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Cardiovascular Risk Higher for Women Than Men With Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Women with type 2 diabetes face a higher risk of cardiovascular disease than do men with type 2 diabetes.

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®.

Inhaled Insulin Effective Therapy for Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

Inhaled human insulin (Exubera) is as effective as glibenclamide as adjunctive therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes.

`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?"

Walking Makes a Difference in Controlling Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Wednesday, August 09, 2006

How much walking is needed to produce the best effects for controlling Type 2 diabetes?

Diabetes Tied to Enlarged Prostate Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006

Researchers report that, BPH, or benign prostate hyperplasia, is a common condition in older men, but the risk of developing the condition seems to be increased by obesity and high blood sugar levels.

Early-onset Of Diabetes Associated With Increased Risk Of Kidney Disease And Death Before Age 55 Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006

Onset of type 2 diabetes before age 20 is associated with a substantially increased risk of end-stage kidney disease and death between 25 and 55 years of age.

Vegan Diet Reverses Diabetes Symptoms Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006

People who ate a low-fat vegan diet, cutting out all meat and dairy, lowered their blood sugar more and lost more weight than people on a standard American Diabetes Association diet.

 

 

 

 

 

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