Both von Willebrand factor (vWF) and tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) are considered markers for endothelial dysfunction and may be part of the "common soil" of coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Reuters Health Information
A randomized trial shows that the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score is effective in identifying high-risk groups that would benefit from intensive lifestyle intervention to prevent type 2 diabetes. Medscape Medical News
This study is one of the largest and most analytical studies of postransplant diabetes mellitus in pancreas transplant recipients performed to date in the tacrolimus era. Medscape Transplantation
Results of a study published in the June issue of Diabetes Care suggest that elevated liver enzymes, even in the normal range, are associated with an increase in incident diabetes. Reuters Health Information
Valsartan improves arterial stiffness to a greater extent than amlodipine in patients with type 2 diabetes with systolic hypertension and albuminuria, according to findings published in the June issue of Hypertension. Reuters Health Information