Coronary artery disease patients who are faithful about taking their statin drugs are more likely to reduce their bad cholesterol levels than those who fail to follow their doctors" orders. The new study points out the importance of counseling patients who are not adherent. For those patients who do take …
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Insulin Production Controlled by Acid Sensor Implant
Researchers have developed an implantable molecular device that monitors acid build-up in the body for people with diabetes and produces insulin if acidosis becomes a risk. A team of bioengineers from ETH Zurich"s Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE) in Basel developed the device which is composed of two …
Read More »New Blood Test Approved to Diagnose Type 1 Diabetes
The FDA has allowed marketing of the first zinc transporter 8 autoantibody (ZnT8Ab) test which can help determine whether a person has type 1 diabetes. When used with other tests and patient clinical information, the test may help some people with type 1 diabetes receive a timely diagnosis and treatment …
Read More »CDC: 40% of American Adults Will Develop Diabetes
In Hispanic men and women, and non-Hispanic black women, the projected increased risk is even higher, over 50%….
Read More »Depressive Symptoms, Antidepressant Use, and Risk of Diabetes in African-American Women
Use of antidepressants was associated with a 26% higher risk of diabetes….
Read More »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….
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