Resources - Diabetes In Control

Issue 173 Item 10 Losartan Reduces Sudden Cardiac Death in People with Diabetes

Jun 22, 2004 Articles 1,081 views

Data comes from the LIFE Study

Issue 173 Item 11 Diabetes Education Lacks Focus on Cardiovascular Risk

Jun 22, 2004 Articles 1,132 views

Diabetes education doesn’t focus enough on reduction of cardiovascular risk factors.

Issue 173 Item 12 Insulin Pump Is As Effective As Multiple Insulin Injections

Jun 22, 2004 Articles 1,148 views

CSII was as safe and effective as MDI in patients with type 2 diabetes and may be preferable to injections for patients who require intensive insulin treatment.

Issue 173 Item 13 New Peptide Reduces Appetite

Jun 22, 2004 Articles 1,246 views

The hormone tells the brain that you are full and cut appetite by 1/3rd

Issue 173 Item 14 High Doses of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Ang

Jun 22, 2004 Articles 1,261 views

Results from recent studies have led the ADA to recommend ARBs as the treatment of choice for patients with type 2 diabetes and diabetic nephropathy, and ARBs or ACEIs for patients with microalbuminuria.

Issue 173 Item 15 Triple Antihypertensive RX Urged for Diabetics

Jun 22, 2004 Articles 1,210 views

Combined treatment with an angiotensin-active drug, a diuretic, and a calcium channel blocker is a good blood pressure-lowering regimen for most patients with diabetes.

Issue 172 Item 1 Prevalence of Diabetes in U.S. Unchanged During 1990s1

Jun 22, 2004 Articles 1,029 views

Over 14% of U.S. adults are affected with diabetes and impaired fasting glucose, but the prevalence however, did not increase substantially during the 1990s. That comes from the National Health and Nutrition Examination surveys (NHANES).