Statins may double the risk of type 2 diabetes

Source: MNT Follow this link to read the article Date of publication: Jun 19 Publication type: News story In a nutshell:  New research finds an elevated risk of type 2 diabetes among people who take statins in an effort to lower their cholesterol levels and keep heart disease at bay. Some important notes: This article may be available via NHS Athens or through your local NHS Library. To search for your nearest library, please see http://www.hlisd.org/

Risk Factors, Mortality, and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Source: NEJM

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Date of publication: Aug 18

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: Patients with diabetes are at higher risk for death and cardiovascular outcomes than the general population. We investigated whether the excess risk of death and cardiovascular events among patients with type 2 diabetes could be reduced or eliminated.

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Ethnicity influences cardiovascular outcomes and complications in patients with type 2 diabetes

Source: Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications

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Date of publication: Feb 18

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: To determine whether cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes (T2D) differ according to ethnicity, and whether ethnicity influences the effect of gender on these outcomes in Caucasians, East-Southeast-Asians, Middle-Easterners, South-Asians and Pacific-Islanders.

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Effect modification in the relation between HbA1c and cardiovascular disease and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes

Source: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

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Date of publication: 2 Nov 2016

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: Strict glycemic control has been shown to reduce cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes, but may also be associated with increased mortality in certain subgroups.

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Drug ‘cuts cardiovascular events risk in type 2 diabetes patients’

Source: NursingTimes.net

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Date of publication: Dec 2011

Publication type: News story

In a nutshell: The risks of cardiovascular events for people with type 2 diabetes could be reduced with a new treatment, research suggests which was presented by the International Diabetes Federation 21st World Diabetes Congress, following analysis of 3 clinical studies.

Length of publication: 1 web page