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An inflammatory protein, calprotectin, links hyperglycemia to myelopoiesis and the increase risk of coronary heart disease….
Read More »Hormone from Fat May Play Key Role in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
Elevated levels of a hormone released from adipose tissue may be the key link in the development of type 2 diabetes in obese patients….
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Recently, I was chatting electronically with Irl B. Hirsch, MD, Diabetes Treatment and Teaching Chair at the University of Washington School of Medicine. I asked him if he had been using Invokana with his patients, and he sent me back this message: “No, not yet, and not likely to anytime soon …
Read More »AACE: Ralph A. DeFronzo, MD — Diabetes Prevention Supports More Aggressive and Earlier Intervention
Dr. DeFronzo presented the "Diabetes Update – 2013," focusing on preventing diabetes….
Read More »AACE – New Test Efficiently Detects Diabetic Neuropathy
A recent FDA-approved device is proving to be a promising method for detecting neuropathy in patients with diabetes….
Read More »AACE: CAD Risk for Pre-Diabetes Similar to Diabetes
Prediabetes patients show similar heart risks as those with diabetes….
Read More »AACE: Degludec Shows Efficacy in Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes patients had lower rates of nocturnal hypoglycemia with once-daily doses of insulin degludec versus similar doses of insulin glargine….
Read More »AACE – New Diabetes Guidelines Based on Tailored Approach
AACE calls for a new guideline based on a tailored approach to treating type 2 diabetes while maintaining the use of an algorithm-based model…. Alan Garber, MD, PhD, of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and colleagues reported in Endocrine Practice and at the AACE meeting that, the new recommendations …
Read More »Diabetes Increases Stroke Risk 12 Fold, for Those under 65
Patients with diabetes remain at greatly increased risk for ischemic stroke at all ages, but especially in the under-65 age group….
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