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Pistachios are rich in protein, monounsaturated fatty acids, and polyunsaturated fatty acids. They are also relatively low in saturated fatty acids and contain no trans fatty acids or cholesterol. And they contain resveratrol and phytochemicals, compounds that are associated with reduced risk of CVD and a few other chronic health …

Senior author Sundeep Khosla, M.D., Mayo Clinic endocrinologist, stated that the skeleton should be recognized as another important target of diabetes complications. In a clinical study of 60 postmenopausal women, 30 of whom had type 2 diabetes, researchers performed micro indentation testing of the tibia to measure bone material strength. …

Patients who underwent bariatric surgery demonstrated significant weight loss and health improvements to diabetes, blood pressure and lipids after 3 years. The study showed that bariatric surgery leads to both significant and substantial weight change, and also fairly high rates of diabetes remission. At least in the severely obese, said …

A new report found patients with diabetes had a twofold increased risk of having a disability and were nearly three times as likely to develop a severe or profound disability compared with those without the disease. Researchers also found 40% of diabetes patients with a disability reported being permanently unable …

A review of three major studies that looked at 11,000 patients younger than 60 who had coronary artery disease showed that the rate of coronary artery disease was four to five times higher in women with diabetes compared with their healthier peers. However, diabetes had little or no impact on …

The study showed that the insulin pen had lower costs than the insulin aspart vial/syringe (n=9305; 62.7%-89%). The insulin aspart pen was also associated with fewer hypoglycemic episodes than the insulin aspart vial/syringe (35%-44%). Current Medical Research & Opinion 

Women with at least two of the three cardinal features of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) should be considered to have the disorder, according to clinical practice guidelines released by the Endocrine Society. The new guidelines endorse the Rotterdam criteria for diagnosing PCOS, which identifies excess androgen production, ovulatory dysfunction, and …

Data presented at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research meeting showed older women with type 2 diabetes had lower trabecular bone score and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and higher bone alkaline phosphatase levels compared with controls. "We found that the trabecular bone score was worse in the patients with …

MannKind again filed an application with the FDA for approval to market its Afrezza inhalation powder, a fast mealtime insulin treatment intended to improve glycemic control for diabetes patients. The application was based on data from two late-stage trials. Mannkind Press Release Oct 2013 

There should be little difference between the lifestyle advice given to diabetics and that given to the general public, results of a large, prospective study suggested. Although diabetics in the study had a 62% higher risk of dying than people without a diabetes diagnosis, diabetes status did not substantially influence …