Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an independent predictor of both type 2 diabetes and carotid atherosclerosis, according to two studies….
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Diabetic Women Less Likely to Undergo Mammograms
Women with diabetes were 14% less likely than those without the disease to undergo breast cancer screening….
Read More »AHA Questions Salt Intake Study
The American Heart Association questions the findings of a new analysis suggesting that most people around the world are consuming just the right amount of sodium….
Read More »Vitamin D Not Linked with Heart Risk in Men
Circulating levels of vitamin D had no apparent influence on overall risk for cardiovascular disease in older men….
Read More »FDA Approves Albiglutide, a Once-Weekly GLP-1 Injectable Diabetes Drug
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved albiglutide (Tanzeum, GlaxoSmithKline), a once-weekly injectable glucagonlike peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist to treat type 2 diabetes…. “Tanzeum is a new treatment option for the millions of Americans living with type 2 diabetes,” Curtis Rosebraugh, MD, MPH, director of the Office of …
Read More »Are Chromium Supplements Effective in Lowering Blood Sugars?
A new study by a University of Miami (UM) researcher analyzed nearly three decades of data on the effect of chromium supplementation on blood sugars….
Read More »Benefits of ARBs Not the Same as ACE Inhibitors
The effects of ACEIs and ARBs on multiple outcomes in type 2 diabetes patients….
Read More »Prevalence of Diabetic Ketoacidosis at Diagnosis
A recent analysis of youth with type 1 or type 2 diabetes shows that the incidence of DKA continues to be high….
Read More »Negative Outcomes Associated with Inter-arm Systolic Blood Pressure Differences in Diabetes Patients
Inter-arm systolic blood pressure differences may be a sign of bad things to come….
Read More »Standard Tests Can Miss Pediatric Diabetic Neuropathy
Noninvasive methods for screening pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes for peripheral diabetic neuropathy (DN) have low sensitivity, according to a systematic review….
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