Percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes in diabetes patients have improved….
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The Added Cost for Pregnancy in Gestational Diabetes
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Weight loss and exercise can notably lower diabetes risk. But do such lifestyle changes work for everyone?…
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Diabetic angioplasty patients may have worse long term outcomes than those without diabetes…. Diabetes can lead to complications that reduce blood flow, putting patients at risk of heart attack. To improve blood flow, patients may go through a procedure called angioplasty. But not all angioplasties are created equal. In angioplasty, …
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For the first time, researchers have captured the intricate way in which insulin uses the insulin receptor to bind to the surface of cells….
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Link between high fetuin-A and lower cardio risk modified by T2DM, obesity, insulin resistance….
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Read More »Editor’s Note, DCMS #118
In last Saturday’s newsletter, my editorial focused on physical activity and how the new year brings all kinds of exercise programs that will make our patients thinner and healthier in only a matter of minutes a day. We know that these programs rarely work long term and our patients sometimes get …
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Richard S. Beaser, MD, Edward S. Horton, MD and Catherine A. Mullooly, MS, RCEP, CDE The weeks excerpt answers the following questions: Explains how to lower risk of diabetes by 58% How many daily minutes of exercise is recommended Importance of free fatty acids What are the two major sources …
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