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Just a five-week high-protein diet improves glycemic control and lipid profiles without adversely affecting renal function in type 2 diabetes.

A moderate amount of alcohol appears to reduce the risk of developing adult-onset (type 2) diabetes; however, for women, heavy drinking increases the risk, according to a Scandinavian study.

The Aerodose insulin inhaler delivers a pharmacologically predictable insulin dose to patients with type 2 diabetes that is indistinguishable whether insulin is delivered via the subcutaneous or inhaled route.

Even with good metabolic control, young adult patients with diabetes, especially those with type 2, are at high risk for renal involvement during the first decade after diagnosis.

Initiating atorvastatin at higher doses than the usual 10 mg starting dose provides patients with a greater success rate in achieving low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol goals, dropping levels by more than 50%. That, according to a study presented at the 13th International Symposium on Atherosclerosis.

According to official government statistics, the annual snapshot of the nation’s health, put together by the National Center for Health Statistics, also shows that nearly a third of Americans are obese and two-thirds overweight.

This comes from the opinions expressed by 46 patients with diabetes. This is important information in designing effective interventions

Its easy, simple and it works! But lets not call it exercise, that’s a dirty word, lets call it increasing physical activity!

A high-protein diet lowers blood glucose postprandially in persons with type 2 diabetes and improves overall glucose control. A five-week high-protein diet improves glycemic control and lipid profiles without adversely affecting renal function in type 2 diabetes.

Only a third of the nearly 65 million Americans at risk for heart disease are taking aspirin.