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FACT: Up to two-thirds of eligible Hispanics are not taking statins.

Study focuses on older women who sleep 6 hours or less or increase sleep duration by 2 hours or more over several years.

Patients with highest fasting insulin had almost threefold higher risk of hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy.

Appropriate intensification and deintensification in medication use may be of benefit.

Study shows improvement in spatial memory and word recognition.

Data from a longitudinal study shows that white coat hypertension and masked hypertension are both associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events.

‘Brittle’ diabetes is a controversial and fortunately uncommon disorder, described especially in the UK and USA, usually occurring in young women, with onset at puberty, and defined as a patient whose life is ‘constantly disrupted by episodes of hypo- or hyperglycemia, whatever their cause.’

Risks of death varied depending on age, glycemic control and renal complications.

HbA1c and lipids show improved with high-intensity physical activity.

Recent study suggests that compelling biomarkers may predict major adverse outcomes, including death, in diabetes.