Scientists will tell you that they don’t consider anecdotes-personal stories about something-to be evidence that establishes a fact. Say you have 10 people swear they’ve been abducted by aliens, and all of their descriptions of the kidnapers match. That still …
Category Archives: Cardiovascular Disease
AskNadia: Trouble Sleeping and Feeling Rested
Dear Nadia,
I have type 2 diabetes and have trouble sleeping and feeling rested. I live alone and wonder if I might have sleep Apnea?
James
Boise Idaho
Dear James,
Sleep apnea affects 22 million people in the United States. …
Diabetes Health in the News Podcast: Genetic Information Linked to Cardiovascular Risks in Type 2 Diabetes
Austrian researchers have recently discovered that certain genetic information could be significant predictors of cardiovascular events in coronary artery disease patients who also have type 2 diabetes. Specifically, this genetic information comes from single nu cleotide poly morphisms found at …
AskNadia: Best Margarine to Use for My Cholesterol
Dear Nadia,
I am a type 2 diabetic who uses medication and insulin. At night, I take cholesterol medication and check my blood pressure. My cholesterol is in the normal range. I use vegetable margarine for my toast, and I …
Diabetes Health in The News: CVD and Vitamin D
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Survival Rates of Diabetes Patients Increases with Better CV Risk Factor Control
A recent study found in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, …
Great News for Insulin Pumpers
A study that followed 18,168 people with type 1 diabetes has good news for insulin pumpers. After observing this group for 6.8 years, it was found that people on insulin pumps; cut their cardiovascular risk factor by 50%, compared to …
Diabetes Patients On Metformin Show Better Lipid Profile
Chinese researchers found that type 2 diabetes patients taking metformin – one of the first lines of defense in the treatment of the disease – attained a better overall lipid profile compared with those who took glipizide.
That’s important news …
Postpartum Weight Gain Boosts Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease
Moms who fail to lose the pounds they gain during pregnancy – or those who gain a few extra pounds in the year that follows birth – may boost the risk of developing both type 2 diabetes and heart disease …
Stress-Induced Hormone Imbalances Go Far Beyond Insulin in Diabetes
Stress-Induced Hormone Imbalances Go Far Beyond Insulin in Diabetes virtually anything from the stress of a long checkout line to the first signs of menopause can trigger hormone imbalances, which reveal themselves through mood swings, fatigue, migraines, memory problems, and …
Early Diabetes Interventions May Also Reduce Heart Disease Risk
Lifestyle change, medication both linked to cholesterol improvements
Two treatments that slow the development of diabetes also may protect people from heart disease, according to a recent study published in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.…
