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The best blood pressure range for patients with diabetes and heart disease appears to be slightly higher than what is recommended for healthy adults, according to a study. Blood pressure greater than 140 is still associated with a nearly 50 percent increase in cardiovascular risk in these patients….

Hyperglycemia during critical illness may be used as a warning of future diabetes. Researchers have found a significant association between acute illness complicated with hyperglycemia and the future development of Type 2 diabetes or glucose intolerance.…

A common test to diagnose gestational diabetes — a temporary condition which can harm both mother and child if left untreated — also has predictive power for Type 2 adult-onset diabetes, a new Tel Aviv University study finds…. 

Hot weather and diabetes can make for a potentially dangerous combination, according to a Mayo Clinic presentation. The ability to sweat in the heat can be impaired in some patients with diabetes. Also, glucose strips and medications can become ineffective.…

By Sheri Colberg, PhD   If you experience painful, involuntary contractions of your muscles, you’re having a muscle cramp. They can occur in any muscle but are most common in the legs, feet, and muscles that cross two joints, such as your calf muscle (the gastrocnemius, which crosses your knee …

DrChrono.com DrChrono.com is pairing its web-based practice management platform with a native iPad EMR system and Clinical Toolkit to enable physicians to provide cutting edge service at the point of care. DrChrono.com      

Katy Wallis, Pharm D Candidate, University of Florida In his new book, Prescription for Type 2 Diabetes: Exercise, Milt Bedingfield, MA, CDE, has hit a home run in regard to educating the typical diabetes patient about their disease and how to manage it. With his conversational tone and common language, …

iRefill by Telemanager Technologies Download this app for your iPhone, iPad or iTouch and you can order your refills from your pharmacy and receive a text when the prescription is ready. Blackberry and Droid apps are on the way.

Let your patients with diabetes and no insurance know that, beginning July 1, individuals with pre-existing health conditions as diabetes are eligible to enroll in a temporary high-risk insurance pool, courtesy of the health care reform law…. 

Patients with hypertension, diabetes and coronary artery disease who maintained their systolic blood pressure at less than 130 mm Hg, as recommended by the American Diabetes Association, did not have improved cardiovascular outcomes compared to patients with usual blood pressure control, according to a study….