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Hot Foot-Cold Foot Determines Risk for Amputation

Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2007

If one foot's hot and the other's not, you might be developing a foot ulcer.

Nearly 3 in 4 People With Diabetes At High Risk For Amputation Have Diseased Toenails.

Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2007

These are the findings of a recent study presented at the Council of Nail Disorders.

Snoring Women Have an Increased Risk for Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2007

"People with type 2 diabetes should consider they may have, or be at risk of sleep apnea."

Periodontal Changes in Children and Adolescents With Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2007

Periodontal destruction can start very early in life in diabetes and becomes more prominent as children become adolescents.

Low Testosterone a Possible Risk Factor for Diabetes in Men

Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2007

Men with testosterone levels in the low normal range are much more likely to have diabetes than those with higher levels, independent of obesity, researchers report.

New Recommendations for the Management of Diabetes and CVD

Posted: Wednesday, February 21, 2007

The European Society of Cardiology and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) have together issued new guidelines on the management of diabetes, prediabetes, and cardiovascular disease. All patients with coronary artery disease should have an oral glucose tolerance test if their diabetic status is unknown and that every patient with diabetes should be screened for CAD.

Nurse-led Diabetes Care Cuts Complications, Costs

Posted: Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Putting a nurse in charge of care for people with diabetes sharply reduces their need for urgent and emergency care, and reduces costs, a new study shows.

Gum Disease Predicts Kidney Problems for Those With Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Periodontitis -- an infection of the gums that destroys the tissue and bone supporting the teeth -- is associated with the development of kidney disease and end-state renal disease (ESRD) in patients with type 2 diabetes, doctors report.

Drugs That Can Cause Secondary Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Many pharmaceutical agents are known to cause impaired glucose tolerance and, occasionally, diabetes. Because some of these agents are widely used (e.g., thiazides, niacin), medication-associated hyperglycemia is not uncommon, especially in high-risk patients.

Avandia May Increase Risk for Hip and Other Fractures

Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Patients taking the diabetes drug Avandia may have a higher risk of hip and other fractures because the medicine decreases bone formation, according to new research by doctors in New Zealand.