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Risk of Stroke is High Within 5 Yrs. of Treatment of Diabetes

Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2007

Risk of stroke is high within 5 years of treatment for type 2 diabetes and more than double that for the general population. More Reason to recommend an aspirin a day.

Impaired Fasting Glucose Increases Risk Factors for CVD Mortality

Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2007

New studies are showing that we must treat impaired fasting glucose more aggressively.

Beta-Blockers Exert Anti-Atherosclerotic Effects

Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2007

Beta-blocker therapy can provide statistically significant regression of coronary artery plaque, and slow the progression to coronary atherosclerosis.

Markers of "Prediabetes" Independently Raises Mortality Risk 60%

Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007

Markers of impaired glucose metabolism in nondiabetics were independently related to increased risks of all-cause and cardiovascular death in a large population-based study.

Early Tight Control and Aggressive Treatment Pays Off

Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007

There seems to be a point of no return in the onset of diabetes and scientists have speculated exposure to high glucose levels quickly creates a metabolic memory due to glycation, in which diabetes persists long after the glucose levels are corrected.

Cheap Fructose May Exact High Metabolic Price

Posted: Saturday, June 30, 2007

Fructose in sodas and other beverages -- but not glucose -- can set patients on the fast track to atherosclerosis, investigators here reported.

Diabetes Reduces Life Expectancy by 8 Years

Posted: Friday, June 22, 2007

Before heart disease even develops among patients with heart disease, the effects on life expectancy have already begun, found researchers.

New Study Shows No Increased Heart Risk With Avandia

Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2007

Findings from an interim analysis of RECORD (Rosiglitazone Evaluated for Cardiac Outcomes and Regulation of glycemia in Diabetes), shows further proof the safety of Avandia.

FDA Orders New Safety Labels for Rosiglitazone (Avandia) and Pioglitazone (Actos)

Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2007

The FDA Commissioner Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D., told a congressional hearing that the FDA will beef up the cardiovascular warnings on the labels of both rosiglitazone (Avandia) and pioglitazone (Actos).

High-Carbohydrate Diets Are Linked to Higher Blood Pressure

Posted: Friday, June 08, 2007

Carbohydrate-rich diets are associated with slightly higher blood pressure than diets rich in cis-monounsaturated fat, according to recently published findings.