Glitazone use was associated with an increased risk of diabetic macular edema even after accounting for confounding factors, according to the results of a large, prospective cohort study.
Read More »Glucose Control And Platelet Activity in Type 2’s
A new study shows that there is a close relationship between poor glycemic control and increased platelet activity in patients with Type 2 diabetes.
Read More »Small-For-Gestational Age Newborns Are Primed to Gain Weight
Small-for-gestational age (SGA) newborn babies appear to have hormone levels conducive to weight gain.
Read More »Drinking Two-Plus Cans of Pop Daily Doubles The Risk for Early Kidney Disease by 50%
Women and not men, who drink two or more cans of regular, not diet soda pop per day are nearly twice as likely to show early signs of kidney disease, a recent study has found.
Read More »Metabolic Syndrome More Common in Type 2 Vs. Autoimmune Diabetes
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is significantly higher in patients with type 2 diabetes than in those with autoimmune diabetes.
Read More »Tattoos Used To Control Diabetes
Massachusetts-based Draper Laboratories is developing a special tattoo ink that changes color based on glucose levels inside the skin.
Read More »Blood Marker Predicts Early Onset of Diabetes
A Hopkins research team recently found a biomarker for diabetes, which may lead to a new assay for the disease. The researchers focused on a complex sugar called O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc), which is made from the much simpler sugar, glucose.
Read More »Medicare OKs Bariatric Surgery As Diabetes Treatment
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, announced last week a clarification in its policy for Medicare coverage of bariatric surgery as a treatment for certain beneficiaries with type 2, or non-insulin-dependent, diabetes.
Read More »Which Bariatric Surgery for Which Type 2 Patient? It Matters!
The 2 major types of bariatric procedures for obese patients — bypass surgery and restrictive surgery — have different effects on gut hormone secretion, and thus on insulin secretion and sensitivity. These effects should be considered when choosing a surgical approach for severely obese patients with type 2 diabetes and …
Read More »Elderly Diabetics Decrease Mortality by Monitoring Blood Pressure
Ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring of the elderly diabetic can improve the prediction of Heart Disease and Mortality
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