Dr. Sheri Colberg, author of The 7 Step Diabetes Fitness Plan: Living Well and Being Fit with Diabetes, has the more help with your patients who need exercise. Exercising with Complications: Eyes and Kidneys This is a good one to print out add to...
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Healthy Lifestyle in Middle Age Reduces Mortality and CVD Later in Life
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Adoption of 4 healthy lifestyle habits in middle age is associated with a 40% reduction in all-cause mortality and 35% reduction in CVD events within 4 years.
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High Nonfasting Triglyceride Levels Associated With Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Events
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Results from two studies indicate that elevated nonfasting triglyceride levels are associated with cardiovascular events such as a heart attack, with one study finding that triglyceride levels measured after fasting does not show this association.
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Concurrent Counseling With Dietitian, Physician Is Effective in Achieving Weight Loss
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Concurrent counseling with a dietitian and a physician in an outpatient setting is effective in achieving and maintaining weight loss, according to a new study.
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Antiplatelet Alone is Safer for PAD Treatment Than Combo With Anticoagula
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In patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), guideline-based treatment with an antiplatelet agent is as effective with or without the addition of an anticoagulant. However, combination treatment is more hazardous than monotherapy with an...
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Rosiglitazone Seen No Better than Other Drugs in Diabetic Control
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Rosiglitazone Seen No Better than Other Drugs in Diabetic Control
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AMA: Reducing Sodium In Processed Foods Can Reduce the US CVD Burden
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Just a 1.3-g/day reduction in sodium, translates into a 5-mm-Hg smaller rise in systolic blood pressure. Between the ages of 25 and 55 years, this small reduction would translate into an estimated 150 000 lives saved.
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Patient Compliance Improves Through 'Motivational Interviewing’
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Patients often resist the advice of health care providers and thus neglect what is in their best interests. But research found that exploring a patient's motivation for resistance, through a process call motivational interviewing, can greatly increase...
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Indian Herb Again Shows Promise for Diabetics
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The traditional Indian herbal Salacia oblonga, can be effective for diabetics to lower blood sugars by 23% and insulin responses by 29%, says a new study from the US that helps build the science behind the herb.
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Even Diet Soft Drinks Are Associated With An Increased Risk of Heart Disease
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Diet soft drinks are lower in calories, but are still associated with a greater risk of heart disease as are sugar-laden sodas, according to a new study.
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Obesity And Skinny are Socially Transmitted Diseases(STD)
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Obesity Is 'Socially Contagious' says a new report from Harvard. Need to associate only with skinny people if you want to be skinny?
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First Time ADA and EASD Recommend Treatment Guidelines
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For the first time, the ADA and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) have spelled out a treatment regimen that recommends initial therapy with lifestyle modifications and metformin (a drug used for treating type 2 diabetes in...
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Taking Statins May Increase Cancer Risk
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Lowering cholesterol with statins may slightly increase the risk of cancer, a study suggests more moderate doses.
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Both Diabetes TZD Drugs 'Pose Heart Risk'
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Rosiglitazone and pioglitazone, both drugs commonly prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes double the risk of heart failure, a study of data on more than 78,000 patients suggests.
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FDA To Ask If Avandia Should Stay In The Market
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The FDA will ask outside advisers if GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes drug Avandia should stay on the market or be subject to new warnings or limits.
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