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Diabetes Increases Risk of Blood Poisoning

Posted: Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Study adds potentially fatal blood infections to the list of health risks from diabetes

From Diabetes In Control.com: Drugs That May Affect Blood Glucose Levels

Posted: Wednesday, February 09, 2005

When we look at drugs that may affect glucose levels, we need to invoke some special
rules. There are medicines that can cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) or
hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) in diabetics and in nondiabetics. These
pharmaceuticals will have an even greater effect on the patient with diabetes and should
either be avoided or used with vigilance and with a consideration of changing the amount
of the diabetes medication used.

White Bread Increases Diabetes Risk

Posted: Monday, November 15, 2004

Eating white bread with each meal increased the risk for diabetes more than 30 percent. Fans of white bread, hear this: it increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the illness, new research shows.

Blood Pressure Rates on Rise Again in U.S.

Posted: Wednesday, September 08, 2004

The number of American adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure.

A little more than a decade ago, the number was closer to one in four

Diabetes Increases Mortality Among Elderly Patients

Posted: Monday, August 30, 2004

Annual mortality rate for patients with diabetes age 65 or older was 10%.
A study of almost 300,000 people by researchers found that In comparison, the annual mortality rate for people in the same age group who do not have diabetes is 6%.

Treatment of Blood Sugar Levels in Intensive Care Patients Reduces Mortality 29%

Posted: Thursday, August 19, 2004

This represents 49 saved lives from the first 800 patients treated with the protocol. There was also a decrease in the development tnew kidney failure and a decrease in the need for red blood cell transfusions.

Diabetes UP’S Cancer Death Risk

Posted: Monday, July 19, 2004

New research suggests diabetes increases the risk of death from pancreatic, colon, liver, breast and bladder cancer. Moreover, this holds true even after accounting for obesity, which is common among diabetics and is a well-known risk factor for cancer.

High Fasting Glucose Levels a Risk Factor for CHF

Posted: Wednesday, June 30, 2004

Elevated fasting glucose levels are predictive of incident congestive heart failure (CHF) among older adults with diabetes mellitus (DM).

Advocates Fear Obesity Strategy Blockage

Posted: Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Anti-obesity advocates said Tuesday they fear that a bloc of developing countries, led by Brazil, could derail the adoption this week of a global strategy to fight obesity and other diet- or exercise-related diseases worldwide.
Health ministers are scheduled to vote later this week on the adoption of the strategy, which sets out a range of global policy options for addressing obesity and its related diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer

Analysis: More Diabetes Awareness Needed

Posted: Thursday, April 29, 2004

Over 10,000 dollars is spent on every person with diabetes annually.The healthcare industry still must educate people more about risk factors for the disease and the importance of testing