Letter from the Editor #641: Starting ACE-Inhibitors at Diagnosis
This week we have an interesting item from a very large study on the benefit normotensive patients with diabetes can receive by lowering their blood pressure when it comes to the risk of heart attack, stroke, and renal failure (
Test Your Knowledge #641: Which of the following is considered an outdated nutrition recommendation?
Which of the following is considered an outdated nutrition recommendation?
Understanding Metformin Handout (pdf)
What every patient needs to know about metformin.
Understanding Metformin Handout (pdf)
Understanding Metformin Handout (pdf)
What every patient needs to know about metformin. Why it was recommended, how to be successful with metformin, what it is and how it works, what to expect with...
Sensor-equipped Bathmat Detects Ulcers
Sensor-equipped Bathmat Detects Ulcers
What Babies Eat After Birth Likely Determines Lifetime Risk of Metabolic Mischief and Obesity
Rats born to mothers fed high-fat diets but who get normal levels of fat in their diets right after birth avoid obesity and its related disorders as adults, according to new Johns Hopkins research. Meanwhile, rat babies exposed to a normal-fat diet...
Diabetes Can Be Controlled in Patients after Pancreas Removal
Removing the entire pancreas in patients with cancer or precancerous cysts in part of the organ does not result in unmanageable diabetes as many physicians previously believed. Researchers examined the control of insulin over several years in 14...
Working Women More Susceptible to Diabetes Due to Stress Eating
Women who have "little or no control" over their jobs are at double the risk for diabetes than women who are happy with their career. The same is not the case for men, who "react differently to workplace stress." Lead researcher...
Psoriasis Increases Risk of Diabetes
A new study of the entire Danish population confirms previous reports of increased risk of diabetes mellitus in patients with psoriasis, and shows the risk increases with the severity of psoriasis....
Screening for Pre-diabetes Works
The use of A1c plus FPG had the best performance in reducing the likelihood of missing future cases of diabetes....
Walking after Eating Lowers Glucose in Healthy People and Diabetes Patients
Walking or other light exercise after meals may reduce glucose levels by more than half in both healthy people and type 1 diabetes patients....
Diabetes Increases Risk of Cardiovasular Events by 30%
Diabetes was associated with a 30% increased risk of developing cardiovascular conditions, including heart disease and stroke....
Gastric Emptying Remains Stable over Time for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Gastric emptying of solids and liquids, and gastrointestinal symptoms remain stable over time in patients with long-term type 1 and type 2 diabetes....
Aliskiren No Help for Type 2 Patients
The ALTITUDE trial, which was prematurely halted, showed that when added to monotherapy with either an ACE inhibitor or an ARB, aliskiren (Tekturna) did not improve outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes who had high cardiovascular and...
Dramatic Benefits in Diabetes for Small Blood Pressure Drops to Below Normal
Even normotensive patients with diabetes can reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke, and renal failure by lowering blood pressure....
Fasting Glucose Best Predictor of Diabetes Risk
Fasting plasma glucose may be the best predictor of risk of new-onset diabetes in hypertension patients....
Beware: I Can't Believe It's Not Better than Butter
Researchers found that adding margarine enriched with omega-3 fatty acids as a dietary intervention did not prevent second heart attacks in older men and women at risk for worsening heart disease....
Heart Protection with Weight Loss
A small trial suggests a moderate weight loss induced by a hypocaloric diet (low calorie diet) may help protect cardiac function in obese women....
Keys to Weight Loss after Menopause
Conventional wisdom says weight gain is inevitable with menopause and that losing weight is difficult but a new study questions this wisdom....
Saliva and Tears an Indicator of Diabetes
Researchers from Purdue University recently announced that they have developed a new type of biosensor for diabetes testing that detects glucose in saliva, tears, and urine....
