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This community-based study of nondiabetic adults compared the prognostic value of glycated hemoglobin and fasting glucose for identifying persons at risk for clinical outcomes such as diabetes. As compared with fasting glucose, glycated hemoglobin was similarly associated with the risk of diabetes and more strongly associated with the risks of cardiovascular disease and death from any cause, adding to data about the use of glycated hemoglobin as a diagnostic measure.
New England Journal of Medicine (Diabetology) - Tue, 9 March 2010
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This is the fourth of a series of articles based on presentations at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions held 5–9 June 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana, pertaining to blood pressure and renal disease in diabetes.
Diabetes Care (Diabetology) - Mon, 1 March 2010
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Systemic allergy to insulin is a rare but severe condition. The introduction of human insulin analogues lispro and aspart has considerably decreased the severity of a reaction to insulin
Diabetes Care (Diabetology) - Mon, 1 March 2010
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This review was conducted to examine disordered eating behavior (DEB), including diagnosable eating disorders, in the context of diabetes.
Diabetes Care (Diabetology) - Mon, 1 March 2010
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The relationship between diabetes and heart disease should not be ignored, according to an expert at Baylor College of Medicine . "Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients with diabetes, and diabetes is the leading cause of heart disease in America," said Dr. Alan Garber , professor of medicine in the section of endocrinology at BCM. Heart healthy lifestyle To reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, patients with diabetes must maintain an exceptionally low level of LDL cholesterol, the "bad" cholesterol, and a lower target blood pressure. To do this, they must incorporate a heart healthy diet with their diabetes diet of low calories and sugars. A heart healthy diet includes reducing saturated fats.
Baylor College of Medicine (Diabetology) - Fri, 12 February 2010
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The lifetime risk of type 2 diabetes is now more than one in three in the general U.S. population, and one in six adolescents is now obese, suggesting that prevention should start in childhood.1,2 Many consider diabetes and obesity to be "common-source" epidemics that are rooted in our culture, as evidenced by national trends toward larger portion sizes and more meals built around calorically dense fast food, sugar-sweetened drinks, and sedentary behavior.
New England Journal of Medicine (Diabetology) - Fri, 12 February 2010
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Type 2 diabetes is a complex metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia arising from a combination of insufficient insulin secretion together with resistance to insulin action. The incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes are rising steadily, fuelled in part by a concomitant increase in the worldwide rates of obesity. As longitudinal studies of type 2 diabetes provide evidence linking improved glycemic control with a reduction in the rates of diabetes-associated complications, there is considerable interest in the therapy of type 2 diabetes, with a focus on the development and use of new agents that exhibit improved efficacy and safety relative to current available medicines.
Diabetes Care (Diabetology) - Fri, 5 February 2010
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A 26-year-old woman with “brittle” type 1 diabetes and severe CAN experienced sudden cardiac death. She had a 16-year history of poor diabetes control presenting with wide blood glucose fluctuations, recurrent episodes of severe hypoglycemia, and hypoglycemia unawareness.
Diabetes Care (Diabetology) - Fri, 5 February 2010
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Improved glycemic control in people with diabetes delays the onset and progression of severe microvascular complications of diabetes (1,2). Despite advances in pharmacotherapy and diabetes treatment devices and the emphasis placed on treatment adherence over the last decade, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data showed 45% of patients with diabetes did not achieve glycemic targets of <7% (3). Although some patients with diabetes may be undertreated (e.g., inappropriate treatment regimens, psychosocial issues that require adjustment in therapeutic targets), one reason for poor glycemic control is patients' difficulty in following treatment prescriptions and recommendations for diabetes self-care.
Diabetes Care (Diabetology) - Fri, 5 February 2010
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Scientists in Cambridge show that an "artificial pancreas" can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes.
BBC News (Diabetology) - Fri, 5 February 2010
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