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New Joint Guidelines for CVD and Diabetes from 2 European Associations
Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2006
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Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) often appear as the two sides of a coin: on one side, diabetes has been rated as an equivalent of coronary heart disease, and conversely, many patients with established coronary heart disease (65-70 %) suffer from diabetes or its pre-states.
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Big Waist, Heavy Weight Both Raise Diabetes Risk
Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006
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Having either a large waistline or being overweight raises a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but the combination of the two is most dangerous, a study shows.
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How to Screen a Community for PreDiabetes & Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006
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Evaluation of a campaign that screened a community of 95,000 via 530 pharmacies.
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New Diabetes Guidelines Target Foot Complications, Amputations
Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006
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New guidelines for health care professionals could lead to significantly fewer foot complications and amputations by changing the way doctors treat the feet of diabetes patients.
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Don’t Supersize: NIH Study Shows Eating French Fries Increases Risk for Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006
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84,555 registered female nurses were followed up for 20 years and they found that eating potatoes, especially french fries, is associated with an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. See McDonald’s answer to the results.
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India Faces Diabetes Crisis
Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006
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A surge in diabetes cases in India threatens the whole health care system. The cost for the increase in diabetes is estimated to be over 250 billion dollars.
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Diabetes Will Cripple Health Budgets
Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006
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The growing diabetes epidemic could cripple healthcare budgets in coming decades, particularly in eastern countries.
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Man Walking To Raise Awareness of Diabetes
Posted: Monday, September 25, 2006
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Andy Mandell has insulin dependent diabetes, but he is not letting that stop him. He wanted to inform people about Type 2 Diabetes, so he went for a walk. He has completed more than 7,650 miles with the last leg of tour ahead of him. He has 10,000 miles to cover.
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A Mid-Summer’s Night DREAM: Diabetes Prevention (Part 2- Ramipril Arm)
Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006
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The Dream Study also found that the ACE-inhibitor Altace (ramipril) does not prevent type 2 diabetes in patients with impaired glucose metabolism.
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New Breakthrough In Fight To Combat Diabetes
Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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Researchers have made a breakthrough which could eventually help prevent people developing diabetes.
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