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Diabetic Digest - Wednesday, July 18, 2007
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News, updates and help from and for the diabetic community.
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Readers:
I have two and a half months to prepare for my complete
physical. It's been quite a while since my last one. My
doctor suggested it to me during my last visit.
I'm a bit conflicted though. I'm not sure if I should start
eating super healthy and exercising like crazy to help
better the findings of the physical or should I just keep
doing what I'm doing so the findings will be more acurrate.
Maybe I'll find a happy medium.
Regards,
Steve
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Trimming the Waist May Trim Diabetes, Heart Risks
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who manage to reduce
their waistlines may also lower their risk for diabetes
and heart disease, a study suggests.
French researchers found that men and women whose waist-
lines expanded by 3 inches or more over nine years were
at increased risk of developing metabolic syndrome -- a
collection of risk factors, including high blood pressure
and unhealthy cholesterol levels, that raise a person's
odds of diabetes and heart disease.
In contrast, women who shed just an inch or more from
their midsections had a lower risk of developing metabolic
syndrome than women whose waistlines stayed the same.
What's more, a slimmed-down middle benefited women who
already had metabolic syndrome at the study's outset, the
researchers report in the journal Diabetes Care. Compared
with women who had metabolic syndrome and an unchanged
waistline, those who lost an inch or more were nearly four
times more likely to no longer have the syndrome at the
study's close.
Weight loss also benefited men, but the specific effects
of a trimmer waist were no longer evident when the
researchers factored in changes in body mass index (BMI),
a measure of weight in relation to height.
Both BMI and waist size are important in the risks of
metabolic syndrome, diabetes and heart disease, said
Dr. Beverley Balkau, a researcher at the French national
health institute INSERM and the study's lead author.
However, she told Reuters Health, people can be normal
weight based on BMI yet have a large waist, and these
individuals are at risk of metabolic syndrome.
While an expanding waistline may mean ballooning health
risks, it is at least a health indicator that people can
easily track, Balkau noted. Waistbands that feel tighter
than they used to are the giveaway.
SOURCE: Diabetes Care, July 2007.
Copyright 2006 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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New drug may soon help type 2 diabetics
NEW ORLEANS - A U.S. study suggests people with type 2
diabetes might soon be able to control both their glucose
and cholesterol levels with a single drug.
Researchers led by Professor Vivian Fonseca at Tulane
University conducted a clinical trial that demonstrated
the compound colesevelam HCl, in combination with
Sulfonylurea-based therapy in patients with inadequately
controlled type 2 diabetes, achieved significantly reduced
glucose levels versus those in the study taking a placebo.
"People with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes and high
cholesterol face a number of challenges in keeping their
glucose levels and cholesterol in check," said Fonseca.
"This study demonstrated the potential to improve two
important metabolic parameters with one drug."
Patients who received colesevelam HCl were shown to have
significant reductions in blood sugar levels, and
participants' lipid profiles in the colesevelam HCl group
also showed substantial improvement over placebo.
An application for the commercial production and sale
of the drug is pending with the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration.
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Diabetic Recipe
Easy Sticky Buns
(Recipe courtesy of Butter Buds ~ 10 Servings)
1 packet Butter Buds Mix, dry
1/4 cup hot water
3 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
1 package (7.5 ounces) refrigerated biscuits
1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray an 8-inch round baking pan
with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In a small bowl, combine the Butter Buds, water, brown
sugar, and cinnamon. Pour into the prepared pan.
Sprinkle with nuts. Arrange the biscuits in a single
layer on top of the nuts.
3. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until well browned. Immediately
invert onto a serving plate.
Per serving: 80 calories, 1 g protein, 2 g total fat
(<1 g saturated fat), 16 g carbohydrate, 0 cholesterol,
240 mg sodium
Exchanges: 1 carbohydrate (1 bread/starch)
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