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Garlic Oil Shows Protective Effect against Heart Disease in Diabetes Posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010

Garlic has "significant" potential for preventing cardiomyopathy, a form of heart disease that is a leading cause of death in people with diabetes, scientists from the Deptartment of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taiwan, have concluded in a new study. The report also explains why people with diabetes are at high risk for diabetic cardiomyopathy.

Kidney Function in Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy Linked to Seasonal BP Posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010

Researchers say clinicians should consider seasonal variations in systolic blood pressure when treating patients with diabetic nephropathy, after finding seasonal variations in urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), likely linked to blood-pressure changes.

EASD: Type 2 Diabetes Less Prevalent in Women but Just as Deadly Posted: Sunday, October 03, 2010

Men are up to two and a half times more likely to have newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes than women, but once a woman is diagnosed, the disease is just as deadly for them as for men.

EASD: Fracture Risk Demands Attention in Diabetes Patients Posted: Sunday, October 03, 2010

Because Type 2 diabetes weakens the bone in often undetectable ways, both directly and indirectly via treatment side effects, experts urged increased awareness.

EASD: Frequent Hypoglycemia Key in Cardiac Risk Posted: Sunday, October 03, 2010

Patients with Type 1 diabetes who have repeated episodes of hypoglycemia appear to be at risk for early signs of atherosclerosis, researchers said.

New First in Class Type 2 Diabetes Drug Cycloset® Launches November Posted: Tuesday, September 21, 2010

VeroScience announced that they have entered into a distribution and license agreement granting Santarus exclusive rights to manufacture and commercialize Cycloset®, which has been approved by the FDA as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with Type 2 diabetes both as mono-therapy and in combination with other oral antidiabetic agents.

Chocolate Lowers Heart Failure Risk by 26% Posted: Tuesday, September 21, 2010

A chocolate habit may protect women from heart failure later in life -- but only when enjoyed in moderation, researchers found.

Short Sleepers at Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Heart Disease Posted: Tuesday, September 21, 2010

People who sleep less than six hours a night may be three times more likely to develop a condition which leads to diabetes and heart disease, according to researchers.

Reducing the Risk of CVD in Patients with Periodontitis Posted: Tuesday, September 21, 2010

More evidence for dentists being part of the diabetes team: cardiologists and other physicians who manage patients with CVD should collaborate with dentists to moderate cardiovascular risk in patients who also suffer from periodontitis.

Metformin Might Prevent Colorectal, Lung Cancers Posted: Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Diabetes patients taking metformin have a 40% reduced risk for cancer.

 

 

 

 

 

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