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New Link Between Smoking and Diabetes

Posted: Friday, October 07, 2005

A five-year study has found that cigarette smokers were almost twice as likely as nonsmokers to develop the most common form of diabetes.

Target Goals Not Being Met Even in Specialty Diabetes Center

Posted: Monday, June 13, 2005

Diabetes clinics are falling short in their efforts to reach target goals in their patients, according to new research.
"We need to be much more aggressive in diabetes management," said Pardis Dana, MD,

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Announces New A1c Standard of 6.5% and Lower

Posted: Friday, June 10, 2005

Fasting blood sugar levels should be lower than 110 mg/dL and lower than 140 mg/dL two hours after eating a meal.

Diabetics With Acute Coronary Syndrome at High Risk

Posted: Friday, June 10, 2005

Almost one in eight diabetics hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) do not survive for 6 months, according to the results of a new study.

A 39 Inch (1 Meter) Waistline Predicts High Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease

Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2005

Height, weight, waist and hip circumference were measured and a blood sample was taken to determine insulin sensitivity. Statistical modelling was then used to assess the predictive power of each variable

Waist circumference was a very strong independent predictor of insulin sensitivi

New US Philosophy -Treat Diabetes Early And Aggressively

Posted: Wednesday, February 09, 2005

At-risk patients, such as the overweight, should start getting screened at 30. If they show poor control of blood sugar, they should go on drugs right away.

Diabetes In Elderly Ups Mortality

Posted: Thursday, June 03, 2004

Diabetes substantially increases premature deaths among the elderly.

"The main implication of our findings is that diabetes-related mortality may be expected to increase in relative importance compared to other causes of death in the elderly, given recent trends of increasing diabetes prevalence."

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

Diabetes Will Double By 2030

Posted: Wednesday, May 05, 2004

The figures are based on a stable obesity rate, but the rate will go up even higher if, as expected, more and more people become overweight, eat a "Western diet" and stop exercising, the researchers said

How To Impact Your Patients Lifestyles in 20 Minutes!

Posted: Wednesday, March 31, 2004

The program focused on each patient receiving 20 minutes of diabetes education by appointment. In addition each patient learned how to use an alternate site meter, were given a free A1c test and explained reasons for starting type 2 patients on insulin.