Older women with diabetes or impaired fasting glucose tend to have worse cognitive function than those with normal blood sugar, and are at greater risk of cognitive decline over time.
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E-mail Consults Improve Health Care
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New research suggests that e-mail consultations benefit patients and it’s inexpensive
Read More »Don’t Be Poor And Have Diabetes!
Diabetes is most common in poorest neighborhoods.
Read More »Heart Drugs Cause Dangerous Build Up Of Potassium
A new American study has found that heart drugs, such as angiotensin-converting-enzyme or ACE inhibitors and angiotensin-receptor blockers, can increase potassium levels in approximately 10% of patients.
Read More »Disease Management Improve Clinical and Economic Outcomes
Disease management programs were associated with marked improvements in many different processes and outcomes of care.
Read More »Diabetes Increases Mortality Among Elderly Patients
Annual mortality rate for patients with diabetes age 65 or older was 10%.
Read More »New Study Shows Walking Reduces Risk of Diabetes
Researchers at Glasgow University have found the key to avoiding Type 2 diabetes.
Read More »Hispanics More Prone to Blindness From Diabetes
Latinos have the highest rates of visual impairment among all other racial or ethnic groups.
Read More »C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test – A Key Indicator of Heart Disease Risk
Mayo Clinic Cardiologists indicate CRP is a complement to cholesterol testing and can provide information which will allow treatment of inflammation of blood vessels of the heart, much earlier.
Read More »Intermittent Exercise Better Than Continuous
Intermittent exercise is more effective at lowering artery-blocking fat in the bloodstream than continuous exercise when exercising just 30 minutes.
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