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A 22-year study of abnormally short individuals suggests that growth-stunting mutations may stunt two of humanity’s worst diseases, diabetes and cancer….

Children who develop risk factors for Type 2 diabetes before hitting puberty may also be more likely to have weak bones in adulthood….

The study investigated whether capillary glucose concentrations, as measured in the first and second drops of blood, differed ≥10% compared with a control glucose concentration in different situations….

Researchers have discovered a novel function of brain insulin, indicating that impaired brain insulin action may be the cause of the unrestrained lipolysis that initiates and worsens Type 2 diabetes….

Long-Term Complications and Treatments Steve V. Edelman, MD Robert R. Henry, MD Microvascular Complications (cont’d) Gastroparesis This neuropathy should be suspected in patients with nausea, vomiting, early satiety, abdominal distention, and bloating following a meal, and is secondary to delayed emptying and retention of gastric contents. The delay in gastric emptying …

Telescoping Mirror by Medport Perfect for general use and specifically designed for daily foot care exams for people with diabetes. This two-sided shatter-resistant mirror provides regular and 2X magnification. The handle expands from 6 inches to 18 inches.

A new Manhattan Study (NOMAS) presented at last week’s American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference, states that people who drank diet soda every day had a 61% higher risk of vascular events than those who reported no soda drinking.…

Researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital and the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences (ICES) in Toronto have developed a new tool that will help doctors predict the probability of death in patients after an ischemic stroke….

Type 1 diabetes is linked to nearly a 10-fold increase in cold-like enterovirus infection, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational molecular studies.…

This study strengthens the plausibility that low serum vitamin D levels elevate the risk for early-stage diabetes and hypertension….