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Childhood Tummy Fat Predicts Diabetes And Heart Trouble for Girls

Posted: Monday, November 21, 2005

The scientists concluded in an article appearing in the scientific journal Pediatrics that having a larger waistline at the beginning of adolescence meant a 16 percent increase in the likelihood that by the time she was 18 or 19 a girl would be at risk of having diabetes or heart trouble.

An even more striking result was that girls who had larger-than-average waistlines as adolescents but trimmed down by the time they were young women were not at increased risk of the two chronic diseases.

Heart Attack Risk Factors Tied to Kidney Disease

Posted: Friday, November 11, 2005

Among people with poor blood sugar control who've not yet developed diabetes, heart attack and stroke risk factors account for much of their increased risk of developing kidney disease

Erectile Dysfunction First Sign of Coronary Artery Disease

Posted: Friday, October 21, 2005

"We think that erectile dysfunction represents the 'tip of the iceberg' of a systemic vascular disorder; thus potentially preceding severe cardiovascular events and should be part of any cardiovascular risk assessment.”

Lowering Blood Sugars Reduces Risk Heart Disease

Posted: Monday, October 03, 2005

Each 1-percentage-point increase in HbA1c level was associated with a 14 percent increase in heart disease risk

Actos Benefits Heart Attack Survivors with Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2005

For patients with type 2 diabetes and a history of heart disease, the oral thiazolidinedione Actos (pioglitazone) was associated in a major trial with a 16% reduction in risk of death or recurrent heart attack

High Blood Sugar Levels Predict Heart Disease Risk

Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2005

Each 1-percentage-point increase in HbA1c level was associated with a 14% increase in heart disease risk

Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Delays Diabetes Onset

Posted: Friday, September 09, 2005

Treatment with bezafibrate (Bezalip ®) to lower cholesterol in people with heart disease also reduces the risk of developing full-blown diabetes in those who have high blood sugar levels, Their research suggests that the benefit is similar to that achieved with anti-diabetes medication

Measuring C-Reactive Protein is Early Indicator of Stiffened Arteries

Posted: Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Researchers have expanded the understanding of risk factors for heart disease by showing that high levels of C-reactive protein in the blood are linked to several measures of stiffening of the arteries.

Unsuspected Diabetes Common in Heart Patients

Posted: Tuesday, September 06, 2005

57% of patients who go into the hospital for a heart attack get diagnosed with diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance.

Diabetes Drug Controls Blood Glucose & Cardiac Risk

Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Metformin not sulfonylurea needs to be the first treatment after diet and physical activity for Type 2 diabetes.