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More Black Children Dying From Diabetes Posted: Friday, November 23, 2007

Black children with diabetes face a death rate twice as high as that for white children, new U.S. government research shows.

Comorbidities Lead to Neglected Diabetes Self-Care Posted: Friday, November 23, 2007

When patients with diabetes have severe comorbidities, they are likely to deal with them while neglecting glucose monitoring and other self-care tasks, according to a new study.

Exercise Fights Heart Failure Better Than Drugs Posted: Friday, November 23, 2007

Exercise boosts the number of progenitor cells in people with heart failure, and those cells in turn repair and rebuild weakened muscle and blood vessels, researchers report.

High BP With Enlarged Heart Raises Diabetes Risk Posted: Friday, November 23, 2007

People who suffer from high blood pressure who are also found to have an abnormal enlargement of the heart's main pumping chamber -- the left ventricle -- are at an increased risk of developing diabetes, results of a study indicate.

ADA To Change Thinking On Low Carb Diets? Posted: Friday, November 23, 2007

Might it be a reality that the ADA might reduce its recommendations of getting most of our calories from carbohydrates? Could it be that they finally recognized that taking more medications rather then reducing the carbohydrates may not be the best treatment for patients with diabetes?

Study Projects 60 Percent Increase In ESRD Population By 2020 Posted: Friday, November 16, 2007

Although estimates have been adjusted downward in light of the most recent data, researchers still predict sharp increases in the U.S. incidence and prevalence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the years ahead, according to a paper presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 40th Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition.

Very Low LDL Cholesterol Produces Greatest Decrease in Risk Posted: Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Lowering LDL levels to below 64mg/dL, showed the greatest benefits.

Racial Difference In A1C May Be A Biologic Variation Posted: Wednesday, November 07, 2007

One of the reasons for higher A1c's for blacks, Hispanics, American Indians and Asians may be attributed to biology and the way hemoglobin is glycated across those groups, rather then differences in care of differences in glycemic control.

Prostate Cancer Therapy Increases Diabetes Risk Posted: Wednesday, November 07, 2007

New research results suggest that a hormone therapy, commonly used to treat prostate cancer, called androgen-deprivation therapy may increase the risk of diabetes, particularly in obese men and patients should be made aware of this.

Higher Resting Heart Rate Linked to Diabetes and Mortality Posted: Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Higher resting heart rate (HR) was associated with diabetes and mortality in older age, according to the results of a new study in Diabetes Care.

 

 

 

 

 

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