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Appropriate intensification and deintensification in medication use may be of benefit.
Read More »Study Shows Examining, Reducing Overtreatment in Diabetes and Hypertension Can Improve Health
The Influenza Vaccine Antibody Response in T2DM Patients
New research shows similar response in seniors with diabetes as those without.
Read More »Sleep Disturbances Worsen Glucose Metabolism in Older Adults
Sleep disturbances associated with insulin resistance and incidence of type 2 diabetes in older adults.
Read More »The Relationship of Onglyza (Saxagliptin) and Fracture Risk in Type 2 Diabetes
Risk found to be neutral, but duration of diabetes and increased risk of bone fracture need further study...
Read More »Serum Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 Level Associated with Bone Health and Fractures in Older Women
Lower IGF-1 concentration associated with higher fracture risk...
Read More »Increase in Osteoporosis Thought Due to Increase in DPP-4
Postmenopausal women with normal glucose tolerance focus of study.
Read More »How Type 2 Diabetes is Linked with Alzheimer’s Disease
T2 patients may be at increased risk of developing tangles in the brain that indicate dementia.
Read More »Type 2 Diabetes Has Adverse Effects on Memory and Learning Abilities in Older Adults
Scores of the diabetes patients decreased by an additional 12 percent during the two-year period… Type 2 diabetes is known to put individuals at risk for numerous health complications. Now a study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) sheds new light on the often overlooked toll …
Read More »DPP-4 Inhibitors and Type 2 Elderly Patients
In a study, older patients taking Januvia reduced their A1c’s without an increased risk of hypoglycemia…. The mortality rate for elderly individuals with type 2 diabetes is twice that of elderly individuals without type 2 diabetes. That is why it is very important for elderly individuals with diabetes to optimize …
Read More »Can Diet and Exercise Prevent Muscle Loss in Old Age?
Further study needed on combining exercise training and diet supplementation… Scientists at the University of Southampton, UK, have shown that although some studies find diet can enhance the effects of exercise to prevent muscle loss in later life, current evidence about what works is inconsistent. Between the ages of 40 …
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