New Artificial Pancreas invented that can measure glucose and inject insulin.
Read More »New Diabetes Gene Discovered
Scientists have discovered a gene that plays a role in the most common type of type 2 diabetes, and they say the discovery could pave the way to a targeted treatment.
Read More »Diabetics May Have Dysfunctional Platelets
Study provide further evidence of increased platelet aggregation and activation in type 2 diabetics compared with nondiabetics, even in the presence of dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel.
Read More »ACE Inhibitor Therapy Cardioprotective in Diabetics With Coronary Disease
In diabetic patients with coronary disease, treatment with perindopril, an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI), helps protect against major cardiovascular events.
Read More »Hyperinsulinemia May Increase Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
Moderately high insulin levels are associated with increased levels of inflammatory markers and beta-amyloid in cerebrospinal fluid, suggesting a causal link between hyperinsulinemia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Read More »Oral Contraceptives May Be Diabetic Nephropathy Risk Factor
18% of oral contraceptive users developed macroalbuminuria compared with 2% of nonusers.
Read More »Nomogram Evaluating Exercise Capacity Can Predict Survival in Women
Exercise capacity is an independent predictor of mortality in women, results from a study of 5,721 asymptomatic women.
Read More »Diabetes Can Complicate Untreated Depression in Pregnancy
Women with diabetes and untreated depression who become pregnant face a host of risks to themselves and their fetus if their conditions are not managed properly.
Read More »Folate Protects Against Stroke Independently of Homocysteine Levels
Folate may offer extra protection against stroke, on top of reducing levels of an amino acid related to the incident.
Read More »Obesity Fueling a New Hybrid Diabetes: Double Diabetes or Type 1 & 1/2
Dubbed “double diabetes” by some and “diabetes one-and-a-half” by others, the combination of types 1 and 2 diabetes symptoms confounds doctors attempting to
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