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“By reducing your weight 5-10%, you can delay or even prevent the onset of Type 2 Diabetes,” said Riverside Registered Dietitian Amy Hertz on a radio interview this morning with WKAN DJ Ron Jackson. Starting Monday, January 11, Sweet Solution, Riverside’s Diabetes Prevention Program will focus on helping participants m…ake healthy lifestyle changes through diet, exercise and goal setting.

Visit www.savantmd.com formore health tips and videos or follow us on http There was a recent study that reviewed several previous studies about statins and diabetes. The statins (like Lipitor and Zocor) are used to treat high cholesterol and have been very successful in reducing a person’s risk for heart attacks and strokes. In this review the findings suggested that taking a high dose of a statin increased one’s risk for developing type 2 diabetes by 12%, although, it must be added, that the risk for heart attack and stroke dropped by 16%. I say “suggested” because this study was a meta-analysis, which is a review of the data from several different studies to see if there is a pattern that emerges to prompt a more direct investigation. So, that means that a new study to look at the effects of high dose statins and the development of type 2 diabetes would give us a more definitive answer. What I think is a good take-home message from this is that by making lifestyle changes like eating right and exercising most people would not even have to worry about taking high dose statins and by virtue of having a healthier lifestyle the risk for type 2 diabetes would be minimized. Dr. Mark Savant is a General Internist. He has been in practice for over 12 years and received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin www.savantmd.com This video was produced by SavantMD Inc. © Copyright 2009 -2013 SavantMD Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Hey guys,
I’m 14 right now, my mother was just diagnosed and my father has had it for a few years, my uncle also has it. But my grandmother died from diabetes type 1. They all aren’t obese, a tad overweight. I’ve been healthy, can now i’m just concerned about myself. How big is my genetic risk?

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More muscle mass — and not just less body fat — is critical to lowering your risk for type 2 diabetes, a new study by UCLA’s Dr Preethi Srikanthan and colleagues suggests. Read the full story at newsroom.ucla.edu

Also, is it a misconception that eating too much sugary foods would cause a person to develop diabetes? Are there any relations, direct or indirect, between too much glucose and developing diabetes? Help greatly appreciated

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By The International Chair on Cardiometabolic Risk Dr. Jean-Pierre Després, Dr. Marja-Riitta Taskinen, Dr. Christie Ballantyne and Dr. Philip Barter begin this round table by discussing the relationships between inflammation, abdominal obesity and cardiovascular disease. Dr. Taskinen speaks about clinical tools which can be used to determine inflammation. Dr. Ballantyne therafter explains the notion of adiposopathy and how to manage inflammation. Dr. Barter explains that inflammation originating from abdominal fat cells is linked to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. In this context, data have demonstrated that physical activity/exercise is important to tackle the risk of type 2 diabetes even in the absence of weight loss. The panel follows the discussion talking about the confusion generated around the low fat diets which did not achieve the expected weight loss. The experts suggest that one should eat less and move more and that the success of maintaining weight loss is the compliance with the dietitian and kinesiologist visits.

Obesity is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes in children

Study: Diabetes is linked with risk of cancer and mortality
Results of the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study revealed that diabetes is associated with lower risk of prostate cancer in men but with higher risk of other cancers in both men and women.

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My dad, uncles, and grandparents are type 2.

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A new analysis of several previous studies confirms that taking rosiglitazone, more commonly known as Avandia, actually increases the chances of having a heart attack but not the risk of dying of a cardiovascular cause. The study is published online ahead of print in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Here is some information about rosiglitazone: • It is a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, which works by helping to increase the body’s sensitivity to insulin • Insulin helps the cells of the body absorb sugar, so the increased sensitivity to insulin helps reduce the abnormally high blood sugar levels seen in type 2 diabetes • Controversy has surrounded the drug in the past few years because of early studies suggesting it might increase the risk of heart attack and perhaps death from cardiovascular causes Researchers from The Cleveland Clinic Foundation analyzed data taken from 56 studies looking at the effects of rosiglitazone on cardiovascular adverse events, such as heart attacks and strokes. More than 35000 patients were included in these studies. Taking rosiglitazone was associated with a 28% increased risk of having a heart attack. The risk of dying from a cardiovascular cause was not higher among those taking this drug, however. We spoke with Dr. Steve Nissen, one of the investigator’s of this study, who offered some further insight. Today’s research confirms earlier findings that the risks of taking rosiglitazone may well outweigh the benefits.