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Did You Know?

Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2006

There are currently more than 194 million people with diabetes worldwide. If nothing is done to slow the epidemic, the number will exceed 333 million by 2025.

Diabetes and Breast Cancer

Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006

A retrospective population-based cohort study, showing an increase in breast cancer for women with type 2 Diabetes.

Diabetics Have Increased Heart Muscle Mass That Increases Risk

Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006

Increased left ventricular muscle mass suggests the future possibility of developing heart failure.

What is Peripheral Arterial Disease?

Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a condition similar to coronary artery disease and carotid artery.
Most people with PAD have a markedly increased short-term risk of death from stroke and heart attack.If a blood clot forms and blocks a narrowed artery to the heart, a heart attack results. If the clot blocks an artery to the brain, a stroke results.

Marijuana Compound May Help Stop Diabetic Retinopathy

Posted: Friday, March 17, 2006

A compound found in marijuana won’t make you high but it may help keep your eyes healthy if you’re a diabetic, researchers say.

Sixty-one Percent Increase In Diabetes-related Deaths And Illnesses

Posted: Friday, March 17, 2006

Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have documented a dramatic upsurge in diabetes-related deaths and illnesses in New York City, including a sharp increase in diabetic patients hospitalized with heart attacks.

U.S. Diabetes Population Grows 86 Percent Over Last Decade

Posted: Thursday, March 16, 2006

Research reveals diabetes complications are widespread and growing, and patients desire to gain better control.

Myth or Fact? “People with Diabetes Cannot Drink Alcoholic Beverages.”

Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Before you answer this, you need to begin by asking yourself three important questions:
1. Is my diabetes under control?
2. Does my doctor agree that I do not have any health problems which can be made
worse by alcohol?
3. Do I understand how alcohol can affect my diabetes?

Diabetes Reduces Cognitive Ability in Middle Age

Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2005

Other studies have demonstrated poorer cognitive function in order adults with type 2 diabetes, but a new study extends this also to middle-aged adults also

Diabetes Linked with Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death

Posted: Monday, November 28, 2005

Diabetes is a "strong" risk factor for sudden cardiac death, with the risk increasing with the severity of the disease.