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Both Diabetes TZD Drugs 'Pose Heart Risk' Posted: Friday, August 03, 2007

Rosiglitazone and pioglitazone, both drugs commonly prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes double the risk of heart failure, a study of data on more than 78,000 patients suggests.

Higher Cancer Prevalence Seen Among Diabetics Taking Thiazolidinediones Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2007

Patients with diabetes, especially women, who take thiazolidinediones (TZDs) may have a 59% increased risk of developing cancer, according to a new report.

Heart Care Below Par in Older Diabetics: Study Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2007

A low proportion of elderly individuals newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes receive heart-protecting drugs like aspirin, blood pressure-lowering drugs and cholesterol-lowering drugs, according to a new study.

Antihypertensive Medication Slows Atherosclerosis in Diabetes Patients Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2007

Treating hypertension aggressively in people with diabetes becomes even more important. The higher the systolic blood pressure the greater the rate of progression in the carotid intimamedia thickness (CIMT)

Diabetes Associated With Increased Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2007

Patients with diabetes appear to be at a 3- to 4-fold increased risk of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) compared with patients without diabetes.

Risk of Stroke is High Within 5 Yrs. of Treatment of Diabetes Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2007

Risk of stroke is high within 5 years of treatment for type 2 diabetes and more than double that for the general population. More Reason to recommend an aspirin a day.

Impaired Fasting Glucose Increases Risk Factors for CVD Mortality Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2007

New studies are showing that we must treat impaired fasting glucose more aggressively.

Beta-Blockers Exert Anti-Atherosclerotic Effects Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2007

Beta-blocker therapy can provide statistically significant regression of coronary artery plaque, and slow the progression to coronary atherosclerosis.

Markers of "Prediabetes" Independently Raises Mortality Risk 60% Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007

Markers of impaired glucose metabolism in nondiabetics were independently related to increased risks of all-cause and cardiovascular death in a large population-based study.

Early Tight Control and Aggressive Treatment Pays Off Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007

There seems to be a point of no return in the onset of diabetes and scientists have speculated exposure to high glucose levels quickly creates a metabolic memory due to glycation, in which diabetes persists long after the glucose levels are corrected.

 

 

 

 

 

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