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Treatment transmits vibration through the skin, activates cells and stimulates the healing process… Accelerated wound healing yields particular benefits in diabetes patients who suffer from skin ulcers. Faster wound healing also reduces the chances of getting infected, thus lowering amputation incidence and mortality rate. According to Dr. Mark Bass, from …

Patiromer can normalize moderate hyperkalemia, lower potassium levels in as little as 4 weeks…

Study finds diabetes drug does not prevent macrosomia when given to obese women during pregnancy…. Maternal obesity increases the risk of higher infant birth weights as well as complications such as preeclampsia, cesarean section delivery, maternal hemorrhage, infant mortality and stillbirth. Additionally, infants born with higher fat mass are at …

In a 12-year study with over 50 generations, rats who had undernourished ancestors were found to be more susceptible to diabetes and other metabolic diseases… The middle classes from developing countries are more susceptible than western Caucasians to obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in today’s changing environment. New …

The way that type 2 diabetics respond to initial treatment could predict the long term effectiveness of their treatment regimen… There are a variety of treatment options for type 2 diabetics, with no clear reason why some drugs work better than others in some individuals. That is why diabetes treatment …

Scores of the diabetes patients decreased by an additional 12 percent during the two-year period… Type 2 diabetes is known to put individuals at risk for numerous health complications. Now a study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) sheds new light on the often overlooked toll …

Binge-eating cavefish share mutated gene with some obese people. Blind cavefish have evolved to be starvation resistant, constantly hungry, and fat but healthy. New research shows they share genetic mutations with some obese people. Narration by study co-author Nicolas Rohner. Blind cavefish that have adapted to annual cycles of starvation …

Investigators are targeting individualized diabetes therapy using the genetic approach… Dr. Lazar and his team focused on a fat molecule called PPARγ, which is also the target for the thiazolidinedione (TZD) class of drugs. PPARγ binds to DNA and activates the expression of other genes. The researchers hypothesized that genetic …

Oxidized LDL (oxLDL) cholesterol and fructosamine are associated with severe heart disease in women…. Insulin resistance is known to increase risk for cardiovascular diseases. However some patients with insulin resistance appear to experience only moderate symptoms of coronary blockage while others suffer severe coronary atherosclerotic and continue to progress after …

In a study, older patients taking Januvia reduced their A1c’s without an increased risk of hypoglycemia…. The mortality rate for elderly individuals with type 2 diabetes is twice that of elderly individuals without type 2 diabetes. That is why it is very important for elderly individuals with diabetes to optimize …