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A new study shows that weight-loss surgery clearly cuts the risk of heart attacks, strokes and death from cardiovascular disease and patients with higher insulin levels before surgery experienced the greatest benefits from surgery….
Read More »New Protein May Be a Treatment Target for Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues have discovered a new protein that may play a critical role in how the human body regulates blood sugar levels and could be a new target for treating type 1 diabetes.…
Read More »Should All Hospital Patients Have Blood Glucose Levels Tested?
The Endocrine Society released new clinical practice guidelines on the management of hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients in a non-critical care setting.…
Read More »JDRF Adopts New Brand and Logo to Better Reflect its Mission for Type 1 Diabetes
The new logo, tag line, and simpler name are part of an effort to clarify the organization’s work for all people with type 1 diabetes and to increase understanding about the disease.…
Read More »New Early Warning for Type 2 Diabetes
Hebrew University researchers have found the first proof of molecular risk factors for type 2 diabetes that indicate susceptibility to the disease.…
Read More »Exercise Not Effective in Preventing Pregnancy-Related Diabetes
Pregnant women who exercised regularly during the second half of their pregnancies did not lower their odds of developing pregnancy-related diabetes in a new clinical trial.…
Read More »Increased Risk of Liver Cancer in Diabetes Patients with Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis and hepatitis are associated with the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with diabetes, and hepatitis C is of particular importance.…
Read More »CDC: Hep B Vaccine Needed for Diabetic Adults
Diabetic adults should be vaccinated against hepatitis B virus (HBV) as soon as possible after the diabetes diagnosis is made.…
Read More »Genetic Variants Found to Predispose to Weight Regain
Genotypes may help identify people at risk for weight regain after intentional weight loss….
Read More »Gastroparesis Less Common in People with Diabetes
Gastroparesis may not be as common among people with diabetes as had previously been thought.…
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