Metformin is associated with improved treatment satisfaction and a favorable impact on quality of life (QoL) compared with insulin alone or in combination…. The rise in obesity and the increasing age of mothers have contributed to an increasing incidence of GDM. Depending on the diagnostic criteria used, GDM complicates up …
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Magnesium intake may be particularly beneficial in offsetting risk of developing diabetes among those at high risk….
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Doctors have become increasingly aggressive at initiating treatment for borderline hypothyroidism, potentially raising the risk for thyroid suppression as an unintended consequence….
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Phuong Nguyen, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate, LECOM, College of Pharmacy Studies investigating both mice and humans have shown that chronic hyperglycemia may shift the balance of B-cell proliferation and apoptosis toward cell death, consequently resulting in B-cell deficiency and impaired insulin secretion. Idris and Donnelly (2009) studied the effect of …
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Healthy eating is encouraged for all individuals, but especially for those with diabetes….
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Patients with long-standing type 1 diabetes still make small amounts of insulin….
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There is a decline in adherence to medication after retirement among men and women with hypertension and men with type 2 diabetes….
Read More »BG Control in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Surgical Wound Closure
Complications from surgical wound closure occur three times higher in diabetic patients with high blood glucose levels….
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