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Intensive Lifestyle Intervention Reduces RISKS! Posted: Monday, November 09, 2009

Four-year results from the Action for Health Diabetes (Look AHEAD) study has shown that an intensive lifestyle intervention designed to achieve and maintain weight loss over the long term produces sustained weight loss and improvements in fitness, as well as improvements in glycemic control, systolic blood pressure, and HDL-cholesterol levels.

Increasing Fiber Decreases Belly Fat Posted: Monday, November 09, 2009

Eating just a little bit more fiber could have a big impact in trimming the waistlines of America's young people, new research shows.

Exercise Keeps Visceral Fat Away a Year after Weight Loss Posted: Monday, November 09, 2009

Eighty minutes a week of aerobic or resistance training helps not only to prevent weight gain, but also to inhibit a regain of harmful visceral fat one year after weight loss.

Fatty Liver Risk Doubled with Hypothyroidism Posted: Monday, November 09, 2009

Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have a twofold increased risk of hypothyroidism, including a five-fold greater risk among women, data from a retrospective case-control study showed.

Cancer Risk Increased in Diabetes Patients with Low LDL Cholesterol and Albuminuria Posted: Monday, November 09, 2009

Patients with Type 2 diabetes who have low LDL cholesterol and albuminuria face an increased risk of developing cancer, say researchers. The good news is that statin use in such patients may eliminate the elevated risk.

FDA: Byetta Label Revised to Include Safety Information on Possible Kidney Problems Posted: Monday, November 02, 2009

For Immediate Release: Nov. 2, 2009: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today acted on new safety information about possible kidney function problems, including kidney failure, in patients taking Byetta (exenatide), a drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes Reduces Brain Function Posted: Monday, November 02, 2009

Repeated exposure to the low blood sugar levels caused by poorly controlled diabetes may damage the brain's cognitive function, according to a study.

Patients Starting Dialysis Have Increased Risk of Death Posted: Monday, November 02, 2009

Compared to the general population, patients starting dialysis have an increased risk of death that is not attributable to a higher rate of death from cardiovascular causes, as previously thought, according to a study.

High-Dose Atorvastatin Is a "Clinically Meaningful Intervention" for Diabetic Foot Ulcers Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2009

High-dose atorvastatin may reduce the incidence and recurrence of foot ulcers in diabetic patients, according to a new report.

Updated 2009 Diabetes Prevalence and Diagnosis in US by States Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The numbers are in and it looks like we have not improved and it will get worse.

 

 

 

 

 

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