Data from the community-based Diabetes Heart Study indicates that evaluating coronary artery calcium in addition to traditional Framingham Risk Score factors may better predict CVD mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes….
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Pre-Diabetes Can Affect Cognitive Performance
These risk factors of diabetes could affect your ability to process thoughts….
Read More »FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval of Canagliflozin, But…
The FDA Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 10-5 to recommend approval for canagliflozin as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes but there may be a warning included….
Read More »Genetic Risk Counseling for Diabetes Fails to Alter Behavior
Why didn’t genetic risk testing motivate people to make changes?…
Read More »Fixing Blood Flow in Diabetes Patients Reduces Risk of CVD
Percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes in diabetes patients have improved….
Read More »The Added Cost for Pregnancy in Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes can lead to 34% higher maternity costs and complications….
Read More »Diabetes Boosts Risk of Adhesive Capsulitis
Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder (ACS) is significantly more prevalent in diabetes patients….
Read More »Does Diabetes Prevention Work for Everyone?
Weight loss and exercise can notably lower diabetes risk. But do such lifestyle changes work for everyone?…
Read More »Diabetes Patients after Angioplasty Have Worse Outcomes
Diabetic angioplasty patients may have worse long term outcomes than those without diabetes…. Diabetes can lead to complications that reduce blood flow, putting patients at risk of heart attack. To improve blood flow, patients may go through a procedure called angioplasty. But not all angioplasties are created equal. In angioplasty, …
Read More »Landmark Discovery on How Insulin Works Could Lead to New Insulins
For the first time, researchers have captured the intricate way in which insulin uses the insulin receptor to bind to the surface of cells….
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