Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) corrects comorbidities and quality of life similarly in superobese and morbidly obese patients despite higher residual weight in superobese patients, according to the results of a prospective cohort study.
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New-Onset Diabetes in Older Adults Attributable to Lifestyle
Numerous lifestyle factors affect older adults’ risk of diabetes, a new study finds. As the population ages, even small changes affect incidence, study finds.
Read More »Antibiotic Use in Childhood Not Linked to Type 1 Diabetes
Contrary to what several other studies have shown, the results of a nationwide study of Danish children suggest that antibiotic use does not affect the development of Type 1 diabetes.
Read More »Simultaneous Transplant Gives Best Results in Diabetics with Kidney Disease
For patients with Type 1 diabetes who need a kidney transplant, simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplantation offers a higher survival rate than other options but with some increased risks, reports a study.
Read More »Low Levels of Vitamin D Cause Problems for Acutely Ill Diabetic Patients
A group of endocrinologists in Sydney have observed that very sick patients tend to have very low levels of Vitamin D. The sickerthey are, the lower the levels.
Read More »Scientists Create Potential Preventative Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes
Scientists believe they may have found a preventative therapy for Type 1 diabetes, by making the body’s killer immune cells tolerate the insulin-producing cells they would normally attack and destroy, prior to disease onset.
Read More »New Electronic Skin Patch for Quick and Painless Glucose Test
A skin patch could one day provide a less-invasive alternative for diabetics who need to take regular samples of their own blood to keep glucose levels in check. When added to an insulin pump, it could become an external artificial pancreas.
Read More »Fifty Percent of African Americans Die from Causes that Can Be Prevented or Treated
Two-thirds of the difference between death rates among African Americans and Caucasians are now due to causes that could be prevented or cured, according to a new study.
Read More »Cost Of Diabetes Non-Adherence $11,000 Yearly Per Patient
There are important variations in the reported costs of diabetes non-adherence which are due to methodological differences among studies. Therefore, decision makers need to identify those sources of variation, and base their decision only on high quality studies.
Read More »Hypertensives Have a Two-fold Risk of Diabetes
Incidence of Type 2 diabetes might be associated with preexisting hypertension.
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