Visiting a primary care clinician every two weeks was associated with greater control of blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels among patients with diabetes….
Read More »Prostate Cancer Linked to High Triglyceride Levels
Men aged 60 years or older who have elevated triglyceride levels are at increased risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer (PCa), according to the investigators. They also are more likely to be diagnosed with aggressive PCa.…
Read More »No Increased CVD Events with DPP-4 Inhibitors
Offering a rare glimmer of good cardiovascular-disease news for a diabetes drug, a new meta-analysis suggests that dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, at worst, do not increase the risk of cardiovascular events and, at best, may even have a protective effect.…
Read More »Low-Glycemic Index Diet Doesn’t Change Outcomes with Gestational Diabetes
Pregnancy outcomes with gestational diabetes are similar whether women follow a low-glycemic index (LGI) diet or a conventional high-fiber diet, according to a study….
Read More »Glucose Rise in Diabetes Patients May Signal Bloodstream Infection
In a study of a large population of patients with diabetes, poor short-term glucose control was associated with a significantly elevated risk for bloodstream infection (BSI)….
Read More »Simvastatin Beats Metformin in PCOS Therapy
Both simvastatin and metformin can prompt improvements in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) but simvastatin seems to have a stronger effect, new research suggests.…
Read More »Maggot Debridement Promotes Healing of Long-Standing Wounds
Maggots are an effective, low-cost salvage option to debride poorly vascularized, infected wounds in patients with diabetes, especially when vascular remediation is not possible….
Read More »Tight Control No Help for Cognitive Loss in Diabetes
Tight glucose control won’t mitigate the cognitive effects of type 2 diabetes, an ACCORD subanalysis found.…
Read More »Interactive Mobile App Teaches People How to Manage Diabetes
A new interactive mobile phone app called DiabetesIQ, released this week, challenges people to test their knowledge of diabetes and to compete with one another as they learn about the complexities of the disease.…
Read More »Almonds Can Improve Diabetes Control
Two new studies into the potential health benefits of eating almonds have supported evidence that they can help people with type 2 diabetes to maintain their blood glucose and cholesterol levels.…
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