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Patients in the top quartile of salt consumption had a 2.07-fold higher risk of CVD than the lowest quartile…. 

Developed by researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine, a hand-held machine detects islet cell-targeting autoantibodies…. 

Can pioglitazone reduce more than blood glucose levels?… 

Psychomotor speed may be affected…. 

  Rudy Bilous MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP   Impact on healthcare expenditure Diabetes is an expensive disease. About 75% of the direct costs are absorbed by the long-term complications, rather than the management of diabetes itself. In the USA in 2002, the annual economic burden of diabetes was …

R. Keith Campbell, RPh, FAADE, FASHP, FAPhA, CDE, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Diabetes Care/Pharmacotherapy, Washington State University College of Pharmacy The health care crisis created by the explosion of diabetes worldwide is one of society’s greatest challenges. The IDF projects that the prevalence of diabetes by 2030 will be over 550 …

HbA1c variability is a predictor of all-cause mortality….

An addition of the amino acid glutamine to the diet may help with weight loss and diabetes management….  According to studies, type 2 diabetic patients have significantly lower concentrations of the amino acid glutamine circulating in the body. A six week double-blinded, placebo controlled trial was conducted in 66 type 2 diabetic …

Corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) could be used and adopted as a surrogate marker for small-fiber neuropathy in patients with diabetes or risk of diabetes….

Continuous insulin pump might be superior in managing blood glucose than insulin injections….