Physical exercise could improve memory via glucose-lowering. Maintaining blood glucose levels, even in the absence of diabetes, may be an important strategy for preserving age-related memory and cognitive health.
Read More »Gestational Diabetes Risk Tied to Ethnicity, Socioeconomics
Gestational diabetes mellitus is an increasingly prevalent risk factor for the subsequent development of type 2 diabetes, and ethnicity and socioeconomic status appear to considerably influence the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, researchers report
Read More »New Outer Space Cataract Early Detection Technique
A compact fiber-optic probe developed for the space program has now proven valuable for patients in the clinic as the first non-invasive early detection device for cataracts, the leading cause of vision loss worldwide.
Read More »Just Slight Elevation in Blood Sugar Control Linked to Memory Decline
Researchers said the effects can be seen even when levels of blood sugar, or glucose, are only moderately elevated, a finding that may help explain normal age-related cognitive decline, since glucose regulation worsens with age.
Read More »Groundbreaking Data On the Impact of Prediabetes
Consumer Health Sciences, findings demonstrated a significant impact of having prediabetes on the quality of life and work productivity of patients.
Read More »Assessment Tool Helps Screen Patients for Prediabetes
An assessment tool known as Tool to Assess Likelihood of Fasting Glucose ImpairmenT (TAG-IT) is effective in screening patients of varying ethnic backgrounds for prediabetes, according to the results of a new study. Researchers say the test is an improvement over using BMI alone or using a list of risk …
Read More »Fish Intake Lowers Albuminuria in People With Diabetes
Fish intake lowered the risk for macroalbuminuria and kidney disease in patients with diabetes, according to the results of a cross-sectional study.
Read More »Diabetes, Hypertension Hasten Death in Alzheimer’s Patients
They’re more than twice as likely to die sooner, study finds. Having diabetes or high blood pressure may hasten the death of people with Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests.
Read More »Reducing Heart Rate in Hypertension Is Harmful – or Is It Just Atenolol?
Slowing the heart rate with beta blockers in people with hypertension is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events and death, a new systematic review shows]. Furthermore, the slower the heart rate, the greater the risk.
Read More »Patient Education Program Prevents Progression of Prediabetes to Diabetes
A 2-day in-hospital group program of diabetes education, followed by individual support sessions every 3 months, significantly helped prevent or delay progression to type 2 diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance.
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