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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Risks Of Diabetes

ARBs reduce risk of diabetes but not death

October 02, 2008
Nature reports that the use of angiotensin-II receptor blockers does not result in lower death rates when compared with angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. The researchers did find a decrease in the risk of acquiring diabetes mellitus. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Why Do African-Americans Have an Increased Risk of Diabetes?
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

As we discussed last week, diabetes in black adults is more prevalent than among other groups of... Read more »

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Hydroxychloroquine May Reduce Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...hydroxychloroquine and a decreased risk of developing type-2 diabetes. Hydroxychloroquine has... Read more »

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Diabetes Risk during Pregnancy
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...doctor. One screening my doctor has done is for diabetes. I had this done during my first... Read more »

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Straight from the Womb: Are we dooming our children?
By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert

...risk of obesity in childhood was just published in Diabetes Care by the American Diabetes... Read more »

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Arsenic in the drinking water: an association with T2DM?
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...JAMA, Arsenic Exposure and Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes in US Adults raises the question,... Read more »

Health Guide

What do I need to know about diabetes?"
Diabetes is called a disorder of metabolism. More simply put, diabetes keeps your body from properly utilizing the sugar obtained from food. Your body changes most of the food you eat into a form of... Read more »
Pre-Diabetes Risks, Symptoms & Prevention
Pre-diabetes is a health condition that carries no symptoms. Commonly referred to as "impaired glucose tolerance," approximately 54 million people in the United States twenty years and... Read more »
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
What is gestational diabetes mellitus?Pregnancy has typically been viewed as a statement of health, as it should be. In the midst of morning sickness, heartburn, exhaustion, and the excitement of... Read more »
Questions about Diabetes and Nutrition
I have a family history of Type 2 Diabetes, if I reduce my sugar intake will I reduce my chances of getting the disease? If you have not been diagnosed with Diabetes than your body is making... Read more »
Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes is diabetes that occurs only during pregnancy. Diabetes is when your blood glucose level is too high. According to the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, between three... Read more »

Medications

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...high blood sugar. It is used in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes).... Read more »

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...(ex-EN-a-tide) Uses Exenatide is used along with other oral diabetes medications (e.g.,... Read more »

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...to control high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes).... Read more »

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...control high blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes). It... Read more »

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...control high blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes).... Read more »

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