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Death Risk Drops by 50% for Diabetes Patients Using Statins

Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2012

Type 2 diabetes patients on statin drugs have lower mortality risk.

Diabetes and Statin Link Probed

Posted: Monday, April 30, 2012

Controversy over the risk of diabetes associated with high-dose statins has prompted investigators across a wide range of studies to delve back into their data sets to look for a diabetes signal.

FDA Adds Diabetes Warning to Statin Label

Posted: Sunday, March 11, 2012

The FDA said that all statins must carry warnings about increased risks of elevated blood sugar and possible transient memory and cognition problems, but at the same time the agency removed a standing recommendation for routine liver function tests for patients taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs.

FDA Approves Diabetes and Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Combo: Juvisync®

Posted: Sunday, October 09, 2011

Known as Juvisync (Merck), the new medication combines sitagliptin (Januvia, Merck), a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor used for glycemia control, with the cholesterol-lowering simvastatin.

Blood Pressure Pills More Effective When Taken at Night

Posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2010

New research shows that timing blood pressure medication with a patient's body clock makes it more effective and offers greater protection against the occurrence of heart attacks and strokes. The findings could change the hypertension treatment for hundreds of millions of people worldwide.

Office Blood Pressure Readings Result in Incorrect Diagnoses & Treatment Changes 81% of the Time

Posted: Friday, October 22, 2010

Blood pressure readings taken in clinical settings may lead to inaccurate diagnoses as much as 81% of the time, according to research presented at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) 2010 Scientific Assembly.

Drugs Don't Reduce Heart Problems for Diabetes Patients

Posted: Sunday, March 28, 2010

Key results from a landmark federal study are in and the results are disappointing for diabetes patients: adding drugs to drive blood pressure and blood-fats lower than current targets did not prevent heart problems, and in some cases caused harmful side effects.

Small Increase in Diabetes Risk in Statin Patients

Posted: Sunday, February 28, 2010

For many, benefits of lowering cholesterol outweigh drugs' downsides, researchers say.

Diabetes Lowers Protective Effects of HDL

Posted: Sunday, January 03, 2010

High-density lipoprotein (HDL), known as "good" cholesterol, isn't as protective for people with Type 2 diabetes, according to new research.

Cancer Risk Increased in Diabetes Patients with Low LDL Cholesterol and Albuminuria

Posted: Monday, November 09, 2009

Patients with Type 2 diabetes who have low LDL cholesterol and albuminuria face an increased risk of developing cancer, say researchers. The good news is that statin use in such patients may eliminate the elevated risk.