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Extended-Release Metformin Tablets (Fortamet) Linked to Risk for Lactic Acidosis Posted: Friday, June 09, 2006

The FDA approved safety labeling revisions for metformin HCl extended-release tablets (Fortamet, made by Andrx Labs, LLC) to warn of the risk for lactic acidosis associated with metformin accumulation during treatment.

Startling New Data for Infection-Induced Amputation and Diabetes Posted: Friday, June 09, 2006

Persons with diabetes who develop an infection are at a 55-fold greater risk for hospitalization, and an alarming 154-fold greater risk for amputation.

Pollution Increases Risks in People with Diabetes Posted: Friday, June 02, 2006

People with diabetes, heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are at increased risk of death when they are exposed to particulate air pollution, for one or more years.

Georgia to Pay Diabetes Doctors for Performance Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Georgia will provide bonuses to doctors who care for state employees with diabetes, and improve their outcomes.

New Test Measures Quantity of Active Beta Cells Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have identified a reliable, non-invasive imaging method that can measure the quantity of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Discontinues Development of Pargluva Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic found that Pargluva could double the risk of death, heart attack or strokes in diabetics compared to a placebo.

Death Risks High in Younger People With Diabetes Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2006

People with Type 2 diabetes aged between 35 and 54 are over three times more likely to die than those without the condition. For people aged from 85 to 89, the increased risk of death for those with diabetes is over 50 per cent.

Ability to Walk ¼ Mile by Elderly Predicts Disability and Death Posted: Monday, May 22, 2006

For well-functioning adults in their 70s, the ability to walk 400 meters (1/4 Mile) and the speed at which they walk are independent prognostic factors for mortality, cardiovascular disease and disability.

Type 2 Diabetes Poses Early Death Risk Posted: Monday, May 22, 2006

Patients with Type 2 diabetes, aged 35 to 54, are three times more likely to die early than those of the same age without the disease.

Diabetes Associated With Increased Mortality From Peptic Ulcer Complications Posted: Thursday, April 27, 2006

Among patients with bleeding or perforated peptic ulcers, those with diabetes appear to be at substantially increased risk of dying.

 

 

 

 

 

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