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Some Diabetes Drugs Are Better than Others According to New Study

Posted: Sunday, April 17, 2011

New research suggests that several commonly prescribed drugs for Type 2 diabetes may not be as effective at preventing death and cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attacks and stroke, as the oral anti-diabetic drug, metformin.

Why Some Diabetes Patients Have No Complications Even After 50 Years

Posted: Sunday, April 10, 2011

Some people who have survived diabetes for many decades exhibit remarkably few complications, a discovery that points toward the presence of protective factors that guard against the disease's effects.

Diabetes Ups Risk of Death from All Causes

Posted: Monday, March 14, 2011

Diabetes not only doubles vascular death risk but also substantially raises risk of death from nonvascular causes, including cancer and infectious disease, researchers found.

FDA Spells Out Who Can Use Rosiglitazone

Posted: Sunday, February 13, 2011

Rosiglitazone label updated to include elevated risk of cardiovascular events.

Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, February 06, 2011

When should aspirin be considered for the prevention of complications.

Why Some Diabetes Patients Escape Complications

Posted: Saturday, January 29, 2011

Much research has been carried out on why diabetes patients develop complications. Now researchers are asking the question the other way around. They want to know why some diabetic patients do not develop complications. What is it that protects them?

Diastolic BP Less than 70 mm Hg in Diabetes Linked to Increased CV Risk

Posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Diastolic blood pressure less than 70 mm Hg in patients with Type 2 diabetes is linked to increased CV risk, even when systolic BP is in target ranges.

High Resting Heart Rate May Shorten Life

Posted: Tuesday, November 09, 2010

A direct link between heart rate at rest and risk of death in people with stable heart disease has been found in a study. Heart rates greater than 78 had a 39% increased risk of suffering a major vascular event, a 77% increased risk of cardiovascular disease death, and a 65% increased risk of all-cause death.

Fetal Exposure to Maternal Type 1 Diabetes Associated with Renal Dysfunction at Adult Age

Posted: Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Reduced functional reserve may reflect a reduced number of nephrons undergoing individual hyperfiltration. If so, offspring of Type 1 diabetic mothers may be predisposed to glomerular and vascular diseases.

Acetaminophen Can Increase Blood Pressure

Posted: Tuesday, November 09, 2010

This study demonstrates for the first time that acetaminophen induces a significant increase in ambulatory blood pressure in patients with coronary artery disease.