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Studies yet to determine if gluten-free diet will decrease risk of retinopathy, nephropathy… Celiac Disease (CD) and type 1 diabetes are frequently associated with each other, as they have common genetic disorders. Current guidelines recommend screening patients with new onset diabetes for celiac disease and regularly thereafter. New studies have …

A male patient, 56 years of age, with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, congestive heart failure, and sleep apnea visited. We hadn’t seen him for 6 months. His blood pressure was up, in the 140-160/90–102 range, glucose levels were higher than his targets, he was gaining weight, and continually complaining of …

A low CD34+ count also diminished the protective effects of ACE inhibitors/ARBs on microalbuminuria progression… Low circulating progenitor cells have been shown to predict future cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with CKD and low levels in diabetic patients may indicate microvascular complications. Diabetes lowers the levels of circulating and …

Elevated blood glucose caused increase in amyloid beta leveles in the brain… While many earlier studies have pointed to diabetes as a possible contributor to Alzheimer’s, the new study – in mice – shows that elevated glucose in the blood can rapidly increase levels of amyloid beta, a key component …

Children born to mothers who drank caffeine-laden drinks during pregnancy were 89% more likely to be obese… In-utero exposures through adverse fetal programming are emerging as an important contributing factor to the epidemic of childhood obesity. Researchers at the Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California, examined the impact …

GLP-1 drug shows potential to treat both diseases… Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common form of chronic liver disease in America which affects approximately 30% of the population, is known to contribute to prediabetes and diabetes due to the liver’s important role in the regulation of blood sugar …

Extended, multiple, or lifetime regimens of medications may alter gut micobiota… With increased prevalence of antibiotics, researchers are constantly learning new information about the effects of these drugs. It is known that gut microbiota can influence metabolic pathways affecting the pathogenesis of obesity and insulin resistance. According to researchers, patients …

Legislation would provide coverage for National Diabetes Prevention Program to Medicare beneficiaries at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes… The American Diabetes Association (ADA), American Medical Association (AMA), and the YMCA have introduced the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2102). Sponsored by Senator Al Franken (D-MN), Senator Susan …

Asian Indians with prediabetes have one of the highest incidence rates for diabetes, despite being younger and having a much lower average BMI than other high-risk populations…   There is little data on the incidence rates of diabetes and prediabetes (dysglycemia) in Asian Indians. Researchers led by Ranjit Mohan Anjana, MD, …

A large, population-based, observational study identified different profiles of inflammatory and immune biomarkers in people with no diabetes, prediabetes, or type 2 diabetes… Findings revealed an increase in the median concentrations of white blood cells, monocytes, granulocytes, interleukin-18, IL-1 receptor antagonist and fibrinogen in patients with diabetes and prediabetes compared …