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Diabetes, Heart Disease Can Herald Early GI Cancers Posted: Friday, June 02, 2006

"The presence of diabetes or heart disease can be a signal for clinicians to evaluate patients' risk for digestive cancers.” “And begin treatment with Ace inhibitors, which may reduce the risk of colon, pancreatic and esophageal cancers."

Pollution Increases Risks in People with Diabetes Posted: Friday, June 02, 2006

People with diabetes, heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are at increased risk of death when they are exposed to particulate air pollution, for one or more years.

Type 2 Diabetes An 80% Risk Factor for Colorectal Tumors in Women Posted: Friday, June 02, 2006

Women with type 2 diabetes have an 80% increased risk of colorectal adenoma compared with non-diabetics, a team from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, reported.

Lipid-lowering Therapy Prevents Coronary Events in Diabetics Posted: Friday, June 02, 2006

Lipid-lowering drug treatment significantly reduced the risk of major coronary events in patients with and without type 2 diabetes, and that patients with diabetes derived more benefit from lipid-lowering therapy as primary and secondary prevention.

Metabolic Syndrome Independently Tied to Heart Failure Posted: Friday, June 02, 2006

Findings from a new study suggest that metabolic syndrome is a risk factor for the development of heart failure, independent of known risk factors for the condition, such as interim MI.

First Man With Diabetes Reaches Mount Everest's Summit Posted: Friday, June 02, 2006

He couldn't check his blood sugars because of the high altitudes because of the cold temperatures. None of the current meters would work at those kind of extreme conditions.

Diabetic Women NOT Getting Birth Control Advice Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Women with diabetes are less than half as likely as non-diabetic women to receive counseling on birth control from their doctors, despite the risk to the baby if a woman with diabetes conceives before optimal blood sugar control is achieved.

Replacing Red Meat With Chicken Helpful in Type 2 Diabetes With Macroalbuminuria Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

The withdrawal of red meat from the diet, either by replacing it with chicken or by following a lactovegetarian LPD [low-protein diet], promotes a beneficial effect on renovascular and cardiovascular risk factors associated with DN [diabetic nephropathy] in patients with type 2 diabetes and macroalbuminuria.

New Test Measures Quantity of Active Beta Cells Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have identified a reliable, non-invasive imaging method that can measure the quantity of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Discontinues Development of Pargluva Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic found that Pargluva could double the risk of death, heart attack or strokes in diabetics compared to a placebo.

 

 

 

 

 

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