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Just Moderate Adiposity at Age 18 Is Associated with Twice the Risk of Premature Death
Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
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During 12 years of follow-up, the risk ratio was 1.66 for a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9.
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Diabetic Youths Have Multiple Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
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Children and adolescents with diabetes commonly have additional risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a new report.
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High Blood Glucose Boosts Short-Term Mortality in Heart Failure Patients
Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
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An elevated blood glucose level on hospital admission is associated with increased 30 and 60-day mortality in nondiabetic patients with heart failure.
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Diabetes in Pregnancy Does Not Motivate to Better Health
Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
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They have less healthy diets and are more likely to smoke than women whose pregnancies were free of diabetes, a large new study shows.
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New Study Shows A Low-carb Diet Helps Control Diabetes
Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
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Researchers in Sweden say a follow-up study of patients on a low-carbohydrate diet showed stable improvement and reduced need for medication.
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Inhaled Insulin Effective Therapy for Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006
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Inhaled human insulin (Exubera) is as effective as glibenclamide as adjunctive therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Postprandial Glucose Fluctuations Impair Cognitive Functioning
Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006
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Awareness and better control of postprandial glucose can help to prevent declining cognitive function.
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More Then One-Third of Medicaid Patients Don’t Take Their Type 2 Drugs Properly
Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006
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Patients on metformin, regardless of race, were 62 percent less likely to adhere to their regimen.
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Cognitive Dysfunction Linked With Poor Diabetes Control in Elderly
Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006
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Elderly diabetics with poor glucose control have a high prevalence of undiagnosed cognitive dysfunction, depression and functional disabilities.
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Obese Have Higher Cardiac Risk, but Better Treatment Outcomes
Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006
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Obese individuals are at increased risk for developing an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but because they are treated more aggressively than their lean counterparts, their outcomes are actually better.
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