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Postprandial Hyperglycemia and Increased Cardiovascular Risk

Posted: Sunday, March 21, 2010

Hyperglycemia is a major risk factor for both the microvascular and macrovascular complications in patients with Type 2 diabetes. This review summarizes the cardiovascular results of large outcomes trials in diabetes and presents new evidence on the role of hyperglycemia, with particular emphasis on postprandial hyperglycemia, in adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Different Oral Antidiabetics Associated with Different Adverse Outcomes?

Posted: Sunday, March 07, 2010

Risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality among patients with Type 2 diabetes prescribed oral antidiabetes drugs: retrospective cohort study using UK general practice research database.

High Levels of Protein in Urine Associated with Increased Risk of Death, Heart Attack and Kidney Failure

Posted: Sunday, February 14, 2010

Patients with high levels of proteinuria (protein in urine) in addition to another marker of reduced kidney function had an associated increased risk of all-cause death, heart attack or progression to kidney failure, according to a study.

Severe Complications of Diabetes Higher in Patients with Major Depression

Posted: Sunday, February 14, 2010

Major depression raises risks of advanced and severe complications from diabetes, according to a prospective study. These complications include kidney failure or blindness, the result of small vessel damage, as well as major vessel problems leading to myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke.

US Health-Risk Surveillance Results

Posted: Sunday, February 14, 2010

Results from January 2007 to December 2007 from the Behavioral Risk Surveillance System (BRFSS), an ongoing telephone survey of US adults on health-risk behaviors and the use of preventative healthcare services related to the leading causes of death and disability in the United States, were reported last week.

Low-Carb Diet Reduces Blood Pressure

Posted: Sunday, February 07, 2010

Researchers have found a low-carbohydrate diet helps people lose weight as effectively as a popular weight loss drug, and trumps the drug at lowering blood pressure.

New Data Prompt Renewed Calls for Public Health Initiative to Cut Salt in US Diet

Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010

New statistical projections suggest that slashing salt in the US diet by 3 g per day would have huge benefits, reducing the annual number of new cases of coronary heart disease, strokes, and MI's and potentially saving up to 90,000 lives a year.

Most Americans Overweight and One-Third Are Obese: NHANES

Posted: Sunday, January 24, 2010

Two new studies last week draw attention to the alarming number of individuals in the US considered overweight or obese [1,2]. Based on the latest surveys, more than two-thirds of US adults are overweight or obese, one-third are considered obese, and more than 10% of children and adolescents are also considered too heavy for their age.

Prostate Cancer Treatment Linked to Increased Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease

Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

New research shows that the risk of heart attack, stroke, sudden cardiac death and diabetes in men who underwent androgen deprivation therapy was 20 to 30 percent higher.

People with Diabetes Are Unaware of Risks

Posted: Sunday, December 06, 2009

Despite the large number of cases of diabetes diagnosed in the United States, many Americans still lack basic knowledge about the disease. Less then 50% of those diagnosed with diabetes know that diabetes is a risk factor for heart disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S.