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One in Six Americans Have Pre-Diabetes and Most Don't Know It

Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Fifty-four million Americans, that's one in six of us, have pre-diabetes and most don't even realize it. Mark Schutta, MD, medical director of the Penn Rodebaugh Diabetes Center, is urging at-risk patients to be proactive and ask your doctor to give you a simple blood test for pre-diabetes, to arm yourself with information before the damage is done. It means you have blood glucose levels that are higher than normal and you could one day reach a high enough level that you would be diagnosed with having diabetes.

Risk of Diabetes Reduced by 58% With Active Counseling and Continues After Counseling Stops

Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2006

The effects of lifestyle intervention on diabetes risk do not disappear after active counseling has stopped, even after three plus years.

Three Years Later, Participants in the Diabetes Prevention Study Still Benefiting

Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006

The effects of lifestyle intervention on diabetes risk do not disappear after active counseling has stopped, a new follow-up of the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study shows.

Low-Carb Diets Reduce Coronary Disease Risk in Women

Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006

A study suggesting that low-carbohydrate diets do not increase the risk for coronary artery disease in women may help to allay fears that people who eat higher amounts of protein and fat, while cutting back on carbohydrates, are not trading hopes of a slimmer waistline for increased coronary disease risk.

Acomplia ™(Rimonabant) Receives 1st Marketing Authorization in North America

Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006

Acomplia™ (rimonabant) approved in Mexico to treat obese/overweight patients with associated type 2 diabetes or dyslipidemia or to help them improve glycemic control on background of conventional antidiabetic treatment.

Born in the USA, One in Three Will Develop Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, November 09, 2006

Fifty-four million Americans - that’s one in six of us -- have pre-diabetes and most don’t even realize it.

RESULTS IN! The Most Effective and Safe Method for Diabetes Prevention IS…….

Posted: Thursday, November 09, 2006

Lifestyle Intervention Remains the Most Effective and Safe Method for Diabetes Prevention.

Diabetes Gene Carries Similar Risk to Obesity

Posted: Thursday, November 09, 2006

Carrying two copies of a common variant of a particular gene doubles your chances of developing diabetes and puts you in a similar risk category to being clinically obese, according to a collaborative study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.

Actos® Falls Short of Promise

Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2006

At a time when another TZD, rosiglitizone is showing promise in preventing diabetes, this new review calls into the question the health benefits versus risks of Actos®, an oral medicine widely prescribed for diabetes throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia.

Ramipril of Limited Benefit in Preventing Diabetes, But………..

Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2006

However, ramipril may improve glucose metabolism by promoting regression to normal blood sugar levels or "normoglycemia."