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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.

Diabetes Complications Swelling U.S. Health Costs

Posted: Friday, April 20, 2007

Poorly managed type 2 diabetes costs the U.S. health system an extra $22.9 billion a year. Those costs come from direct medical costs to treat heart, eye, kidney and other serious health problems associated with the disease, diabetes groups reported at a meeting of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.

Diabetes Risk Factors Develop Earlier in Women

Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

The "diabetes clock" may start ticking in women years in advance of a medical diagnosis of the disease, new research has shown.

Diabetes's Spread Will Exceed All Predictions, Study Finds

Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2007

The World Health Organization's estimate of 39 percent growth in diabetes cases between 2000 and 2030 may be an underestimate, according to a study of cases in Canada. At least 171 million people have diabetes worldwide, and the number will climb to 366 million by 2030, WHO estimates.

Retinopathy Predicts Cardiovascular Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Proliferative retinopathy in male and female patients with type 2 diabetes may predict coronary heart disease (CHD), but in women, background retinopathy predicted all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and CHD mortality, according to the results of a study.

Beware, Eye Disease In People With Diabetes Tied To Risk Of Dying

Posted: Wednesday, February 21, 2007

In adults with type 2 diabetes, retinopathy is associated with an increased risk of dying within a given period of time, independent of glucose control, a study shows.

Breakthrough In Diabetes-Related Blindness Made

Posted: Thursday, February 08, 2007

Researchers have identified a group of proteins that may play critical roles in causing blood vessel leakage in the eyes of people with two forms of diabetic retinopathy.

New Drug Shows Promise Against Diabetic Eye Condition

Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2007

A new study suggests that eye injections of the drug Lucentis (also known as ranibizumab) appear to be useful in the treatment of a potentially blinding eye condition called macular edema that can afflict people with diabetes.

Ruboxistaurin Reduces Vision Loss

Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Once daily, oral investigational therapy reduced sustained Moderate vision loss by 40% over three-year period for patients with moderate to severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy.