ACE-inhibitors or calcium antagonists may be better choices.
Read More »Issue 151 Item 2 Fasting BG Levels Linked With Smoking
Diabetic patients demonstrate and interaction between level of fasting glycemia, lung function and any past or present tobacco smoking.
Read More »Issue 154 Item 14 Fluid Retention Reversible In Diabetics Treated With TZD’s
Thiazolidinedione-induced fluid retention in diabetics with chronic systolic heart failure (HF) is likely to be peripheral and reversible after drug withdrawal
Read More »Issue 153 Item 14 Enormous Burden of Diabetes in Latin America and the Caribbean
Every year, more than 330,000 people die in the region of the Americas due to causes related to diabetes. Diabetes affects approximately 28 million people in the region One of the most serious problems in Latin America and the Caribbean, both in terms of public health and economic burden, is …
Read More »Skipping Meals May Help, Not Hurt, Health
New findings in mice suggest that skipping the occasional meal may be good for your health.
Read More »Issue 157 Item 9 Glycemic Optimization Improves Diabetic Dyslipidemia
A drop in A1c has a corresponding rise in HDL.
Read More »Issue 158 Item 11 Nicotinamide Preserves Baseline C-Peptide Secretion in Childre
Nicotinamide (NA), alone or with vitamin E, appears to preserve baseline C-peptide secretion for up to 2 years in newly diagnosed pre-pubertal children with type 1 diabetes who take intensive insulin therapy.
Read More »Issue 151 Item 3 Mortality Higher in Diabetic Women Than Diabetic Men
Diabetic women and patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) are at greater risk of cardiac death than other diabetic patients.
Read More »Issue 151 Item 1 Protein in Wheat Plays A Role in Promoting Type 1Diabetes
Researchers have identified a protein in wheat called Glb1 which may play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes.
Read More »Issue 154 Item 13 Metformin’s Diabetes Preventive Effects Persist After Drug Wit
Metformin prevented diabetes a substantial 25% after withdrawal. The benefits of metformin in preventing diabetes appear to persist in some patients after the drug has been discontinued, according to a report in the April issue of Diabetes Care.
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