Massive analysis shows diabetes may be bigger danger to women’s hearts

Professor Rachel Huxley,
University of Queensland 

DIABETES DIGEST – May 27, 2014 – One of the things about participating in a clinical trial is that it is a gift that keeps on giving. Such is the case of a new study out this week that included data from people who participated in diabetes trials nearly 50 years ago. Data from those people added to others through the years keeps adding to researchers’ understanding of how damaging diabetes is. The result of the new investigation shows that women with type 2 diabetes appear to be at a much greater risk of heart disease than previously thought. 

Cutting carbs better than cutting fat for type 2 diabetes patients

Lena Jonasson, professor of
cardiology, Linköpings University

DIABETES DIGEST – May 16, 2014 – For years people at risk for, or diagnosed with type 2 diabetes have been advised to consume a low-fat diet, but a growing body of evidence is showing that it might be better to reduce carbohydrates. The latest study comparing type 2 diabetes patients on a low-fat or low-carb diet showed that the low-carb diet significantly reduced inflammation, whereas the low-fat diet didn’t.