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Elderly Diabetics Life Expectancy is Reduced

Posted: Friday, June 01, 2007

People who develop diabetes late in life often suffer from a range of diabetes-related complications, and their life expectancy is shorter than that of nondiabetic individuals of the same age, a new study shows.

Sleep Apnea Increases Risk of Heart Attack and Diabetes

Posted: Friday, June 01, 2007

Patients diagnosed with sleep apnea had more than two-and-one-half times the risk of developing diabetes and increases a person's risk of having a heart attack or of dying by 30 percent compared with those without the nighttime breathing disorder.

Postprandial Glucose Levels Tied To CVD Risk in Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Friday, June 01, 2007

Postprandial glucose levels play an important and often overlooked role in cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes patients.

Impaired Glycemic Control Reversible When Stopping Diuretics

Posted: Friday, June 01, 2007

Results from a six-month extension study have shown that impairment in glycemic control after one year of diuretic-based combination treatment is reversible by switching to treatment not involving a diuretic, in this case, an ACE inhibitor and calcium-channel blocker.

Oral Contraceptive Use May Raise Gestational Diabetes Risk

Posted: Friday, June 01, 2007

The results of this study suggest that the use of certain types of hormonal contraceptives during the 5 years leading up to a pregnancy may be associated with the risk of developing gestational diabetes.

Quality Improvement Effort Pays Off in Diabetes Care

Posted: Friday, June 01, 2007

Spending 500 dollars a year to improve diabetes care is a sound investment, according to one of the first studies to examine the clinical and economic impact of quality improvement on diabetes care.

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.

Diabetes Drug Costs Soar 70%

Posted: Friday, May 25, 2007

The introduction of new treatment options and a growing number of diabetes patients will drive costs upward.

Insulin Levels Can Predict Weight Loss on Certain Diets

Posted: Friday, May 25, 2007

Individual differences in insulin secretion may explain why some individuals respond well to either a low-fat diet or low-glycemic-load diet, whereas others do not. The findings imply that a simple, baseline oral glucose tolerance test to assess serum insulin concentration may help clinicians and dieticians choose weight-loss strategies for obese subjects.

Avandia Tied To 43% Increased Heart Attack Risk In Study

Posted: Friday, May 25, 2007

Analysis reveals Avandia linked to 43 percent increased risk for heart attack and 64 percent greater risk of cardiovascular death.