Conditions

In the largest study to date of the genetic basis of the disease, DNA data was brought together from more than 48,000 patients and 139,000 healthy controls from four different ethnic groups….

Playing Nintendo’s Wii Fit Plus led to improvements in many diabetic measurements…. 

Children with different levels of islet autoantibodies studied… 

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are found to be prevalent in individuals with cardiometabolic complications…. 

  In this week’s Homerun Slides, we continue with Dr. Stanley Schwartz’s series on obesity with topics on the benefits of weight loss including: lower CHD risk, improved insulin sensitivity, lowered blood pressure, and an increase in life expectancy….

Sheri R. Colberg, PhD, and Michael C. Riddell, PhD EXERCISE WITH COMPLICATIONS OR OTHER HEALTH CONDITIONS: Relative and Absolute Contraindications The ADA and others have stressed the importance of appropriate screening procedures to clear patients for participation in exercise.157–164 For patients with T1D, all of the diabetes-associated complications (microvascular and …

The pre-filled, single-use pen injector eliminates the need for patients to transfer the medication between a vial and a syringe…. 

Reducing the intake of advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs), especially in older patients, may help to slow down diabetes and Alzheimer’s epidemics….

Even if their weight is under control, adults who were obese as children may be at higher risk for cardiac events and early death….

  In this week’s Homerun Slides, we continue our exploration of the current obesity crisis with a discussion of prediabetes, the conditions which can lead to prediabetes including genetic disposition, and the possibility of preventing the onset of diabetes by acting quickly….