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Casting the Net Further: Diabetes and Risk Reduction
People with diabetes have a higher risk of macrovascular and microvascular disease than those who do not have diabetes.
J. Robin Conway MD, Lynn Nabata MA RD CDE
Élargissement du champ d’action : diabète et réduction du risque
Le risque de macro- et de microangiopathie est plus grand en présence qu’en l’absence de diabète.
J. Robin Conway, MD, Lynn Nabata, MA, RD, CDE
Smoking Cessation: Eliminating a Controllable Risk Factor for Diabetes and Its Complications
According to Health Canada, 45 000 people died of smokingrelated illnesses in Canada in 1996; this number rose to 47 581 in 1998 (1). Smoking has also been identified as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. According to the Canadian Diabetes Association, 80% of people with diabetes will die as a result of heart disease or stroke (2).
Beata Patasi MD, Emily Hall
Diabetes, Periodontal Disease and Cardiovascular Disease
Individuals with diabetes are at risk of developing a variety of complications, including cardiovascular disease (CVD). One often-overlooked condition associated with diabetes is periodontal disease, a chronic bacterial infection affecting the gums and bone that support the teeth.
Howard C. Tenenbaum DDS PhD, Andrea Lasso DDS CCRP, J. Robin Conway MD
Diabetes, Cancer and the Role of Glucose-Lowering Therapies
There is substantial epidemiologic evidence indicating that people with diabetes have an increased risk of several types of cancer and cancer mortality. Both conditions, however, are quite heterogeneous. The majority of the evidence is in patients with type 2 diabetes, who have an increased risk of breast, endometrial, pancreatic, colorectal and bladder cancers, and overall cancer mortality (1,2).
Samantha L. Bowker PhD, Jeffrey A. Johnson BSP PhD
Excess Prevalence and Mortality Rates of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Among South Asians: A Call to Action
According to the 2006 census, Canada’s visible minority population is growing at a rate of 27%, 5 times faster than the 5% rate for the rest of the population.
David C.W. Lau
2009 Operating Grant Recipient, Dr. Denis Daneman
The Canadian Diabetes Association offers support for research projects designed to enhance our knowledge of the prevention, etiology, management, and cure of diabetes and related complications, as well as population health, health services, diabetes education, community and practice-based research.
P.VandenBerg
Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors for Secondary Diabetes in Canadian Children Followed in Pediatric Tertiary Care Centres
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of secondary diabetes seen in pediatric tertiary care centres in Canadian children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), cystic fibrosis(CF), thalassemia major, or heart, liver or renal transplant.
J. Ho, E. Sellers, H. Dean, S. Hadjiyannakis, A. Mokashi
Do Far-infrared Saunas Have Cardiovascular Benefits in People with Type 2 Diabetes?
Objective: Far-infrared saunas are beneficial for the treatment of congestive heart failure, hypertension and obesity.
R. Beever
The Experience of Living with Diabetes for Low-income Canadians
OBJECTIVE: To enhance understanding about how living on a low income affects patients’ self-management of type 2 diabetes, from their perspective.
F.B. Pilkington, I. Daiski, T. Bryant, M. Dinca-Panaitescu, S. Dinca-Panaitescu, D. Raphael
Beyond Expectations: Why Do Aboriginal and Euro-Canadian Patients with Type 2 Diabetes on a Northern, Rural Island Demonstrate Better Outcomes for Glycemic, Blood Pressure and Lipid Management than Comparison Populations?
OBJECTIVE: To determine differences in type 2 diabetes screening, control and management of glycemic levels, blood pressure and lipids between Aboriginal and Euro-Canadian residents of a rural island in Ontario, Canada.
M. Maar, D. Gzik, T. Larose
Canadian Diabetes Association National Nutrition Committee Technical Review: Advanced Glycation End-products in Diabetes Management
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease characterized by severe pathologies and complications, but the exact molecular basis of these complications has yet to be fully explained. Since the late 1980s, increasing evidence has shown that advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) play a significant role in the progression of many complications.
D. Hsu, V. Zimmer
The Evolution of Amputation in the Province of Quebec
Lower-extremity amputation rate is often used as an indicator of the quality of diabetes care. This study provides a long-term perspective on amputation in the Quebec population, estimating changes over time in rates of vascular amputation and comorbidity profile.
D. Dawes, S. Iqbal, O.K. Steinmetz, N. Mayo
Absent Risk of Dysglycemia after Bacterial Gastroeteritis
Diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) may be complicated by acute and long-term insulin deficiency. However, the glycemic consequences of acute bacterial gastroenteritis in the absence of HUS have never been considered.
R.S. Suri, J.L. Mahon, W.F. Clark, A.X. Garg, and the Walkerton Health Study Investigators
The Importance of Older Maternal Age and Other Birth-related Factors as Predictors for Diabetes in Offspring: Particular Implications for First Nations Women?
Aim: To examine the association of birth-related factors with diabetes risk in offspring.
R.F. Dyck, P.J. Cascagnette, H. Klomp
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