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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.

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.

Headache Linked to Increased Prevalence of Retinopathy in Midlife

Posted: Friday, May 25, 2007

A history of migraine and other headache types has been linked to an increased prevalence of retinopathy in middle-aged individuals, supporting the hypothesis that neurovascular dysfunction underlies vascular headaches.

Baby Boomers First Generation With Shorter Life Spans Than Their Parents

Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Baby boomers might be the first generation to enter retirement in worse health than their parents, according to a growing body of evidence, the Washington Post reports.

Type 2 Diabetes Often Asymptomatic in Children

Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

The overall prevalence of type 2 diabetes has increased 5-fold in the United States since the 1960s, and children and adolescents are among those affected. However, children often exhibit no symptoms.
Therefore, physicians need to be alert for this disease in children and open to the possibility that patients in their 20s might be suffering from the long-term complications of preexisting type 2 disease.

Poor Diabetes Control Boosts Heart Failure Risk

Posted: Friday, April 20, 2007

The highest incidence of heart failure occurred in patients with a baseline HbA1c level of more than 8%.: For every 1% increase in serum HbA1c, the risk of heart failure rose by 15%.

PAD: A Serious, Under-Diagnosed Disease

Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a serious, under-diagnosed, under-treated disease, often referred to as a silent killer because most people show no symptoms.

'Clean' Children At Greater Risk Of Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2007

Better hygiene and clean environmental living conditions lead to a greater risk of diabetes in children, according to a new study.

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.

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.