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Mediterranean Diet Can Protect Against Diabetes
Strict adherence to a traditional Mediterranean diet yielded an 83% relative reduction in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a prospective study found.
Read More »Many Diabetics Don’t Get Necessary Blood Pressure Treatment
Only half of patients had their therapy changed as needed, study found
Read More »Hot Cocoa Can Improve Artery Health in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
The benefits of cocoa, known recently for its ability to reduce blood pressure and improve endothelial function, also extends to diabetic patients, a new study has shown.
Read More »Addition of Colesevelam Lowers A1c 1 Percent
Welchol (colesevelam Hcl) lowered A1C by a mean 1 percent or greater when added to metformin, insulin, or sulfonylurea-based therapy in 47 percent of patients.
Read More »When Basal Insulin Is Not Enough to Achieve Glycemic Targets
When basal insulin cannot achieve target glucose levels, can simple intensification with a modern premixed insulin help? Results from a subanalysis of the PRESENT study.
Read More »Identifying Subjects at High Risk for Future Type 2 Diabetes
One Hour Plasma Glucose Concentration and the Metabolic Syndrome Identifies Subjects at High Risk for Future Type 2 Diabetes
Read More »For Babies Vitamin D May Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
A new analysis of current research provides “the strongest evidence to date” that giving small children supplemental vitamin D will help prevent them from developing type 1 diabetes later on.
Read More »Fatty Liver Linked to Increased Risk of Diabetic Kidney Disease
For patients with type 2 diabetes, a condition called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may be an important risk factor for diabetes-related chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study.
Read More »Diabetes Doubles Liver Cancer Risk For Patients With Advanced Hepatitis C
Patients who have chronic hepatitis C with advanced fibrosis have twice the risk of developing liver cancer if they also have diabetes.
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