Take Home Lesson:
Consider simply adding the usual recommended debits for CHF to the DM rate.
After all, the HF risk is doubled but not the mortality. And critics of this study question its statistical validity.
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Actos Slows IMT
Thiazolidinediones such as pioglitazone have been shown to prevent or delay the onset of diabetes when given to patients at high risk of developing diabetes. But other studies have found that the drug class appears to inhibit the development of atherosclerosis.
Vitamin C + Insulin – New RX Possibilities for DM1
University of Oklahoma researchers shed light on treatment possibilities | NewsOK.com
The article does not reveal the number of humans studied but the findings are definitely interesting. Do watch the video because it offers additional information that is not in written form. You will be subjected to a short commercial for beef.
Ironic.
Richard Lehman’s Blog – May 24 2009
Non-Glucose Metabolism Determinants in HgbA1c
Cardiovascular Disease, Neuropathy, and Retinopathy — Diabetes Care
In a study of 648 apparently healthy individuals, 12% had an elevated total A 1 level (measured in that study) not explained by measurement error or glucose intolerance and remaining in the same range over 3.5 years in 90% of those initially with high and in 68% of those initially with low baseline levels (1). There was no correlation with glucose tolerance, with caloric intake, or with physical activity, but A 1 level was associated with cigarette use and with clinically overt atherosclerosis, leading Dekker to conclude that “factors unrelated to glucose metabolism are the main determinants of A 1” in nondiabetic individuals, perhaps with bearing on risk of what are considered complications of diabetes.
Metabolic Syndrome and DM1 = Bad Combo
DM Prevention – Yes We Can
Economic Burden of Diabetes Worsening
My oldest son is pre-Med. I keep gently reminding him endocrinology is an exciting field.
A recent study from the CDC and NIH shows that nearly 13 percent of adults in the United States have diabetes, but 40 percent of those individuals haven’t been diagnosed yet.
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