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Twenty-four hours per week of dialysis saw no improvements in quality of life compared to those who did a standard number of hours per week….

A previous history of severe hypoglycemia is linked to increased death rates after a cardiovascular event in type 1 diabetes patients… Hypoglycemia is the most common and life-threatening complication of type 1 diabetes. The average type diabetes patient experiences about two episodes of hypoglycemia per week. Patients with type 1 …

Macrophages, a type of immune cell, were found invading pancreatic tissue during the early stages of the disease… Type 2 diabetes is characterized by the loss of beta cells, reduced insulin production and low-grade systemic inflammation. A new study compared healthy mice to obese mice that developed diabetes. The mice were followed …

Free fatty acids may play an important role in the development of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases… Diabetes increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke. About 50% of people with diabetes die of cardiovascular disease. Hyperglycemia causes an increase in free fatty acids (FFA), which is derived from lipolysis. An …

Catheter-based procedure expected to decrease hormone responsible for appetite… Bariatric embolization is a minimally invasive technique whereby a small catheter is introduced into the groin or wrist and guided into the left gastric artery that supplies the upper stomach. Particles smaller than a grain of sand are then injected into …

Convenience, cost, frequency contribute to decrease in mortality rates… A report from American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2014 showed that home dialysis therapies may help prolong the lives of patients with kidney failure when compared to hemodialysis treatments administered in medical centers. It was shown that home dialysis …

Prescribers can consider cheaper drugs until further studies are done…

Low-intensity home exercise program improves physical performance in dialysis patients… Heart disease is the leading cause of death in patients with chronic kidney disease. Patients with chronic kidney disease have reduced capacity for exercise due to their conditions. Sharlene Greenwood, MD, and her colleagues examined the effect of 12 months …

Prevention methods differ from standard stroke and myocardial infarction presentations in T2DM patients… Type 2 diabetes patients are considered to be at increased risk for cardiovascular diseases. While the incidence of stroke and myocardial infarction has been decreasing in type 2 diabetes patients, these disease states continue to be the …

The use of a discharge algorithm based on admission HbA1c results in lowered HbA1c levels….