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New screening tool can identify “silent coronary artery disease at an early stage in patients with diabetes

Similar issues arise with the approach toward dyslipidemia. Niacin is effective in reducing TGs and raising HDL but it can increase insulin resistance and deteriorate glycemic control 254, 255 . Nicotinic acid, cholestyramine, fenofibrate and possibly clofibrate increase the concentrations of homocysteine, an independent risk factor for CHD 256, 257 …

Some people just can’t catch a break. For years now, physicians have been telling patients that normal blood pressure is anything below 140/90, and if you fell below this number you were A-OK in the blood pressure department. Well, some of these folks probably got a rude surprise if they …

Patients with diabetes get faster attention with fewer potential errors thanks to nurses with personal data assistants (PDAs).

ACE inhibitors, are used to reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension. ACE inhibitors are also known to reduce the likelihood of developing diabetic kidney disease, and it is for this reason that many physicians (myself included) use ACE inhibitors liberally in people with both diabetes and high blood pressure. …

Vegetarian diets can be very healthful if well planned. Vegetable-based diets tend to provide more fiber, less cholesterol, and less saturated fat than meat-based diets. For these reasons, vegetarians tend to be at lower risk for getting several diseases, including heart disease, some forms of cancer (breast and colon), hypertension, …

Diabetes and its complications are the leading cause of non-traumatic lower extremity amputations in the United States. Neuropathy, a common complication of diabetes, is a major contributing force leading to lower extremity amputation. Neuropathy leads to an anesthetic foot with increased pressure on the sole of the foot. This increased …

Effect is not maintained if the program continues in a home-based environment, without supervision.

Overweight children with high levels of the hormone insulin in their blood are also likely to have high levels of homocysteine.

Advanced glycation end products And Antioxidants Is it possible that by eating too many metabolically active dense carbohydrates, you are much more likely to accelerate aging and disease?