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More than one-quarter of all adults over age 65 have diabetes but there is little research on how to treat the disease in older adults….

A study with 15,000 middle-aged male physicians using multivitamins for more than 10 years showed no benefit in reducing cardiovascular events….

Even in men and women with an optimal cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor profile, the lifetime risk estimate for CVD is greater than 30%, and is more than 50% for men and women overall….

Treatments raising serum bilirubin levels may protect against diabetic nephropathy….

Resveratrol supplementation does not improve plasma lipids or insulin sensitivity in non-obese women, nor does it affect its putative targets in fat or muscle….

According to a new consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association and the American Geriatrics Society, treatment goals for older adults with type 2 diabetes should take into account life expectancy and the presence of comorbidities…. 

Data from a regional stroke registry suggest that stroke may be shifting from a disease of the elderly to a midlife health concern…. 

Electrical stimulation (ES) at specific acupuncture points could relieve gastroparesis symptoms associated with diabetes, such as nausea, vomiting, early satiety, abdominal fullness, upper abdominal pain and bloating….

Patients with diabetes and psoriasis are significantly more likely to develop new-onset, diabetes-related microvascular and macrovascular complications than are psoriasis-free patients with diabetes…. 

The risk of ischemic events may be higher with a specific subclass of sulfonylureas….