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Glucose Level Predicts Hospitalization for Congestive Heart Failure

Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2007

In diabetic patients at risk for congestive heart failure (CHF), fasting plasma glucose level is an independent predictor for hospitalization, according to the results of a study.

Lower Cutoff for Impaired Fasting Glucose Identifies Those Without High CVD Risk

Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2007

Risk of CVD mortality among people with IFG largely explained by conversion to diabetes.

New Test Predicts Diabetic Nephropathy

Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

Urine proteomic profiling can predict the development of diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetic patients with normoalbuminuria well before the condition arises, according to a new report.

Diabetes Risk Factors Develop Earlier in Women

Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

The "diabetes clock" may start ticking in women years in advance of a medical diagnosis of the disease, new research has shown.

Simple Breath Test to Detect Diabetes and Monitor Blood Sugars

Posted: Thursday, March 15, 2007

Researchers have developed a simple breath test for detecting Type 1 diabetes, and say that the new non-invasive tool could possibly be an economical method for tracking day-to-day glucose levels.

German Diabetes Risk Score May Predict Development of Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, March 15, 2007

The German Diabetes Risk Score uses waist circumference, height, age, the presence of hypertension, consumption of red meat, consumption of whole-grain bread, consumption of coffee, alcohol intake, physical activity, and smoking history to predict the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes's Spread Will Exceed All Predictions, Study Finds

Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2007

The World Health Organization's estimate of 39 percent growth in diabetes cases between 2000 and 2030 may be an underestimate, according to a study of cases in Canada. At least 171 million people have diabetes worldwide, and the number will climb to 366 million by 2030, WHO estimates.

Nasal Insulin Spray Moving Forward with Phase 2 Trials

Posted: Thursday, November 30, 2006

Two earlier studies conducted in Ireland with normal subjects and Type I diabetic patients demonstrated rapid absorption from the nasal spray and the expected glucose response.

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.