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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.

Cardiovascular Risk Higher for Women Than Men With Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Women with type 2 diabetes face a higher risk of cardiovascular disease than do men with type 2 diabetes.

New Study Shows A Low-carb Diet Helps Control Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Researchers in Sweden say a follow-up study of patients on a low-carbohydrate diet showed stable improvement and reduced need for medication.

Night Eating Can Increase Diabetic Complications

Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Night eating is common in diabetic patients and is associated with increased complications.

Prandin Offers Advantages in Elderly Diabetics

Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Fifty-one percent risk reduction for hypoglycemia over glyburide in elderly patients with type 2 or non-insulin dependent diabetes, treatment with the short-acting drug repaglinide (Prandin/NovoNorm).

Chocolate Helps Aging Blood Vessels

Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Flavonol-Rich cocoa improves blood vessel function.

Inhaled Insulin Effective Therapy for Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Inhaled human insulin (Exubera) is as effective as glibenclamide as adjunctive therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Postprandial Glucose Fluctuations Impair Cognitive Functioning

Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Awareness and better control of postprandial glucose can help to prevent declining cognitive function.

Obese Have Higher Cardiac Risk, but Better Treatment Outcomes

Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

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.

Early-Onset of Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Early Death

Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

The onset of type 2 diabetes before age 20 was associated with an increased risk of early kidney failure and death between ages 25 to 55, according to researchers.