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Metformin, sulfonylureas, thiazolidinedione, and DPP-4 inhibitors were compared to evaluate the effects on the time to subsequent treatment… There are many classes of oral drugs used for diabetes therapy, but there is a lack of evidence as to which drug is best for use as initial therapy. Most patients diagnosed …

High blood glucose levels over a long time might be responsible for aortic valve calcification…

Older patients with diabetes showed a 32% higher major osteoporotic fracture risk than expected given their higher bone mineral density and BMI….

Hyperglycemia associated with myocardial damage appears to begin before the diagnosis of diabetes and requires a highly sensitive assay to detect it… Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among individuals with diabetes. Hyperglycemia is believed to induce coronary microvascular dysfunction and result in myocardial injury. Previous studies have …

Can beta blockers lower cardiovascular events…

A new study found enterovirus infection increased the risk of type 1 diabetes in children… Doctors in Taiwan have found evidence that links enterovirus infection or EV (poliovirus, Coxsackievirus A and B, echovirus) and type 1 diabetes in children. Previous studies have shown an association between EV infection and type …

Gmate SMART Blood Glucose Monitor System The Gmate SMART meter is the size of a quarter and connects to the headphone jack on an iOS device while using the Gmate SMART app to deliver blood glucose test results without the use of an adapter or Bluetooth device. With a simple …

Repeated exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics in the first two years of life is associated with early childhood obesity… Repeated exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics in the first two years of life is associated with early childhood obesity say researchers from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in a retrospective study based on …

In this week’s Homerun Slides, courtesy Dr. Stanley Schwartz, we delve deeper into the possible explanations for the increase in mortality with tight glycemic control in the ACCORD trial as well as the effects of hypoglycemia on the cardiovascular system…. To download the complete set of these slides in PowerPoint (.ppt) …

Rudy Bilous, MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly, MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP Diabetic nephropathy is a clinical diagnosis based upon the detection of proteinuria in a patient with diabetes in the absence of another obvious cause such as infection. Many of these patients will also be hypertensive, have retinopathy and, in advanced stages, renal …