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For patients with type 2 diabetes, a condition called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may be an important risk factor for diabetes-related chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study.

Patients who have chronic hepatitis C with advanced fibrosis have twice the risk of developing liver cancer if they also have diabetes.

For patients with type 1 diabetes and end-stage renal disease (ESRD), simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation increases the chances of long-term survival compared to kidney transplantation alone.

Higher concentrations of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) that has been modified by oxidation is associated with an increased incidence of abdominal obesity, high fasting glucose levels and high triglyceride levels and the metabolic syndrome.

Analysis identifies potential new therapeutic targets; suggests possible ties to prostate cancer

Kelli Culler, University of Florida Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate, reviewed the new EatSmart Nutrition Scale™. This product is something you should think about telling your patients about. It not only weighs your food, but it tells you the Calorie, Fat, Protein, Carbs, and Sodium content for your foods. See this …

In patients with impaired glucose tolerance, eating healthier and getting more exercise reduced the risk of diabetes for up to 20 years, researchers found.

Giving newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients intensive insulin therapy for a few days or weeks can drive the disease into extended remission and at least partly restore β-cell function, researchers said.

Novo Nordisk files for regulatory approval of once-a-day liraglutide in both the US and Europe

Metabolic syndrome increases the risk of diabetes, but not cardiovascular disease, in the elderly, a new British study finds