While meal bolus alarms in diabetic children receiving continuous subcutaneous infusion therapy lead to fewer missed meal boluses and improved glycemic control, the benefits are modest and transient.
Read More »Replacing Red Meat With Chicken Helpful in Type 2 Diabetes With Macroalbuminuria
The withdrawal of red meat from the diet, either by replacing it with chicken or by following a lactovegetarian LPD [low-protein diet], promotes a beneficial effect on renovascular and cardiovascular risk factors associated with DN [diabetic nephropathy] in patients with type 2 diabetes and macroalbuminuria
Read More »Pulse Pressure Can Be Used to Predict Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Type
Pulse Pressure Can Be Used to Predict Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Pulse Pressure is a better predictor of CHD events than systolic blood pressure in persons with type 2 diabetes, but the converse is true for CVD and PVD.
Read More »Some Blood Pressure Meds May Raise Diabetes Risk
Diuretics and beta-blockers, used to treat hypertension, are associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new findings indicate.
Read More »Georgia to Pay Diabetes Doctors for Performance
Georgia will provide bonuses to doctors who care for state employees with diabetes, and improve their outcomes.
Read More »Reduced Beta Cell Function in Offspring of Mothers with Young-Onset Type 2 Diabe
Reduced Beta Cell Function in Offspring of Mothers with Young-Onset Type 2 Diabetes The constant exposure of the fetus to mild maternal hyperglycemia can effect the programing of beta cell function.
Read More »Dairy Products May Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Men
Men who have a high dairy intake have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes.
Read More »Painkillers Tied to Risk of Erectile Dysfunction
Regardless of the reason for taking them, painkillers classified as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) apparently increase the likelihood that middle-aged and elderly men will develop erection difficulties, according to a new report.
Read More »Mechanism For How The Pancreas Makes Insulin Is Crystalized
“It is possible that the insulin deficiency happens when the crystals don’t form properly and then part of the insulin that is produced gets destroyed.”
Read More »Death Risks High in Younger People With Diabetes
People with Type 2 diabetes aged between 35 and 54 are over three times more likely to die than those without the condition. For people aged from 85 to 89, the increased risk of death for those with diabetes is over 50 per cent.
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