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Lower Cutoff for Impaired Fasting Glucose Identifies Those Without High CVD Risk

Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2007

Risk of CVD mortality among people with IFG largely explained by conversion to diabetes.

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.

Heart Disease, Diabetes, Depression Increases Risk for Death by 30 Percent

Posted: Thursday, March 15, 2007

Heart disease, diabetes and depression can be a lethal triple-play - boosting a patient's death risk by up to 30 percent, new research shows.

EASD's New Recommendations for the Management of Diabetes and CVD

Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2007

One of the main points emphasized in the new guidelines is the importance of screening for undiagnosed diabetes.

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.

New Recommendations for the Management of Diabetes and CVD

Posted: Wednesday, February 21, 2007

The European Society of Cardiology and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) have together issued new guidelines on the management of diabetes, prediabetes, and cardiovascular disease. All patients with coronary artery disease should have an oral glucose tolerance test if their diabetic status is unknown and that every patient with diabetes should be screened for CAD.

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.

250,000 Cases Per Year of New-Onset Diabetes Completely Preventable

Posted: Friday, February 02, 2007

Study Finds Which BP Meds Can Cause and Prevent Diabetes -Patients on thiazide diuretics and beta blockers, will cause 250 000 cases of new-onset diabetes, accounting for about a quarter of the new cases of diabetes occurring every year in the US.

Old Cholesterol Remedy Makes a Comeback

Posted: Friday, February 02, 2007

Studies show that adding niacin to a statin can raise HDL’s as much as 35% and reduce triglycerides by 50% and reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke by 70 percent.

Hyperglycemia Predicts Mortality in Patients With Myocardial Infarction

Posted: Thursday, January 25, 2007

Patients with a myocardial infarction and hyperglycemia at admission have an increased 1-year mortality rate that is similar to the rate seen in patients with diabetes at admission.