Type 2 Diabetes

Younger age groups may be at higher risk in developing complications, possibly due to later addition of statin medications….

Testing for peripheral neuropathy may provide a way to identify individuals at higher risk of cardiovascular events…. 

A BMI of more than 25 kg/m seems to be a protective factor for renal function deterioration in some patients…. 

Rudy Bilous, MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly, MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP   Epidemiological studies of diabetes prevalence are often based upon age and self-reported diagnosis. Consequently differentiating type 1 and type 2 patients in population studies is difficult. The most recent authoritative review of global prevalence published by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) …

Previous studies have shown that decreasing postprandial hyperglycemia with acarbose could reduce the risk of CV events but a new study shows that risk may increase for the first 12 months of exposure…. 

Adjusted mean DBP levels found to be significantly higher in women compared to men but other risk factors were almost the same between genders….

Patients in the top quartile of salt consumption had a 2.07-fold higher risk of CVD than the lowest quartile…. 

HbA1c variability is a predictor of all-cause mortality….

An addition of the amino acid glutamine to the diet may help with weight loss and diabetes management….  According to studies, type 2 diabetic patients have significantly lower concentrations of the amino acid glutamine circulating in the body. A six week double-blinded, placebo controlled trial was conducted in 66 type 2 diabetic …

Continuous insulin pump might be superior in managing blood glucose than insulin injections….