The risk of ischemic stroke increased by 3% for each additional year a patient had diabetes.…
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FDA Adds Diabetes Warning to Statin Label
The FDA said last week that all statins must carry warnings about increased risks of elevated blood sugar and possible transient memory and cognition problems, but at the same time the agency removed a standing recommendation for routine liver function tests for patients taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs.…
Read More »Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Lower Fertility
Significantly fewer children are born to couples when one partner has type 1 diabetes….
Read More »Diabetic Polyneuropathy Not Related to Impaired Glycemia
Impaired glycemia (IG) is not a risk factor for typical or atypical diabetic polyneuropathy, according to the findings of a population-matched prospective study.…
Read More »New First in Class Diabetes Drug Shows Efficacy, Lower Risk for Hypoglycemia
A novel investigational drug called TAK-875 (Takeda), the first in its class to be tested in diabetes, provides glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes with less risk for hypoglycemia compared with standard treatment.…
Read More »Less than Half of New Diabetes Patients Achieve A1C Goals
Those starting with lower A1C levels more likely to achieve A1C goal within five months….
Read More »Text Messaging Helps to Manage Diabetes
New published research assessed the feasibility of engaging adults with diabetes in self-management behaviors between clinic visits by using cell phone text messaging to provide blood sugar measurement prompts and appointment reminders….
Read More »Research Shows Inactivity Leads to Glucose Spikes
Active people saw their blood glucose rates jump after meals when they cut back on exercise for just three days….
Read More »Standing Up from Your Desk Every 30 Minutes Can Avoid Diabetes by 30%
Research has revealed that interrupting sitting time with short bouts of light exercise can lower glucose and insulin levels by as much as 30%.…
Read More »Cocoa Helps with Diabetes and Heart Failure
Patients with advanced heart failure and type 2 diabetes showed improvement after three months of consuming epicatechin-enriched cocoa.…
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