Stroke patients see 38% reduction in risk of nonfatal MIs, 26% drop in CHF risk.
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Issue 132 Item 2 TZD’s Cut Myocardial Infarction Risk in Type 2’s
The use of thiazolidinediones as a strategy for blood glucose lowering in type 2 diabetics may be associated with a reduced risk of myocardial infarction (MI).
Read More »Issue 127 Item 12 Phytoestrogen Use Reduces Heart Disease Risk in Women With Typ
Phytoestrogen consumption has a beneficial effect on insulin resistance, glycemic control, and serum lipoprotein levels, In postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes, according to findings from a British study.
Read More »Issue 129 Item 10 Adolescent Hypertension Associated With Insulin Resistance
Hypertension in adolescence may be an early manifestation of insulin resistance syndrome.
Read More »Issue 131 Item 8 Routine Urine Tests Not Advised for Diabetic Women
Treating asymptomatic bacteriuria in diabetic women was of no benefit and should not be standard practice, according to the results of a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Read More »Issue 127 Item 1 Optimize Control of Type 1 Diabetes From Start
More aggressive treatment for the newly diagnosed provide better outcomes in the future
Read More »Issue 130 Item 14 Markers of Inflammation are Strong Predictors of Heart Attacks
Available data suggest that low-grade chronic inflammation not only reflects the underlying macrovascular disease but is also actively involved in the initial and advanced status of atherogenesis.
Read More »Issue 132 Item 12 Elevated Plasma Endothelin-1 Levels in Patients with Diabetes
Study shows that changes in plasma ET-1 levels may precede vascular complications associated with hypertension and diabetes.
Read More »Issue 128 Item 5 Excess Mortality Risk Seen Among Diabetic Adults
At least 3.6% of all deaths and 5.2% of cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths in US adults are attributable to diabetes.
Read More »Issue 130 Item 3 People with Diabetes Have Increased Arterial Stiffness
Diabetics have decreased flow-mediated dilatation and increased arterial stiffness compared to non-diabetics, researchers in India have found.
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