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A number of recent studies suggest a link between insulin resistance and Alzheimer’s disease.

Greater Reduction of Proteinuria For Type 2 Diabetes With Enalapril/Losartan Combination Enalapril plus losartan showed a reduction of 51% in proteinuria. Combination therapy with losartan and enalapril is more effective in reducing proteinuria than either treatment alone in patients with nephropathy secondary to type 2 diabetes, according to a team …

Diabetic women treated with alendronate had increases in bone mineral density of the spine and hip and at all sites. Fosamax, a drug used to increase bone mineral density in older women, works well for women with type 2 diabetes, according to a new report.

Skin patch helps with hand and foot pain. As reported in the Archives of Neurology, Dr. Richard L. Barbano, from the University of Rochester in New York, and colleagues tested the patch on 56 diabetic patients who had had nerve pain for longer than 3 months. A maximum of four …

New findings provide something positive about having diabetes

People with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes could improve their odds of living longer and improve their heart health by taking these drugs, known as ACE inhibitors, a new study shows.

Rosiglitazone administration results in significant bone loss.

High-frequency/low-energy gastric electrical stimulation significantly decreases vomiting and gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with gastroparesis.

Research suggest that long-term therapy with an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor appears to reduce urinary albumin excretion and improve lipid metabolism in patients with hypertension.

In a study of more than 4000 subjects, elevated cholesterol levels were found to be associated with an increased risk of renal dysfunction in apparently healthy men