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Physical Activity Shrinks Abdominal Fat Cells

Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Physical activity may be especially helpful in reducing the size of fat cells around the waistline -- more so than diet alone. That's important, because fat specifically in the abdomen has been linked to the risk of heart disease and diabetes.

Diabetic Youths Have Multiple Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Children and adolescents with diabetes commonly have additional risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a new report.

High Blood Glucose Boosts Short-Term Mortality in Heart Failure Patients

Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006

An elevated blood glucose level on hospital admission is associated with increased 30 and 60-day mortality in nondiabetic patients with heart failure.

Night Eating Can Increase Diabetic Complications

Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Night eating is common in diabetic patients and is associated with increased complications.

Reducing Cholesterol Levels Can Reduce Stroke Risk by 16 Percent

Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

An international team of researchers has completed a study that demonstrated a 16-percent reduction in secondary strokes and 35-percent reduction in coronary events in patients who previously experienced a stroke or TIA and were given 80 mg of Lipitor®.

Chocolate Helps Aging Blood Vessels

Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Flavonol-Rich cocoa improves blood vessel function.

Postprandial Glucose Fluctuations Impair Cognitive Functioning

Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Awareness and better control of postprandial glucose can help to prevent declining cognitive function.

Obese Have Higher Cardiac Risk, but Better Treatment Outcomes

Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Obese individuals are at increased risk for developing an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but because they are treated more aggressively than their lean counterparts, their outcomes are actually better.

`Mr. Diabetes®' Talks the Talk and Walks the Walk

Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Walking down Commonwealth Avenue, on approximately the 7,500th mile of his perimeter walk around the United States, Andy ``Mr. Diabetes®" Mandell spotted his latest target.

``Hi, may I talk to you for a minute?" Mandell asked the young man walking toward him. ``Do you know anyone with diabetes?"

Early-Onset of Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Early Death

Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

The onset of type 2 diabetes before age 20 was associated with an increased risk of early kidney failure and death between ages 25 to 55, according to researchers.