Atherosclerosis Present in Most All Young Adults With Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome 88% of young adults with diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome have signs of carotid atherosclerosis

The P-Pet Study demonstrates that people and their pets are both more successful in staying with a weight loss program when they exercise together.

Verapamil Effective Alternate Therapy for Hypertension in Diabetics Verapamil is an effective alternate to beta-blockers as antihypertensive therapy for coronary artery disease patients with diabetes.

Survey found the rate of diabetes was 15.7 percent among adults.

By reducing BP still more, patients were protected from heart attacks, cardiac arrest, angioplasty, hospitalization for chest pain, and death. Every 16 heart disease patients with normal blood pressure who received drugs to lower it, one adverse event was prevented over a two-year period.

Increased Chromium Absorption Linked with Reduction in Cardiovascular Risk Factors in People with Type 2 Diabetes Study finds reduced risk factors as total cholesterol, trigycerides, LDL cholesterol and lipid ratios.

Obese women encouraged to eat water-rich foods lost significantly more weight than counterparts who were told to eat less fat.

Microalbuminuria was is common among those with diabetes, but it is also present in the early stages of glucose intolerance.

A 2mm-wide implant keeps tabs on blood sugar, wirelessly. Diabetics are finger-prickers by necessity, but a reprieve may be in store for their sore digits. A bean-size sensor, slipped under the skin and read wirelessly, could take the pain and hassle out of blood-sugar monitoring. The system “listens to the …

The beta-blocker blood pressure medicine Coreg proved significantly better in keeping blood sugar levels from rising in diabetics than metaprolol, another widely used member of the beta-blocker family.