Heart Disease
People with diabetes face an increased risk of dying from serious heart disease. Steps to reduce heart risk should be taken as well as talking to a cardiologist and endocrinologist about controlling blood sugar and maintaining a healthy diet and exercise routine.
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Avandia, Vytorin, and now the ACCORD diabetes study: What's going on here?
I've recently seen stories reporting that 1. Avandia, used to lower blood glucose (BG) levels, which should reduce cardiac risk, increases cardiac risk. 2. Vytorin, used to lower cholesterol levels, which should reduce cardiac risk, increases cardiac risk. 3. Increased HDL levels in "diabetics" (not…
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