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Mortality Grows in Diabetic and Pre-Diabetic Patients

Posted: Monday, March 25, 2013

Diabetes survival rates are decreasing and the death rate for individuals with pre-diabetes increased from 11.19 to 14.02 deaths per 1,000 person-years.

Gaining Weight after Diabetes Diagnosis Increases Mortality

Posted: Sunday, November 04, 2012

Adults who gained weight during the first year following their initial diagnosis with type 2 diabetes had a significantly increased risk for cardiovascular-disease death and for all-cause death.

Reducing HbA1c Less than 1 Point Reduces Risk of Dying within 5 Years by 50 Percent

Posted: Monday, October 29, 2012

Patients who had suboptimal glycemic control and reduced their HbA1c value by slightly less than 1% were 50% less likely to die within 5 years than were patients whose HbA1c did not improve.

Foot Ulceration for Diabetes Patients Doubles Mortality Risk

Posted: Monday, October 22, 2012

Diabetic foot ulceration was associated with a nearly 2-fold increased risk for all-cause mortality above that of diabetes alone, according to a meta-analysis of 8 studies.

EASD: Increasing Physical Activity Slashes CV Events, Deaths by 66% for Type 2's

Posted: Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Higher levels of leisure-time physical activity cut the risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in people with type 2 diabetes.

Death Risk Drops by 50% for Diabetes Patients Using Statins

Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2012

Type 2 diabetes patients on statin drugs have lower mortality risk.

Obesity Does Not Increase Mortality Risk

Posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2012

It is assumed that obese people are at a higher risk of mortality but a new study has found that obesity does not increase mortality risk.

High Glucose Levels Identify Patients at Risk for Pneumonia Death

Posted: Sunday, July 15, 2012

Patients admitted to hospital with pneumonia and elevated blood glucose levels were more likely to die than those with normal glucose levels.

Sulfonylureas Increase Mortality by 50 Percent

Posted: Sunday, July 01, 2012

Data from a large retrospective cohort study suggested that, diabetic patients treated with three commonly prescribed sulfonylurea drugs had a 50% higher mortality risk compared with patients treated with metformin....

Depression Found to Increase All-Cause Risk of Death in Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2012

For patients with type 2 diabetes, depression is associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, regardless of previous cardiovascular disease....