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Cholesterol Drug Could Reduce Risk Of Amputations In People With Diabetes

Cholesterol Drug Could Reduce Risk Of Amputations In People With Diabetes

People with diabetes who were prescribed the cholesterol-lowering drug fenofibrate reduced their risk of minor amputations by 36 per cent, according to new research.

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Diabetes heart risk ‘can be cut’

Diabetes heart risk ‘can be cut’

Tighter control of blood sugar levels in people with diabetes may cut their risk of heart problems, a study says.

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Winners 2009 DiabetesMine Design Challenge

Winners 2009 DiabetesMine Design Challenge

Meet the Grand Prize winners of the 2009 DiabetesMine Design Challenge, two graduate students who came up with the $10,000 idea for improving life with this illness. You can read more about the winners and their thoughts on their product @ diabetesmine.com or you view the demonstration video below. Let me know if this is [...]

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Triglycerides tied to diabetes nerve loss

Triglycerides tied to diabetes nerve loss

Monitoring blood fat levels as closely as blood sugar may help stem diabetic neuropathy, U.S. researchers suggest.

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So Is A Mediterranean Diet All That It Seems

So Is A Mediterranean Diet All That It Seems

So everyday we read numerous stories in various publications stating how the Mediterranean Diet can ward off all these diseases & conditions.

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Evidence that Elevated Glucose Levels Are Leading to Novel Treatments

Evidence that Elevated Glucose Levels Are Leading to Novel Treatments

May 11, 2009 (EurekAlert) – New evidence of how the elevated glucose levels that occur in diabetes damage blood vessels may lead to novel strategies for blocking the destruction, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.

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