Diabetic Digest - Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Readers:

I've got my yearly physical next week. I'm fairly certain that I'm going to get good news concerning my weight, blood pressure and A1C.

It's the best feeling when you get good news from your doctor. I know that I'm stating the obvious, but I needed to state it for the record.

When it comes to my health, or health in general, getting reassured that you are indeed doing the right things when it comes to taking care of yourself.

Sometimes it seems the staying healthy is the easiest thing and then it seems to be the most difficult thing. Does that make any sense?

Being healthy can be achieved. It just takes persistence, focus and care.

Regards,
Steve

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*-- Diabetic News --*
Long-Term Type 2 Diabetes Ups Pancreatic Cancer Mortality
Pre-existing T2DM of more than five years increases mortality risk in pancreatic adenocarcinoma
(HealthDay News)

WEDNESDAY - Among patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAC), those with pre-existing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) for longer than five years have an increased mortality risk, according to a study published online Aug. 1 in Cancer.

To assess the effect of varying durations of pre-existing T2DM on survival, Allen Hwang, M.D., of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study using data from The Health Improvement Network medical record database (2003 to 2010) for 3,147 patients with PAC. Of these, 745 had pre-existing T2DM and 2,402 did not.

In the primary analysis, the researchers found that there was no survival difference for those with and without pre-existing T2DM (hazard ratio, 1.02; P = 0.620). In a secondary analysis, significantly increased mortality was seen for patients with T2DM of more than five years duration (hazard ratio, 1.16; P < 0.05).

"In summary, we observed a significant increase in overall mortality in patients with a long-standing duration of T2DM (greater than five years)," the authors write. "The implications of these results are magnified by the growing prevalence of diabetes mellitus, the incidence of which has been increasing over the past two decades and is expected to nearly double over the next 25 years."

Original Article: Long-Term Type 2 Diabetes Ups Pancreatic Cancer Mortality


*-- Diabetic Recipe --*
English Muffin Breakfast Pizza
Servings: 1
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
Total: 10 minutes

Ingredients
2 tablespoons reduced-fat cream cheese
1 teaspoon reduced-fat sour cream
1/2 English muffin
1 small ripe peach, peeled and sliced
ground cinnamon to taste
1/2 teaspoon light brown sugar

Directions
1. Preheat broiler.
2. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese and sour cream.
3. Spread evenly over English muffin half.
4. Arrange peach slices on top.
5. Sprinkle with some cinnamon and the brown sugar.
6. Broil until cheese browns around the edges (about 2 mins)
7. Cut in half or quarters and eat warm.

Nutrition Information
Per serving: 185 calories (33% calories from fat), 6 g protein, 7 g fat (4.3 g saturated fat), 25 g carbohydrates, 3 g fiber, 22 mg cholesterol, 258 mg sodium
Diabetic exchanges: 1 1/2 carbohydrate (1 bread/starch, 1/2 fruit), 1 fat

Original Recipe: English Muffin Breakfast Pizza

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