January 11, 2010
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Basic tests predict type 2 diabetes
Cincinnati.com
Type 2 diabetes increases a person’s risk of developing heart disease, vision loss, kidney disease and other serious health problems later in life, …
Quitting smoking and diabetes risk
NHS Choices
The study was funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease. …
Diabetes: The silent epidemic
Macon Telegraph
… diabetes can still lead to very serious medical complications, including heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness and infections. …
Diabetes on the rise among older Mexican Americans
Reuters
At both time points, the rate of diabetes complications such as kidney disease and vision problems was the same, although people in the second group with …
Tagged as: blindness, diabetes, heart disease, infections, kidney disease, minorities, stroke, type 2
January 4, 2010
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Severe Kidney Disease Needs Complex Management Case vignette describes …
ModernMedicine
6 (HealthDay News) — Aggressive management is required for patients with stage IV chronic kidney disease, according to an article in the Jan. …
Pharmacists Improve Care of Diabetics While Cutting Costs, Research Shows
Science Daily (press release)
Higher A1Cs indicate that a patient is at higher risk for developing long-term complications associated with diabetes, such as kidney disease or vision …
Losing weight may help preserve kidney function: a video Health Tip
Plain Dealer
By Robert Higgs, The Plain Dealer Video: Dr. Sankar Navaneethan of the Cleveland Clinic discusses potential benefits that obese people with kidney disease …
Tagged as: benefits, chronic kidney disease, ckd, diabetes, kidney function, Patients, weight
January 1, 2010
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