Saturday, February 11th, 2012: diabetes conference & health fair in DC.

Take control.

Diabetes affect 26 million people in the U.S. and of that number 400,000 reside in the Washington Metropolitan Area. Steven V. Edelman, MD, Endocrinologist, founder of the not-for-profit TCOYD has assembled an all-star cast of diabetes experts for a day that will ignite motivation, offer hope and change your life with diabetes forever.

• Saturday, February 11th, 2012 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, located at 801 Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington D.C. 20001
• Registration begins at 7:30am.
• Conference begins at: 8:15am to 5:00pm.
• Call TCOYD (800) 998.2693 or (858) 755-5683
• Call the convention center at (202) 249-3000 for driving and parking details.

Diabetes and the heart. 

• Diabetic patients are at higher risk of cardiovascular diseases.

Recent evidence suggests that cardiac diseases such as hypertension, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, and cardiomyopathy are associated with diabetes and hyperglycemia.

• Metabolic syndrome identified as impaired glucose metabolism, central obesity, elevated blood pressure, and dyslipidemia, increases the risk of cardiac organ damage, long-term risk of cardiovascular events and risk of developing diabetes mellitus.
• Obesity is associated with a higher risk of developing diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and left ventricular hypertrophy.
• An Increase in resting heart rate is associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients with obvious vascular diseases, particularly in middle-aged patients.
• ‘Fatty heart’ may be existent with diabetic and obese people and can lead to myocardial damage and heart diseases.

Solution: improve health through healthy food choices and physical activity.

• Nutrition therapy is an integral component of diabetes management and self-management education.

High dietary fiber intake, mainly from whole-grain products, reduces the risk of obesity, Type I and II diabetes, cardiovascular conditions, etc.

Other recent researched articles:

• http://www.examiner.com/natural-health-in-washington-dc/any-solution-to-reduce-heart-conditions?CID=obinsite
• http://www.examiner.com/natural-health-in-washington-dc/what-are-the-unstated-factors-for-heart-disorders
•  http://www.examiner.com/natural-health-in-washington-dc/vitamin-d-decreases-diabetes-more
• http://www.examiner.com/natural-health-in-washington-dc/dried-chicory-root-decreases-diabetes-more

The information provided on this site should not be interpreted as personal medical.

Always check with your physician before taking nutritional supplements. They may interfere with medications.