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Headache Linked to Increased Prevalence of Retinopathy in Midlife

Posted: Friday, May 25, 2007

A history of migraine and other headache types has been linked to an increased prevalence of retinopathy in middle-aged individuals, supporting the hypothesis that neurovascular dysfunction underlies vascular headaches.

Diabetes Drug Use Triples for Girls

Posted: Friday, May 25, 2007

The number of adolescent girls taking drugs for Type 2 diabetes nearly tripled in just five years.

Low Glycemic Index Diet Improves Insulin Sensitivity

Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2007

Switching to a low glycemic index (GI) diet from a high GI diet can result in improvements in insulin sensitivity, and may thereby lower the risk of type 2 diabetes in overweight or obese individuals with impaired glucose tolerance.

Increasing Proportion of Cardiovascular Disease Due to Diabetes Over the Last 50 Years

Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2007

A new study shows that as rates of diabetes have risen in the U.S., the proportion of cardiovascular disease (CVD) linked to diabetes has also increased.

Baby Boomers First Generation With Shorter Life Spans Than Their Parents

Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Baby boomers might be the first generation to enter retirement in worse health than their parents, according to a growing body of evidence, the Washington Post reports.

Type 2 Diabetes Often Asymptomatic in Children

Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

The overall prevalence of type 2 diabetes has increased 5-fold in the United States since the 1960s, and children and adolescents are among those affected. However, children often exhibit no symptoms.
Therefore, physicians need to be alert for this disease in children and open to the possibility that patients in their 20s might be suffering from the long-term complications of preexisting type 2 disease.

Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Patients More Likely to Start Insulin When Inhaled Insulin Is an Option

Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

The availability of inhaled insulin may increase the number of patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes who are willing to start or intensify insulin therapy.

Type 2 Diabetes Complications Exact Heavy Tolls

Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Nearly a third of the estimated 18 million Americans with type 2 diabetes have chronic kidney disease, and about 20% have diabetic eye disease and foot problems, a surveillance report shows.

Three in Five Diabetics Experience At Least One High-Cost Complication Related to Disease

Posted: Friday, April 20, 2007

Three of every five diabetics in the U.S. experience at least one significant complication from the disease, such as heart disease, stroke, eye damage, chronic kidney disease or foot problems leading to amputation.

Poor Diabetes Control Boosts Heart Failure Risk

Posted: Friday, April 20, 2007

The highest incidence of heart failure occurred in patients with a baseline HbA1c level of more than 8%.: For every 1% increase in serum HbA1c, the risk of heart failure rose by 15%.