We have known that people with diabetes are at risk for depression, but now we are seeing that those with depression are at greater risk for diabetes….
Read More »New Study Demonstrates Low-Carb Diets Reduce Risk for Heart Disease and Inflammation
When overweight or obese people lose weight, using a low carb diet, they can have a significant reduction in inflammation throughout their body, as measured by three common markers….
Read More »One More Study: Increasing Physical Activity Slashes CV Events and Deaths for Type 2’s
Higher levels of leisure-time physical activity cut the risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in people with type 2 diabetes by two-thirds….
Read More »Largest Study Links Low Vitamin D to Dramatic CVD Risk
Firm association found between low levels of vitamin D and 81% higher rates of ischemic heart disease, MI, and early death….
Read More »Statins Raise Glucose Levels in New Study
In a Finnish study of nearly 3,000 people at high risk of diabetes, those taking statins had higher fasting blood glucose and triglyceride levels and a higher incidence of developing type 2 diabetes than non-statin users….
Read More »CDC Study Finds Kids Eat Too Much Salt
American kids eat about 1,000 milligrams of salt more than they should each day, just like adults….
Read More »The Last of the TZD’s – Study Confirms Actos Bladder Cancer Risk Increased
Use of the anti-diabetic agent pioglitazone (Actos) is associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer, a nested case-control study confirmed….
Read More »AACE: Liraglutide Shows Positive Results in Head to Head Study
Patients more likely to reach A1c target at any given time during 26 weeks’ treatment with liraglutide compared with both sitagliptin and exenatide….
Read More »AACE: The First Study to Show That an Ethnic Group Can Gain Benefits from a DPP-4 Compound
The dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor linagliptin (Tradjenta, Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly) is associated with significant improvements in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in black patients with type 2 diabetes….
Read More »One Year Study Showed a 36% Loss in Excess Body Weight
Obese individuals completed a 1-year study and lost a mean 35.6% of excess body weight taking….
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