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Potential Benefits of Glutamine Supplementation for Type 2 Diabetes
An addition of the amino acid glutamine to the diet may help with weight loss and diabetes management…. According to studies, type 2 diabetic patients have significantly lower concentrations of the amino acid glutamine circulating in the body. A six week double-blinded, placebo controlled trial was conducted in 66 type 2 diabetic …
Read More »Painful Neuropathy and Increasing Blood Pressure
Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDPN) has been associated with higher nocturnal blood pressure in patients….
Read More »Using Corneal Microscopy to Detect Neuropathy in Prediabetes
Corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) could be used and adopted as a surrogate marker for small-fiber neuropathy in patients with diabetes or risk of diabetes….
Read More »Can Bundled Therapy Reduce Risk of Vascular Complications?
Under a new system of care, diabetes-related macro- and microvascular complications. are managed as well as glucose control…
Read More »Gastric Bypass Has Quality of Life Benefits
According to research done in the SLIMM-T2D randomized trial, gastric bypass surgery may have additional benefits for patients with diabetes and obesity….
Read More »Are Insulin Pumps a Better Choice than Multiple Insulins for Type 2’s?
Continuous insulin pump might be superior in managing blood glucose than insulin injections….
Read More »Treating Diabetic Macular Edema with an Implant
The prevalence of macular edema, the primary cause of impaired vision in diabetic patients, is on the rise….
Read More »Novartis and Google Developing the Smart Contact Lens to Monitor Blood Sugars
Smart contact lenses would also correct vision in a different way similar to an autofocus camera lens….
Read More »Kidney Transplant in Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy-related ESRD
Results are promising but rejection rate is higher with deceased donor transplants….
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