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Diet High In Carbs & Low In Fiber Increases Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Monday, August 16, 2004

Harvard researchers prospectively examined the association between glycemic index, glycemic load, and dietary fiber and the risk of type 2 diabetes. The researchers concluded: "A diet high in rapidly absorbed carbohydrates and low in cereal fiber is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes."

Diabetics Treated With Diet Only Have More Complications

Posted: Thursday, August 05, 2004

People with diabetes on "diet only" do less monitoring and do not take their diet seriously. Individuals with type 2 diabetes might be effectively managed by diet only, but there needs to be better routine surveillance and more intensive therapy if glycemic control, blood pressure, or cholesterol are not optimum, the authors point out

Insulin Sooner Than Later For Reduced Risk of Complications

Posted: Thursday, August 05, 2004

The availability of new insulin analogues has expanded therapeutic options and offers the potential to enhance the efficacy of therapeutic regimens for type 2 DM as well as improve the ease and safety of treatment when A1c cannot be maintained <7% on > or =1 oral antidiabetic agent.

Use of ACE Inhibitors to Reduce Mortality in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, August 05, 2004

The use of ACE inhibitor therapy in the early treatment of type 2 diabetes is associated with a reduced risk of mortality.

Work-Time Physical Activity Can Reduce Mortality in Diabetic

Posted: Thursday, August 05, 2004

Physical activity on the job had as big an effect as leisure-time workouts in reducing deaths from heart disease among patients with Type 2 diabetes.
Compared with subjects who sat at a desk most of the day, subjects engaged in heavy manual labor were 40% less likely to die from any cause or from CVD in particular.

Undetected Damage from High Protein Diets

Posted: Monday, July 19, 2004

Type 2 Diabetics with elevated Homocysteine are almost two times more likely to die within 5 years than non diabetic patients.

Homocysteine is a destructive amino acid created by the body as it breaks down protein. Too much Homocysteine is directly linked to a higher risk of coronary heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease.

Undetected Damage from High Protein Diets

Posted: Monday, July 19, 2004

Type 2 Diabetics with elevated Homocysteine are almost two times more likely to die within 5 years than non diabetic patients.
Homocysteine is a destructive amino acid created by the body as it breaks down protein. Too much Homocysteine is directly linked to a higher risk of coronary heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease.

Triple Theraphy Improves BG Without Weight Gain

Posted: Wednesday, July 14, 2004

The triple therapy actually showed a slight decrease in weight, along with lowering blood sugar to below 6% A1c. First study to analyze the safety and effectiveness of triple therapy using insulin, metformin and a drug in the thiazolidinedione family.

Millions of Hispanics at Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2004

Without intervention, one in three children born in the year 2000 will develop diabetes in his or her lifetime. For some of us, the risk is even higher. If that child is Hispanic and female, she has a one in two chance of developing diabetes in her lifetime. We need to get the word out that type 2 diabetes prevention is proven, possible, and powerful."

While diabetes is a growing epidemic for Hispanics, a recent landmark study found that type 2 diabetes

New Diabetes Drug Exenatide - One Step Closer to Market

Posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2004

A large lizard, a federal researcher's hunch and a San Diego biotech's leap of faith could result in the next diabetes treatment from Eli Lilly and Co. Twice a day injection will help to control blood sugars and help patients to lose weight.