According to the results of a new study, adolescent girls with poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes are more likely to have structural and functional cardiac abnormalities than are their healthy peers or even girls with Type 1 diabetes.
Read More »Nonstop Insulin Improves Vascular Surgery Outcome
Continuous perioperative insulin infusion reduces the incidence of major cardiovascular events in patients who undergo vascular surgery, researchers report.
Read More »Type 2 Diabetes Rears its Ugly Head Ten Years before Diagnosis
Signs and symptoms of Type 2 diabetes can present themselves as long as 10 years before diagnosis and most people have no idea before the damage is done. Education and better screening prior to diagnosis is critical if we are going to prevent Type 2 diabetes.
Read More »Walnuts Found to Benefit Diabetes Control
A new study has found that keeping the diet for Type 2 diabetes under control gets a lot of help from including daily amounts of foods with the right kind of fats such as walnuts.
Read More »Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Retinopathy Linked in Diabetes
According to new research, patients with diabetes who have retinopathy should also be screened for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
Read More »Diabetes Affects Women’s Sex Life
According to a new study, over one-third of women with Type 1 diabetes have some form of sexual difficulty and depression is one of the key factors.
Read More »Low Blood Sugar and Kidney Disease: A Killer
Low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, poses a serious health threat for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a new study. The findings indicate that hypoglycemia may account for some portion of the excess heart-related deaths seen in CKD patients.
Read More »New Guidelines Address Treatment of Hospitalized Patients with High Blood Sugars
A consensus statement of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) issues clinical recommendations on the proper treatment of hospitalized patients with high blood glucose levels….
Read More »Drinking Up to Half a Glass of Wine Daily Increases Longevity by 5 Years
Drinking up to half a glass of wine daily may increase longevity by 5 years in men. Light to moderate alcohol intake also lowers the risk of cardiovascular mortality.
Read More »Kidney Disease Raises Risk of Hypoglycemia
Dangerous hypoglycemic episodes are a significant risk for patients with chronic kidney disease, whether they have diabetes or not, researchers said.
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