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Progression of Newly Diagnosed Impaired Fasting Glucose to Diabetes in 3 Years

Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2007

On average, a person newly diagnosed with elevated fasting blood sugars above 100mg/dL progresses to diabetes within less then 3 years. Telling patients with prediabetes to watch what they eat and exercise and come back next year, doesn't work! More aggressive therapy is needed.

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.

Progression of Newly Diagnosed Impaired Fasting Glucose to Diabetes in 3 Years

Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2007

On average, a person newly diagnosed with elevated fasting blood sugars above 100mg/dL progresses to diabetes within less then 3 years. Telling patients with prediabetes to watch what they eat and exercise and come back next year, doesn't work! More aggressive therapy is needed.

Anti-Fat Injection Can Melt Fat Away, Reducing Risk for Metabolic Syndrome

Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2007

For those who eat to combat stress, researchers here may have made a dream come true -- an injection that inhibits a well-know peptide, that makes fat melt away, at least in mice.

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.

Americans Fear Being Diagnosed with Diabetes

Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007

More than half of Americans fear developing diabetes, but many continue the unhealthy behaviors that boost their odds of getting the blood sugar disease, a new survey shows.

Diabetes Risk Factors Develop Earlier in Women

Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

The "diabetes clock" may start ticking in women years in advance of a medical diagnosis of the disease, new research has shown.

Replacing Red Meat With Soy Improves Metabolic Syndrome

Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

Soy as a replacement for red meat in a DASH eating plan had beneficial effects on features of the metabolic syndrome, soy-nut being more effective than soy-protein.

EASD's New Recommendations for the Management of Diabetes and CVD

Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2007

One of the main points emphasized in the new guidelines is the importance of screening for undiagnosed diabetes.

Diabetes's Spread Will Exceed All Predictions, Study Finds

Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2007

The World Health Organization's estimate of 39 percent growth in diabetes cases between 2000 and 2030 may be an underestimate, according to a study of cases in Canada. At least 171 million people have diabetes worldwide, and the number will climb to 366 million by 2030, WHO estimates.