Use of antidepressants was associated with a 26% higher risk of diabetes….
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Printed Educational Messages to Promote Retinal Screening Not Effective
In a Canadian study, printed educational messages (PEMs) aimed at family practitioners were not effective in promoting retinal screening among diabetes patients….
Read More »Plasma Copeptin a Potential Marker for CVD in Asymptomatic T2DM Patients
Copeptin concentration also correlated to plasma creatinine and to PAD in T2DM patients….
Read More »A Novel Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Tests in mice of recombinant human tissue kallikrein-1 show promise….
Read More »BG Levels during Acute Illness Can Help Predict Future Diabetes Risk
Blood glucose levels measured in hospitalized patients during acute illness predicted the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the following three years….
Read More »New Ultra-Rapid-Acting Insulin Formulation
BIOD-531 is a new ultra-rapid-acting insulin formulation that has been shown to work better than current therapies at treating diabetes in a mid-stage trial….
Read More »Diabetic Neuropathy Improved with Vegan Diet
A randomized controlled trial indicates that a vegan diet may be beneficial in relieving diabetic nerve pain….
Read More »New Wearable Device Detects Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy
Developed by Taiwanese researchers, the device can hang on a pair of glasses and is called a "pupillometer." …
Read More »Type 2 Diabetes Management More Difficult with Early Onset
Younger age groups may be at higher risk in developing complications, possibly due to later addition of statin medications….
Read More »Correlation between Insulin Sensitivity and Renal Problems
Renal abnormalities may be indicated by a specific key marker in type 2 diabetes….
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