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Many Patients wth Diabetes and Heart Disease Quit Medicine Too Early

Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006

Two new studies show that nonadherence to medication is common among recent MI patients and in those with diabetes, resulting in higher mortality.

Analysis of 6 Studies Shows Aspirin Can Reduce the Risk for Coronary Heart Disease

Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006

Even with the positive results from all of the studies with over 100,000 patients, most patients with Type 2 diabetes are not taking aspirin!

Insufficient Sleep Can Cause an Increase A1c by 1.9 Percentage-Points

Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006

Short or poor quality sleep is associated with reduced control of blood-sugar levels in African Americans with diabetes, report researchers.

Man Walking To Raise Awareness of Diabetes

Posted: Monday, September 25, 2006

Andy Mandell has insulin dependent diabetes, but he is not letting that stop him. He wanted to inform people about Type 2 Diabetes, so he went for a walk. He has completed more than 7,650 miles with the last leg of tour ahead of him. He has 10,000 miles to cover.

Pomegranate Juice Could Benefit Diabetics

Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology researchers say that pomegranate juice may provide important health benefits for diabetic patients. According to results published in the August 2006 issue of Atherosclerosis, subjects who drank 180 ml (6 oz.) of pomegranate juice per day for three months experienced a reduced risk for atherosclerosis, a condition that leads to arterial wall thickening and hardening. Atherosclerosis accounts for 80% of all deaths among diabetic patients.

Diabetes Drug Shows Promise In Treating Alzheimer's

Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006

Treatment of high blood sugar may have a scientific connection to memory loss that could, one day, benefit millions of people with Alzheimer's Disease, which affects up to 4.5 million older Americans, bringing with it impaired thinking and memory.

A Mid-Summer’s Night DREAM: Diabetes Prevention (Part 2- Ramipril Arm)

Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006

The Dream Study also found that the ACE-inhibitor Altace (ramipril) does not prevent type 2 diabetes in patients with impaired glucose metabolism.

New Hypertension Pills Cut Diabetes Risk by A Third

Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006

Researchers have reported that patients given a specific combination of new blood pressure drugs are one-third less likely to develop diabetes than those on older pills.

Overweight Youths Should be Treated for Obesity Much Earlier to Prevent Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Watchful waiting when faced with overweight preschoolers and elementary school children is poor pediatric practice.

Type 2 Diabetes Raises Colorectal Adenoma and Cancer Risk

Posted: Thursday, September 07, 2006

Type 2 diabetes is associated with increased prevalence of colorectal cancer, according to two population-based studies reported in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.