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Lack of Diabetes Care in Nursing Homes Posted: Friday, June 01, 2007

We have guidelines on how to mange diabetes for the outpatient and the hospital patient, but we have no guidelines for treating people in nursing homes and the results of a study showed that only 38 percent are at goal.

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.

Diabetes and Heart Failure Is Double Trouble for Older Women Posted: Thursday, May 17, 2007

New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham shows that the effect of diabetes on the severity of illness and risk of death for patients with heart failure is much worse in women than men. The effect is even more pronounced in older patients.

Resistance Training Lowers Diabetes Risk in Older Adults Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2007

Resistance training may not only help to build muscle in older people, it may also be warding off type 2 diabetes, a new study demonstrates.

Predictors of Stroke in Type 2 Diabetics Identified Posted: Friday, April 20, 2007

Researchers have identified several risk factors for stroke in type 2 diabetic patients, with the two strongest being older age and a prior stroke.

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.

Older Adults Face Double Whammy When It Comes to Body Fat Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2007

According to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues. Up until age 80, older adults not only gain fat as they age – but because of the obesity epidemic – they actually begin their older years fatter.

Diabetes Not Linked to Alzheimer's in Seniors Posted: Thursday, December 28, 2006

For older people with diabetes, the condition does not increase the likelihood that they'll develop Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the medical journal Neurology.

Deadly Connection Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s and Dementia Posted: Thursday, December 21, 2006

AGEs form in the brains of Alzheimer’s sufferers early in the disease process and elevated blood sugars in those with diabetes increase the formation of AGEs.

Height Loss in Older Men with Diabetes Associated with Greater Risk of Heart Disease and Death Posted: Thursday, December 21, 2006

Men who lose 3 centimeters or more of height as they age have an increased risk of death and of coronary heart diseases events, according to a new report.

 

 

 

 

 

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