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Too Much Vitamin C Not Good for Diabetics’ Hearts Older women with diabetes who take high doses of vitamin C for the sake of their hearts may be doing more harm than good.

More Than Half of Adult Diabetics in US Are Obese The CDC found that between 1999 and 2002, 54.8% of diabetics over the age of 19 were obese.

Daily Placebo Works Better Than Taking An Active Drug Irregularly Regular pill popping decreases heart risks.

“If people consume a healthy diet that is calorie restricted, they are going to lose weight, and the quality of the carbohydrates doesn’t really matter.”

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.