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Evidence shows cardio-protective ability beyond glucose-lowering mechanism of action.

Diabetes patients tend to overestimate complications risk, treatment benefits.

In the Look AHEAD study, about 15% had symptoms of mild–moderate depression, about 17% were current users of antidepressant medication, and about 4% both [13]. Other studies in the USA have described higher rates, up to 25%, of more severe depression, with all ethnic groups (white, African-American, Latinos and others) recording similar rates.

Much of the literature concerns the important problem of type 2 diabetes and depression and, in comparison with type 1 diabetes, little about the psychological disturbances associated with specific phases of type 2 diabetes.

Study results indicate that risk increased similarly for all glucose lowering agents.

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.