home the bacon as well as fry it in the pan are likely to be thinner and healthier than their stay-at-home counterparts, according to researchers.

One-Third of Adults With Diabetes Still Don't Know They Have It

Posted: Friday, June 02, 2006

The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in U.S. adults age 20 and older has risen from about 5.1% to 6.5%, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Women Who Don't Snooze Enough Gain Weight

Posted: Friday, June 02, 2006

Women who slept five hours or less per night gained 1.14 kg (2.5 lb) more than women who got in at least seven hours each night. That's the finding of researchers from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland from a 16-year study.

Health Care Coverage Protected for Millions of Americans with Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

The bill was defeated which could have resulted in the loss of critical health care coverage guarantees for over 85 million Americans.

Diabetic Women NOT Getting Birth Control Advice

Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Women with diabetes are less than half as likely as non-diabetic women to receive counseling on birth control from their doctors, despite the risk to the baby if a woman with diabetes conceives before optimal blood sugar control is achieved.

Replacing Red Meat With Chicken Helpful in Type 2 Diabetes With Macroalbuminuria

Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

The withdrawal of red meat from the diet, either by replacing it with chicken or by following a lactovegetarian LPD [low-protein diet], promotes a beneficial effect on renovascular and cardiovascular risk factors associated with DN [diabetic nephropathy] in patients with type 2 diabetes and macroalbuminuria.

Georgia to Pay Diabetes Doctors for Performance

Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Georgia will provide bonuses to doctors who care for state employees with diabetes, and improve their outcomes.