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Using data on body mass index (BMI) and cutoff values for fasting glucose and HbA1c, would greatly reduce the use of the oral glucose tolerance test to identify diabetes.
Read More »Issue 136 Item 15 Big Gut With Diabetes Can Kill
New study shows that a 40 inch plus waist combined with high blood pressure can kill!
Read More »Issue 136 Item 14 Black and Hispanic Kids Heavy or Thin are More Likely To be In
Black and Hispanic children face higher risk than white children for insulin resistance-a stepping-stone to type 2 diabetes-regardless of whether they are heavy or thin
Read More »Issue 136 Item 13 Iron Depletion Improves Vascular Dysfunction In Type 2 Diabete
Iron depletion improves vascular dysfunction in type 2 diabetics who have high ferritin concentrations.
Read More »Issue 136 Item 12 Cost Effectiveness Options for Treating Type 2 Diabetes
Intensified hypertension control appears to be the most cost effective
Read More »Issue 136 Item 11 Liver Function Testing Crucial with Thiazolidinediones, New Gu
Testing frequency might be safely modified or reduced based on the particular drug prescribed and trends in (ALT) levels.
Read More »Issue 136 Item 10 Eating Fish Just Once a Month Cuts Stroke by 40 Percent
Even eating McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish has impact.
Read More »Issue 136 Item 9 HIGH-DOSE Statins Benefit Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
New study finds that Type 2 diabetics significantly lowered their level of C reactive protein with high doses of statins.
Read More »High Omega-3 Fatty Acid, Fish Intake Reduces CHD, Sudden Death
Omega-3 fatty acid intake is shown to be associated with reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in women, and of sudden death in men, in two new reports released last week.
Read More »Issue 135 Item 8 Homocysteine Elevates Blood Pressure
Studies suggest that homocysteine may elevate blood pressure and increase the risk of hypertension.
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