Diabetes

HbA1c not reliable for diagnosing diabetes

August 03, 2010

A new analysis found that this measure is inferior to the oral glucose tolerance test for screening.
 

CVD prevention: tighter aspirin recs for diabetics

July 15, 2010

In a joint statement, published online, the American College of Cardiology Foundation, American Diabetes Association, and American Heart Association updated their recommendations for primary-prevention aspirin use in people with diabetes.
 

Diabetes, high LDL speed Alzheimer's decline

July 13, 2010

A history of diabetes or high cholesterol (especially LDL) can speed cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
 

PSA rises more slowly with age in diabetics

June 08, 2010

Men with diabetes experience significantly smaller increases in PSA level as they age.
 

Shiny, waxy patches on the shins

By Craig G. Burkhart, MD, MPH May 05, 2010

A woman with a history of type 2 diabetes presented with a recent onset of asymptomatic, shiny, waxy, round patches on her shins that turned from red to yellow.
 

Anti-diabetes measures have lasting payoff

April 28, 2010

Intensive lifestyle changes aimed at modest weight loss and increased physical activity continue to reduce the rate of type 2 diabetes after 10 years.
 

Keep using statins despite diabetes risk

April 07, 2010

Although new research shows that the use of statins increases risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the absolute risk is low—particularly in the context of...
 

Study challenges benefits of intensive BP control in patients with diabetes

March 22, 2010

Research shows that intensive BP control does not reduce the rate of a composite outcome of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes.
 

Self-monitoring in non-insulin-dependent diabetes

March 11, 2010

Should non-insulin-dependent patients with type 2 diabetes be self-monitoring? See what the latest report from Germany has to say.
 

Med combo averts MI and stroke in some

December 23, 2009

A simplified method for bundling fixed doses of a generic statin and an ACE inhibitor or angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) reduced the risk of hospitalization for MI and stroke in 170,024 people aged 55 years and older who had diabetes, coronary artery disease, or both.
 

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