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Impaired Fasting Glucose Screening Could Prevent Cardiovascular Disease
Posted: Friday, July 14, 2006
Finding people with impaired fasting glucose -- a prediabetic stage -- could also help identify those with risk factors that can be modified to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Kidney Stone Therapy Increases Risk for Hypertension and Diabetes
Posted: Friday, July 14, 2006
Beware! Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) for renal calculi patients may increase the risk of hypertension and diabetes in long-term follow-up.

Diabetes Is The Clinical Equivalant of Aging 15 Years
Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006
Having diabetes can take away 15 years of a persons life. Diabetes is the clinical equivalent of aging 15 years, thrusting men and women with the disease into a high-risk category for cardiovascular disease while still in middle-age.

Children of Diabetics Have Early Artery Disease
Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006
Adult children who have two parents with type 2 diabetes, but who are free from the disease themselves, have early signs of atherosclerosis, the results of a study shows.

Six Plus Cups of Coffee Helps Keep Diabetes Away
Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006
Women who drank more than six cups a day of any type of coffee were 33 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes Incidence in US Doubled in Last 30 Years
Posted: Friday, June 30, 2006
A new report from the journal of Circulation says that obesity is to blame and consequences will overwhelm U.S. health-care system, experts say.

Few Willing to Pay to Reduce Diabetes Risk
Posted: Friday, June 30, 2006
Most people at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes are willing to participate in a risk-reduction program, but few are willing to pay full price to do so.

India and China Overtakes the US in Risk for Diabetes
Posted: Friday, June 23, 2006
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has put India, along with China and the U.S., on notice as the spread of diabetes worldwide is assuming alarming proportions. According to an estimate, China and India reported 39 million and 30 million cases respectively. The U.S. follows with 21 million sufferers of the more common Type 2 diabetes.



Average American Has Very High Risk of Diabetes
Posted: Friday, June 23, 2006
Body mass index (BMI), the ratio of body weight to height, is tightly linked to lifetime risk of diabetes.

Alternative to Carb Counting
Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2006
Study shows an innovative mealtime insulin dosing algorithm provides alternative to carb counting for Type 2’s.

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