Prostate cancer patients who also have long-term diabetes mellitus and/or diabetes with organ failure may have a higher likelihood of developing more aggressive, poorly differentiated disease….
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The evidence for a link between the body clock hormone melatonin and type 2 diabetes continues to mount….
Read More »New Markers Predict When Diabetic Patients Develop Cognitive Decline
Stroke and subclinical markers of vascular disease may help predict which older patients with type 2 diabetes will develop cognitive decline….
Read More »Low Calorie Diet Similar to Bariatric Surgery
In patients with type 2 diabetes, insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function improved similarly with a very-low-calorie diet compared to bariatric surgery….
Read More »Pregnancy Complications Signal Diabetes’ Risk
Two more common conditions in pregnancy double the odds of being diagnosed with diabetes years later….
Read More »Cells That Increase Fat Burning Found in Humans
The find is crucial for fat research and future treatment of obesity….
Read More »Merck and Pfizer Collaborate to Develop New SGLT2 Drug, Ertugliflozin
There is currently fierce competition to get SGLT2 medications approved and onto the market. The first SGLT2 drug, Invokana (canagliflozin), developed by Johnson and Johnson, was approved by the FDA just recently. Ertugliflozin, which is ready for Phase III trials, will likely be marketed as a drug taken on its …
Read More »Screening Finds Retinopathy Early in Diabetes
A screening program for diabetic retinopathy diminished the likelihood of eye disease in patients with diabetes….
Read More »Insulin Resistance in Type 1 Teens Associated with Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Teens targeting strength, cardio fitness battle insulin resistance….
Read More »Discovery Raises Hope for Type 1 Diabetes Reversal
A two-step process consisting of one drug to induce immune tolerance and another to promote islet regeneration could be key to type 1 diabetes reversal….
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