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Severe Hypoglycemia Associated with Increased Risk of Dementia for Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Having hypoglycemic (low blood sugar level) episodes that are severe enough to require hospitalization are associated with a greater risk of dementia for older adults with Type 2 diabetes, according to a study.
Read More »Intensive Therapy Compromises Regulatory Response to Hypoglycemia in Diabetics
According to a recent study, both intensive oral combination therapy and antecedent hypoglycemia blunt the body’s physiological defenses against later hypoglycemia in people with Type 2 diabetes.
Read More »Cost-Effective for Management of Type 2 Diabetes: Bariatric Surgery
Induced weight loss by surgery is cost-effective relative to conventional therapy for the management of Type 2 diabetes in obese patients, both in the short term and projected over a patient’s lifetime. And the return on investment of surgical therapy is fully recovered through
Read More »Pharmacist Coaches Reduce Health Care Costs and Improve Patient Health
Results of the Diabetes Ten City Challenge (DTCC) released last week by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation demonstrate how employers and pharmacists can work together to help people with diabetes manage their disease and reduce health care costs
Read More »Proteinuria Independently Related to Stroke in Type 1 Diabetes
Several possible illness-related neuropathological processes, including gliosis, demyelination, and altered osmolarity, can develop in young Type 1 diabetes patients 12 years after
Read More »Self-Control Linked to Weight Status in Children
A child’s inability to delay gratification at age 4 predicted an increased likelihood of being overweight at age 11, data from an NIH-sponsored study showed.
Read More »Zinc Intake Linked to Lower Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
The study results suggest that a diet with high zinc-to-heme iron ratio is significantly associated with lower risk of Type 2 diabetes.
Read More »Metformin Has Long-Term Benefits in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Metformin may have long-term benefits in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2), according to the results of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Add-on metformin improved glycemic control and reduced body weight and insulin requirements.
Read More »Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease
In a new report, researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found a gene that may be involved in the link between Type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. Previous research has found that healthy elderly people with Type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, but …
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