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Expert_badge Gretchen Becker

Gretchen Becker

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Author, Humorist, wildlyfluctuating.blogspot.com

Type 2 Diabetes, Statin Drugs in High Doses for Cholesterol, Heart Disease Risk

One of the cliches about treating diabetes is that having diabetes puts you in the same risk category as that of a person who has already had a heart attack.   Because of this, your doctor may treat you more aggressively for factors such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels than if you had no risk factors for heart disease.   For... Read moreChevron
posted 09/02/2010, comments (0)|
Davis Skye

Davis Skye

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41, two kiddos under 3, 1 year type 2, dad has type 2,

From Time.com on the ineffectiveness of some medications.

"Why Drugs Don't Help Diabetes Patients' Hearts"   http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1972325,00.html?hpt=T2    
posted 03/16/2010, comments (0)|
Expert_badge Craig Stoltz

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Treating High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Pays Off

An important study suggests that aggressively treating cholesterol levels and blood pressure improves the cardiovascular health of diabetics. As usual, the study, which appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association, is not conclusive. But it's full of implications for people living with Type 2 diabetes.  What implications,... Read moreChevron
posted 04/09/2008, comments (0)|

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