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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.

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.

Heart Bypass Surgery Vs. Angioplasty Depends on Age, Diabetes

Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007

What type of life-saving heart operation you should undergo — bypass surgery or angioplasty — largely depends on your age and whether you have diabetes, according to the largest-ever assessment of the two rival procedures. Stanford University researchers found significantly lower death rates among patients….

Diabetic Men Have Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer

Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2007

As epidemiologic evidence suggests diabetic men have a slightly lower prostate cancer risk than non-diabetic men.

Nurse-led Diabetes Care Cuts Complications, Costs

Posted: Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Putting a nurse in charge of care for people with diabetes sharply reduces their need for urgent and emergency care, and reduces costs, a new study shows.

Alarming Message From the 19th World Diabetes Congress

Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006

That diabetes is fast becoming the epidemic of the 21st century which, now affects a shocking 246 million people worldwide, and is expected to affect over 380 million by 2025 if no action is taken.

After Gestational Diabetes, Postpartum Glucose Goes Unchecked

Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006

Only 45% women in the cohort underwent postpartum glucose testing, as recommended.

More Support for Coffee’s Anti-diabetes Benefits

Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006

Drinking four or more cups of coffee a day could cut the risk of developing type-2 diabetes by over 23 per cent, say American and Finnish researchers.

Fasting Glucose Predicts Heart Failure, Death Rate, MI and Stroke, Independent of Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, November 30, 2006

Fasting Glucose Predicts Heart Failure, Death Rate, MI and Stroke, Independent of Diabetes
An analysis based on the combined interim results from two prospective randomized trials, rates of HF hospitalization over more than two years rose in tandem with baseline fasting plasma glucose levels.

Metabolic Syndrome Classification of Little Help in Diabetics

Posted: Thursday, November 30, 2006

A diagnosis of metabolic syndrome does not appear to provide additional prognostic information in patients with type 2 diabetes.