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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or Bell's Palsy Can Indicate Pre-Diabetic State

Posted: Thursday, September 07, 2006

Carpal tunnel syndrome and Bell's facial palsy may predate a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes by up to 10 years, according to results of a cohort study.

Aerobic Exercise Reduces Blood Pressure

Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Exercise is good for your blood pressure -- no matter your age, weight, race or gender. And it really doesn’t matter whether you get exercise from a brisk walk, a fast run or few laps in the pool; the results are equally as good.

Just Moderate Adiposity at Age 18 Is Associated with Twice the Risk of Premature Death

Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006

During 12 years of follow-up, the risk ratio was 1.66 for a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9.

Diabetic Youths Have Multiple Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Children and adolescents with diabetes commonly have additional risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a new report.

More Then One-Third of Medicaid Patients Don’t Take Their Type 2 Drugs Properly

Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Patients on metformin, regardless of race, were 62 percent less likely to adhere to their regimen.

`Mr. Diabetes®' Talks the Talk and Walks the Walk

Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Walking down Commonwealth Avenue, on approximately the 7,500th mile of his perimeter walk around the United States, Andy ``Mr. Diabetes®" Mandell spotted his latest target.

``Hi, may I talk to you for a minute?" Mandell asked the young man walking toward him. ``Do you know anyone with diabetes?"

Walking Makes a Difference in Controlling Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

How much walking is needed to produce the best effects for controlling Type 2 diabetes?

Vegan Diet Reverses Diabetes Symptoms

Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006

People who ate a low-fat vegan diet, cutting out all meat and dairy, lowered their blood sugar more and lost more weight than people on a standard American Diabetes Association diet.

Usefulness of BMI is Suspect

Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006

Other techniques that measure how the weight is distributed on the body are thought to provide a better way to assess risk.

Diabetes Rates Increasing Again in US

Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006

Adults in the United States have increasingly become overweight or obese in recent years, according to a national survey conducted for Indiana University dispelling the notion of a plateau and injecting a note of urgency into efforts to help Americans achieve a healthier weight. The study, found increasing rates of diabetes among U.S. adults and more direct links between excess weight and serious health conditions.