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Poor Diabetes Control Boosts Heart Failure Risk Posted: Friday, April 20, 2007

The highest incidence of heart failure occurred in patients with a baseline HbA1c level of more than 8%.: For every 1% increase in serum HbA1c, the risk of heart failure rose by 15%.

Type 1 Diabetics Stop Insulin Injections After Risky Experiment Posted: Friday, April 20, 2007

Risky Brazil Experiment Enables Type I Diabetics to Live Without Insulin, Other Medicines

Gastric Bypass Surgery Explored as Cure for Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Friday, April 20, 2007

A bariatric surgery procedure used for treating severe obesity is now being explored as a cure for type 2 diabetes mellitus in normal-weight and moderately overweight patients with diabetes.

Diabetics on High-Fiber Diets Need Extra Calcium Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007

The amount of calcium your body absorbs might depend in part on the amount of dietary fiber you consume and new findings suggest that dietary fiber reduces ....

Can Tight Glucose Control Increase Mortality in Critically Ill Patients? Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007

The study showed that "intensively lowering blood glucose to a target of 81 to 108 mg/dL does not benefit critically ill patients and may well increase their risk of…

Americans Fear Being Diagnosed with Diabetes Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007

More than half of Americans fear developing diabetes, but many continue the unhealthy behaviors that boost their odds of getting the blood sugar disease, a new survey shows.

Heart Bypass Surgery Vs. Angioplasty Depends on Age, Diabetes Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007

What type of life-saving heart operation you should undergo — bypass surgery or angioplasty — largely depends on your age and whether you have diabetes, according to the largest-ever assessment of the two rival procedures. Stanford University researchers found significantly lower death rates among patients….

Diabetes Ups Aspirin Resistance- More May Be Needed Posted: Thursday, April 05, 2007

Aspirin resistance is more common among diabetics patients than nondiabetics, potentially requiring higher doses then Low-Dose asprin for adequate protection against a heart attack, researchers said. Resistance to low-dose aspirin recommended for cardioprotection was found among 13% to 37% of patients with diabetes but only 3% to 14% of nondiabetic patients with a history of coronary artery disease.

Glucose Level Predicts Hospitalization for Congestive Heart Failure Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2007

In diabetic patients at risk for congestive heart failure (CHF), fasting plasma glucose level is an independent predictor for hospitalization, according to the results of a study.

Lower Cutoff for Impaired Fasting Glucose Identifies Those Without High CVD Risk Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2007

Risk of CVD mortality among people with IFG largely explained by conversion to diabetes.

 

 

 

 

 

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