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Diabetic women and patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) are at greater risk of cardiac death than other diabetic patients.

Researchers have identified a protein in wheat called Glb1 which may play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes.

Metformin prevented diabetes a substantial 25% after withdrawal. The benefits of metformin in preventing diabetes appear to persist in some patients after the drug has been discontinued, according to a report in the April issue of Diabetes Care.

In women, the risk of developing type 2 diabetes seems to be unaffected by their consumption of sugar, according to a report in the April issue of Diabetes Care.

Eplerenone with enalapril reduces elevated potassium levels.

Over 2 years, 31% had no lipid profile and 24% had only one lipid profile.

Nicotinamide (NA), alone or with vitamin E, appears to preserve baseline C-peptide secretion for up to 2 years in newly diagnosed pre-pubertal children with type 1 diabetes who take intensive insulin therapy.

Women younger than 30 with type 1 diabetes may be more likely than others to have problems with menstruation, including longer and heavier periods.

Green tea intervention can significantly decrease visceral fat depot and increase the insulin’s sensitivity.

New-onset diabetes lower with CCB