A new wound-based measurement system, the diabetic ulcer severity score (DUSS), helps categorize such ulcers and their likely outcome.
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Young Diabetics Not Meeting Diet Recommendations
Many adolescents and young adults with diabetes have diets that fall far short of what’s recommended to help manage their disease, according to a new study.
Read More »Grapefruit Juice Drug Interaction Culprit Identified
Those dangerous interactions when grapefruit juice is mixed with some drugs are apparently triggered by members of a family of plant toxins called furanocoumarins. Watch for the new Grapefruit juice to hit the supermarket shelves soon.
Read More »Exubera: So Far No Evidence Available of Additional Therapeutic Benefit
Germany publishes a report showing that there is no additional therapeutic benefits to replacing insulin administered subcutaneously.
Read More »Efficacy and Safety of Exubera Insulin Versus Injectable Insulin
The efficacy and safety of human insulin inhalation powder (HIIP) plus insulin glargine were compared to subcutaneously injected insulin (SC insulin) plus insulin glargine in patients with type 1 diabetes.
Read More »AACE: Higher Risk Patients Benefit More After Conversion from Rosiglitazone to P
AACE: Higher Risk Patients Benefit More After Conversion from Rosiglitazone to Pioglitazone A new study shows that conversion from rosiglitazone to pioglitazone while maintaining statin therapy, improves the lipid profiles in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Read More »Treatment of Children With Diabetic Ketoacidosis Differs From Adult Treatment
Timing is crutial when a pediatric patient presents themselves with the symptoms for DKA
Read More »Clinical Screening Tool Developed for Identifying Type 1&1/2 Diabetes Adult Late
Clinical Screening Tool Developed for Identifying Type 1&1/2 Diabetes Adult Latent Autoimmune Diabetes The presence of 2 or more clinical risk factors for latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) may be useful for identifying adults at high risk for LADA who require islet antibody testing, a new report suggests.
Read More »How Diet and Exercise Worked A Miracle
For two coal miners trapped in dreadful conditions over two weeks, Todd Russell and Brant Webb were in remarkably good condition when they came to the surface.
Read More »Antidepressants Extend Time to Relapse in Diabetics
HbA1c levels were significantly lower than baseline during depression-free periods, regardless of treatment.
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