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Heading Off Diabetes' Disability

Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2012

A study indicates that overweight people with diabetes can improve their ability simply to get around if they can control their weight and be more physically active.

Diabetes Patients' Use of Aspirin May Not Be Effective

Posted: Monday, July 02, 2012

Many patients with type 2 diabetes may be aspirin resistant and a standard aspirin dose may not protect them against blood clots that can cause heart attacks and strokes....

Sulfonylureas Increase Mortality by 50 Percent

Posted: Sunday, July 01, 2012

Data from a large retrospective cohort study suggested that, diabetic patients treated with three commonly prescribed sulfonylurea drugs had a 50% higher mortality risk compared with patients treated with metformin....

Deficiency in Vitamin B12 with Metformin Linked to Neuropathy

Posted: Tuesday, June 26, 2012

In patients with type 2 diabetes taking metformin, vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with higher levels of peripheral neuropathy....

Reducing A1c a Little Less than 1 Point Reduces CV Risk by 45 Percent

Posted: Monday, June 25, 2012

Diabetes patients who responded to glucose-lowering treatment also improved their risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes....

Diabetes and Stroke

Posted: Tuesday, June 12, 2012

A study finds that the risk of stroke among people with diabetes rises depending on how long they had the disease.

Both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Rates Increase Significantly among American Youth

Posted: Monday, June 11, 2012

The prevalence of both type 1 and type 2 increased among young people substantially over the past decade. Researchers also found that complications such as nerve damage are…

Significant Bleeding Risk with Low-dose Aspirin Use in Diabetes Patients

Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2012

Patients with diabetes had a high rate of major bleeding regardless of aspirin use....

Depression Found to Increase All-Cause Risk of Death in Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2012

For patients with type 2 diabetes, depression is associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, regardless of previous cardiovascular disease....

Elective Surgeries for Diabetes Patients Result in Longer Hospital Stays and Higher Costs

Posted: Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Patients with diabetes experience significantly higher rates of surgical and systemic complications, higher mortality and increased length of stay during hospitalization following 11 major elective procedures....