Did You Know

Diabetics are more prone to oral fungus disease. 

New Link between Elevated Insulin and Breast Cancer Risk: 

The European Commission has approved Novo’s Liraglutide (Victoza), for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in Adults.

CRP Not Direct Cause of Heart Disease

Another “not new” drug, but new combination added to the arsenal for treating diabetes. Takeda Pharmaceutical have announced that the FDA approved an extended-release version of the combination medication ACTOplus met(R) (pioglitazone HCl and metformin HCl) as an adjunct to diet and exercise for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes. …

In diabetic patients with hypertension, ACE inhibitors reduce the risk of developing diabetes-related kidney disease, independent of their effect in lowering blood pressure, reports a study in the December Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. “Our results clearly show that an ACE inhibitor should always be used in patients …

People who gamble at least five times a year have more health problems than people who gamble less frequently, a new study reveals. And people with a severe gambling addiction are the most likely to report serious health problems, such as increased heart rate, angina and liver disease when compared …

November 2006 – Fifty-four million Americans, that’s one in six of us, have pre-diabetes and most don’t even realize it. Mark Schutta, MD, medical director of the Penn Rodebaugh Diabetes Center, is urging at-risk patients to be proactive and ask your doctor to give you a simple blood test for …

November 2006 – Abdominal obesity increased more than 65 percent among boys and almost 70 percent among girls between 1988 and 2004. The finding of growing girth is significant because abdominal obesity has emerged as a better predictor of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes risk than the more commonly …

October 2006: Three studies presented at the 71st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology demonstrated that transoral endoscopic surgical techniques ? entering the abdomen through oral cavities such as the nose and mouth ? can be successful in both bovine and human patients. Further, patients who underwent …