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Study Solidifies Link Between Sleep Apnea and Type 2 Diabetes

There is both good news and bad news for sleep apnea sufferers.

1 comment - 27 Apr 2008 -

Discuss This With Your Opthamologist: Study Finds Retinopathy Doubles Heart Risk

Here is a troubling finding that you will want to discuss with your opthamologist and cardiologist: Type 2 diabetics who already have retinopathy when they are diagnosed are 2.5 times more likely to develop heart failure than type 2’s who are diagnosed without it.

0 comments - 21 Apr 2008 -

Higher Middle-Age Heart Rates Increase Diabetes Risk Later in Life

Researchers tracking heart rates as a predictor of life expectancy have found that higher-than-normal heart rates in middle-aged people increase their risk of developing diabetes later in life.

1 comment - 27 Feb 2008 -

U.K. Study Says Older People With Diabetes Run Greater Risk of Disabilities

A British study of 800 people 65 and older concludes that people with diabetes are more likely than non-diabetics to experience difficulties walking, dressing and climbing stairs.

1 comment - 26 Feb 2008 -

African Americans Shown to Benefit From Single Pill for Blood Pressure, Cholesterol

A Wayne State University Health Clinic study has shown that a single pill containing both a blood pressure-lowering drug and a cholesterol-lowering drug may be of particular benefit for African Americans.

0 comments - 20 Feb 2008 -

High Levels of "Good" Cholesterol May Be a Bad Thing

That ancient Greek advice, "moderation in all things," may apply not only to human conduct, but also to the natural world.

10 comments - 16 Feb 2008 -

Study Says Diet High in Whole Grains Lowers Risk of Diabetes, Cardio Disease

The debate between low-carb and low-fat diet advocates took a dramatic turn in January with the American Diabetes Association's limited approval of low-carb diets as weight-loss aids. Momentum seemed to have shifted to low-carb proponents.

13 comments - 13 Feb 2008 -

U.S. Suspends Study on Intense Blood Sugar Control After Increase in Deaths Among Type 2 Participants

After seeing an increase in deaths among type 2 participants, the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has halted the intense blood sugar control portion of its years-long study on controlling cardiovascular risks to people with diabetes.

14 comments - 8 Feb 2008 -

Study Aims to Prove by 2010 Insulin's Ability to Ease Heart Attack Damage

By mid-2010, an international clinical trial now underway may conclusively confirm insulin's ability to limit damage from heart attacks. The trial, called INTENSIVE, will be conducted at 90 centers in the United States, Canada, Brazil and Argentina.

2 comments - 24 Jan 2008 -

U.K., Aussie Researchers Recommend Statin Therapy for Most People With Diabetes

Statins, the drugs now widely used to control "bad" LDL cholesterol in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients, should be offered to most people with diabetes regardless of their age, sex or cardiovascular health and history.

0 comments - 16 Jan 2008 -

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