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Priorities are misplaced because coronary artery disease is the major cause of death in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Study investigated whether changes in endothelium-dependent vasodilation, a marker of endothelial function, were related to serum AGEs concentrations in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Reduces stroke by 44% and reduces kidney and eye disease for patients with Type 2 diabetes

Study determines the factors that predict the incidence of ketoacidosis and severe hypoglycemia in children. Diabetic ketoacidosis and severe hypoglycemia are acute complications of type 1 diabetes that are related, respectively, to insufficient or excessive insulin treatment. However, little is known about additional modifiable risk factors.

Orlistat (Xenical) has a beneficial effect on HbA1c levels, fasting plasma glucose and waist circumference in patients with baseline hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels of 8 percent or greater.

Treatment with losartan resulted in a 24 per cent reduction in the primary composite endpoint of cardiovascular death, stroke and heart attack.

Overweight, middle-aged people who don’t exercise are at high risk of Type II diabetes, but modest exercise alone can improve their odds.

Weight loss improves glycemic control, lipid profiles, and blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Atherosclerotic progression was slowed; the rate of cardiac events dropped by 40%.

Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes in middle-aged men independently of established risk factors,