Page Changed: Research Connecting Organ Damage with Blood Sugar Level
Added citation to newly published study lasting 38 years which found that over the 38 years, with each 18 mg/dl (1 mmol/L) rise in the 2 hour GTT result over 83 mg/dl (4.6 mmol/L) the risk of having a fatal stroke over this period rose 27%. The GTT used 50 grams of glucose, not the 75 that is now standard.
Even after adjustment for other factors that might contribute to stroke the rise in the 2 hour GTT was significantly related to the risk of a fatal stroke.
This is a strong pointer to the idea that 83 mg/dl at 2 hours after eating is true normal.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
New Study Confirms Longer Term Use of Actos and Avandia Cause Fractures
Page changed: Avandia and Actos: Dangerous Diabetes Drugs
Added citation to large analysis of 10 years of data from UK patient records published in Annals of Internal Medicine showing increased hip and wrist fractures in patients taking Avandia or Actos.
Added citation to large analysis of 10 years of data from UK patient records published in Annals of Internal Medicine showing increased hip and wrist fractures in patients taking Avandia or Actos.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Indications you do not have MODY
Page Changed: MODY
Added a section spelling out indications that would argue against a MODY diagnosis. This is in response to many emails I have received from people wondering if they have MODY.
Added a section spelling out indications that would argue against a MODY diagnosis. This is in response to many emails I have received from people wondering if they have MODY.
Restaurant Menu Nutritional Info is Deceptive
Page changed: A Diabetes Diet is Different from a Weight Loss Diet
Added reference to article in the Diabetes in Control newsletter describing how when tested, chain restaurant food items turned out to have as much as 40% more calories and fat than the nutritional information on the menu claimed for them.
Added reference to article in the Diabetes in Control newsletter describing how when tested, chain restaurant food items turned out to have as much as 40% more calories and fat than the nutritional information on the menu claimed for them.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Vitamin D Supplementation Greatly Improves Chronic Kidney Disease Outcome
Page Changed: Supplements that Work
Added reference to newly published journal study showing a 26% reduction in mortality and a 20% reduction in progression to dialysis in kidney disease patients taking calcitriol, a form of Vitamin D.
Added reference to newly published journal study showing a 26% reduction in mortality and a 20% reduction in progression to dialysis in kidney disease patients taking calcitriol, a form of Vitamin D.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Dr. Goldstein Documents Januvia's Connection with Colon and Prostate Cancer iin Annals of Internal Medicine
Page changed: Januvia
Added citation to the letter from Dr. Mark R. Goldstein published in the September 2007 Annals of Internal Medicine documenting studies showing a connection between colon and prostate cancer and DPP-4 inhibition--the mechanism by which Januvia stimulates insulin release.
If your doctor prescribes Januvia, ask him if he is aware of this research and if not, make him aware of it. With its ability to promote cancer, and the complete ignorance of most doctors of what exactly it is that Januvia does, Januvia may well end up being the Thalidomide of the 2000s.
And if you are taking Januvia and are diagnosed with cancer, insist that your doctor file an aftermarket report with the FDA Medwatch system!
Added citation to the letter from Dr. Mark R. Goldstein published in the September 2007 Annals of Internal Medicine documenting studies showing a connection between colon and prostate cancer and DPP-4 inhibition--the mechanism by which Januvia stimulates insulin release.
If your doctor prescribes Januvia, ask him if he is aware of this research and if not, make him aware of it. With its ability to promote cancer, and the complete ignorance of most doctors of what exactly it is that Januvia does, Januvia may well end up being the Thalidomide of the 2000s.
And if you are taking Januvia and are diagnosed with cancer, insist that your doctor file an aftermarket report with the FDA Medwatch system!
Friday, May 2, 2008
Genetic Study of LADA Finds Genes Associated with Both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Page Changed: LADA: Slow Onset Type 1 Diabetes with Some Type 2 Features
Added discussion of a new genetic study that found "LADA shares genetic features with both type 1 (HLA, INS VNTR, and PTPN22) and type 2 (TCF7L2) diabetes, which justifies considering LADA as an admixture of the two major types of diabetes."
Added discussion of a new genetic study that found "LADA shares genetic features with both type 1 (HLA, INS VNTR, and PTPN22) and type 2 (TCF7L2) diabetes, which justifies considering LADA as an admixture of the two major types of diabetes."
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