Study determines the factors that predict the incidence of ketoacidosis and severe hypoglycemia in children. Diabetic ketoacidosis and severe hypoglycemia are acute complications of type 1 diabetes that are related, respectively, to insufficient or excessive insulin treatment. However, little is known about additional modifiable risk factors.
Read More »Issue 110 Item 12 ADA: Those with Higher CRP Values Greater Risk for Cardiovascu
In Kuwait, research found that “the percentage of diabetic individuals who were in the highest 20% of CRP values were four times more likely to be suffering from cardiovascular disease compared to those who were in the lowest 20% of CRP,” according to Nabila Abdella, MB, CHP, FRCP, Professor of …
Read More »Issue 111 Item 16 Increased Concentration of Nitric Oxide in Type 2 Diabetes wit
It is still controversial that a decrease in the ability of insulin to increase endothelial NO release results in impaired insulin-mediated vasodilatory response.
Read More »Issue 107 Item 14 Caffeine, Even in Small Doses, May Hurt Arteries
Small doses of caffeine–even as little as that in one cup of coffee–can cause temporary stiffening of the blood vessel walls
Read More »Issue 108 Item 13 Congress to Vote on Legislation to Fight Obesity with 80 Milli
Obesity reaches “epidemic proportion,” leading to 300,000 premature deaths and costing the economy $120 billion annually.
Read More »Issue 109 Item 12 Diabetes Risk in Middle-Aged Men Predicted with C-Reactive Pro
Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes in middle-aged men independently of established risk factors,
Read More »Issue 110 Item 11 ADA: Link Between Heart Disease and Inflammation
Doctors found higher levels of markers of inflammation in the blood of people with heart disease
Read More »Issue 111 Item 15 Globesity’ 22 Million Children Worldwide are Overweight or Obe
Weaknesses in the science behind the BMI, because it does not distinguish between fat mass and lean mass.
Read More »Issue 107 Item 13 Growing Diabetes Epidemic, it Deserves Respect
U.S. HEALTH SYSTEM FUELS GROWING DIABETES EPIDEMIC. Doctors need to “wake up” if they think serious complications of diabetes are inevitable in minority patients.
Read More »Issue 108 Item 12 High Blood Pressure Treatment a ‘Must’ for Diabetes
Reduces stroke by 44% and reduces kidney and eye disease for patients with Type 2 diabetes
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