Regular aspirin use was associated with an elevated risk for neovascular age-related macular degeneration….
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Elderly Patients Benefit from Group Education
Compared with younger adults, older adults get greater glycemic benefit from participating in self-management interventions in small groups….
Read More »Hastened Cognitive Decline Seen with Type 2 Diabetes
Cognitive decline seems to increase with….
Read More »Study Finds No Harm with Eggs
Have eggs come back in favor except for those with diabetes?…
Read More »Beta Carotene Found to Protect against Genetic Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Beta carotene, the nutrient that gives red and orange fruits and vegetables their color, might lower a person’s risk for type 2 diabetes if….
Read More »Simple Interventions Reduce Amputations by 50%
Simple things like shoe inserts, foot care and regular checkups can reduce amputations among patients with diabetes by more than half….
Read More »Lap-Bands Can Be Effective for Long-Term Weight Loss
Have the current studies finally answered the question on the effectiveness and safety of one type of gastric surgery?…
Read More »Elevated Glucose Predicts Mortality
Elevated blood glucose levels at admission for acute heart failure significantly predicted 30-day mortality in a large observational study, independently of whether there was coronary artery disease, impaired ventricular or renal function, or even a prior diagnosis of diabetes….
Read More »New Scan Capable of Seeing Beta Cells
A new imaging method for the study of insulin-producing cells in diabetes among other uses has been developed by a group of researchers at Umeå University in Sweden….
Read More »Putting Seniors Older than 74 on a Restrictive Diet Provides Little Benefit
For seniors over 74 years of age, putting them on a restrictive diet is….
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